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Special Features THE SCREENING ROOM: Our Favorite "Glee" Mashup Performances (Video) On the last episode of "Glee," entitled "Yes / No," the New Directions performed a mashup of Maroon 5's "Moves Like Jagger" and The Rolling Stones' "Jumpin' Jack Flash." Before the gleeks fuse together a few Michael Jackson tunes in their upcoming episode "Michael," we thought we'd share some of our favorite mashups over the series' three seasons.

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Beyonce's "Halo" and Katrina and the Waves' "Walking on Sunshine": The girls' performance of "Halo" and "Walking on Sunshine" was one of the earliest "Glee" mashups. When Mr. Schuester (Matthew Morrison) suggests a battle of the sexes, a mashup competition emerges. Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) and Mercedes Jones (Amber Riley) take lead vocals on the energy-infused performance.


szólj hozzá: Walking on Sunshine+Halo

Usher's "Confessions" and Jon Bon Jovi's "It's My Life": The boys, played by Cory Monteith, Harry Shum, Jr., Mark Salling, Chris Colfer and Kevin McHale, take on the mashup competition with a performance of the rock song "It's My Life" and the pop song "Confessions." Finn Hudson (Monteith) and the boys give the ladies a run for their money with their performance.


szólj hozzá: It's My Life+Confessions

Jay-Z and Beyonce's "Crazy in Love" and the title song from Hair: "Crazy in Love" and "Hair" is one of the first "Glee" performances that fused a pop tune with a show tune. Artie (McHale) and Mercedes (Riley)  took on the Jay-Z and Beyonce vocals, respectively, and the gleeks rocked out with Hair-inspired wigs. Although Schuester wasn't completely impressed, the mashup paved the way for more show tune and pop song combinations.


szólj hozzá: Hair/Crazy in Love

A Journey mashup of "Anyway You Want It" and "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'": Since the New Directions covered Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" in their very first episode, it was only right to include a Journey mashup for their first trip to regionals. The episode, "Journey to Regionals," was also the series' first season finale.


szólj hozzá: Journey mash-up

Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand's "Happy Days Are Here Again / Get Happy": Kurt (Colfer) and Rachel (Michele)  took on the Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand classic. Need we say more?


szólj hozzá: HappyDaysAreHereAgain/GetHappy

The Rolling Stones' "Start Me Up" and Bon Jovi's "Livin' On A Prayer": In season two, the boys and the girls had another mashup face-off. This time, the girls covered male songs and the boys covered female songs. Here, the girls decided to put on their leather jackets and cover rock songs by the Stones and Bon Jovi.


szólj hozzá: Start Me Up/Livin' on a Prayer

The Supremes' "Stop! In the Name of Love" and En Vogue's "Free Your Mind": The boys mixed a Motown tune of the Supremes with En Vogue's R&B song "Free Your Mind" for the mashup challenge. After the boys  offended Coach Beiste (Dot Marie Jones), they invited her to the competition and dedicated the mashup performance to her.


szólj hozzá: Stop!InTheNameOfLove/FreeYourM

The title song from Singin' in the Rain and Rihanna's "Umbrella": The mashup performance of "Singin' in the Rain" and "Umbrella," which featured Morrison and "Glee" guest star Gwyneth Paltrow, was an ideal combination—not to mention the staged rainstorm in the McKinley High auditorium.


szólj hozzá: Singin' in the Rain/Umbrella

"I Feel Pretty" from West Side Story and "Unpretty" by TLC: The mashup—another ideal fusion of show tune and pop song—is covered by Rachel (Michele) and Quinn (Dianna Agron). Although Rachel and Quinn seem to be worlds apart, the performance showed that they are more similar than they think.


szólj hozzá: I Feel Pretty / Unpretty

Adele's "Rumor Has It" and "Someone Like You": With Adele topping the charts, the gleeks had to cover her two latest hits—"Rumor Has It" and "Someone Like You." Santana (Naya Rivera) and Mercedes (Riley) took lead vocals on the mashup—one of the first Trouble Tones performances.

 
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