I Feel Pretty / Unpretty
I wish I could tie you up in my shoes
Make you feel unpretty too
I was told I was beautiful
But what does that mean to you
Look into the mirror who’s inside there
The one with the long hair
Same old me again today
My outsides are cool
My insides are blue
Everytime I think I’m through
It’s because of you
I’ve tried different ways
But it’s all the same
At the end of the day
I have myself to blame
I’m just trippin’
You can buy your hair if it won’t grow
You can fix your nose if he says so
You can buy all the make-up that M.A.C. can make
But if you can’t look inside you
Find out who am I to
Be in a position to make me feel so damn unpretty
I feel pretty
Oh so pretty
I feel pretty and witty and bright
Never insecure until I met you
Now I’m being stupid
I used to be so cute to me
Just a little bit skinny
Why do I look to all these things
To keep you happy
Maybe get rid of you
And then I’ll get back to me (hey)
My outsides look cool
My insides are blue
Everytime I think I’m through
It’s because of you
I’ve tried different ways
But it’s all the same
At the end of the day
I have myself to blame
Keep on trippin’
You can buy your hair if it won’t grow
You can fix your nose if he says so
You can buy all the make-up that M.A.C. can make
But if you can’t look inside you
Find out who am I to
Be in a position to make me feel so damn unpretty
I feel pretty
Oh so pretty
I feel pretty and witty and bright
And I pity
Any girl who isn't me tonight
Oh oh oh oh oh (Tonight)
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh (Tonight)
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh (Tonight)
Oh oh oh oh oh
I feel pretty
(You can buy your hair if it won’t grow)
Oh so pretty
(You can fix your nose if he says so)
I feel pretty and witty and bright
(You can buy all the make-up that M.A.C. can make)
But if you can’t look inside you
Find out who am I to
Be in a position to make me feel so damn unpretty
I feel pretty
But unpretty
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這是繼上次的"Singing in the Rain / Umbrella"之後，第二次介紹"Glee"的混歌。如果說"Singing in the Rain / Umbrella"是因為適當的歌曲結合加上雨傘舞台的表演、還有影后加持才顯得出色，那麼，"I Feel Pretty / Unpretty"就是真的靠歌曲本身的極高完成度了。
與"Singing in the Rain / Umbrella"類似，將經典電影舞台劇歌曲融合進做為主體的流行音樂中。這首歌曲是以90年代的女子團體TLC的"Unpretty"作為主要原型，再加上出自於經典舞台劇"West Side Story"的"I Feel Pretty"的幾句靈魂橋段。而在重新編曲之後，除去了本來電子音樂的抽象與廉價流行感，而用轉化成比較簡單的不插電鄉村版本。配合上Rachel(Lea Michele)和Quinn(Dianna Agron)的合音，使得這首歌的敘事性和抒情味更加流暢和完整。值得一提的是，這是影集當中，Lea和Dianna的第一次合唱。若以之前的聲音表情猜想，大概會覺得Dianna的甜軟會被Lea的強而銳利掩蓋過去。但是令人覺得驚喜的，在這首歌的詮釋裡，兩位女聲是相當契合平衡。Dianna的聲音很自然的融合進簡單的編曲，決定了歌曲的基調，Lea也終於不用為了Rechel的角色個性，使用她全部的力量唱歌，更顯得游刃有餘。
除了聲音本身使得這首歌就好聽之外，歌詞與劇情橋段本身也是相當有意思的。"Unpretty"是一首提倡新女性自覺的歌曲，而"I Feel Pretty"則瀰漫著少女對愛情憧憬的氣息，把兩首從歌詞內容就不一樣調性的歌曲揉合，也使得這首歌的深度增加許多。原本單純的為失去自我而產生的厭惡，卻也有著對表象事物的喜悅，這樣的矛盾更顯得立體感。配合上Rachel和Quinn這兩個角色的性格差異和衝突關係，執著才華的邊緣者與對未來感到消逝的校園明星，矛盾的內容，恰好很適合互為「醜小鴨和天鵝」的自卑心境。就像這首歌，雖然說基調是Dianna的聲音決定，但幾個亮點仍然還是交由Lea來詮釋。
就是，很喜歡這種簡單和複雜的巧妙。
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVTrgz09qas
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