GLEE Update Thursday, October 15, 2009
Here in the choral department at Stanton's Sheet Music, our phones are ringing off the hook with requests for choral music from the Fox hit show Glee! So far (seven episodes into the season), the songs from the show available for choirs are: Don't Stop Believin' (originally recorded by Journey) and Rehab (by Amy Winehouse - while the message of the song is pretty inappropriate for high school singers, it sure is a catchy tune!). And coming soon: Can't Fight This Feeling (sung by Finn in the pilot) and I Say a Little Prayer (the Cheerio's glee club audition song in episode 2).
Some other songs heard on the show are available in choral arrangements, though these are not the exact arrangements featured. These include: Mister Cellophane, On My Own, Respect, Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat, Where Is Love?, Mercy, Taking Chances, Tonight, Cabaret, Walking on Sunshine, and from last night's episode, Keep Holding On.
Songs offered for soloists are available from such diverse artists as Beyonce (Single Ladies, Halo), Usher (Confessions Part II), Katy Perry (I Kissed a Girl), Celine Dion (Taking Chances), Kanye West (Gold Digger), Carrie Underwood (Last Name), Salt-n-Pepa (Push It), Rihanna (Take a Bow), Jazmine Sullivan (Bust Your Windows), Heart (Alone), Bon Jovi (It's My Life), and Queen (Somebody to Love). In last night's episode, we also heard No Air (by Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown).
While not all of the music featured on the show is available for choirs, we're hopeful that publishers will continue producing new arrangements (we're especially hoping for an arrangement of Queen's Somebody to Love or Bon Jovi's It's My Life!). For more information, check out our previous blog about music from “Glee,†or contact us.
UPDATE (11/3/2009) – Somebody to Love, as performed on “Glee,” is now available for choirs! Don’t miss it!
UPDATE (1/26/2010) Check out our new blog featuring a full listing of ALL the solo and choral music available from Glee for the entire first half of the season, “The Road to Sectionals.”