The four songs from the unofficial tribute to Bruno Mars episode of Glee continue the trend of great song choices.
Guest star Carol Burnett and Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester) sing "Ohio" from Welcome Home. Carol Burnett sounds pretty good on the track. Lynch sounds alright. She's definitely not a singer, but I can appreciate that she steps up to bat for the show.
Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester) steps into the spotlight singing Michael Buble's "Sway." Morrison's vocals are a great fit for this song - and really that whole genre of music. He's got the swagger that really is needed for this vocal, and he pulls it off nicely.
I really like that Morrison is being highlighted musically more this season. He was a relatively untapped resource last season, so it's nice to hear more from him.
Glee seems to be on quite the Bruno Mars kick this year covering not one, but two of his songs this episode, as well as covering "Billionaire" earlier this season.
The first of Mars' songs that the cast takes on is "Marry You." It's a fun ensemble number which is reminiscent of the Journey To Regionals version of "Don't Stop Believing" where all the couples within Glee Club were the highlighted singers. Cory Monteith (Finn) and Lea Michele (Rachel) kick off the song strong. Dianna Agron (Quinn) and Chord Overstreet (Sam) then take the lead with their part of the song. Their vocals together sound pretty decent.
I can only imagine that it is quite the task to find a song that the Glee cast will all sound good singing, but whoever did the music selection for "Furt" did a really good job. "Marry You" allows the cast to show that they can sing current songs and make them just as good of a listen as the original.
I had to raise an eyebrow at Monteith covering Mars' current big hit, "Just The Way You Are." Monteith's solos this season have been pretty hit or miss, but "Just The Way You Are" is definitely a hit. I find that Monteith's voice hits its sweet spot when he's singing pop music, and I hope that Glee realizes that this is his singing genre.
The music from "Furt" is a pretty good listen. Young fans of the show will appreciate the current hits being covered. Glee should probably not cover any more Bruno Mars music for the remainder of the season. Three songs in eight episodes is quite enough.
Glee airs Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. on FOX.
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1 - LOri
I disagree with you on the Matthew Morrison being highlighted, musically, this season more than last season. Have we been watching the same season? "Make Em Laugh" and "Sway" and "Singing in the Rain" are the first songs he has had this season. I've been going through Matt withdraws this season until these last couple of episodes. He has sung a line hear or there, but hasn't had anything on his own until now. Welcome back, Matt!