"If I Die Young" I Naya Rivera I Vocal Coach Reacts to GLEE 

Naya's breakdown was genuine and she ran away half singing, and started crying... this episode was the saddest one in glee, and Naya passing away later, i can't.

Way worse than "a sharp knife of a short life" are the "sink me in the river" line, because this is exactly how Naya died. Shatters my heart every damn time.

Oh this one always kills me. But nothing gets me more in this episode then Finn’s mom when they’re cleaning out his room. “You have to continue being a parent but you don’t get to have a child anymore.” Rips my heart out every time. 😭😭😭

Santana's coping mechanism was inappropriate humor. She and Finn had a love-hate relationship throughout the show and she constantly made fun of him for being a bit "squishy" for a quarterback. His body image issues were visited on and off throughout the show... so... Santana's grieving... she calls him squishy teets. The quarterback episode is so intensely emotional... in all of the times I've watched GLEE (and there have been many) I've only been able to watch this episode twice.

That reaction from Naya is 100% genuine. That whole episode was everyone grieving from the loss of Cory.

This brings me to tears every time, her breakdown during her performance gave me chills the first time I watched the episode and it took me years before I could watch the scene again. It wasn’t acting that was her true emotions coming out

Naya was perhaps my favorite voice on Glee. Amber Riley has a mind-blowing voice, too, but I just loved Naya's voice so much. Santana was my favorite character, first to both hate and admire for her incredible and constant snark, and then to love and admire as the character grew. Naya was such an incredible actress. I would love to see a reaction to her perfomance of "Mine", and her and Amber's performance of the "Rumor Has It/Someone Like You" mashup. Or anything she sang. I just want more Naya, and I'm sad that there never will be.

I really enjoy Naya's rendition of "Valerie" that she performs at one of the competitions. It also showcases some incredible choreography done by Brittany and Mike Chang. Such an enjoyable performance.

Her break down wasn't scripted, it was her actual emotion and feeling towards the actor dying. That's why everyones reactions are they way they are and it makes this whole scene so much more emotional and harder to watch.

The irony of the line in the song - "Sink me in the river at dawn" - is so sad and heartbreaking now that she's gone 😢absolutely beautiful version of the song, but only reinforces the fact that I'm not watching that episode all the way through again, I've only fully seen it once. I just can't, it's too sad.

the most crazy coincidence is if you listen to the lyrics really carefully, that is exactly how Naya Rivera's life ended,aside from that she sounds like an absolute angel she was definitely gone to soon, R.I.P Naya Rivera 🕊

I remember becoming re-obsessed with this cover right before Naya passed and then I couldn’t listen to it for a long time without getting sad. Her voice and talent was so unmatched which is why she resonated with so many people :(

This is incredibly sad but the most heartbreaking part of this episode for me will forever be when Carol (Finn’s mum on the show) says the line “you have to keep on being a parent even though you don’t get to have a child anymore” I remember watching that when I was 14 and no where near being a mother and it still crushed me 😭

The fact that the lyrics are “sink me in the river at dawn” and she drowned cuts super deep like I just broke down crying Also broke down crying when she sang “the sharp knife of a short life” the emotion in her voice gets me every time

I think Naya would be so excited to know that her voice gives a vocal coach goosebumps!

That was Naya’s real reaction when shooting that scene, so sad truly the most emotional of all the episodes. I remember ugly crying from beginning to end, I’m so sad that she is gone but with her fans still talking, listening and watching her content we keep her ALIVE. ♥️

When she broke down and couldn’t continue singing, she wasn’t acting. That was a real reaction, as was the rest of the cast. That’s why it looked so real

The whole "case" is so tragic and spooky. The lyrics to the real life situation (no one knew at the time what would happen years later and that the lyrics somehow fit), the fact that she sang that for Finn (Cory) and that her body was found on Corys date of death. Everytime i hear that song, i cry because it has become so real. For me, that song will always be linked to them.

This performance makes me cry every time. It's really heartbreaking and Naya sounded beautiful.

Someone Like You/Rumor Has It. Naya/Amber kill it vocally!!! Think I actually also recommended that in the duets react you did.

The worst part of this is that Naya's breakdown was real, thats why the others look confused and look at the producers. She and Cory were close friends and she was really heartbroken

Even if you aren’t a big Lea Michele fan, I highly recommend “Make You Feel My Love” from this episode. She was dating Cory Monteith (Finn) in real life and it is a devastating but beautiful performance.

I doubt I’m the only one, but I deeply care for the original cast of this show. Watching this was like grieving with them… I can’t sing this song without crying sometimes either… because of how sad this all was. Glee got messed up but honestly when it started, at least for me… it was pure JOY

I have always thought that Naya was the best female singer on Glee. This song is even more crushing since she died so young as well.

The whole episode is heartbreaking, from naya's performance to amber's version of "i'll stand by you" and lea's song. I cry every time i think about the episode but it is defintely worth to watch in its entirety

I came out exactly 2 years ago and Nayas role of Santana helped me accept myself and stop my suicidal thoughts. I will forever be thankful for her playing this role. Rest easy angel🤍✨

The entire episode about Finn’s death had amazing performances. Another favorite Naya song is Amy Winehouse’s Valerie. Also I love the trio of Santana,Rachel and Quinn doing Love Song. I have so many favorites. Santana and Rachel doing Be Ok

You should absolutely react to "Make You Feel My Love" sung by Lea from the same episode. Such beautiful tributes to Cory/Finn throughout that episode.

This performance and Mercedes singing "I'll Stand By You" shut me DOWN!!! 😭😭😭😭 You could tell where the acting stopped and the grieving began.

Her relationship with Finn was always a complicated one. He lost his virginity to her in the early seasons, but they were never seriously romantically involved. At this point she was already out of the closet. Finn and Santana had a love/hate sibling like relationship. She constantly made fun of him, finding different ways of calling him fat. That's what she was doing in the beginning. It was always a coping mechanism for her, especially in this scene. In real life, she was good friends with Cory Monteith and didn't have to act a bit. No one in this episode had to act at all and it was heartbreaking. Watch Lea Michele's song. She and Cory were an item at the time of his passing.

i think its one of her best performances, alongide with "mine" i literally have heard her singing those two song thousands of times

I've been refusing to listen to this song ever since she passed, god she was on a whole other level

This was the first episode they filmed after Corey Monteith died, and the emotional reactions of the cast were very real, especially since they were now able to grieve together. Naya and Corey were really good friends and they spent a lot of time talking together and generally messing around in between filming. You can find pictures and short videos showing them behind the scenes of the show both here on RU-vid and around the internet. In the show, Naya's character Santana was the "bitchy bad girl" who only felt safe showing her soft side with a few people she absolutely trusted. She slept with a lot of guys before she came out - probably to hide her true sexuality, but also because she used them for various reasons and she counted them as trophies to prove how popular she was. When Rachel was dating Jessie, Finn ended up losing his virginity to Santana, and later on when she was outed as lesbian, he got the whole glee club to support her and sing songs to her to show her they cared because he didn't want her to be like some other kids and maybe kill herself. btw - Finn sings a beautiful version of "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" to Santana in that episode, and you should review it. Corey wasn't a trained singer when he began Glee, and I personally think that by season 3 his voice had improved enough that his singing was as good as most of the others - except for the standouts like Santana, Mercedes, and Rachel.

I love Naya. Her passing was one of the worst things that could happen. She brought a new view on life from her character Santana. Her death was heroic. She chose her child over herself like any good mother. Naya died for her kid. I hope her son grows up to know how amazing she is. I hope Naya has found her peace. We love you Naya. May you and Cory have a wonderful, peaceful time up in Heaven.

Her talent is absolutely incredible. You've done most of my favourites but "Girl on Fire" just speaks as well. It's a moment where she's initially so lost and but suddenly realises she needs to change/take control. It's amazing. I love it.

Unique singing “if I were a boy” was magical. This song gets me every time. The foreshadowing of Naya’s death is so chilling. Hope she is resting in peace and her son knows what an amazing mom he had.

I would really like for you to react to the entire episode. I get emotional watching Naya sing this song and when Rachel sing make you fell my love.

This one is a heartbreaker for sure! You should definitely check out "I Feel Pretty/Unpretty" with Quinn and Rachel! It is such a great mashup, and the only time just the two of them they sang together in the series! They both sound so good. Fun fact- it was also voted best Glee song of all time by TV Line viewers in a 2011 poll.

You should react to the entire mash up episode with amber Riley and Naya Rivera doing Adele. Also. Alex Newell’s version of If I Were A Boy still gets me in all the feels.

You would love Naya singing "Girl on fire" in glee, her voice is so powerful, espeacially in this song.

Naya Rivera's Cold Hearted Snake cover was immaculate and choreographed amazing I would love it if you reacted to it! :) Also Girl on Fire showcases her voice in a really nice way. Love all these glee reactions tho so I'm fine with any pick lol

I always cried while listening to this, even before Naya died. 😭

literally can never watch / listen to this without crying :(( she really put all her emotion in it and it's heartbreaking and powerful like that scream when Will and Mike tried to go to her ..... absolutely shaking

Naya’s version of Girl on Fire is amazing!

Lea Michelle’s cover of Adele’s “Make me feel your love” from this same episode was great. The emotions she showed during the scene were real and I even cried when I saw the episode.

I love when Naya and Mercedes perform “River Deep Mountain High”. The sass and joy comes through and just makes you wanna wiggle.

My favorite Naya performance was If I Cant Have You from the beegee's episode. Her voice absolutely ELEVATES the song (which is already a favorite tbh). It shows a great side of her voice too and if you wanna review more Naya content PLEASE do this one, it will give me life.

This was truly beautiful. I’m not a Gleek, but roomie is and this was one of the videos she’d shown me. It was heartbreaking to watch on so many levels. On a happier note, i’d love to see your reaction to Alex Newell’s songs! Joined your Patreon last week and I’m addicted to your videos!

Just the lyrics though: ‘Lord make me a rainbow I’ll shine down on my mother. She’ll know I’m safe with you when she stands under my colours.’ Gets me everytime! Plus Naya’s pure emotion and reaction. I always cry! ❤️

You should react to the entire episode 'The Quaterback', just like you did with nationals. There are some amazing songs in honour of Finn (Cory).

She did a cover of Amazing Grace in Step Up High Water, is amazing

I cried like a baby during that episode, watching it after she had died and the words of that song connecting to her character/real life self during Finn/Coreys death and then how it again became the words to her own passing was something so emotional and is still the most emotional and hard hitting experience I’ve had from a tv show. Her portrayal of a gay feminine woman meant so much to me and so many others, a beautiful person with a singing voice to match❤️💔

Naya's voice was definitely underrated... EDIT What I meant to say was: She had such an amazing voice, she should have been so much more successful. I get that she had a lot of great fans, but with a voice like hers, she could have been the next Beyoncé, instead of just 'that hot girl from Glee'...

When I found out about Naya’s passing, my soul just shattered and I stayed in bed and cried for days. Seems dramatic, but I mean her character in Glee was life changing for so many people. Me included. And after her memoir came out, I just felt like I knew her on some level. I still blare this song when I get sad and her voice is such a calming presence. God I just love her. Great reaction!

Finally, Thank you for turning the captions on!! And yes...Naya is amazing.

Oh! Gloria is an amazing performance by Lea, Naya, and ADAM LAMBERT!!! (Also- afternoon delight. So funnnyyyyyy)

I highly recommend reacting to the glee version of Whitney Houston’s “How will I know”; sung by Santana, Mercedes, Rachel and Kurt. One the best glee performances in my opinion

Kurt's version of "I Want to Hold Your Hand" is really beautiful and never fails to make me cry. I highly recommend reacting to it

no matter how long ago it was i still cry everytime i watch or re watch glee she was always my fav from episode 1

that episode, the quarterback is honestly one of the best episodes just because it didn't feel like a typical glee episode. naya also stated that everything in that episode was genuine and the actors had a hard time filming it cause everyone was just crying between takes

Please react to the Glee version of "Gloria" with Adam Lambert, Lea Michele, and Naya Rivera!! It's from the New York years and their vocal chemistry is amazing

I'm 90% sure I've seen it confirmed that naya wasn't meant to run out half way through the song aswell, which makes it even more heartbreaking

Beautiful song and that episode still makes me cry. Naya was such a loss to both the acting world and the singing world.

Miss her love her. Such an amazing singer and actress ❤️❤️❤️

Omw I still cry when I watch this episode 😭 She sang it so beautifully and the true emotion behind it is heartbreaking

The relationship between Cory and Naya’s character is they the are like really close friends and she was the one who took his virginity and they were friends after that. They had their ups and down but they became close again and continued being friends. Finn was also the one who supported Santana when word got out she was a lesbian. He mentioned it in the hallways and someone overheard and word got around quick. Finn was supporting Santana trying to help her through what was happening. Finn has always been a little protective over Santana and basically all the women in his life he cared about. That’s pretty much their relationship in the show.

I’ll stand by you by Mercedes in the same episode was also heartbreaking 🥹

I can't watch this episode without crying, and this scene for me is the heaviest to watch, I think the lyrics are very meaningful, both for Cory and for Naya! I was already crying again just watching his reaction.

If you haven’t heard her Glee cover of Mine by TSwift it is stunning. I am still a huge Naya fan. She was my favorite on Glee and personally I think she was the best singer of the cast.

I still remember the day my sister called me to tell me that Naya was missing. That's how much of an impact Naya had on my life, that even those around me knew how much she meant to me. Her role as Santana showed me that I had a future, I'd never seen a queer relationship on television before and that was when it all shifted for me, it all started to make sense. But now the world doesn't really make sense anymore, because she wasn't supposed to die at 33 in such a horrific way. She was brilliant and talented and should've had a long life ahead of her. She was robbed of the chance to watch her son grow up, and we were robbed of an icon who helped so many of us feel like we belonged in a world where we were made to feel like we should not exist.

I love it when you react to Naya‘s performances on glee! Such an incredible talent that keeps inspiring me every single day. You should definitely react to Valerie, Every Breath You Take and Girl On Fire!

This is a great Naya performance, as they all are. But one of my favorites of hers is Nutbush City Limits. It's a nice contrast to this one if you want a good upper.

Santana always teased Finn throughout the series. And between Kurt and Santana they were only friends. And it technically wasn’t acting. When she started crying it actually happened during filming because she was mourning her best friend in real lifd

You should react to “Make You Feel My Love” from Lea/Rachel, it’s from the same episode. Even though it’s really heartbreaking it’s also really beautiful.

I love Naya and Santana, and this performance makes me ugly-cry and always will. Losing her hurt so much. She was talented, and beautiful, but she was more than that. She was a beautiful soul. A good person. A loving mom. Not just gifted, she was a gift.

Watch the full episode of this!! Truly heartbreaking and emotional

You’re incredibly brave to watch this one. Your video is the first time I’ve been able to watch/listen to Naya singing this song for a long because it’s too emotional for me and like you pointed out, those words really hit home. I adored that woman. And like everyone’s pointed out, that, reaction at the end of the song was genuine, and now with everything that’s happened, I relate even more to her reaction to Cory

God I really love when you react to stuff like this! Especially old movies or shows, they can bring so many memories sometimes

Rumour has it/someone like you mash up is the best thing from Glee ever

I cry evertime i watch this scene...miss naya 😭

Can you react to that whole episode? The acting and singing in it is incredible, unfortunately the reason for that is because obviously they were actually going through that heartbreak in real life.

U should react to worse things i could do with Naya she did so good in that one too.

Some of Naya's best from Glee from the top of my head are her iconic "Valerie", and I also love "Nutbush City Limits." Her parts in "Rumour Has It/Someone Like You" are amazing, and we also get more Amber/Mercedes!! I also love her little ad libs in the S2 version of "Toxic" and in "Bad Romance"

I look for this for dayssss, you did it 😭

I still can’t watch this episode without sobbing basically the whole way through😭 RIP Cory and Naya 💚

you know you’re obsessed when you were watching a hannah video when the notif came out 😎

She meant their experience in The Power Of Madonna.. I would legit be here for you reacting to the whole series. It’s not THAT long 😩

You should watch the full episode. Some of the best performances in that episode. It will make you cry you eyes out though.

“To Love You More” sung by Rachel is my all time favorite cover on Glee

I love when you react to glee, especially the emotional ones. Naya's reaction was genuine. You should react to Rachel singing "To love you more", it's so beautiful

3 seconds... That's all the time I can handle from this song before the waterfalls start. She left a void

The most beautiful and sad performance ever... we miss her

Her breakdown was scripted to be at the end but her emotions caused her to breakdown during the performance. Also the fact of what she was found of the 7 year anniversary of his death, and how she died compared to the song lyrics still gives me chills

I don’t know if you know this but that reaction in the middle of the song was her actual reaction and all the guys getting up to help was real so ya heartbreaking

This performance makes me cry every time 💔 Naya Cory Mark

That entire episode is incredibly beautiful to be honest. All of the songs were amazing. Lea’s To Make You Feel My Love. Amber’s I’ll Stand By You and the Seasons of Love opener were all standouts too.

Naya's performance and impact will always live with us, she will never be forgotten

This performance makes me cry each time 😭

I couldn’t then and I couldn’t now. I cried SO HARD this whole episode.

You absolutely need to react to Everybody talks, the duet between Marley and Jake, I fully believe it's one of the best duets in the entire show