Chapter 12
Sing it to the World
"Jeff! Hey, wake up! We are going to be late." Ivan Flores yelled, shaking Jeff.
"Why didn't the alarm go off?"
"It did, you just slept through it."
"Oh, okay I will be right up," he slipped on some jeans and a black tee as well as his letterman jacket. Then ran upstairs, grabbed a granola bar, and ran out to the car.
"I am so sorry."
"Its okay, you are only a minute late," Finn added, pulling out of the driveway. When they got to the school, Brittney grabbed Finn and took him to the theatre, Ivan Flores and Naomi went to the choir room, Alegandra and Puck took Emma's office, a councilor that had a major crush on Mr. Schue, and Bella was already with Sam on the football field.
"Thanks for leaving us here alone!" Jeff yelled behind them.
"Well, what are you going to do for your duet?" Alyssa asked, "The others told me about what happened."
"I was hoping that you could help me out with that."
"What did you want to sing?"
"How about, … Billionaire by Travie McCoy?"
"Awesome, let's go practice."
They hurried into Mr. Schue's room and popped the CD into the player.
Seven hours later
"Okay, it is time you guys. We are ready for our Duet Competion!" Mr. Schue announced with an abundance of excitement in his voice.
"I can't wait to see what you all came up with," Holly Holiday chimed when she came through the door receiving a large round of applause.
"I was wondering if we could go first Mr. Schue?" Naomi asked in such a cute tone that no one could possibly resist.
"Go right ahead."
She and Ivan Floresstood up and he grabbed an acoustic guitar.
"We will be doing Lucky by Jason Mraz," Ivan Flores announced.
"Okay."
Ivan Flores: Do you hear me,
I'm talking to you
Across the water across the deep blue ocean
Under the open sky, oh my, baby I'm trying
Naomi: Boy I hear you in my dreams
I feel your whisper across the sea
I keep you with me in my heart
You make it easier when life gets hard
Both: I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
Ooohh ooooh oooh oooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
They don't know how long it takes
Waiting for a love like this
Every time we say goodbye
I wish we had one more kiss
I'll wait for you I promise you, I will
I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
Lucky we're in love every way
Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed
Lucky to be coming home someday
And so I'm sailing through the sea
To an island where we'll meet
You'll hear the music fill the air
I'll put a flower in your hair
Though the breezes through trees
Move so pretty you're all I see
As the world keeps spinning round
You hold me right here right now
I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
I'm lucky we're in love every way
Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed
Lucky to be coming home someday
Ooohh ooooh oooh oooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooooh ooooh oooh oooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
The room was filled with applause.
"Umm, didn't we do that same thing last year for the duets competition?" Sam asked turning to Quinn.
"Yeah, but we did it better," Naomi responded smugly as she sat down.
"Damn it, they are so cute together," Jeff mumbled under his breath.
"Who is next?"
Jeff raised his hand and he and Alyssa got up.
"Due to complicated events," Jeff shot an evil glare at Santana, who was admiring her shoes, "I have dropped my partners and I am going to perform with Alyssa."
"That's fine."
"We are going to be doing Billionaire by Travie McCoy."
Sam was looking around, confused because this was the second song so far that he had performed in the Glee Club.
Jeff: I wanna be a billionaire so frickin' bad
buy all of the things I never had
uh, I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine
smiling next to Oprah and the Queen
Oh every time I close my eyes
I see my name in shining lights
A different city every night oh
I swear the world better prepare
for when I'm a billionaire
Alyssa: Yeah I would have a show like Oprah
I would be the host of, everyday Christmas
give me a wish list
I'd probably pull an Angelina and Brad Pitt
and adopt a bunch of babies that ain't never had sh-t
give away a few Mercedes like here lady have this
and last but not least grant somebody their last wish
its been a couple months since I've single so
you can call me Misses Claus minus the Ho Ho
get it, I'd probably visit where Katrina hit
and damn sure do a lot more than FEMA did
yeah can't forget about me stupid
everywhere I go I'mma have my own theme music
Jeff: Oh every time I close my eyes
I see my name in shining lights
A different city every night oh
I swear the world better prepare
for when I'm a billionaire
oh oooh oh oooh for when I'm a Billionaire
oh oooh oh oooh for when I'm a Billionaire
I'll be playing basketball with the President
dunking on his delegates
then I'll compliment him on his political etiquette
toss a couple milli in the air just for the heck of it
but keep the fives, twentys hiz and biz completely separate
and yeah I'll be in a whole new tax bracket
we in recession but let me take a crack at it
I'll probably take whatever's left and just split it up
so everybody that I love can have a couple bucks
and not a single tummy around me would know what hungry was
eating good sleeping soundly
I know we all have a similar dream
go in your pocket pull out your wallet
and put it in the air and sing
Alyssa: I wanna be a billionaire so frickin' bad
buy all of the things I never had
uh, I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine
smiling next to Oprah and the Queen
Both: I wanna be a billionaire so frickin bad!
Once again, the room was filled with applause and they returned to theirs seats proud of the result of only a couple hours of practice..
"Okay, it is our turn now!" Brittney got up, pulling Finn by the wrist, "We are doing Push It by Salt n' Peppa."
Rachelle's mouth fell so far open that a bird could have probably land in it.
Finn: Ah, push it
Ah, push it
Brittney: Get up on this!
Oooh, baby, baby
B-Baby, baby
Oooh, baby, baby
B-baby, baby
Get up on this!
Finn: Ah, push it
Brittney: Hey!
Get up on this!
Finn: Ah, push it
Brittney: Get up on this!
Sal sal salt and Pepa's here!
Get up on this!
Salt sal sal sal salt and Pepa's here!
Get up on this!
Finn: Now wait a minute, y'all
This dance ain't for everybody
Only the sexy people
So all you fly mothers, get on out there and dance
Dance, I said!
Brittney: Salt and Pepa's here, and we're in effect
Want you to push it, babe
Coolin' by day then at night working up a sweat
C'mon girls, let's go show the guys that we know
How to become number one in a hot body show
Now push it
Finn: Ah, push it – Both: push it good
Finn: Ah, push it – Both: push it real good
Finn: Ah, push it – Both: push it good
Finn: Ah, push it – Both: p-push it real good
Finn: Yo, yo, yo, yo, baby-pop
Yeah, you come here, gimme a kiss
Better make it fast or else I'm gonna get pissed
Can't you hear the music's pumpin' hard like I wish you would?
Now push it
Both: Push it good
P-push it real good
Ah, push it
Ah
Ah, ah, ah
Get up on this!
Brittney: Boy, you really got me going
You got me so I don't know what I'm doing
Ah, push it
Ah, push it
Push it
Boy you really got me going
You got me so I don't know what I'm doing
Finn: Ah, push it
Both: Push it good
Finn: Ah, push it
Both: Push it real good
Finn: Push it, ah
Push it,ah
Ah, push it
Push it
Push it
Push it
The whole song, they both danced in very provocative ways.
Rachel looked like she had seen a ghost and everyone else just sat there with their mouths wide open.
"Well, I can't say that I agree with your song choice, but thank you."
Brittney was glad, because she succeeded in pissing Rachel off and Finn was kind of hot and she really liked all of the alone time they had together when they practiced the dance moves.
Alegandra was the next one up followed by Puck.
"We are doing Nothin' On You by B.o.B.," she said to Mr. Schuester.
Alegandra: beautiful guys all over the world
I could be chasing but my time would be wasted
they got nothin' on you baby
nothin' on you baby
they might say hi and I might say hey
but you shouldn't worry about what they say
cause they got nothin' on you baby
nothin' on you baby
Noah: not not not nothin' on you babe
not not nothin' on you
I know you feel where I'm coming from
regardless of the things in my past that I've done
most of it really was for the heck of the fun
on the carousel so around I spun (Alegandra: spun)
with no directions just tryna get some (Alegandra: some)
tryna chase skirts, living in the summer sun (Alegandra: sun)
this is how I lost more than I had ever won (Alegandra: won)
and honestly I ended up with none
there's no much nonsense
it's on my conscience
I'm thinking baby I should get it out
and I don't wanna sound redundant
but I was wondering if there was something that you wanna know
(Alegandra: that you wanna know)
but never mind that we should let it go (Alegandra: we should let it go)
cause we don't wanna be a TV episode (Alegandra: TV episode)
and all the bad thoughts just let them go (Both: go, go, go, go)
Alegandra: beautiful guys all over the world
I could be chasing but my time would be wasted
they got nothin' on you baby
nothing on you baby
they might say hi and I might say hey
but you shouldn't worry about what they say
cause they got nothin' on you baby
nothin' on you baby
not not not nothin' on you babe
not not nothin' on you
Noah: hands down there will never be another one
I been around and I never seen another one
look at your style I ain't really got nothin' on
and you wild when you ain't got nothing on
baby you the whole package plus you pay your taxes
and you keep it real while them other stay plastic
you're my wonder women call me Mr. Fantastic
stop.. now think about it
I've been to London, I've been to Paris
even way out there in Tokyo
back home down in Georgia to New Orleans
but you always steal the show (steal the show)
and just like that girl you like a Nintendo 64 (64)
if you never knew well now you know (know, know, know, know)
Alegandra: beautiful guys all over the world
I could be chasing but my time would be wasted
they got nothin' on you baby
nothin' on you baby
they might say hi and I might say hey
but you shouldn't worry about what they say
cause they got nothin' on you baby
nothin' on you baby
Both: not not not nothin' on you babe
not not nothin' on you
Noah: everywhere I go I'm always hearing your name (name, name)
and no matter where I'm at girl you make me wanna sang (sang,sang)
whether a bus or a plane or a car or a train
no other girls on my brain and you the one to blame
Alegandra: beautiful guys all over the world
i could be chasing but my time would be wasted
they got nothin' on you baby
nothin' on you baby
they might say hi and I might say hey
but you shouldn't worry about what they say
cause they got nothin' on you baby
nothin' on you baby
Both: not not not nothin' on you babe
not not nothin' on you
They returned to their seats while everyone was applauding them.
"Okay, now it is our turn," Bella said as she grabbed Sam's hand.
"We will be doing Next To You by Conor Maynard & Ebony Day," Sam added when they were up front.
Sam: You've got that smile,
That only heaven can make,
I pray to God every day
That you keep that smile.
Bella: You are my dream
There's not a thing I won't do
I'll give my life all for you
you are my dream
Both: And baby everything that I have is yours
You will never go cold or hungry
I'll be there when you're insecure
Let you know that you're always lovely
Sam: Girl, cause you are the only thing that I got right now
One day when the sky is falling
I'll be standing right next to you
Right next to you
Bella: Nothing will ever come between us
Cause I'll be standing right next to you
Right next to you
Sam: If you had my child
You would make my life complete
Just to have your eyes on a little me
Bella: That'd be mine forever
Both: And baby everything that I have is yours
You will never go cold or hungry
I'll be there when you're insecure
Let you know that you're always lovely
Bella: Boy, cause you are the only thing that I got right now
Both: One day when the sky is falling
I'll be standing right next to you
Right next to you
Nothing will ever come between us
Cause I'll be standing right next to you
Right next to you
We're made for one another
Me and you
And I have no fear
I know we'll make it through
One day when the sky is falling
I'll be standing right next to you
Right next to you
One day when the sky is falling
I'll be standing right next to you
Right next to you
Nothing will ever come between us
Cause I'll be standing right next to you
Right next to you
Stand by my side, side, side
Stand by my side.
Ooo Ooo Ooo
Everyone was clapping yet again, but this time Kurt got up only to be pulled back down by Rachel.
"We're next," Rachel prompted as she got up and pulled Kurt by the arm, "We will be singing the best duet of all time, For Good from Wicked."
Rachel: I'm limited
Just look at me - I'm limited
And just look at you
You can do all I couldn't do, Glinda
So now it's up to you
For both of us - now it's up to you...
Kurt: I've heard it said
That people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led
To those who help us most to grow
If we let them
And we help them in return
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you
Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good
Rachel: It well may be
That we will never meet again
In this lifetime
So let me say before we part
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine
By being my friend...
Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a skybird
In a distant wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
Kurt: Because I knew you
Both: I have been changed for good
Rachel: And just to clear the air
I ask forgiveness
For the thing I've done you blame me for
Kurt: But then, I guess we know
There's blame to share
Both: And none of it seems to matter anymore
Kurt: Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
Rachel: Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a bird in the wood
Both: Who can say if I've been
Changed for the better?
I do believe I have been
Changed for the better
Kurt: And because I knew you...
Rachel: Because I knew you...
Both: Because I knew you...
I have been changed for good.
Everyone in the room was on their feet clapping and whistling.
"Okay Quinn, we are going to tear this house down!" Mercedes shouted as she marched up to the front.
Mercedes: The moment I wake up
Before I put on my makeup
I say a little pray for you
While combing my hair now,
And wondering what dress to wear now,
I say a little prayer for you
Quinn: Forever, and ever, you'll stay in my heart
and I will love you
Forever, and ever, we never will part
Oh, how I love you
Together, forever, that's how it must be
To live without you
Would only mean heartbreak for me.
Mercedes: I run for the bus, dear,
While riding I think of us, dear,
I say a little prayer for you.
At work I just take time
And all through my coffee break-time,
I say a little prayer for you.
Forever, and ever, you'll stay in my heart
and I will love you
Forever, and ever we never will part
Oh, how I'll love you
Together, forever, that's how it must be
To live without you
Would only mean heartbreak for me.
Quinn: Forever, and ever, you'll stay in my heart
and I will love you
Forever, and ever we never will part
Oh, how I'll love you
Together, forever, that's how it must be
To live without you
Would only mean heartbreak for me.
I say a little prayer for you
Mercedes: I say a little prayer for you
My darling believe me, (Quinn: beleive me)
For me there is no one but you!
Please love me too (Quinn: answer his pray)
And I'm in love with you (Quinn: answer his pray)
Answer my prayer now babe (Quinn: answer his pray)
Both: Forever, and ever, you'll stay in my heart
and I will love you
Forever, and ever we never will part
Oh, how I'll love you
Together, forever, that's how it must be
To live without you
Would only mean heartbreak for me (Mercedes: oooooooooh)
The room was filled once again with applause as the two girls returned to their seats.
"Mike, Tina, you two are the last ones."
"We will be doing Dancing in the Streets by Martha and The Vandellas," she announced signaling for Brittany and Santana to come up to sing back up.
Tina: Callin' out around the world, are you ready for a brand new beat?
Summer's here and the time is right for dancin' in the street.
Dancin' in Chicago (Brittany and Santana: dancin' in the street)
Down in New Orleans (Brittany and Santana: dancin' in the street)
In New York City
All we need is music, sweet music,
There'll be music everywhere
There'll be swingin' swayin', and records playin,
Dancin' in the street
Oh it doesn't matter what you wear, just as long as you are there.
So come on every guy, grab a girl,
Everywhere, around the world
There'll be dancin', they're dancin' in the street.
This is an invitation, across the nation,
A chance for folks to meet.
There'll be laughin' singin', and music swingin'
Dancin' in the street
Philadelphia P.A., Baltimore and D.C now,
Can't forget the motor city,
All we need is music, sweet music
There'll be music everywhere
There'll be swingin' swayin', and records playin,
Dancin' in the street
Oh it doesn't matter what you wear, just as long as you are there.
So come on every guy, grab a girl,
Everywhere, around the world
They're dancin', dancin' in the street
Way down in L.A., every day they're dancin' in the street
Lets form a big strong line, and get in time,
We're dancin' in the street.
Across the ocean blue, me and you
We're dancin' in the street
Mike had been dancing throughout the whole number, gliding across the floor and kicking his feet.
Everyone had stood up for the final round of applause. Mr. Schue passed out strips of paper and pencils for everyone to vote for the best number.
"You are not aloud to vote for your own team," he instructed.
It took several minutes of thinking and writing before they were done voting. Mr. Schue began to count them out and looked puzzled when he held a stack of votes that were different from the others.
"It seems that you didn't understand the point of this weeks assignment. I don't understand why I have so many votes for a pair that didn't even perform."
Several of the kids were puzzled as to what he meant. Someone who hadn't performed? That left Artie, Brittany, Lauren, and Santana, Brittany and Santana must have been the choice, because they were the most obvious couple.