Forget You

Forget You by Cee-Lo Green is featured in The Substitute, the seventh episode of Season Two. It is sung by Holly Holliday and New Directions.

Kurt brings Holly in as the substitute Glee Club director while Will is out sick. She comes in and the Glee Club is immediately mystified by her laid back demeanor. She sings this song after she asks them what kind of music they'd like to sing for Sectionals, a question that isn't asked to them very often by Will. Only Rachel, who was not impressed at all by Holly's "cool teacher" act, decided not to participate in the performance, but her mind changes afterwards.

Lyrics

Holly with New Directions harmonizing:
I see you driving round town
With the guy I love
And I'm like forget you-ou-ou (New Directions: Hooh hoo!)
I guess the change in my pocket
Wasn't enough I'm like
Forget you and forget him too
Saying if I was richer
I'd still be with ya
Huh, ain't that some shhh (New Directions: Ain't that some shhh)
And although there's pain in my chest
I still wish you the best with a
Forget you (New Directions: Hooh hoo!)

Holly:
Yeah I'm sorry
I can't afford a Ferrari
But that don't mean I can't get you there
I guess she's an Xbox
And I'm more an Atari
Mhhh... But the way you play your game ain't fair
I pity the fool...
That falls in love with you

New Directions:
Ooh, she's a gold digger (Holly: Well)
Just thought you should know it

Holly:
Ooh, ooh
I've got some news for you
Yeah go run and tell your little girlfriend

Holly with New Directions harmonizing:
I see you driving 'round town
With the guy I love
And I'm like forget you-ou-ou (New Directions: Hooh hoo!)
I guess the change in my pocket
Wasn't enough
I'm like forget you
And forget him too
Saying if I was richer
I'd still be with ya
Now ain't that some shhh (New Directions: Ain't that some shhh)
And although there's pain in my chest
I still wish you the best with a
Forget you (New Directions: Hooh hoo!)

Holly:
Now I know
That I had to borrow
And beg and steal and lie and cheat
Trying to keep ya
Trying to please ya
'Cause being in love with your face ain't cheap
Nah, I pity the fool...
That falls in love with you

New Directions:
Ooh, she's a gold digger (Holly: Well)
Just thought you should know it

Holly:
Ooh ooh, I've got some news for you
Ooh, I really hate you right now

Holly with New Directions harmonizing:
I see you driving 'round town
With the guy I love
And I'm like
Forget you-ou-ou (New Directions: Hooh hoo!)
I guess the change in my pocket
Wasn't enough I'm like
Forget you and forget him too
Sayin' if I was richer
I'd still be with ya
Huh, now ain't that some shhh (New Directions: Ain't that some shhh)
And although there's pain in my chest
I still wish you the best with a
Forget you (New Directions: Hooh hoo!)

Mercedes and Artie (New Directions):
Now baby, baby, baby,
Why'd you wanna, wanna
Hurt me so bad? (So bad, so bad, so bad) (Mercedes: So bad, yeah) (Artie: Ohh!)
I tried to tell my mamma
But she told me, "This is one for your dad"

New Directions:
Your dad, your dad, your dad (Mercedes: Yes she did) (Artie: Yes she did!)
Uh! (Holly: Why?)
Uh! (Holly: Why?)
Uh! (Holly: Why, baby, baby?)
Uh uh!

Holly:
I love you
I still love you (Santana: Hey, baby!)

Holly with New Directions:
I see you driving 'round town
With the guy I love
And I'm like
Forget you (New Directions: Hooh hoo!) (Santana: Forget you, ooh yeah)
I guess the change in my pocket
Wasn't enough, I'm like (Santana: Oooh)
Forget you and forget him too (Santana: Oh, baby)
Sayin' if I was richer
I'd still be with ya (Santana: Yeah, you)
Now ain't that some shhh (New Directions: Ain't that some shhh) (Santana: Oooh!)
And although there's pain in my chest
I still wish you the best with a (Santana: Wish you the best)
Forget you (Santana: You-ah-ah) (New Directions: Ooh ooh oh!)

Trivia

This is the first time Holly Holliday is featured on a released song.
This is the clean version of the song, as the original was entitled "F*ck You."
Some of the lyrics are changed, since the original version is sung by a man about his ex-girlfriend, to be sung by a girl about her ex-boyfriend.
The song was performed at two of the Glee Live! Concerts in 2011 with Gwyneth Paltrow. Also, Lea Michele and Ashley Fink performed with the cast, unlike in the episode.
In an episode of Saturday Night Live, a skit shows Kenan Thompson impersonating Cee Lo Green singing a parody of this song and the caption says "Gwyneth Paltrow's Song From Glee by Cee Lo Green."
This song reached #1 on the U.S iTunes Charts.