6973. Jim Henson (as Kermit the Frog) - Rainbow Connection

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From: The Muppet Movie: Original Soundtrack Recording; Year: 1979; Genre: Folk
I don't know why, but I just wanted to pick this overture-esque and historically significant song from The Muppet Movie. Written by Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher, who also wrote most of the songs for the film, was sung by the legend Jim Henson himself as the staring Muppet Kermit the Frog. Basically the song consists of Jim Henson accompanied by a banjo and strings amongst other sparse instrumentation. Interestingly enough, it reached number 25 on the Billboard Charts for seven weeks and was selected for preservation into the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry a few years ago.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
My song pick 8 years ago today: John Denver - Heart to Heart

My song pick 9 years ago today: Nine Inch Nails - Head Like a Hole

My song pick 10 years ago today: Gene Pitney - (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance

My song pick 11 years ago today: Genesis - A Trick of the Tail

My song pick 12 years ago today: Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge over Troubled Water

My song pick 13 years ago today: Parliament - Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)

My song pick 14 years ago today: Pallas - For the Greater Glory

My song pick 15 years ago today: Steely Dan - Peg

My song pick 16 years ago today: What Made Milwaukee Famous - Selling Yourself Short

My song pick 17 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Left Right

My song pick 18 years ago today: Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes

My song pick 19 years ago today: Eisbrecher - Ohne Dich
 
 

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