Comments | mcr_unofficial: SING on Glee

spuzz in mcr_unofficial

SING on Glee

Feb 16, 2011 06:51

Thought it would be interesting to take a look at some stuff the day after it was aired. Just to refresh:

MCR'S Official Video
Glee's Version (uncut)
Glee's Version (cut)

Currently SING is rising rapidly on the iTunes charts, it went from the 126 last night to (as of now)62 60 55 54 52 51 48 on the Top 100. While it has never left the Alternative ( Read more... )

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Comments 21

ucwidt February 16 2011, 13:02:17 UTC

y'know, personally I don't like how it sounds, but I fully support the idea. The song was quite fitting, it puts the band out there, it might help more people just like it helped half this bandom. So yeah. Go Glee.

symmetry February 16 2011, 13:13:56 UTC

I'm really happy to see that the cover raised so much awareness for the original. I always assumed when Glee covered a song most people just downloaded the Glee version and left it at that.

shecriesx February 16 2011, 13:30:45 UTC

Thank you for keeping us updated about this! I don't watch Glee and have no idea how it affects sales/charts, so this is really interesting to read. And personally I think it's great that the band's getting their music out to a larger audience.

desert_neon February 16 2011, 13:32:31 UTC

The link you have to the full version of SING, is actually of sing!, a different song Glee has done. This is the link you want: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnBFjtrEL8k

I like the cover, myself. I love the original, but I like the Glee version too.

spuzz February 16 2011, 13:50:50 UTC

That'll teach me to blindly link to youtube vids. Thank you!

desert_neon February 16 2011, 13:55:55 UTC

You're welcome!

I forgot to say that my mom (who is 66) thinks it's a beautiful song, and wants me to make her a copy of both versions. She's heard the original with me while visiting, and recognized it right away when she heard the Glee version, though she didn't know why or how she knew it. She'll probably always like the Glee version better (she's 66, okay? You try introducing Gerard's voice to a grandmother) but she actually wants a copy of the MCR original for her car! My mom kind of rules. :)

venetia_sassy February 16 2011, 13:32:31 UTC

If I hadn't heard the original, I'd probably like the Glee version quite a lot. But as it stands, it just seems like a pallid imitation to me unfortunately.

But if it gets more people listening to the original, that's something ...