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Glee Gets Racy When Will Serenades Emma With "The Thong Song"

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Ed Kennedy


Why doesn't the show save money and let him reuse his old Broadway costumes?

We know we've got a rap from Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison) to "Bust-A-Move" in this week's episode of Glee. And Puck channels Neil Diamond in a surprisingly smooth "Sweet Caroline" to win over the ladies hearts.

I knew we'd be hearing a racy version of Sisqo's "The Thong Song" somewhere in the episode. But what I didn't realize was that Will would be performing again with this.

I'm not sure what the setup is, but you've got Emma in a wedding dress, and Will rapping and dancing around her in a way that probably made her forget her fiance entirely. I know most thoughts fled my mind along with blood supply to my brain.

What do you think? Does the performance make up for the song itself? And if the show wants to show off Matthew Morrison's dancing (which I'm totally in favor of), can't they find more organic ways of doing it?

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    • Submitted by
    Ed Kennedy
    on Tue, 2009-10-20 07:59.
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    snicks's picture

    I love Matt, but ...

    Submitted by
    snicks (12423 points) (4758 posts)
    on Tue, 2009-10-20 08:22.
    That song is ... just horrible. The fact it was such a huge hit reminds me again why I only listen to 80's music.
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    woodroad34's picture

    Oh, I have to agree! 

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    woodroad34 (340 points) (77 posts)
    on Tue, 2009-10-20 08:29.

    Oh, I have to agree!  Will's character is so terrific, but the rap/hip-hop he does is tiresome.  It's like your father, or at least a much older brother, trying to be cool...

     And *sigh*, why can't he wear more costumes like he does in the top photo?

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    Anthony D. Langford's picture

    I Like That...

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    Anthony D. Langford (7496 points) (1638 posts)
    on Tue, 2009-10-20 08:39.
    .... the actor shows of his various talents, but I hate rap music with the heat of a thousand suns.  So it was hard for me to enjoy this....
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    Chris's picture

    ...Since when is Sisqo a

    Submitted by
    Chris (95 points) (18 posts)
    on Tue, 2009-10-20 08:58.
    ...Since when is Sisqo a rapper?  The Thong Song is NOT rap.
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    zanefan's picture

    Oh why bother.

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    zanefan (1416 points) (327 posts)
    on Tue, 2009-10-20 10:51.
    Oh why bother.
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    Linxus's picture

    I'm confused

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    Linxus (222 points) (49 posts)
    on Tue, 2009-10-20 09:17.

    I admit, I loved the song when I was a kid. I mean, it was the one song that played on constant rotation in my neighborhood, lol. I just don't see how it fits the scene though. Emma is about to get married, and so Will serenades her with the Thong Song? Wouldn't it have been more fitting for something like Brian McKnight's Back at One, or even Next's Wifey, or something. The Thong Song? Really.... I guess the show wanted to have fun with the scene....but it just seems completely out of place.

    Also, shouldn't Emma be terrified by how close Will got to her, especially when he hiked up her dress? Why the sudden change in character?

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    Jamie's picture

    I'm hoping that this is just a fantasy sequence...

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    Jamie (1544 points) (350 posts)
    on Tue, 2009-10-20 10:06.

    Please, let that be the case.  Otherwise, you are right this is totally against character and an inappropriate song choice.  Unless, there was a conversation preceding the clip, that we missed....

     

    "Open up your mind and then open up your heart. And you will see that you and me aren't very far apart." - Blessid Union of Souls

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    JusticeGH's picture

    Emma's Terror

    Submitted by
    JusticeGH (185 points) (40 posts)
    on Tue, 2009-10-20 12:00.
    Linxus wrote:

    Also, shouldn't Emma be terrified by how close Will got to her, especially when he hiked up her dress? Why the sudden change in character?

     

    Well, the show has shown before that Will is maybe the one person who can help her get past her issues.  He got away with putting the chalk on her nose and then wiping it off.   Granted, that's different than the level of closeness shown here, but it's not completely out of the blue to have Will be the one exception to Emma's rules. 

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    MyNumber99's picture

    The raciness in some

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    MyNumber99 (90 points) (17 posts)
    on Tue, 2009-10-20 09:29.
    The raciness in some episodes of Glee really bothers me.  It's not funny or sexy; it's just awkward.  A mixed group of grown men and teenagers singing "I Want to Sex You Up" to the PTA is just inappropriate, and it clashes with the sweetness the show often tries to have.  It's not edgy entertainment, and needs to stop trying to be.
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    RJ's picture

    Sorry, totally disagree

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    RJ (3032 points) (649 posts)
    on Tue, 2009-10-20 10:43.

    It's too bad you're bothered by what you deem racy and inappropriate in Glee but that's the whole point of this show - to be racy, inappropriate, politically incorrect.

    Don't know where you get "sweetness" from but that's not the show I've been watching and enjoying each week. Any show with a character like Sue Sylvester stealing every scene she's in is most certainly not sweet.

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    db's picture

    Glee raciness

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    db (3165 points) (658 posts)
    on Tue, 2009-10-20 11:28.
    Have you watched the show?  It's been racy from the beginning.  It's not High School Musical.
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    Rich's picture

    Really?

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    Rich (1009 points) (232 posts)
    on Tue, 2009-10-20 10:11.

    I Hate That Stupid Song! Why,Will,Why? <sob!>

    "Oh please! It's ten days bitching for every two days bliss with these two." Simone on Roman & Deniz "Alles was Zahlt"/"All That Matters"

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    db's picture

    Glee The Thong Song

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    db (3165 points) (658 posts)
    on Tue, 2009-10-20 16:25.
    I think I'll reserve judgement untill I've actually seen the show.  But as far as I'm concerned anything that get's that picture of Matthew Morrison on the site makes me happy.
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    deegeezee's picture

    Set-up for the song

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    deegeezee (872 points) (181 posts)
    on Tue, 2009-10-20 10:54.
    Emma's intended wanted a wedding song he could "shake his money-maker to," according to the previews. 
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    Liz T's picture

    ah, yes...i remember when this song...

    Submitted by
    Liz T (8815 points) (1835 posts)
    on Tue, 2009-10-20 11:13.

    ah, yes...i remember when this song came out and was played 24/7.

    boy, did i ever hate it.

    with that said, there is another song i hope the show never does...'who let the dogs out?'

    seeing as my high school mascot was a bulldog...well, i'm sure you can do the math. OY

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    jjose712's picture

    Maybe i'm the only one

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    jjose712 (2560 points) (552 posts)
    on Tue, 2009-10-20 12:33.
    but i like that song. Maybe becuase here in spain it wasn't a hit, and i hadn't to hear it all the time
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    huibioux's picture

    Golddigger

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    huibioux (35 points) (9 posts)
    on Tue, 2009-10-20 13:05.
    I love the Golddigger cover he performed earlier this season, so I am curious about this one.
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    garrison1117's picture

    Is it just me?

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    garrison1117 (190 points) (39 posts)
    on Tue, 2009-10-20 14:05.

    Does anybody else really want to see Justin Timberlake guest star as Will's brother?  I can see Victor Garber being the father to both of them.  But probably something other than D*** in a Box.  Maybe give Mr. Garber a chance to dust off his Godspell shoes?

    Pope Skippy XVI

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    Rob Daily's picture

    :O

    Submitted by
    Rob Daily (57 points) (13 posts)
    on Tue, 2009-10-20 14:35.
    He's so damn hot!... *Faints
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    HenryZ's picture

    Why weren;t any of MY

    Submitted by
    HenryZ (1034 points) (209 posts)
    on Tue, 2009-10-20 15:27.
    Why weren;t any of MY teachers that hot?  The song does make me cringe, though.
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    Whitetee's picture

    New previews

    Submitted by
    Whitetee (3093 points) (668 posts)
    on Wed, 2009-10-21 00:32.

    1 behind the scenes and 5 new previews

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-jtecBg8lw
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyaNJz0RqLg
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P68_7ZhREt4
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgLWwKemz_I
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUxtxVU0-Fs
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csrH5WENg6U

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    David N's picture

    This song...

    Submitted by
    David N (140 points) (30 posts)
    on Wed, 2009-10-21 01:39.
    Is the reason I stopped listening to broadcast radio and bought an iPod. I love Matthew's portrayal of Will, but they have to find better songs for him.
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