Lea Michele, as Mckinley High's leading lady Rachel Berry, gave Glee the musical send-off it deserved with a moving performance of "This Time."
Written and composed by castmate Darren Criss, the song served as the series finale's original goodbye anthem. In that "Dreams Come True" episode, Rachel sees a plaque with Finn Hudson's face on it (cue tears). Finn died on Glee after actor Cory Monteith (who played Finn) died in real life. Monteith and Michele were a couple onscreen and offscreen.
On Thursday, Criss earned an Emmy nomination for "This Time" (which you can listen to, above) in the Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics category.
Can't believe I got nominated for an Emmy! TY @MrRPMurphy @AdamAnders @alxanders @msleamichele @bradbuecker for bringing "This Time" to life— Darren Criss (@DarrenCriss) July 16, 2015
Glee and Criss are up against eclectic competition from FX Networks' The Comedians, NBC's How Murray Saved Christmas, Comedy Central's Inside Amy Schumer, ABC's The Oscars and FX Networks' Sons Of Anarchy. Listen to the competition, below:
The Comedians - 'Kiss An Old Man'
Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and music by Robert Lopez
Inside Amy Schumer - 'Girl You Don't Need Make Up'
Lyrics by Kyle Dunnigan and music by Jim Roach and Kyle Dunnigan
The Oscars - 'Moving Pictures'
Lyrics and music by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
Sons Of Anarchy - 'Come Join The Murder'
Lyrics and music by Bob Thiele, Kurt Sutter and Jake Smith
How Murray Saved Christmas - 'You Gotta Believe'
Lyrics by Mike Reiss and music by Walter Murphy
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