Glee: Who's Singing What?
early this week because I need to go to bed soon ugh.
I've decided to do a running tally on who gets to sing what on the third season of Glee. At the end of each season I usually went through the song list and saw who sang the most, who sang the least and what kind of song they got to sing (solo, duet, etc.). This year I decided to just keep track of the songs as we progress through the episodes. For me, there are three main types of songs; Solos, Duets and Group Leads. I define each of them as follows:
Solo: where the character is the only one singing, or is the obvious lead while the other people sing backup. For example, Rachel singing Don't Rain On My Parade is considered a solo. Additionally, I would consider Raise Your Glass a solo since the rest of the Warblers were intended to be backing vocals to Blaine’s “singing”.
Duets: where two or more characters share roughly equal time leading a song or both partners sing together throughout the song. For example, Pretending and Somewhere would be considered duets. Additionally, I would consider Candyman a duet, even though there were more than two singers. Candles is considered an abomination unto the lord.
Group Lead: where the character gets one or more featured lines in a mostly group song. For example, Finn singing in Loser Like Me would be considered a Group Lead. Additionally, Quinn and Kurt in Time Warp are considered Group Leads. *Note: at least two people must sing in the group setting for it to be considered a Group Lead. So, if an entire group is singing but only one singer is featured, it’s considered a solo (Valerie).
Sometimes the definitions can get a little mucky. For example, I would consider Run The World (Girls) to be a solo for Brittany, even though Santana had a featured line of singing. In this case, I would give the Solo to Brittany since she did almost all of the singing and give Santana a tick under Group Lead, despite the fact that it wasn't exactly a group song. Even though Mercedes was featured quite heavily in It's All Over there were too many different people singing too many other lines for me to consider it a solo for her, so she (along with anybody who sang) would get a tick under Group Lead. There is a little bit of wiggle room with these definitions so what you might classify as a duet, I might classify as a group lead.
I will generate two lists after each episode. One will list the characters in order of total number of songs sung with the characters who have sung the most at the top. However, since Solos are generally considered more valuable than Group Leads, I will generate a second list.
The second list is determined by a simple point system:
Solos = 3 points
Duets = 2 points
Group Lead = 1 point
For example, if Finn had 2 solos, 3 duets, and 4 Group Leads he would have a total of 16 points (3+3+2+2+2+1+1+1+1 = 16). So even though Santana may have sung more songs than Blaine, he could appear above her on the list if his total number of points exceeds hers.
I'm only going by the songs that they sing on the show and not by the singles they release to the public. So if a character's part of a song is cut for the show, they won't get credit on this list. Characters will be added to the list as they appear singing on the show.
With those criteria laid out, here is the breakdown of songs, up to Episode 3x12: The Spanish Teacher:
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Who Sang in Episode 3x12?:
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Number of Songs:
David Not Karofsky: 1 solos(Sexy And I Know It); 1 duets(La Isla Bonita); 0 Group Lead = 2 songs total.
Will: 2 solos(La Cucaracha, A Little Less Conversation); 0 duets; 0 Group Lead = 2 songs total.
Mercedes: 1 solos(Don’t Wanna Lose You); 0 duets; 0 Group Lead = 1 songs total.
Sam: 1 solos(Bamboleo / Hero); 0 duets; 0 Group Lead = 1 songs total.
Santana: 0 solos; 1 duets(La Isla Bonita); 0 Group Lead = 1 songs total.
Artie: 0 solos; 0 duets; 1 Group Lead(Sexy And I Know It) = 1 songs total.
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Number of Points:
Will: 2 solos(La Cucaracha, A Little Less Conversation); 0 duets; 0 Group Lead = 6 points total.
David Not Karofsky: 1 solos(Sexy And I Know It); 1 duets(La Isla Bonita); 0 Group Lead = 5 points total.
Mercedes: 1 solos(Don’t Wanna Lose You); 0 duets; 0 Group Lead = 3 points total.
Sam: 1 solos(Bamboleo / Hero); 0 duets; 0 Group Lead = 3 points total.
Santana: 0 solos; 1 duets(La Isla Bonita); 0 Group Lead = 2 points total.
Artie: 0 solos; 0 duets; 1 Group Lead(Sexy And I Know It) = 1 points total.
*Note: Artie was featured in Sexy And I Know It but it wasn’t really a duet, so I just gave him a Group Lead point.
Honourable Mentions:
Sugar’s Pushups
Emma’s Pamphlets
Brotherly Furt Interactions, Which Is Pretty Much Music To My Ears
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Songs Ordered By Totals:
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Rachel: 2 solos; 14 duets; 5 Group Lead = 21 songs total.
Santana: 0 solos; 13 duets; 7 Group Lead = 20 songs total.
He wasn’t on our screens this week BLESS.: 4 solos; 7 duets; 3 Group Lead = 14 songs total.
Mercedes: 3 solos; 8 duets; 4 Group Lead = 15 songs total.
Finn: 1 solos; 4 duets; 7 Group Lead = 12 songs total.
Kurt: 1 solos; 5 duets; 5 Group Lead = 11 songs total.
Puck: 3 solos; 2 duets; 3 Group Lead = 8 songs total
Artie: 1 solos; 2 duets; 5 Group Lead = 8 songs total.
Sam: 2 solos; 2 duets; 2 Group Lead = 6 songs total.
Tina: 0 solos; 1 duets; 4 Group Lead = 5 songs total.
Mike: 1 solos; 1 duets; 3 Group Lead = 5 songs total.
Quinn: 1 solos; 0 duets; 4 Group Lead = 5 songs total.
Will: 3 solos; 1 duets; 1 Group Lead = 5 songs total.
Brittany: 2 solos; 1 duets; 1 Group Lead = 4 songs total.
Rory: 3 solos; 0 duets; 1 Group Lead = 4 songs total.
Shelby: 0 solos; 3 duets; 0 Group Lead = 3 songs total.
Sebastian: 0 solos; 1 duets; 2 Group Lead = 3 songs total.
Harmony: 2 solos; 0 duets; 0 Group Lead = 2 songs total.
David Not Karofsky: 1 solos; 1 duets; 0 Group Lead = 2 songs total.
Sugar: 1 solos; 0 duets; 0 Group Lead = 1 songs total.
Coach Beiste: 1 solos; 0 duets; 0 Group Lead = 1 songs total.
Emma: 1 solos; 0 duets; 0 Group Lead = 1 songs total.
Curt Mega: 0 solos; 0 duets; 1 Group Lead = 1 songs total.
Cute Latin Stranger Bitch Warbler: 0 solos; 0 duets; 1 Group Lead = 1 songs total.
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Songs Ordered By Points:
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Rachel: 2 solos; 14 duets; 5 Group Lead = 39 points total.
Santana: 0 solos; 13 duets; 7 Group Lead = 33 points total.
He wasn’t on our screens this week BLESS: 4 solos; 7 duets; 3 Group Lead = 29 points total.
Mercedes: 3 solos; 8 duets; 4 Group Lead = 29 points total.
Finn: 1 solos; 4 duets; 7 Group Lead = 18 points total.
Puck: 3 solos; 2 duets; 3 Group Lead = 16 points total.
Kurt: 1 solos; 5 duets; 5 Group Lead = 16 points total.
Sam: 2 solos; 2 duets; 2 Group Lead = 12 points total.
Will: 3 solos; 1 duets; 1 Group Lead = 12 points total.
Artie: 1 solos; 2 duets; 5 Group Lead = 11 points total.
Rory: 3 solos; 0 duets; 1 Group Lead = 10 points total.
Brittany: 2 solos; 1 duets; 1 Group Lead = 8 points total.
Mike: 1 solos; 1 duets; 3 Group Lead = 8 points total.
Quinn: 1 solos; 0 duets; 4 Group Lead = 7 points total.
Shelby: 0 solos; 3 duets; 0 Group Lead = 6 points total.
Harmony: 2 solos; 0 duets; 0 Group Lead = 6 points total.
Tina: 0 solos; 1 duets; 4 Group Lead = 6 points total.
David Not Karofsky: 1 solos; 1 duets; 0 Group Lead = 5 points total.
Sebastian: 0 solos; 1 duets; 2 Group Lead = 4 points total.
Sugar: 1 solos; 0 duets; 0 Group Lead = 3 points total.
Coach Beiste: 1 solos; 0 duets; 0 Group Lead = 3 points total.
Emma: 1 solos; 0 duets; 0 Group Lead = 3 points total.
Curt Mega: 0 solos; 0 duets; 1 Group Lead = 1 points total.
Cute Latin Stranger Bitch Warbler: 0 solos; 0 duets; 1 Group Lead = 1 points total.
because why not i want to see him get shot again
if you notice any mistakes holla back. I get so lazy.
I've decided to do a running tally on who gets to sing what on the third season of Glee. At the end of each season I usually went through the song list and saw who sang the most, who sang the least and what kind of song they got to sing (solo, duet, etc.). This year I decided to just keep track of the songs as we progress through the episodes. For me, there are three main types of songs; Solos, Duets and Group Leads. I define each of them as follows:
Solo: where the character is the only one singing, or is the obvious lead while the other people sing backup. For example, Rachel singing Don't Rain On My Parade is considered a solo. Additionally, I would consider Raise Your Glass a solo since the rest of the Warblers were intended to be backing vocals to Blaine’s “singing”.
Duets: where two or more characters share roughly equal time leading a song or both partners sing together throughout the song. For example, Pretending and Somewhere would be considered duets. Additionally, I would consider Candyman a duet, even though there were more than two singers. Candles is considered an abomination unto the lord.
Group Lead: where the character gets one or more featured lines in a mostly group song. For example, Finn singing in Loser Like Me would be considered a Group Lead. Additionally, Quinn and Kurt in Time Warp are considered Group Leads. *Note: at least two people must sing in the group setting for it to be considered a Group Lead. So, if an entire group is singing but only one singer is featured, it’s considered a solo (Valerie).
Sometimes the definitions can get a little mucky. For example, I would consider Run The World (Girls) to be a solo for Brittany, even though Santana had a featured line of singing. In this case, I would give the Solo to Brittany since she did almost all of the singing and give Santana a tick under Group Lead, despite the fact that it wasn't exactly a group song. Even though Mercedes was featured quite heavily in It's All Over there were too many different people singing too many other lines for me to consider it a solo for her, so she (along with anybody who sang) would get a tick under Group Lead. There is a little bit of wiggle room with these definitions so what you might classify as a duet, I might classify as a group lead.
I will generate two lists after each episode. One will list the characters in order of total number of songs sung with the characters who have sung the most at the top. However, since Solos are generally considered more valuable than Group Leads, I will generate a second list.
The second list is determined by a simple point system:
Solos = 3 points
Duets = 2 points
Group Lead = 1 point
For example, if Finn had 2 solos, 3 duets, and 4 Group Leads he would have a total of 16 points (3+3+2+2+2+1+1+1+1 = 16). So even though Santana may have sung more songs than Blaine, he could appear above her on the list if his total number of points exceeds hers.
I'm only going by the songs that they sing on the show and not by the singles they release to the public. So if a character's part of a song is cut for the show, they won't get credit on this list. Characters will be added to the list as they appear singing on the show.
With those criteria laid out, here is the breakdown of songs, up to Episode 3x12: The Spanish Teacher:
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Who Sang in Episode 3x12?:
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Number of Songs:
David Not Karofsky: 1 solos(Sexy And I Know It); 1 duets(La Isla Bonita); 0 Group Lead = 2 songs total.
Will: 2 solos(La Cucaracha, A Little Less Conversation); 0 duets; 0 Group Lead = 2 songs total.
Mercedes: 1 solos(Don’t Wanna Lose You); 0 duets; 0 Group Lead = 1 songs total.
Sam: 1 solos(Bamboleo / Hero); 0 duets; 0 Group Lead = 1 songs total.
Santana: 0 solos; 1 duets(La Isla Bonita); 0 Group Lead = 1 songs total.
Artie: 0 solos; 0 duets; 1 Group Lead(Sexy And I Know It) = 1 songs total.
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Number of Points:
Will: 2 solos(La Cucaracha, A Little Less Conversation); 0 duets; 0 Group Lead = 6 points total.
David Not Karofsky: 1 solos(Sexy And I Know It); 1 duets(La Isla Bonita); 0 Group Lead = 5 points total.
Mercedes: 1 solos(Don’t Wanna Lose You); 0 duets; 0 Group Lead = 3 points total.
Sam: 1 solos(Bamboleo / Hero); 0 duets; 0 Group Lead = 3 points total.
Santana: 0 solos; 1 duets(La Isla Bonita); 0 Group Lead = 2 points total.
Artie: 0 solos; 0 duets; 1 Group Lead(Sexy And I Know It) = 1 points total.
*Note: Artie was featured in Sexy And I Know It but it wasn’t really a duet, so I just gave him a Group Lead point.
Honourable Mentions:
Sugar’s Pushups
Emma’s Pamphlets
Brotherly Furt Interactions, Which Is Pretty Much Music To My Ears
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Songs Ordered By Totals:
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Rachel: 2 solos; 14 duets; 5 Group Lead = 21 songs total.
Santana: 0 solos; 13 duets; 7 Group Lead = 20 songs total.
He wasn’t on our screens this week BLESS.: 4 solos; 7 duets; 3 Group Lead = 14 songs total.
Mercedes: 3 solos; 8 duets; 4 Group Lead = 15 songs total.
Finn: 1 solos; 4 duets; 7 Group Lead = 12 songs total.
Kurt: 1 solos; 5 duets; 5 Group Lead = 11 songs total.
Puck: 3 solos; 2 duets; 3 Group Lead = 8 songs total
Artie: 1 solos; 2 duets; 5 Group Lead = 8 songs total.
Sam: 2 solos; 2 duets; 2 Group Lead = 6 songs total.
Tina: 0 solos; 1 duets; 4 Group Lead = 5 songs total.
Mike: 1 solos; 1 duets; 3 Group Lead = 5 songs total.
Quinn: 1 solos; 0 duets; 4 Group Lead = 5 songs total.
Will: 3 solos; 1 duets; 1 Group Lead = 5 songs total.
Brittany: 2 solos; 1 duets; 1 Group Lead = 4 songs total.
Rory: 3 solos; 0 duets; 1 Group Lead = 4 songs total.
Shelby: 0 solos; 3 duets; 0 Group Lead = 3 songs total.
Sebastian: 0 solos; 1 duets; 2 Group Lead = 3 songs total.
Harmony: 2 solos; 0 duets; 0 Group Lead = 2 songs total.
David Not Karofsky: 1 solos; 1 duets; 0 Group Lead = 2 songs total.
Sugar: 1 solos; 0 duets; 0 Group Lead = 1 songs total.
Coach Beiste: 1 solos; 0 duets; 0 Group Lead = 1 songs total.
Emma: 1 solos; 0 duets; 0 Group Lead = 1 songs total.
Curt Mega: 0 solos; 0 duets; 1 Group Lead = 1 songs total.
Cute Latin Stranger Bitch Warbler: 0 solos; 0 duets; 1 Group Lead = 1 songs total.
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Songs Ordered By Points:
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Rachel: 2 solos; 14 duets; 5 Group Lead = 39 points total.
Santana: 0 solos; 13 duets; 7 Group Lead = 33 points total.
He wasn’t on our screens this week BLESS: 4 solos; 7 duets; 3 Group Lead = 29 points total.
Mercedes: 3 solos; 8 duets; 4 Group Lead = 29 points total.
Finn: 1 solos; 4 duets; 7 Group Lead = 18 points total.
Puck: 3 solos; 2 duets; 3 Group Lead = 16 points total.
Kurt: 1 solos; 5 duets; 5 Group Lead = 16 points total.
Sam: 2 solos; 2 duets; 2 Group Lead = 12 points total.
Will: 3 solos; 1 duets; 1 Group Lead = 12 points total.
Artie: 1 solos; 2 duets; 5 Group Lead = 11 points total.
Rory: 3 solos; 0 duets; 1 Group Lead = 10 points total.
Brittany: 2 solos; 1 duets; 1 Group Lead = 8 points total.
Mike: 1 solos; 1 duets; 3 Group Lead = 8 points total.
Quinn: 1 solos; 0 duets; 4 Group Lead = 7 points total.
Shelby: 0 solos; 3 duets; 0 Group Lead = 6 points total.
Harmony: 2 solos; 0 duets; 0 Group Lead = 6 points total.
Tina: 0 solos; 1 duets; 4 Group Lead = 6 points total.
David Not Karofsky: 1 solos; 1 duets; 0 Group Lead = 5 points total.
Sebastian: 0 solos; 1 duets; 2 Group Lead = 4 points total.
Sugar: 1 solos; 0 duets; 0 Group Lead = 3 points total.
Coach Beiste: 1 solos; 0 duets; 0 Group Lead = 3 points total.
Emma: 1 solos; 0 duets; 0 Group Lead = 3 points total.
Curt Mega: 0 solos; 0 duets; 1 Group Lead = 1 points total.
Cute Latin Stranger Bitch Warbler: 0 solos; 0 duets; 1 Group Lead = 1 points total.
because why not i want to see him get shot again
if you notice any mistakes holla back. I get so lazy.