In the song above, yer man throws the crucial note.
Now I didn’t like Glee, but I was wondering if anyone knows if he can hit the note in real life?
Was it a case where the story had to be written to the actor’s lack of ability, or is he able to hit it?
Just in case anyone knows.
You can hear Chris Colfer’s entire solo version on YouTube (studio version). And yes, he hits the note he blew in the show. ETA: Well, actually I don’t think he sings it the same way, but he gets to the end of the song
Your edit was more accurate. There is another spot where he leaves out the major high note in favour of the straight melody. Namely the big high note in “deFYing gravity” that you hear on other versions (including Broadway). However, I have all three studio versions from iTunes, and his full solo version was clearly meant to harmonize with What’s-Her-Face’s. The studio version as a duet is my favourite version. I think he CAN hit the note, but it was an important in the development of his character to fail.
Yes, he reaches the high note in the solo version, (as in the duet) but he doesn’t do high improv in the solo that he did in the duet, so there’s no way to know if he could have held it. I would guess he could have, though, based on his ability to reach it in the first place.
Thank you. I thought I was losing my mind. I went and looked up the other versions after EC mentioned them and could have sworn he hit the note in the duet.
That song, how it was used in the plot, the skill in singing it, and Kurt’s emotions in his facial expressions throughout just floored me. Absolutely brilliant.
He can hit it, but not with the level of force he was attempting in the show. He hits it in the solo version at the point where the girl hits it, but it’s much lighter and shriller. Basically, he wouldn’t sound as good up in that range, but he can hit notes up there if he has to.
That said, that was pretty flipping sweet hearing him transition between his upper head voice into falsetto without sounding like a completely different person. It’s very rare to hear that in pop music. Heck, it’s rare in classical, too, as most people that have good high falsettos never really hit any “low” notes.
I haven’t heard the songs except on the show, but didn’t he hit that not earlier in the episode? I thought he had demonstrated to his dad or someone that he could do it. Maybe I’m misremembering.
Thanks, guys it was bugging me.
Tbh, I didn’t like Glee overall, and the way they call each other “Lima Loser” is just weird. Its the gayest slag I’ve ever heard.
Well, the kids that live in Lima think so, too…
Adding to the power of it, for me, is the fact that the plot line is based on an actual event from Chris Colfer’s past. (A drama teacher refused to allow him to perform “Defying Gravity” because of his gender; the refusal devastated him.) When the show’s writers heard about the event, they wrote it into the episode.