Get ready to harmonize with the best of Glee! We're counting down the most unforgettable mashups that had us singing along. From epic showdowns to emotional performances, these musical fusions showcased the cast's incredible talent and creativity. Which mashup will take the top spot? Join us as we relive the magic of Glee's musical genius!
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00:00🎵Glorious feeling, I'm happy again🎵
00:05Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we'll be looking through the many times that Glee decided to spice
00:10things up by mashing two songs together. We'll occasionally be referencing plot details,
00:16so consider this your spoiler alert.
00:18🎵I've got all my love to live, and I've got all my love to give, and I'll survive🎵
00:2610. Hit Me With Your Best Shot, One Way or Another
00:30With the Glee Club split into the New Directions and the Trouble Tones for much of Season 3,
00:35mashups became a battleground for the music-loving teens.
00:38🎵Why don't you hit me with your best shot🎵 🎵I'm gonna getcha, getcha, getcha, getcha🎵
00:43🎵Hit me with your best shot, fire away🎵 🎵I'm gonna getcha, getcha, getcha, getcha🎵
00:49The rivalry was particularly strong between Finn and Santana,
00:53leading to a dodgeball competition coupled with the music of Pat Benatar and Blondie.
00:58🎵One way, or another🎵 🎵I'm gonna win ya, I'll get ya, I'll get ya🎵
01:05🎵You're a real tough cookie with a long history🎵 🎵Of breaking little hearts like the one in me🎵
01:12These songs mesh well together with opposing lyrics.
01:15For each Hit Me With Your Best Shot, there's an I'm gonna getcha, getcha, getcha, getcha,
01:19which makes for a fun juxtaposition.
01:22Santana's voice is a particular highlight,
01:24fitting perfectly with the original husky tone of Blondie's Debbie Harry.
01:28🎵I'm gonna getcha, getcha, getcha, getcha🎵 🎵Hit me with your best shot, fire away🎵
01:35🎵I'm gonna getcha, getcha, getcha, getcha🎵 🎵Hit me with your best shot🎵
01:40Number 9. It's My Life, Confessions Part 2.
01:44The first ever mashup-focused episode comes in Season 1,
01:47with Mr. Schuster dividing the Glee Club into two teams.
01:51Boys vs. Girls.
01:53🎵I don't know what to do but to give up two of mine🎵
01:57🎵Better stand tall when they're calling you out🎵
02:00🎵Don't bend, don't break, baby, don't back down🎵
02:05What follows is one of the show's many unhinged plot points,
02:09with Will's wife Terry providing the students with performance-enhancing substances.
02:14The boys then give an incredibly overly energetic performance,
02:18much to the astonishment of the girls.
02:20🎵These are my confessions, it's now or never🎵
02:26🎵I ain't gonna live forever🎵
02:30Mike Chang also reveals his skills in his first ever dance solo.
02:34The enthusiasm coupled with this being the very first New Directions mashup
02:39earns it a spot on the list.
02:41🎵Said she got one of the way🎵
02:45🎵I just wanna live while I'm alive🎵
02:49🎵It's my life🎵
02:52Number 8.
02:53Bye Bye Bye, I Want It That Way.
02:55It's pretty unsurprising that it took Glee until Season 4
02:58to give us a fusion performance with songs from these renowned 90s boy bands.
03:03🎵I want it that way🎵
03:09🎵Don't wanna be a fool for you🎵
03:11🎵Just another player in your game for two🎵
03:13And what better way to tie it into the plot
03:16than through the rivalry between Mr. Schuster and Finn.
03:19🎵Ain't nothin' but a heartache🎵
03:24🎵Ain't nothin' but it ain't no lie🎵
03:29Having started the season as best friends,
03:32with Finn preparing to be Will's best man,
03:34the pair began an almighty feud when Finn kissed Emma.
03:38In classic Glee fashion, they duke it out through music,
03:41giving us boy band vocals, costumes, choreography, and even the screaming fans.
03:47🎵I don't really wanna make it tough🎵
03:50🎵I just wanna tell you that I had enough🎵
03:53🎵It might sound crazy but it ain't no lie🎵
03:56🎵Bye Bye Bye🎵
03:58Number 7.
03:59Any Way You Want It.
04:01Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin'.
04:02The final episode of Season 1 had to go out with a bang,
04:06and that's exactly what it did.
04:08🎵He's a lovin' lovin' touchin' squeezin'🎵
04:15🎵Another, another🎵
04:18🎵Any way you want it, that's the way you need it🎵
04:21We come full circle with the first episode's iconic Don't Stop Believin',
04:26inspiring a journey medley for the New Direction's first regionals performance.
04:31After a season of ups and downs, this is the New Direction's giving us their all.
04:35🎵Oh, then we touched🎵
04:38🎵Then we sang🎵
04:39🎵About the lovin' things🎵
04:42🎵'Cause he's a lovin'🎵
04:44🎵He's touchin'🎵
04:45🎵Touchin'🎵
04:46🎵Squeezin'🎵
04:48The audience is on their feet not even a minute in, and it's easy to see why.
04:53From strong vocal performances from Rachel, Finn, Puck, and Mercedes,
04:58to joyful and energetic choreography,
05:00it's hard to believe the New Directions only came third in this competition.
05:04🎵Any way you want it, that's the way you need it🎵
05:06🎵Any way you want it, that's the way you need it🎵
05:08🎵Any way you want it, that's the way you need it🎵
05:10🎵Any way you want it, that's the way you need it🎵
05:12🎵Any way you want it, that's the way you need it🎵
05:16Number 6.
05:17Start Me Up – Livin' on a Prayer.
05:19Season 2 gives us the second boy versus girls mashup competition,
05:23this time with each team having to perform songs traditionally sung by the opposite gender.
05:28🎵Start me up🎵
05:30🎵We're halfway there🎵
05:32🎵Oh🎵
05:34🎵Livin' on a prayer🎵
05:36🎵Start me up🎵
05:37While the boys give a good performance,
05:39it's the girls who blow us away through a rock mashup.
05:43When it comes to effort, they're far more than halfway there,
05:46with a powerful entrance, iconic black leather outfits,
05:49and some truly wild hairography.
05:52🎵Yeah, yeah🎵
05:55🎵I'll make a grown man cry🎵
05:58🎵I'll make a grown man give it a shot🎵
06:02🎵Start me up🎵
06:04As if that weren't enough,
06:05we also get two of the strongest singers taking the lead in the form of Rachel and Mercedes.
06:11🎵And we'll make it, I swear🎵
06:13🎵We're halfway there🎵
06:15🎵We're livin' on a prayer🎵
06:17🎵Livin' on a prayer🎵
06:19🎵You gotta start me up🎵
06:23Number 5.
06:24Thriller – Heads Will Roll.
06:26The perfect soundtrack for any Halloween party,
06:29this performance took its theme seriously and it paid off.
06:32🎵Oh, oh, oh, oh🎵
06:35🎵It's close to midnight🎵
06:37🎵And something evil's lurking in the dark🎵
06:41The long-term rivalry between the Jocks and the Glee Club
06:44was a staple of the early seasons,
06:47but it seemed to finally be over when they came together
06:50for the championship football halftime show.
06:52🎵Thriller night🎵
06:54🎵So let me hold your side and share a killer thriller🎵
06:58🎵You're off with your head🎵
07:01🎵Just dance, dance, dance till you're dead🎵
07:04With a pair of songs that fit perfectly together,
07:07atmospheric smoke, zombie makeup, and creepy dance moves,
07:10the New Directions and the football players were so impressive
07:14that even Glee-hating Karofsky felt compelled to join in.
07:17New Directions for next year's Super Bowl halftime show, anyone?
07:21🎵You're off, off, off with your head🎵
07:25🎵Just dance, dance, dance till you're dead🎵
07:29🎵You're off, off, off with your head🎵
07:33Number 4.
07:34I Feel Pretty, Unpretty.
07:35🎵Be in a position to make me feel so damn unpretty🎵
07:43🎵Oh so pretty🎵
07:46It was a rare thing in Glee to see Rachel and Quinn getting along,
07:50especially while competing for the affection of Finn,
07:52so it's no wonder this mashup is the only time in the entire show
07:56we see the pair sing a duet.
07:58But what a moment it is.
08:00🎵You're pretty, you can let your hair grow, you can fix your nose if you say so🎵
08:06🎵You can buy all the makeup that Matt can make, but if🎵
08:12Having broken her nose, Rachel considers getting hers remodeled to look like Quinn's,
08:17and as a result, we get a surprisingly tender moment between the two.
08:21You wouldn't think a 90s R&B hit would mix well with a Broadway staple,
08:25and yet the result is, for lack of a better word, pretty.
08:29🎵I feel pretty, but unpretty🎵
08:39Number 3.
08:40Singing in the Rain, Umbrella.
08:42You know it's going to be a fun time when Holly Holiday is in town.
08:45🎵When you need me there, with you I'll always share🎵
08:51🎵Cause I'm singing in the rain, just singing in the rain🎵
08:56Arriving at McKinley High as a substitute teacher,
08:59Gwyneth Paltrow's character causes quite the ruckus when she temporarily runs Glee Club.
09:05When Will returns, he asks for her help in adding a modern edge to the
09:09old-school singing in the rain, and she turns it into this masterpiece.
09:13🎵And I'm happy again, I'm laughing at clouds so dark up above🎵
09:22🎵I'm singing, singing in the rain🎵
09:25With costumes inspired by both songs and a stunning set that had the cast
09:30completely drenched by the end of filming,
09:32this is certainly one of the most memorable mashups the show has ever done.
09:36While that Tom Holland lip-sync battle performance will always be iconic,
09:40never forget Glee did it first.
09:42🎵Umbrella, umbrella, just singing in the rain🎵
09:48🎵I'm singing, singing in the rain🎵
09:53Number 2.
09:54Survivor – I Will Survive.
09:57This is one of those mashups that makes you wonder
09:59why a remix with the two songs isn't on every radio station.
10:03🎵You think I crumble, you think I lay down and die🎵
10:07🎵But survivor, I'm not gonna give up🎵
10:10🎵I'm not gonna stop, I'm gonna record it🎵
10:14From stunning choreography to an outstanding showcase of the talents of the historically
10:19underutilized Mercedes and Santana,
10:22it's no wonder the Troubletones got a standing ovation.
10:25🎵I will survive, survivor🎵
10:30🎵Oh no not I, I will survive🎵
10:32🎵Oh as long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay alive🎵
10:37Splitting the Glee Club in two may have been a controversial move,
10:41but this moment definitely softens the blow of that decision.
10:44Empowering, dazzling, and straight-up show-stopping,
10:47this performance has it all.
10:49And it's a crime they didn't win the sectionals.
10:52🎵I'm a survivor, I'm gonna make it🎵
10:55🎵I will survive, I keep on surviving🎵
10:59🎵I will survive🎵
11:03Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions.
11:07One less bell to answer.
11:09A house is not a home.
11:10Kristen Chenoweth makes everything better.
11:12🎵I start out, cry my heart out🎵
11:22🎵Bell to answer🎵
11:25Halo, walking on sunshine.
11:27The chaos is impossible to forget.
11:29🎵And don't it feel good🎵
11:31🎵I can feel your halo, halo🎵
11:33🎵I can see your halo, halo🎵
11:35🎵I can see your halo, halo🎵
11:37🎵I can see your halo🎵
11:39🎵And don't it feel good🎵
11:42Hand in my pocket, I feel the Earth move.
11:44Because it gave us the Burtana proposal.
11:47🎵Well I got one hand in my pocket🎵
11:49🎵And the other one is playing a video🎵
11:51🎵I feel the Earth move under my feet🎵
11:55Anything goes, anything you can do.
11:58Even Rachel and Kurt were blown away.
12:00🎵Can you take it? Yes I can🎵
12:02🎵Don't let it stop🎵
12:04🎵Don't let it stop🎵
12:06🎵Don't let it go🎵
12:08🎵Don't let it go🎵
12:11Stop in the name of love, free your mind.
12:13It brought a smile to Coach Beast's face.
12:16🎵You got to learn how to see me🎵
12:18🎵I said stop in the name of love🎵
12:23🎵Before you break my heart🎵
12:27🎵Free your mind and the rest will follow🎵
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12:45Number one, let's have a kiki, turkey lurkey time.
12:49What could possibly be more worthy of the top spot
12:52than the most unhinged mashup of all time?
12:55🎵I want to have a kiki🎵
12:56🎵Stop🎵
12:57🎵Turn🎵
12:57🎵Work🎵
12:58🎵Let's have a kiki🎵
12:59🎵We're gonna turn🎵
13:00🎵And work🎵
13:00🎵And turn🎵
13:01🎵Ha ha honey🎵
13:02🎵It's turkey lurkey time🎵
13:03🎵Tom Turkey ran away but he just came home🎵
13:06Nah, we're just kidding.
13:07Let's forget this moment ever happened.
13:09Number one, rumor has it, someone like you.
13:14One of Glee's most beloved storylines is Santana's coming out journey.
13:18🎵I heard that you settled down🎵
13:25🎵That you found a girl🎵
13:29Having always presented herself as stone cold,
13:32seeing her break down when she's outed by a political TV ad really hits hard.
13:37The emotional core of this moment continues into the mashup that immediately follows it.
13:43With Santana clearly still upset, yet not letting it lessen her performance.
13:47🎵Rumor has it, don't forget me🎵
13:51🎵Rumor has it, I remember you said🎵
13:58The rest of the trouble tones can't be ignored either,
14:00with impressive choreography and vocals.
14:03Mercedes' voice is as powerful as ever, paying real tribute to Adele.
14:08🎵Sometimes it lasts in love🎵
14:11🎵But sometimes it hurts instead🎵
14:16🎵Sometimes it lasts in love🎵
14:19🎵But sometimes it hurts instead🎵
14:26In fact, this performance was so good that Adele herself tweeted about it.
14:31What mashups would you have had the Glee cast perform if you were in charge?
14:36Let us know in the comments.
14:37A mashup is when you take two songs and
14:39mash them together to make an even richer explosion of musical expression.
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