38. Dream a Little Dream
(Dream On, Season One) Artie and Tina plan to do a dance number together to impress the glee club and Artie begins researching spinal cord recovery surgery. However, after the realisation that he will never be able to walk again, Artie gives up his dance duet with Tina for a solo instead. Tina dances with Mike instead which is interesting to watch, in hindsight, seeing as Tina later dumps Artie for Mike. This must have stung Artie particularly as Mike is the glee clubs best dancer. This is also a stool choir performance and Mike and Tinas quiet, background dance break enhances Arties sadness.
37. Faithfully
(Journey to Regionals, Season One) This Regionals duet follows directly after Finn professes his love for Rachel backstage. The
Journey number (part of a medley) cements the couples season-long will-they? wont they? storyline and is the official starting point of Finchel. The duet is also kind of a teaser for fans and leaves the audience with a bit of a cliffhanger for Season Two. Plus, its also the start of the epic Finchel competition duets. Unfortunately, the duet is marred by the New Directions loss at Regionals. Nevertheless, Finn sings the best he has all season (Cory Monteith really shines with soft rock songs) and his raw, untrained rock voice sits perfectly alongside the theatrical mastery of Leas voice.
36. Bohemian Rhapsody
(Journey to Regionals, Season One) This was actually a performance by Vocal Adrenaline, New Directions competition, led by Rachels romantic interest/arch-nemesis, Jesse St James. Later, in Season Threes Nationals episode, even Rachel admitted that it was the benchmark performance of every show choir competition of the last ten years. It also had the honour of being the theme tune that Quinn and Pucks daughter, Beth, was born to. It was an impressive theatrical piece, as well as a vocal success, which really proved why Vocal Adrenaline was on a fourth time Nationals winning streak. The performance also wraps up Jesses involvement with Rachel and Shelbys story-arc.
35. To Sir, With Love
(Journey to Regionals, Season One) A group tribute to Mr Schue and an ode to glee club, this Lulu classic (from the movie of the same name) was sung by the entire glee club after their first devastating lost at Regionals. The New Directions rendition is wonderfully bittersweet as they believe that glee club has ended but are grateful that Will has taken them so far and now, will always be in their lives. It is even more satisfying a number when, afterwards, Sue switches tactics at the last minute and bribes Figgins to keep the glee club going for another year. However, it is this song that reminds the young singers, and the audience, that winning isnt everything, but the experience of taking part.
34. Somewhere Over the Rainbow
(Journey to Regionals, Season One) In response to the glee clubs dedication to Mr Schue, Will returns the favour with this Wizard of Oz classic, complete with his ukulele! It is just as heart-warming as To Sir With Love, only this time with a sense of relief (that the club has been renewed) and a view with looking to the future, rather than an ending. It also the first solo of Wills which isnt a terrible, cheese-fest rap song. Finally, the number, backed up by Puck and his awesome guitar skills, is a understated, yet powerful, performance, Glees forte, and is a perfect way of ending the first season.