I Feel Pretty/Unpretty

I Feel Pretty/Unpretty from/by West Side Story/TLC is a mash-up featured in Born This Way, the eighteenth episode of Season Two. It is sung by Quinn and Rachel.

It is performed as Quinn and Rachel pose for pictures that are then used to make photo composites of what Rachel would look like with Quinn's nose. It is sung by Rachel to express her lack of confidence in the way she looks, especially when compared to Quinn, who she considers beautiful. Quinn sings this to express her jealousy toward Rachel, because of the deep feelings Finn still has for her, and the fact that she is beautiful naturally. She had to change her appearance completely to be seen as beautiful by others.

Lyrics[]

Quinn:
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, hey

Rachel:
My outsides are cool, my insides are blue
Every time 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 tripping

Quinn and Rachel:
You can buy your hair if it won't grow

Quinn:
You can fix your nose if he says so (Rachel: Aahh)

Quinn and Rachel:
You can buy all the make up that M.A.C. can make
But if you can't look inside you

Quinn:
Find out who am I to (Rachel: Aahh)

Quinn and Rachel:
Be in a position to make me feel so

Rachel:
Damn unpretty

Quinn:
I feel pretty

Rachel:
Oh, so pretty

Quinn (and Rachel):
I feel (pretty and witty and bright)

Rachel (with Quinn):
Never insecure until I met you
Now I'm being stupid
I used to be so cute to me
(Just a little bit skinny)

Quinn (with Rachel):
Why do I look to all these things
(To keep you happy)

Rachel:
Maybe get rid of you
And then I'll get back to me, hey

Quinn:
My outsides look cool, my insides are blue
Every time I think I'm through it's because of you

Rachel:
I've tried different ways but it's all the same
At the end of the day I have myself to blame
Keep on tripping

Quinn and Rachel:
You can buy your hair if it won't grow

Quinn:
You can fix your nose if he says so (Rachel: Aahh)

Quinn and Rachel:
You can buy all the make up that M.A.C. can make
But if you can't look inside you

Quinn:
Find out who am I to (Rachel: Aahh)

Quinn and Rachel:
Be in a position to make me feel so

Rachel:
Damn unpretty

Quinn:
I feel pretty

Rachel:
Oh, so pretty

Quinn (and Rachel):
I feel (pretty and witty and bright)
And I pity

Rachel (Quinn):
Any girl who isn't me
Tonight (Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh-oh-oh)
Tonight (Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh-oh-oh)
Tonight (Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh-oh-oh)
Tonight (Oh-oh-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)

Quinn and Rachel:
You can't look inside you

Quinn:
Find out who am I to (Rachel: Aahh)

Quinn and Rachel:
Be in a position to make me feel so

Rachel:
Damn unpretty

Quinn (and Rachel):
I feel pretty
(But unpretty)

Trivia[]

This is the only duet that Quinn and Rachel sing together in the series.
In the episode I Am Unicorn, Rachel wants to audition with the song I Feel Pretty, which is also the song she is most comfortable with. She also states that I Feel Pretty is her favourite West Side Story song.
This song was voted Best Glee Song of All Time by TV Line readers in a July 2011 poll.
Lea Michele stated that this was one of her favorite mashups from Glee on Twitter, along with Thriller/Heads Will Roll