what folklore songs fit glee characters and scenarios: a thread
please note that in this thread marley’s ED is mentioned, along with depression, and death.
the 1: i feel like this could fit when after quinn and sam break up and are just getting out of their awkward phase and becoming friends again.
cardigan: this could be emma thinking about will after their breakup, and how she felt manipulated and used, and reflecting how he would love her one minute but the next hate her.
the last great american dynasty: when unique graduates and finally does what she wants and lives life to the fullest, ignoring the judgment of others :)
exile: samcedes both thinking about their relationship after their breakup.
my tears ricochet: marley reflecting about how mckinley high and glee will never feel the same to her after dealing with kitty’s bullying and her eating disorder.
mirrorball: when brittana know that their relationship is coming to an end in s4 but still love each other so much and try their best to make it work, but fail.
seven: i know this song has a romantic intentions, but all i can picture when i listen is sue wishing when she was young that jean would become “normal” so people would stop making fun of her and so they could live their lives together.
august: samcedes summer fling, that’s it.
this is me trying: rachel struggling after finn’s death, and she spirals. she quit her dream role on broadway for a tv show that doesn’t work out, and she reflects on her mistakes and how life would be different if finn was alive.
illicit affairs: quinn reflects on her relationships with puck, finn, and sam and thinks about her affairs during each relationship knowing who she wanted was the ambitious girl who wore headbands and reindeer sweaters.
invisible string: how tina and mike always had a connection, and how they reconcile their relationship after brittana’s wedding.
mad woman: santana being angry over everyone who fucked her over, and thinking about how she lost so much letting others get ahead of her.
epiphany: unique’s perspective when marley passes out due to her eating disorder, and thinks about the battle her dearest friend had been secretly fighting.
betty: quinn trying to win rachel back after having a summer fling with a fellow cheerio.
peace: jesse’s point of view while being with rachel knowing that if finn was still alive, jesse would still be second to him.
hoax: kurt’s struggle with depression after finn’s death.
the lakes: when mercedes settles down with sam, and lives on a lake with her love.