Glee Music 4: Britney 2.0 (Episode 2)

Another Britney episode! I admit, I was a little iffy when I heard the news, but listening to the featured music this week, who am I to complain? I somehow enjoyed the Britney songs in Season 2, but I love the risks Glee took with the arrangement of most songs this time. Tribute episodes, save for the Michael Jackson episode, are usually a mess, but I'm hoping that this one will be good enough.

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Wow. This version is SO good, it's not even funny. I think the arrangement is spectacular and the 3-part harmony between Tina, Sam and Joe is just delicious. Sam sounds good, but Tina owns this song. As for Joe, I laughed at his line "living in sin is the new thing". Guess someone changed his ways. Haha. 9/10

Boys/Boyfriend

On paper, a Justin Bieber/Britney Spears mash-up sounds like a complete train wreck, but it's not as horrible as I initially thought. Not my favorite song in this episode, but it's decent, to say the least. I think Blaine and Artie sound good regardless. I wonder why they didn't include Sam in this song. 6.5/10

Crazy/(You Drive Me) Crazy 

 Gorgeous. I think the songs work really well together, it's nicely arranged and the vocals from both Jake and Marley are pretty solid. It may sound a little boring to some, but I actually like this. Not crazy about it, but still. 8/10

Everytime

 Marley's version of this song is quite lovely. For me, there's something about her voice that brings a different air and freshness to a song that's very appealing. Sure, it's not as powerful as Rachel's, but I love that quality of sweetness in her tone. 8.5/10 

Gimme More

It's Britney bitch! Haha. Brittany is clearly not the best singer in the group - she actually sounds flat and dull for the most part - but I digress. With her, it's ALWAYS about the actual performance. To be fair though, I think she's sounding better as the song progresses. 6/10

Hold It Against Me

To be brutally honest, although this cover sounds decent, I think Till The World Ends is a much better song choice for Brittany. I don't know. Not a big fan of her voice on this one - it's as if she was badly autotuned. But again, it's ALWAYS about the actual performance when it comes to Brittany. 5/10 

 

Oops.. I Did It Again

I hated Rachel's rendition of Baby One More Time, but this is pretty fabulous. The arrangement is by far the best thing about this song. See, my favorite Glee songs are when they twist the original version and make it sound fresh and they did just that with this iconic Britney tune. Oh, and of course, Rachel vocal is flawless. 8.5/10

Womanizer

What a pleasant surprise! I admit, this sounds way too overproduced for my liking, but it's a fun, catchy cover. Plus, Unique sounds fierce on this one with Tina and Marley providing great background vocals. Nice. 7.5/10