The Muppet Show: Music, Mayhem, and More
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The Muppet Show: Music, Mayhem, and More is a Muppets
soundtrack
/compilation album
released in 2002 by Rhino. Its release commemorates the 25th anniversary of The Muppet Show
. Although the disc is considered a Muppets Show and Muppets soundtrack collection, it includes two tracks that originated on Sesame Street
. "Mahna Mahna
" was a short Muppets skit which originated as a music video
of sorts in the early '70s. The song "Bein' Green
" was also earlier performed. Music, Mayhem, and More also includes the song "Rainbow Connection" which was previously available only on the CD soundtrack for The Muppet Movie
.
The Muppets
The Muppets are a group of puppet characters created by Jim Henson starting in 1954–55. Although the term is often used to refer to any puppet that resembles the distinctive style of The Muppet Show, the term is both an informal name and legal trademark owned by the Walt Disney Company in reference...
soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
/compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
released in 2002 by Rhino. Its release commemorates the 25th anniversary of The Muppet Show
The Muppet Show
The Muppet Show is a British television programme produced by American puppeteer Jim Henson and featuring Muppets. After two pilot episodes were produced in 1974 and 1975, the show premiered on 5 September 1976 and five series were produced until 15 March 1981, lasting 120 episodes...
. Although the disc is considered a Muppets Show and Muppets soundtrack collection, it includes two tracks that originated on Sesame Street
Sesame Street
Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
. "Mahna Mahna
Mah Nà Mah Nà
"Mah Nà Mah Nà" is a popular song written by Piero Umiliani. It originally appeared in the Italian film Sweden: Heaven and Hell . It was a minor radio hit in the U.S...
" was a short Muppets skit which originated as a music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
of sorts in the early '70s. The song "Bein' Green
Bein' Green
"Bein' Green" is a popular song written by Joe Raposo in 1970 for the first season of the children's television program Sesame Street. It was originally performed by Kermit the Frog ....
" was also earlier performed. Music, Mayhem, and More also includes the song "Rainbow Connection" which was previously available only on the CD soundtrack for The Muppet Movie
The Muppet Movie
The Muppet Movie is the first of a series of live-action musical feature films starring Jim Henson's Muppets. Released in 1979, the film was produced by Henson Associates, Children's Television Workshop and ITC Entertainment....
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Track listing
- The Muppet Show Theme - featuring The Muppets
- Mahna Mahna/Lullaby of Birdland - featuring Mahna Mahna & The Two Snowths
- There's a New Sound - featuring ScooterScooter (Muppet)Scooter is a bespectacled character from The Muppets. In The Muppet Show he was the troupe's backstage "gofer". He was originally performed by Richard Hunt.-Characteristics:...
- The Amazing Marvin Suggs and His Muppaphone Play "Lady Of SpainLady of Spain (song)"Lady Of Spain" is a popular song, written in 1931 by Robert Hargreaves, Tolchard Evans, Stanley J. Damerell, and Henry Tilsley.-Performance:...
" - featuring Marvin SuggsMarvin SuggsMarvin Suggs is a puppet musician in the world of Jim Henson's The Muppets, voiced by Frank Oz.Marvin Suggs is a blue "whatnot" Muppet that wears a frilly, multicolored shirt...
& His Muppaphone - Trees - featuring Wayne & Wanda
- A Monologue By Fozzie Bear - featuring Fozzie BearFozzie BearFozzie Bear is a Muppet, created by Jim Henson. He is an orange, particularly fuzzy bear who works as a stand-up comic and has a catchphrase, "Wocka Wocka Wocka". Shortly after telling the joke, he is usually the target of rotten tomatoes and ridicule, especially from hecklers Statler and Waldorf...
& Kermit the FrogKermit the FrogKermit the Frog is puppeteer Jim Henson's most famous Muppet creation, first introduced in 1955. He is the protagonist of many Muppet projects, most notably as the host of The Muppet Show, and has appeared in various sketches on Sesame Street, in commercials and in public service announcements over... - Bein' GreenBein' Green"Bein' Green" is a popular song written by Joe Raposo in 1970 for the first season of the children's television program Sesame Street. It was originally performed by Kermit the Frog ....
- featuring Kermit The Frog - Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear - featuring Scooter & Fozzie Bear
- TenderlyTenderly"Tenderly" is a popular song published in 1946 with music by Walter Gross and lyrics by Jack Lawrence.Copyright 1946 by Edwin H. Morris & Company, Inc....
- featuring Dr. Teeth & The Electric MayhemDr. Teeth and The Electric MayhemDr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem is the name of a Muppet rock band of The Muppet Show. Following The Muppet Show, they appeared in various Muppet movies and television specials, and have also recorded album tracks. Dr. Teeth and Animal were designed by Jim Henson, while the rest of the original... - Wishing Song - featuring The Great Gonzo
- What Now My Love?What Now My Love (song)"What Now, My Love?" is the English title of a popular song whose original French version, "Et Maintenant" was written in 1961 by composer Gilbert Bécaud and lyricist Pierre Delanoë...
- featuring Miss PiggyMiss PiggyMiss Piggy is a Muppet character who was primarily played by Frank Oz on The Muppet Show. In 2001, Eric Jacobson began performing the role, although Oz did not officially retire until 2002.... - Happy Feet - featuring Kermit the Frog & Frog Chorus
- We Got Us - featuring The Muppets
- Closing Theme (instrumental)
- Rainbow Connection - featuring Kermit the Frog
- Movin' Right Along - featuring Kermit the Frog & Fozzie Bear
- Can You Picture That? - featuring Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem
- Finale: The Magic Store - featuring The Muppets
- Hey A Movie! - featuring Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, The Great Gonzo & Muppets
- Happiness Hotel - featuring The Muppets
- The First Time it Happens - featuring Kermit the Frog & Miss Piggy
- Together Again - featuring Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear & Muppets
- I'm Gonna Always Love You - featuring Miss Piggy, Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, RowlfRowlf the DogRowlf the Dog is a Muppet character, a scruffy brown dog of indeterminate breed with a rounded black nose and long floppy ears. He was created by Jim Henson....
, Scootfer & The Great Gonzo - He'll Make Me Happy - featuring Miss Piggy & Kermit the Frog
- One More Sleep 'Til Christmas - featuring Kermit the Frog
- Love Led Us Here (Muppets version) - featuring Kermit the Frog & Miss Piggy
- I'm Going to Go Back There SomedayI'm Going To Go Back There Someday"I'm Going to Go Back There Someday" is an original song written by Kenny Ascher and Paul Williams for The Muppet Movie. The Muppets get stranded in the desert, and as night falls they sit around a campfire...
(Muppets from SpaceMuppets from SpaceMuppets from Space is a 1999 science fiction comedy film and the sixth feature film to star The Muppets, and the first since the death of Muppets creator Jim Henson to have an original Muppet-focused plot. The film was directed by Tim Hill, produced by Jim Henson Pictures, and released to theaters...
version) - featuring The Great Gonzo