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Williams and Ascher, who had previously collaborated on several songs for the 1976 film A Star Is Born, were tasked with writing the songs for The Muppet Movie.For the song that became "Rainbow Connection", Jim Henson told them that the opening scene should feature Kermit the Frog by himself, singing and playing the banjo.
Kermit the Frog made a rainbow connection with Hoda Kotb's tear ducts, as the Muppets star made the longtime Today show host cry with a sweet song on her last day as a permanent anchor of the ...
Rainbow Connection is the 49th studio album by country singer Willie Nelson.It was recorded in December 2000 and January 2001 at Willie's ranch near Spicewood, Texas. Willie’s daughter Amy Nelson was just five years old when she first heard Kermit the Frog sing “Rainbow Connection” in The Muppet Movie, and she spent the next twenty years trying to talk her dad into recording it.
Kermit the Frog is a Muppet character created in 1955 and originally performed by Jim Henson. An anthropomorphic green frog , Kermit is the pragmatic everyman protagonist of numerous Muppet productions, most notably as the showrunner and host of the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show and a featured role on Sesame Street .
Toward the end of the 8 a.m. hour, the family of three sat together in the studio while Kermit the Frog came out, serenading them by singing "Rainbow Connection," which is also the song Kotb sings ...
Having previously covered the green Muppet’s iconic “Rainbow Connection” as the title track of a 2001 album, Nelson welcomed Kermit for a truly heartwarming collaboration. “I think they ...
The Muppet Movie: Original Soundtrack Recording is the soundtrack album from the 1979 film, The Muppet Movie, featuring the songs and select score written by Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher. [3] Originally released on LP by Atlantic Records in North America and by CBS internationally, the album reached No. 32 on the Billboard 200 , and was ...
The film features the original song "Everyone Matters", sung by Kermit and Gonzo within the alternate world where Kermit had never been born. The song is reprised at the conclusion of the film. Additionally, the movie pays homage to the iconic Muppet song "Rainbow Connection" with a statue of Kermit in a park, dedicated "to the lovers, the ...