Glee – The music has saved me during the hiatus

It was awfully nice of the folks at FOX to send over a copy of Glee‘s Volume 1 CD. It probably wasn’t so nice of me not to share it with any of the staffers here at CliqueClack, but this one’s mine, all mine!

These many weeks off from my Glee fix could have been a little difficult (well, aside from the fact that I got to preview Wednesday’s episode already … ahem) without my soundtrack. I’ve gotten Owen addicted to the driving beat of “Bust-a-Move,” learned all the words to “Defying Gravity” (yes, I’m ashamed I didn’t know them before), and embarrassed myself at stoplights singing “Don’t Stop Believin’” at the top of my lungs.

My one disappointment was that the awesome version of one song that you’ll hear in the upcoming episode wasn’t on it, while another song featured in that episode was. I’ll spill it all after the jump, but don’t read on unless you want a spoiler about what song I adore in Wednesday’s upcoming episode.

They sing “Proud Mary” as a whole cast and I was so, so proud. This song’s a favorite of mine (which you could probably have guessed if you’ve been following along at all … recorded in 1969 — oh yeah!), and my disappointment was palpable when I discovered it was missing from the soundtrack, while “Dancing With Myself,” an Artie solo, made it on there. How could that one have made the cut and the awesome ensemble number be omitted?

Well, never fear — it seems that the song list for Glee: The Music, Volume 2 has been revealed, and there it is, the very first track: “Proud Mary.” There’s also some other tracks with real promise and I can’t wait to hear them performed. And just in time for Christmas, Glee: The Music, Volume 2 will be available on December 8 and you can pre-order it at Amazon now.

Clacked by Debbie McDuffee
on Nov 09, 2009 @ 15:45 EST5EDT