Guilty Pleasure.
Once again another simple one for me and I'll get straight in there - it's Glee.
"Woah, slow down dude" - I hear you say. "Glee, seriously?"
The simple fact is I'm not too arrogant to say it, whilst I continue to fly the flag for metal I heard about this new show which was coming from America and was described as very funny. My father-in-law saw the pilot episode whilst on holiday there and despite not telling us much simply echoed the critics about the show being funny and mentioned two words 'Sue Sylvester'.
Now if you've never seen Glee then this may not mean anything to you but simply put she is hilarious. Her sarcasm , wit and insults know no bounds and the delivery is always superb. Try not to laugh when you watch her - http://youtu.be/970yJGLpot0
Now for a rock and metal fan there can be nothing worse than cover versions. Lately it was claimed that the Bieber covered Pantera - WTF!
The All Saints cover of 'Under the Bridge' deserved a prison sentence.
On the flip side, metal is very good at cover versions - Marilyn's versions of "Tainted Love' and "Sweet Dreams" are great, A Day To Remember's version of Kelly Clarkson's "Since You Been Gone' is fabulous http://youtu.be/wIwOhNQgKJI. Even the ginger *bleep* did a great a job of 'Live & Let Die' & 'Knockin' on Heavens Door' with Guns n' Roses.
There are exceptions to every thing though Children of Bodom, a personal favourite of mine, did a whole album of cover versions and to be honest, most fell way short. Even their attempt at Britney was worse than the original despite having some quirky appeal.
So for many the Glee version of Journey's 'Don't Stop Believing' was pure sacrilege. But in all honesty the original version was a pure hair metal cheese anthem and the cover version is a pure cheese anthem. But put the song into context of the show and it changes entirely.
The opening episode of Glee took me by surprise as I wasn't expecting a musical (kind of) or a show which manages to handle some fairly serious subjects, teenage pregnancy, homophobia, general ignorance and intolerance of the outcast, underdog and misunderstood. Plus it remains charming, funny and sometimes very moving.
The use of this particular song was perfect, it captured the whole essence of the series and worked well for this first episode. It got better too as at Download festival Journey also played and this song rocked (possibly twice as hard!).
I urge and dare people to watch the first episode without prejudice and not feel a little moved - and yes to be sick in the bin if that's your final thought lol
So here it is Glee's version - http://dai.ly/94dj00
Journey's version - http://youtu.be/0WEbHzVi1Ak
Cheesy smiles all round
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