Okay let's try this for a 4th time with no additional text. Maybe it doesn't like the way I'm hating on Funk in the original post. If it posts I'll put the original text in the comments.
NOTE: Kurt's voice is unaltered in Give Up The Funk (I got an interview clip to prove it) so overly-produced vocals should not be considered here as his deep voice is legit. I by no means want this song to win, in fact I actively want it to get 5th, but just like Defying Gravity, still want it to have the fairest possible chance.
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Hot take? VA's Another One Bites The Dust was a lot better than their Bohemian Rhapsody. Both were good, but I think AOBTD suited his voice a lot better.
Also I think Loser is one of Finn's best songs, it suited his voice so well.
Ya know, I already hated the song with a passion.. I HATE this song and I didn't think I could hate it more... but the first time I watched this episode and Quinn sang It's A Man's Man's Man's World with THAT choreography and episode context... I literally paused the show for like 5 minutes after it was over and genuinely debated whether I could go on, not just with that episode but with the entire show, that scene alone almost put a stop to my favorite show. I could not believe what I just witnessed. I still can't believe it. It's been 11 years since the first time I watched it and I still can't believe it exists. When I decided to resume the episode instead of throwing my TV out the window, that's when I knew I was a dedicated fan and there was no turning back now.
This is my least favorite episode of S1 , one of my least favorite of the entire series, and my least favorite episode of the entire series for songs...
Thanks for coming to my rant/poll combo post.
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THEATRICALITY'S WINNER: Was unsurprisingly Bad Romance (🎉), getting 1st with 254. 2nd was Beth (🎉) with 50, 3rd was Poker Face with 44, 4th was Funny Girl with 29, and 5th/last was Shout It Out Loud, only getting 11.
Quinn had a GREAT run.. staying in the Top 6 since Poll 1x02.. she ALMOST made it to the finale... but Bad Romance knocked her 'Little Prayer to 7th place.
I don't know if this is a hot take so I'm just gonna say it, I hate Glee's covers of Funny Girl and Poker Face.. especially Poker Face because I DO like the original. And I think Funny Girl is just incredibly, horribly boring.
I love both Beth and Bad Romance (and I will die on the hill that Glee's Beth is better than KISS's).. but Beth is just the song, Bad Romance is the song AND visuals, so Bad Romance wins for me. I would let Kurt stab me with those heels. I'd prefer it.
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DREAM ON'S WINNER: Was of course the song Dream On itself, getting 1st with 262 (🎉), 2nd was I Dreamed A Dream with 112, 3rd was Safety Dance with 75, and 4th/last was Dream A Little Dream with 37.
I thought it was gonna be really close between Dream On and Safety Dance so I'm surprised at these results. I even thought Safety Dance had a good chance at winning. I am happy to say that Dream On has made it to the Top 6 (and I'm confident it'll stay with that amount) I am however SAD to say, it knocked The Boy Is Mine to 7th place, so our girls' rivalry duet has been knocked out for the men's rivalry duet.
*Excluded was Daydream Believer in a brief Bryan/Will flashback - Piano Man as it's drunkenly sung along to by Bryan & Will - Big Spender as a terrible auditioner finishes the song)
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As I said in the last poll, I was away this past weekend and returned yesterday evening so for those actually following along with the 48-hour poll schedule, that's why there was no poll yesterday when 1x18 ended. But I'm back now and we're back to our regular schedule!
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In terms of the actual character they portrayed, Neil Patrick Harris as Bryan Ryan was my favorite guest star, and I wish he would've been on another episode. I thought the character was hilarious.
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LARYNGITIS'S WINNER: Well Kurt's/Rose's Turn & The Boy Is Mine constantly switched back & forth for 1st, but in the end, The Boy Is Mine kept a small lead, getting 1st with 197. 2nd was Kurt's/Rose's Turn with 189. and 3rd was Jessie's Girl with 157.
These were also my personal top 3 for the episode, however not a single song won in the order I would've placed them lol.
Also to the few people who wanted Pink Houses to win... it not only lost this poll with 5, but is also last on the entire leaderboard, getting even less votes than Burning Up, a song that was only released on the album and wasn't even in its intended episode. (RIP Straight Kurt)