The ‘Glee’ Cast Gets “Laryngitis,” But Still Manages To Cover U2

Becky Bain | May 11, 2010 3:00 pm

Remember when Glee used to feature just one or two song performances per episode, filling the majority of its running time with witty dialogue and captivating character development? Wait, Glee never did that. Our bad.

Five fairly randomly-picked songs appear on tonight’s episode titled “Laryngitis,” including hits by U2, Rick Springfield, Brandy and Monica and two Broadway classics. Jump below for your song spoiler.

[wpaudio url=”//idolator.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Glee-Cast-GleeCast_TheBoyIsMineGleeCastVersion_G0100019692154_01_01_TheBoyIsMineGleeCastVersion.mp3″ text=”Glee Cast – The Boy Is Mine” dl=”0″] [wpaudio url=”//idolator.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Glee-Cast-GleeCast_RosesTurnGleeCastVersion_G010001967239K_01_01_RosesTurnGleeCastVersion.mp3″ text=”Glee Cast – Rose’s Turn” dl=”0″] [wpaudio url=”//idolator.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Glee-Cast-GleeCast_OneGleeCastVersion_G010001967233W_01_01_OneGleeCastVersion.mp3″ text=”Glee Cast – One” dl=”0″] [wpaudio url=”//idolator.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Glee-Cast-GleeCast_LadyIsATrampGleeCastVersion_G010001967234U_01_01_LadyIsATrampGleeCastVersion.mp3″ text=”Glee Cast – The Lady Is A Tramp” dl=”0″] [wpaudio url=”//idolator.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Glee-Cast-GleeCast_JessiesGirlGleeCastVersion_G0100019692146_01_01_JessiesGirlGleeCastVersion.mp3″ text=”Glee Cast – Jessie’s Girl” dl=”0″] Okay, so “Laryngitis” probably won’t come anywhere close to the enjoyability of “The Power of Madonna.” None of these feel very inspired (besides maybe Kurt singing about his father in the Gypsy song “Rose’s Turn,” originally sung by the likes of Bernadette Peters or Bette Midler), and “The Boy Is Mine” should have stayed in 1998 where it belongs. We’re not really flipping over any of these musical numbers, but that’s us—are these tunes getting you pumped for tonight’s episode? Or would you just rather here Bono sing “One” instead of Cory and Lea?