The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Roberta Flack is featured in Yes/No, the tenth episode of Season Three. It is sung by Mercedes, Rachel, Santana, and Tina.
As part of the Glee Club's assignment to find the perfect song for Will's proposal to Emma, Mercedes, Rachel, Santana, and Tina perform a quartet rendition of this song. Right before the performance begins, the girls ask Will to think back to the first time he ever saw Emma's face. During the song, each of the girls has a flashback to an important moment they shared with their respective loved ones. Rachel has a flashback to when she and Finn locked eyes for the first time in the hallway, Santana has a flashback to when she and Brittany smiled at each other in the girls locker room, Tina remembers the time she and Mike shared a romantic picnic together and Mercedes, although currently dating Shane, has a flashback to when she and Sam first saw each other near the football field.
It is apparent that Mercedes felt guilty about thinking about Sam during the song because, after the song, she emotionally ran out of the auditorium and into the nearby bathroom. Tina, Santana, and Rachel find her and talk to her about the situation with the two boys.
Lyrics[]
Rachel:
The first time ever I saw your face
I thought the sun rose in your eyes
Tina:
And the moon and the stars were the gifts you gave
Tina with the Group (The Group):
To the dark, (to the dark) and the end of the skies
(My love)
Mercedes:
And the first time ever I kissed your mouth
I felt the earth move in my hand
Like the trembling heart
Of a captive bird
Tina with the Group (The Group):
That was there (that was there) at my command
My love
Santana:
And the first time ever I lay with you
I felt your heart so close to mine
Mercedes:
And I knew our joy would fill the earth
Mercedes with the Group (The Group):
And last (and last) 'til the end of time
My love
Rachel:
And the first time ever I saw
Tina with the Group:
Your face
Mercedes with the Group:
Your face
Santana with the Group:
Your face
Rachel with the Group:
Your face
Trivia[]
- The clothes Rachel wears during the flashback are the same clothes she wore in Pilot.
Mistakes[]
- Rachel's strap on the front of her dress goes from being twisted to straight several times between shots.
Gallery[]
Videos[]
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack.wmv
Glee - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Full Performance)
The First time I ever Saw Your Face - Glee HD Full Studio
Glee - The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face (Acapella)