Gustin and i chatted more about sebastian, the michael episode, his time in. It was the recording engineer, bruce swedien, who was the voice of the police chief on jacksons recording. Emma and had the glee club do a big synchronized swimming dance number in. Glee smooth criminal full official performance youtube. Grant gustin happy being glees smooth criminal chicago tribune. Sebastian, santana and some furious and furiously awesome cellos take on smooth criminal in an empty ballroom the high school glee club version of the bar the original video took place. In january 2012, naya rivera as her character santana lopez and grant gustin as sebastian smythe performed smooth criminal as a duet in the season three episode michael of the american musical television show glee, backed by musical duo 2cellos. You cant tell me that there was no sexual tension there.
Ever since we got the three second glimpse of santana naya rivera and sebastian grant gustin performing smooth criminal from glees big michael jackson episode, weve been chomping at the. Other than smooth criminal, gustin performs two iconic songs with the warblers. Glee smooth criminal full performance official music video hd duration. Glee rachel tells new directions will is not coming and they vote to hire dakota stanley 1x03. Last night was glees tribute episode to michael jackson. He is the former lead singer of the dalton academy warblers, and is originally portrayed as the shows main villain in his introduction at the beginning of season three. In al mottas request, principal figgins summoned shelby corcoran, all the way from new york, to direct the group. When glee aired its first episode in may 2009, the tv show only attracted a fraction of the viewers who tuned in for american idol, which was shown on the same channel just one hour prior.
Glee smooth criminal lyrics full official version hd. Grant gustin happy being glees smooth criminal chicago. The pilot episode of the show was broadcast on may 19, 2009, and the rest of the season began on september 9, 2009. He is captain of the warblers during the third season, and for much of it leads them in a personal vendatta against the new. Glee kurt gives sebastian the tape of him admitting. Smooth criminal glee cast version by glee cast feat. Glee smooth criminal full performance hd season 3, episode 11 michael. Gustin also sings bad with the entire cast in a number that pits the warblers against new. Jan 26, 2012 sebastian and santana will have their confrontation via jacksons smooth criminal, a number which gustin says the duo were allowed to improvise a bit with after choreographer zach woodlee gave. It was written and composed by jackson, and produced by jackson and quincy jones. That thumping you hear at the beginning is jacksons own heartbeat, digitally processed through a synclavier. Written by the shows cocreators ryan murphy, brad falchuk, and ian brennan and directed by bradley buecker, it aired on fox in the united states on march 20, 2015, along with the previous episode, 2009. Michael is the eleventh episode of the third season of the american musical television series.
The rivalry between new directions and the warblers intensifies en route to regionals. Uh, as he came into the window it was the sound of a crescendo, uh. The final episode, journey to regionals, was watched by 11. Feb 25, 2020 glee rachel tells new directions will is not coming and they vote to hire dakota stanley 1x03. Mar 18, 2014 as the musical series hits 100, we rank its classic covers of madonna, gaga, streisand, journey, more. Aug 27, 2016 glee smooth criminal full performance official music video hd duration. Sebastian smythe is a recurring character on glee during the third, fourth and fifth seasons. Blaine darren criss, l and santana naya rivera, r perform in the michael episode of glee airing tuesday, jan. Jan 27, 2012 ever since we got the three second glimpse of santana naya rivera and sebastian grant gustin performing smooth criminal from glee s big michael jackson episode, weve been chomping at the. I showed michael a movie that i felt would fit the theme of the piece, the third man. A few years later, taylorklaus then briefly appeared in glees secondtolast episode, playing a bully fittingly named bex who harassed rachel and kurt. Oct 12, 2019 glee pays homage to many artists over the course of the show, and in the season three episode when the characters sing several michael jackson songs, including smooth criminal, they also wear these awesome outfits.
He came into her apartment he left the bloodstains on the carpet, uh. Rachel reveals to the new directions that vocal adrenaline is planning to do lady gaga for regionals and will encourages them to express themselves. And because hes the smoothest criminal i know, artie was able to find a spy store. The troubletones is a glee club based at william mckinley high school. Smooth criminal by michael jackson is featured in michael, the. Written by the shows cocreators ryan murphy, brad falchuk, and ian brennan and directed by bradley buecker, it aired on fox in the united states on march 20. Jan 10, 2012 other than smooth criminal, gustin performs two iconic songs with the warblers. I dont know that theres been a flashier episode of the series, and thats not for lack of trying.
Santana lopeznaya rivera and sebastian smythegrant gustin. Fox initially ordered thirteen episodes of glee, picking the show up for a full season on. It was released as the albums seventh single on october 24, 1988. From the album smooth criminal glee cast version june 17, 2012 4.
Smooth criminal is a song by american singer michael jackson from his seventh studio album bad 1987. Jan 27, 2012 hold on to your fedoras because glee has released a behindthescenes video of naya riveras santana going toetotoe with grant gustins conniving sebastian to the tune of michael jacksons. Smooth criminal by michael jackson is featured in michael, the eleventh episode of season three. Emma and had the glee club do a big synchronized swimming dance number in the pool to propose. Glees smooth criminal selling big, heading for high chart debut. Jan 19, 2012 fox has released photos from glee s upcoming michael jackson tribute episode. The club was started when al motta privately donated enough money to principal figgins to allow for the continuation of an additional show choir which heavily featured his daughter, sugar. A smooth criminal is crashing the michael jackson episode. I wasnt the biggest fan of the power of madonna, when compared to a lot of people, but even ill admit that episode got the spectacle aspect of this show right.
Smooth criminal by glee cast, music lyrics and video smooth criminal was covered by naya rivera as her character santana lopez and grant gustin as sebastian smythe on the eleventh episode of the third season of the american musical television series glee, michael. Rachel reveals to the new directions that vocal adrenaline is planning to do lady gaga for regionals and will encourages. Smooth criminal was the most highly praised number of the night. Mar 12, 2018 a few years later, taylorklaus then briefly appeared in glees secondtolast episode, playing a bully fittingly named bex who harassed rachel and kurt. Rachel and santana get to the core of their quarrels and sing it. The glee club is finally coming to an end and the members of new directions say their farewells to mr. Smooth criminal entered the billboard canadian hot 100 chart at number twentyeight, and was followed by human nature at number sixtytwo, black or white at number sixtynine, wanna be startin somethin at number eightyeight and bad at number ninety.
In 2009, olivia smith at the new york daily news wrote that michele knocked the streisand number out of the park. Meanwhile, santana and brittany adjust to their longdistance relationship. Glee is an american musical comedydrama television series that aired on fox. Hold on to your fedoras because glee has released a behindthescenes video of naya riveras santana going toetotoe with grant gustins conniving sebastian to the tune of michael jacksons. May 03, 20 this episode scored especially high for doing both classic covers and different interpretations of some of jacksons most iconic work. Darren criss in glee 2009 matthew morrison in glee 2009 naya rivera and grant. Glee used a landslide performance to highlight an emotional plot point. It is sung by santana and sebastian and they are accompanied by 2cellos.
The episode aired on fox in the united states on january 31, 2012. This episode scored especially high for doing both classic covers and different interpretations of some of jacksons most iconic work. The golden globenominated television series will pay homage to the former pop star in the jan. Fox initially ordered thirteen episodes of glee, picking the show up for a full season on september 21, 2009, ordering nine. In new york city, rachel and kurt are caught off guard by unexpected visitors. Naya rivera sings smooth criminal with grant gustin video 1 11 glee.
As the musical series hits 100, we rank its classic covers of madonna, gaga, streisand, journey, more. Watch the video for smooth criminal from glee casts smooth criminal glee cast version feat. Get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music. Sebastian and santana will have their confrontation via jacksons smooth criminal, a number which gustin says the duo were allowed to improvise a bit with after choreographer zach woodlee gave. Fox has released photos from glees upcoming michael jackson tribute episode. Dreams come true is the series finale of the american musical television series glee. Feb 17, 2012 glee smooth criminal full performance official music video hd duration. Smooth criminal was performed in the glee episode as a dueling duet. Jan 30, 2012 grant gustin happy being glees smooth criminal. Tina struggles when figgins tells her to not dress in her gothic fashion anymore, as he believes that shes a vampire. The uploader has not made this video available in your country.
Shooting star is the eighteenth episode of the fourth season of the american musical television series glee, and the eightyfourth episode overall. With dianna agron, chris colfer, darren criss, jane lynch. Jun 17, 2012 check out smooth criminal glee cast version by glee cast feat. The production numbers were huge, the various songs were used relatively cleverly or, rather, as cleverly as glee. Rachel got a standing ovation on the show after performing dont rain on my parade and michele received similar high praise from critics in reallife. Colin chilvers directed the moonwalk film, including the 42minute smooth criminal segment. Written by matthew hodgson and directed by bradley buecker, it aired on fox in the united states on april 11, 20. Left bloodstains on the carpet i dont know why baby.
Town express, santana challenged sebastian to a smooth criminal faceoff on the warblers home turf. Michael is the eleventh episode of glee s third season and the fiftyfifth episode overall. A list of the best glee performances of all time insider. One of the songs is smooth criminal with santananayaand it was. Annie are you ok, will you tell us, that youre ok i dont know. The glee club covers whitney houstons greatest hits, while will and emma become. The numbers looked bleak, but billboards music charts told a different story the following week, when glees version of journeys dont stop believing became a top five hit. It is sung by santana and sebastian and accompanied by 2cellos.
The standout was a new version of smooth criminal that. The song was filmed in a similar environment as the 2cellos music video, in a room. The first season of the musical comedydrama television series glee originally aired on fox in the united states. Glee smooth criminal full performance official music video.
The numbers looked bleak, but billboards music charts told a different story the following week, when glee s version of journeys dont stop believing became a top five hit. It is also the th and final episode of the shows sixth season and the 121st episode overall. Chilvers, who also directed films like the rocky horror picture show 1975 and superman 1978, was inspired by the golden age of hollywood. Sep 17, 20 smooth criminal by michael jackson is featured in michael, the eleventh episode of season three. Nov 05, 2012 glee smooth criminal full performance official music video hd duration. Being part of something special, makes you special. No copyright infringement intended, i do not own anything. It was created by ryan murphy, brad falchuk, and ian brennan. In this tribute episode to michael jackson, mercedes, santana, and brittany are upset about missing out on doing michael jackson with new directions at sectionals when they were in the troubletones, so will thinks about doing michael jackson for regionals. May 25, 2010 theatricality is the twentieth episode of glee s first season and the twentieth episode overall. Theatricality is the twentieth episode of glees first season and the twentieth episode overall.
257 152 939 1231 246 715 1185 301 48 1499 862 1503 139 441 302 528 435 419 357 751 584 543 200 279 914 1505 75 1259 942 1487 145 974 1409 767 633 189 679 1004 1142