It’s time to start the music….

Posted on October 24, 2009 in life | 3 Comments

I love The Muppets. I loved it when I was little, and when Eddie bought me the first season on DVD a few years back, I discovered that there were a whole lot of jokes that I would never have understood when I was watching it all those years ago. To me, the best part of the show was seeing what would happen when Gonzo blew the last note of the opening theme, followed closely by the musical acts. So here, in no particular order, are my favorite musical bits from the show.

1. The Gambler – Kenny Rogers

This is one of the ones that I’ve always remembered. I think it was when I was catching the show on re-runs when I was around 11 that I finally figured out that the gambler died in the end.

2. Mah Na Mah Na

I don’t think that there is any song known to man that will stick into a person’s head as easily as this one will, and I don’t think that I’ve ever met someone who doesn’t know this bit. I distinctly remember trying to sleep when I was around 4 years old and singing this to myself.

3. Lime in the Coconut

This is another one that I remember watching when I was little. I don’t remember how young I was when I first saw it, but I was young enough that I found it a little creepy when the room changes.

4. Marvin Suggs – Witch Doctor

Watching this just now, I snickered just as much at the end as I probably did when I first saw it.

5. Bananaboat Song – Harry Belafonte

Classic. That’s the only way to describe it. I think this is even better than the way it was used in Beetlejuice.

6. Elton John – Crocodile Rock

Elton John. Muppets. By their powers combined…. singing crocodiles and a gay man dressed as a tropical bird in a swamp.

3 Responses to “It’s time to start the music….”

cassie says:

10/24/2009 at 4:47 pm

I really want to watch these but I’m at work and who knows what my coworkers would think. Later. In private I will sing and watch. <3 elton john.
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- Crystal says:
  
  10/24/2009 at 9:17 pm
  
  I absolutely love the Muppets, so this was a fun post to do because I had so much fun watching the videos
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xmichra says:

10/25/2009 at 10:50 am

AWESOME!!! the last three were making me chuckle just like when i was a kid i like the bananaboat one where fozzie smacks the deadly tarantula..lol

my fav was the two balcony dudes and it must have been nice that elton didn’t have to search forever for stage gear.

I remember mahna mahna and like the wow version of roflmao… hehehe
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