Glee Brings Back "A House is Not a Home"

Interest in Burt Bacharach's and Hal David's song, "A House is not a Home" was rekindled in Tuesday night's episode of Glee on FOX. The song was originally written in 1964 and first recorded by Dionne Warwick. It was later performed by in a duet by Burcharach and Dusty Springfield, Barbara Streisand, Sandy Rollins, Luther Vandross, Perry Como, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, and Kanye West, among others.

A moving rendition of "A House Is Not a Home" was performed by Chris Colfer who plays, Kurt, the lonely, gay character on Glee who is in love with Finn. Colfer's heart wrenching rendition of "A House Is not a Home" surely brought tears to the eyes of viewers, leaving them thirsting for more from Kurt.

"A House Is not a Home" was also performed on Glee by Matthew Morrison and Kristin Chenoweth in a medley with "One Less Bell to Answer".

"A House is not a Home" Lyrics

Songwriter: Burt Bacharach, Hal David

A chair is still a chair
Even when there's no one sitting there

But a chair is not a house

And a house is not a home

When there's no one there to hold you tight,

And no one there you can kiss good night.

A room is still a room

Even when there's nothing there but gloom;

But a room is not a house,

And a house is not a home

When the two of us are far apart

And one of us has a broken heart.

Now and then I call your name

And suddenly your face appears

But it's just a crazy game

When it ends it ends in tears.

Darling, have a heart,

Don't let one mistake keep us apart,

I'm not meant to live alone. Turn this house into a home.

When I climb the stair and turn the key,

Oh, please be there still in love with me.

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