Telephone

Telephone by Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé is featured in Audition, the first episode of Season Two. It was sung by Rachel and Sunshine.

While Rachel is posting up recruitment posters for New Directions in the girl's bathroom, Rachel greets Sunshine and takes notice of her after seeing her enjoy the Empire State of Mind performance. She attempts to recruit Sunshine and goes to put up some more posters but as Sunshine puts in her headphones and sings along to Lady Gaga's Telephone, Rachel realises the true potential and breaks into song with Sunshine. Mid-performance, Sue comes into the bathroom, and yells "SHUT UP!" Rachel then tells Sunshine that the event never happened or took place and storms out of the girl's bathroom.

Lyrics

Sunshine:
Hello, hello, baby, you called
I can't hear a thing
I have got no service
In the club, you say, say
Wha-wha-what did you say?
Are you breakin' up on me
Sorry I cannot hear you I'm kinda busy

Rachel:
K-Kinda busy, k-kinda busy
Sorry I cannot hear you I'm kinda busy
Just a second
It's my favorite song they're gonna play
And I cannot text you with a drink in my hand, eh
You should've made some plans with me
You knew that I was free
And now you won't stop calling me
I'm kinda busy

Sunshine (Rachel):
Stop callin', stop callin'
I don't wanna think anymore
(I left my head and my heart on the dancefloor)
Stop callin', stop callin'
I don't wanna talk anymore
(I left my head and my heart on the dancefloor)

(Background singers) Sunshine:
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh) Eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh (Rachel: Stop telephonin' me)
(Stop telephonin' me) Eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh (Rachel: I'm busy)
(I'm busy) Eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh (Rachel: Stop telephonin' me)
(Stop telephonin' me) Eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh (Rachel: Oh!)

Can call all you want but there's no one home
And you're not gonna reach my telephone (Rachel: Ohh!)
'Cause I'm out in the club and I'm sipping that bubb

Rachel and Sunshine:
And you're not gonna reach my telephone! (Rachel: Oh!)

Sunshine:
Call all you want, but there's no one home
And you're not gonna reach my telephone (Rachel: Hey-hey!)
'Cause I'm out in the club and I'm sipping that bubb

Rachel and Sunshine:
And you're not gonna reach my telephone

Sunshine:
Boy, the way you blowing up my phone
Won't make me leave no faster
Put my coat on faster
Leave my girls no faster
I should've left my phone at home
'Cause this is a disaster
Calling like a collector
Sorry, I cannot answer

Not that I don't like you
I'm just at a party
And I am sick and tired of my phone r-ringing

Rachel (Background singers):
Sometimes I feel like I live in grand central station
(Tonight I'm not takin' no calls 'cause I'll be dancin')
Dancin' (I'll be dancin')
Dancin' (I'll be dancin')
Tonight I'm dancin' (Tonight I'm not takin' no calls; 'Cause I'll be dancin')

Sunshine:
Stop callin', stop callin'
I don't wanna think anymore

Rachel:
I left my head and my heart on the dancefloor

Sunshine:
Stop callin', stop callin'
I don't wanna talk anymore

Rachel:
I left my head and my heart on the dancefloor

Sunshine:
Stop callin', stop callin'
I don't wanna think anymore

Rachel:
I left my head and my heart on the dancefloor

Sunshine:
Stop callin', stop callin'
I don't wanna talk anymore

Rachel:
I left my head and my heart on the dancefloor

(Background singers) Sunshine:
(Stop telephonin' me) Eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh (Rachel: Stop telephonin' me)
(I'm busy) Eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh (Rachel: I'm busy)
(Stop telephonin' me) Eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh (Rachel: Stop telephonin' me)
(I'm busy) Eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh

Can call all you want but there's no one home
And you're not gonna reach my telephone
'Cause I'm out in the club and I'm sipping that bubb
And you're not gonna reach my telephone
Call all you want, but there's no one home
And you're not gonna reach my telephone
'Cause I'm out in the club and I'm sipping that bubb
And you're not gonna reach my telephone

Background singers:
My telephone
My-my-my telephone
'Cause I'm out in the club and I'm sippin that bubb
And you're not gonna reach my telephone
My telephone
My-my-my telephone
'Cause I'm out in the club and I'm sippin that bubb
And you're not gonna reach my telephone

(We're sorry, we're sorry, the number you have reached is not in service at this time. Please check the number or try your call again)

Trivia

This was the first song released of Season Two, being broadcasted online a week before the airing of the episode.
This was the second song that other two girls confront each. First is The Boy Is Mine.
This is Sunshine's first song and only duet.
This is the second time Rachel sings a Lady Gaga song as a duet, first being Poker Face with Shelby.
This was the only song of Season Two to go top 10 on iTunes in the UK. Despite getting to #9 on iTunes, it only officially charted at #25.
This is Sunshine's first song in the episode, the next one being her solo, Listen .