Applause by Lady Gaga is featured in A Katy or A Gaga, the fourth episode of Season Five. It is sung by Artie, Blaine, Marley, Ryder, and Sam.
Sam is desperate to win the affection of the school nurse, Penny Owen. Since the week's assignment for the "Katys" is to perform a Gaga song, Sam decides that he needs to be controversial, creative, and unique. He wants to find a way to convince the whole school to watch it, but despite Sam's teaser, only a few people (New Directions, Becky, Will, Stoner Brett, and Penny) arrive at the auditorium at 3:30 to watch the performance. Artie, Blaine, Ryder, and Sam wear Gaga-inspired costumes, while Marley wears a Katy costume, much to Mr. Schue's confusion and annoyance. Because Marley has chosen to wear a "Katy" costume rather than a "Gaga" inspired costume, her teammates are not very happy with her. Marley says she won't compromise who she is for an assignment or any guy. Will suspends her from Glee club for the rest of the week for her decision, claiming she has not completely fulfilled the assignment and has allowed her "personal agenda" to get in the way.
Lyrics[]
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Sam:
I stand here waiting
For you to bang the gong
To crash the critic saying,
"Is it right or is it wrong?"
If only fame had an IV baby
Could I bear (Bear, bear)
Being away from you
I've found the vein, put it in here
Blaine:
I live for the applause, applause, applause
Artie (with Ryder):
I live for the applause-plause
Live for the applause-plause
(Live for the)
Ryder:
Way that you cheer and scream for me
The applause, applause, applause
Marley with Gagas:
Give me that thing that I love (Sam: I'll turn the lights on)
Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch (Blaine and Sam: Make it real loud)
Give me that thing that I love (Sam: I'll turn the lights on)
Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch (Blaine: Make it real loud)
Ryder with Gagas:
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Artie: Make it real loud)
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Artie and Marley: Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch)
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Artie: Make it real loud)
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Artie and Marley: Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch)
Sam:
I've overheard your theory
'Nostalgia's for geeks!'
Ryder:
I guess sir, if you say so
Some of us just like to read
Artie:
One second I'm a Kunst
Then suddenly, the Kunst is me
Pop culture was in art, now
Art's in pop culture, in me
Blaine with Gagas:
I live for the applause, applause, applause
Artie with Gagas:
I live for the applause-plause
Live for the applause-plause
Marley and Ryder with Gagas:
Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me
The applause, applause, applause
Marley with Gagas:
Give me that thing that I love (Sam: I'll turn the lights on)
Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch (Blaine and Sam: Make it real loud)
Give me that thing that I love (Sam: I'll turn the lights on)
Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch (Blaine: Make it real loud)
Ryder with Gagas:
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Artie: Make it real loud)
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Artie and Marley: Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch)
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Artie: Make it real loud)
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Artie and Marley: Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch)
Artie:
Now!
Marley with Gagas (Artie):
Touch, touch (Ooo-ooo!)
Touch, touch now, (Oh woa-woa-woah!)
(Oh woa-woa-woah!) Now, now, now, now, (Oh woa-woa-woa-woah!)
Now, now, now, now
Blaine and Marley:
I live for the applause, applause, applause
Artie and Marley with Gagas (with Ryder):
I live for the applause-plause
Live for the applause-plause
(Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me)
Marley and Ryder with Gagas (Artie):
The applause (The applause!)
Applause, applause (Yeah!)
Marley with Gagas (Artie):
Give me that thing that I love (Sam: I'll turn the lights on)
Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch (Oh whoa! Woah!) (Blaine and Sam: Make it real loud)
Give me that thing that I love (Give me, give me, yeah!) (Sam: I'll turn the lights on)
Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch (Put 'em up, oh!) (Blaine: Make it real loud)
Ryder with Gagas (Artie):
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Blaine: Make it real loud) (Ooh!)
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Marley: Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch) (Blaine: Make it real loud!)
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Blaine: Make it real loud) (Oh whoa! Oh whoa!)
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Marley: Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch) (Oh whoa, ooh!)
Sam with Gagas:
A-R-T-P-O-P
Trivia[]
- This is the first and only Lady Gaga song performed by the New Directions in which Tina and Mercedes didn't sing.
- This is also the last Lady Gaga song performed on the show.
- The original version of this song was played before this part of the episode as a part of Sam's teaser video.
- This is the second time New Directions performed Gaga wearing Gaga-inspired costumes, the first being Bad Romance.
- Throat Explosion were considering performing this song as part of their Nationals set-list. However, the song is not performed in City of Angels, or at least it isn't performed onscreen.
- There is a slight change in the lyrics. While the original says, "I'll turn the lights out," this version changes it to, "I'll turn the lights on."
Gallery[]
Videos[]
Lady Gaga - Applause (Official)
Applause - Glee Cover Full HD 1080p
Glee - Applause (DOWNLOAD MP3 LYRICS)