America has fallen in love with Glee, that's for sure: me included. But instead of doing a full recap for the episodes, I'm going to instead focus on the better parts of the show: the music.


The Glee Club, "Le Freak"
Although this song and dance ensemble lacks the pizazz of the others in this episode, it sends a clear message: disco is out. It's a plee to the adults, no more oldies, only translated by jazz hands and dancing.
rating: 4

The Glee Club, "Gold Digger"
The music from this song has been on iTunes for a while now, and while the music is great, seeing it in action really made this spectacular. Standout: Mercedes' take on Jamie Foxx's intro, and of course Will Shue's rapping. How did a middle-age teacher have the rap to "Gold Digger" memorized? We may never know...
rating: 7

The Glee Club, "Push It"
While this scandalous dry-humping dance moves and sex-filled routine sent another clear message (kids want sex), the students were clearly not singing the song and the rap parts were dismal. But, to be fair, he does say he has trouble walking and singing at the same time. This routine was amusing, but not outstanding.
rating: 6

Quinn and the Cheerios, "I Say a Little Prayer"
Although the song choice is a "no, duh" for these Jesus-loving, celibacy spreading cheerleaders, they were surprisingly good at dancing and singing. But then again, as Bring It On taught us, cheering is basically dancing.  Quinn's voice isn't the star powered one that Rachel possesses, but it's certainly pretty.
rating: 6

Rachel, "Take a Bow"
How pretty. How soulful. Lea Michele did amazing on this, even one-upping Rihanna, the original songstress. The singing into the hairbrush scene could have been very cliche, but somehow it works here. An unexpected but wonderfully done bit.
rating: 9