We were in the Glee Club as Will wrote CHRISTOPHER CROSS on the board. Oh God, tell me we're not doing his songs.
"He discovered America." Brittany replied. He would be more interesting if he did.
"Close, he did right an iconic chart topper 'Sailing'." Mr. Schue explained.
"He's a Canadian performer that never should have been successful." I answered. Everyone looked at me "My mom has a bunch of his albums."
"Well as you can see, some people think of the term Easy Listening as a bad thing." Mr. Schue replied as I scowled. It was a bad thing, except for Bryan Adams. He was awesome.
"Mr. Schue, as teens, we really don't relate to adult contemporary." Kurt stated. That wasn't true. I really liked Rob Thomas and Lifehouse and sometimes Sara Bareilles and they were all adult contemporary artists. "However there is a Facebook petition with five signatures demanding we sing Britney Spears at the Fall Homecoming Assembly."
Well that would definitely be different. I wasn't as for or against Britney as some people. I liked her, but she has a lot of baggage. The response around the room seemed to be accepting of the idea. I seemed more likely to be compared to her sister, which I didn't mind because I loved Zoey 101 and she was a good role model.
"Sorry, no." Mr. Schue interrupted. I guess that settled that. He was the teacher and if he didn't want us to do Britney Spears, I was perfectly okay with it. "She's a bad role model."
And yet we performed a Kanye song last year.
"But we kind of grew up with her." Rachel argued.
"She's literally why I wanted to become a performer." Tina added. Had Britney Spears paid them? She wasn't that great.
"I don't wanna do Britney." Brittany remarked. "Because my name is also Brittany Spears."
No, it was Brittany Pierce.
"My middle name is Susan, my name is Pierce, Brittany S. Pierce. Brittany Spears." She explained. Well at least she was attempting to use logic. "I lived my entire life is Britney Spears's shadow. I will never be as talented of as famous. I hope you'll all respect that I want Glee Club to be a place where I, Brittany S. Pierce, can escape the torment of Britney Spears."
"Maybe we could do some current adult contemporary?" Lucy suggested. It would be nice to do music that we enjoyed.
"Let's talk about Michael Bolton." Mr. Schue replied. It seemed like we weren't doing that either.
I decided to go home for lunch to see how Beth was doing. I knew it wasn't something that I wouldn't be able to do every day. I picked her up, realizing that she was hungry too.
"So how is school going?" Mom asked as I attached my daughter to my breast.
"It's going okay." I explained. "In Glee club, everyone seems to want to do Britney Spears songs, but Will really doesn't want to do because he thinks she's a bad example."
"Why do you call your teacher by his first name?" She questioned.
"Because I lived with him for two months." I pointed out. "He is more than just a teacher to me."
That afternoon, Mr. Schue had apparently invited Ms. Pillsbury's dentist boyfriend to talk to us about hygiene. It was kind of weird. He gave us this capsule to chew on. It would apparently turn our teeth blue.
"Before we chew, I'd like to alert Mr. Schue that there's been a new addition to the Britney Spears Facebook campaign." Kurt stated.
"The answer is still no." Mr. Schue declared as I started to chew on the capsule. I noticed my teeth were blue. Okay, I was pretty sure I know why it happened.
"It's hard for me to always remember to brush my teeth when I have a child to take care of." I stated. I still felt pretty embarrassed about it. At least I wasn't the only one. Rachel, Artie, and Brittany also did. Brittany was the worst of all. It appeared like she didn't know a thing about dental hygiene.
I ended up scheduling a dentist appointment. He gave me some anesthesia, which made me fall asleep.
I began to dream. I found myself in a latex red jumpsuit. I then began to sing.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I think I did it again
I made you believe that we're more than just friends oh baby
It might seem like a crush
But it doesn't mean that I'm serious
Cause to lose all of my senses
That's just so typically me oh baby, baby
Oops I did it again
I played with your heart, got lost in the game ooh baby, baby
Oops you think I'm in love
That I'm sent from above, I'm that innocent
Oops I did it again to your heart
Got lost in this game oh, baby
Oops you think that I was sent from above
I'm not that innocent
Cause to lose all of my senses
That's just so typically me oh baby, baby
Oops I did it again
I played with your heart, got lost in the game ooh baby, baby
Oops you think I'm in love
That I'm sent from above, I'm that innocent
Oops I did it again
I played with your heart, got lost in the game ooh baby, baby
Oops you think I'm in love
That I'm sent from above, I'm that innocent
It seemed like it was a music video and Lucy was the love interest or not love interest and that made me a bit worried.
I woke up in confusion. It was kind of fun, even though it was weird.
"So you don't have any cavities." Dr. Howell declared. "You are really going to need to work on that brushing if you don't want to see me again soon."
Lucy was at my house when I got done. I was a bit nervous.
"So how did it go at the dentist?" She asked me.
"It went okay. I had this weird dream that I was in a Britney Spears video." I explained.
"What video was it?" She replied.
"'Oops, I Did It Again'." I answered.
"That's a good song but it's not my favorite Britney song." She answered.
"What is?" I asked curiously. She decided to just show me by singing.
You tell me you're in love with me
Like you can't take your pretty eyes away from me
It's not that I don't wanna stay
But every time you come too close, I move away
I wanna believe in everything that you say
Cause it sounds so good
But if you really want me, move slow
There's things about me you just have to know
Sometimes I run, sometimes I hide
Sometimes I'm scared of you
But I really want is to hold you tight
Treat you right, be with you day and night
Baby, all I need is time
Just hang around and you'll see
There's nowhere I'd rather be
If you love me, trust in me
The way that I trust in you
Sometimes I run, sometimes I hide
Sometimes I'm scared of you
But I really want is to hold you tight
Treat you right, be with you day and night
Sometimes I run, sometimes I hide
Sometimes I'm scared of you
But I really want is to hold you tight
Treat you right, be with you day and night
Baby, all I need is time
At that point, we kissed, but it didn't last very long because it was interrupted by the baby crying.
"Well duty calls." I commented before I went off to see her. It turned out that she just wanted to be held. As I was holding her, I noticed that I had a Skype alert on my computer. I opened it up and I saw that Jessa was on the screen.
"What are you doing?" I asked.
"I wanted to see you. It's been a while. Hi Annabeth." She explained before she waved.
"It's just Beth." I told her.
"So what are you doing in Glee this week?" She questioned.
"Well we're doing technically doing adult contemporary, but everyone wants to sing Britney Spears." I explained.
"Britney Spears could be adult contemporary." She argued. I really didn't think that was the case.
"I don't think that's true." I argued.
"She can. I can prove it." She stated before she began to sing.
Notice me, take my hand
Why are we strangers when
Our love is strong
Why carry on without me
Everytime I try to fly, I fall without my wings
I feel so small, I guess I need you baby
And Everytime I see you in my dreams, I see your face
It's haunting me, I guess I need you baby
I may have made it rain, please forgive me
My weakness caused you pain and this song's my sorry
At night I pray that soon your face will fade away
Everytime I try to fly, I fall without my wings
I feel so small, I guess I need you baby
And Everytime I see you in my dreams, I see your face
It's haunting me, I guess I need you baby
I noticed that she seemed to be crying by the end.
"Are you okay?" I asked her.
"I need to go." She replied before she closed the window.
The next day, I was wearing a black cardigan with a baby blue knee-length dress and black knee socks with black flats. Will was in the middle of a Christopher Cross lecture when Brittany interrupted saying that she wanted every solo.
"When I had my teeth cleaned, I had the most amazing Britney Spears fantasy." She explained. I guess it wasn't just me. What was in that stuff? "Now I realize what a powerful woman I truly am."
"I had one too, but I'm not sure how our fantasy combined." Santana stated. "It doesn't really make any sense."
"See, Britney Spears is awesome, Mr. Schue." Kurt persisted. He was not giving up on this.
"Guys, we're not doing Britney Spears." Mr. Schue reiterated. It seemed he was persistent too.
"This club regularly pays tribute to pop culture." Kurt argued. Maybe we do it a little bit too much. "And Britney Spears is pop culture."
Mr. Schue still wasn't having any of it. Then Kurt snapped at him, which earned him a trip to Principal Figgins's office. You know I hadn't noticed, but was he wearing a skirt? I would have to disagree about Britney being pop culture. It wasn't 2002. Pop culture right now was the club because that was what all of the songs on the radio seemed to be about.
The next day, Rachel came in wearing a Britney Spear schoolgirl outfit. She looked really sexy, but I remembered that her personality was off-putting and then looked away.
"You know, I actually dig this look, Berry." Santana said when we were in Glee Club. Kurt then said something else about Britney. I started to wonder if he needs an intervention. Rachel did seem like she got a boost in self-esteem, but I couldn't help but wonder if she really needed Britney Spears for that. It was basically the right message with the wrong lesson or something. At that point, Sue came and took Will.
Another thing was Artie seemed to be on the football team and Puck seemed to be back on the football team.
Apparently there was no rule that said that they couldn't push his chair like a battering ram. There was no rule that a dog couldn't play football either, but I saw Air Bud and know that it's a bad idea.
"Why is everyone having Britney Spears fantasies?" Puck questioned. Artie gave some technical answer. I was pretty sure it was just a coincidence.
At that point, Will walked in and told us we were doing a Britney number. I just hoped that he wouldn't dress like Kevin Federline.
The next day was the assembly. The clothes we wore were going to be pretty mild, except for Brittany, whose was dressed like a ringmaster…one that didn't wear pants. Principal Figgins gave another awkward introduction. You know wouldn't it be better just for us to perform at the Homecoming Dance instead. I think the school would prefer that than having to pay a band, but I don't make those decisions.
There's only two types of people in the world
The ones that entertain and the ones that observe
Well baby I'm a put-on-a-show kind of girl
Don't like the backseat, gotta be first
I'm like the ringleader, I call the shots
I'm like a firecracker, I make it hot
When I put on a show
I feel the adrenaline moving through my veins
Spotlight on me and I'm ready to break
I'm like a performer the dancefloor is my stage
Better be ready, hope that you feel the same
All eyes on me in the center of the ring just like a circus
When I crack that whip, everybody gonna trip just like a circus
Don't stand there watching me, follow me, show me what you can do
Everybody let go we can make a dancefloor like a circus
Let's go, let me see what you do
I'm running this (Like, like, like a circus)
Like a what (Like, like, like a circus)
At that point, the crowd went wild, literally. They really went wild. We basically had started a riot. How? How did Britney Spears do this to people? I grabbed Lucy and held onto her tightly in fear of being trampled. I knew something would go wrong. Maybe it had to do with Sue pulling the fire alarm, but it went bad.
At the end of the day, I decided to speak up.
"Mr. Schue, I'd like to perform something." I stated.
"I think we've had enough Britney Spears, Faith." He told me.
"That's why I'm singing something from our original assignment. By the way, you really need to listen to adult contemporary radio for what's popular now."
I began to sing and I couldn't help but imagine Jessa singing it with me.
I was only looking for a shortcut home
But it's complicated, so complicated
Somewhere in this city is a road I know
Where we can make it, but maybe there's no making it now
Too long we've been denying, now we're both tired of trying
We hit a wall and we can't get over it
Nothing to relive, it's water under the bridge
You said it, I get it, I guess it is what it is
Here it comes ready or not, we both found out it's not how we thought it would be
How it would be
If the time could turn us around, what once was lost maybe be found for you and me
For you and me
Too long we've been denying, now we're both tired of trying
We hit a wall and we can't get over it
Nothing to relive, it's water under the bridge
You said it, I get it, I guess it is what it is
I was only trying to find a shortcut home
But it's complicated, so complicated
When I got home, I started typing out a text to Jessa reading 'I love you', but I did not sent it.
So Faith's fantasy was "Oops, I Did It Again" but that's not her biggest fantasy. The songs are "Sometimes", "Everytime", and "Circus", as well as "It Is What It is" by Lifehouse. Please don't forget to review.