Quinn (Dianna Agron) of New Directions covered the song “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” in the episode 21 of Glee, titled “Funk”. “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” is a song by James Brown and Betty Jean Newsome. In 2004, “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” was ranked number 123 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.This song is also sampled on Alicia Keys’ song “Fallin”.

For her funk assignment, Quinn performs “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” to vent her frustration of being an unwed teenage mother. Mercedes (Amber Riley) empathizes with Quinn and invites her to move in with her.