Twisted Mix Tape--Muppet Magic

I've alluded before to my love of the Muppets and actually featured Kermit the Frog  and the Rainbow Connection in one Mix Tape and Rowlf the Dog on another. 

My love affair with the Muppets goes all the way back to my childhood, when I used to watch Rowlf on the Jimmy Dean show, and although I was a little old for the Sesame St generation, I was well aware of Big Bird and his friends. 

But it was the Muppet Show  that really cemented the relationship for me.  There was something about using a bunch of puppets to put on a old style variety show that I just couldn't resist.  For 5 brilliant season the Muppet folks put on an amazing show that could be watched by all ages and temperaments.

I could do several playlists of favorite moments with the Muppets, so I decided to narrow it down to only ones that were on the actual Muppet show.

How can you go wrong with Robin the Frog and Bernadette Peters? You can't.

The Elton John Episode featured 2 classic numbers, and I couldn't give either one up. So first we have Elton and some Muppet reptiles performing Crocodile Rock.

And secondly we have Don't Go Breaking My Heart, as Elton duets with Miss Piggy. Frank Oz, Piggy's original Muppeteer has an amazing falsetto.

This is one of the great comedic moments of the Muppets, when Peter Sellers attempts several impersonations while explaining to Kermit why it is impossible for him to relax and be himself.

Unfortunately on that same episode, Kermit's day continues to go not so well. Finally after losing an act to duck hunting season, Kermit winds up alone on a empty stage to sing his signature song.  It's my favorite performance of "Being Green"/

 

To sing us out here is one of the best of all Muppet productions, of Harry Belafonte's song, "Turn the World Around" If you can take your eyes off Harry for a moment, check out the amazing African style Muppets that were specially created for the show. No one else was doing anything remotely like this in the late 70's and early 80's.

 

This post is part of Twisted Mix Tape link up. This week our hostess daringly allowed us to post anything we wanted.  To see what resulted from that, click on the link.