Muppet Madness

So, I guess today would be a great day just to have some fun. 

What’s in the past is in the past.

If you don’t follow the Muppets on YouTube, you are missing out.  It’s that simple.  It’s the Muppets for God’s sake, who in their right mind doesn’t like a Muppet?

So, today will be just a fun day of free advertising for the Muppets. 

I don’t think I have to say much about the videos as they all sort of speak for themselves.  But I will say a little

Jungle Boogie

So, this is a hell of a take on the original Kool and the Gang song.

This, like most of the others features The Electric Mayhem, who are the Muppets house band really.   The band consists of Dr. Teeth on vocals and keyboards, Animal on drums, Floyd Pepper on bass guitar, Janice on guitar, Zoot on saxophone, and lips on Trumpet ,

What makes this video great is Sam the Eagle who is a very conservative and patriotic dude. 

But the whole thing works out well, with a little twist.

Get Down

Mahna Mahna

I mean, how can you expect me to do a post on the Muppets and not include this?

Are you aware that this was a song from the 60s by a guy named Piero Umillani?(god bless you)

This was the muppets 3^rd or 4^th take, and became the definitive version.  So much that the main singer’s name is Mahna Mahna.  Of course his backup singers are the Snowths, originally Snouths as a combination of snout and mouth, as their nose is also their mouth.

So without further ado

Check the original  HERE

Bohemian Rhapsody

So, what can I say, you know the damn song. I need not tell you how great Queen is.

So if you don’t mind the liberties taken with the lyrics for comical value, then this is really worth a peek.

I’d like to tell you that I know the names of all the Muppets in this video, but there are way too many.   Seriously like every Muppet is in this.

Rowlf plays most of the song, but obviously Electric Mayhem shows up to tear up the loud stuff.

Enjoy

The Barber Shop

Just a quick short part of the 2011 movie, which if you haven’t seen, go see it.

Popcorn

If you don’t love The Swedish Chef, you are a silly head.

This is an instrumental song, so the fact that the Muppets made it work is phenomenal. 

It was originally recorded by Gershon Kingsley but you know the version by Hot Butter.

The phone call bit, gets me every time.

Ode to Joy

I know very little about classical music, I mean I know about it, but all the sweet details, I don’t know.

I know this has something to do with Beethoven’s 9^th symphony, but that’s like an hour and a half piece of music. I think

Anyways, The Muppets call on Beaker to get the job done here, and boy does he ever.

Habanera

Q.  What do you get when you combine the last two videos and add some Animal to it.

A. This

And check the always hilarious Statler and Waldorf at the end. 

Carol of the Bells

So, let’s get in the Christmas spirit.

I mean, why not right? 

Literally the same cast of characters as in the last video.  They seem to work together well.

Lime in the Coconut

I mean,  The Harry Nilsson  original is an odd masterpiece of it’s own.

This just sort of capitalizes on that.

If you don’t know the song, that’s cool. 

Ha you thought I was going to make fun of you.  Nope I fooled you. 

Stupid idiot.

Anyways check this out.

Poor Beaker

He just wants to sing his songs and be appreciated.  Poor guy

Rainbow Connection

Every now and then, the Muppets do their own thing.  This is one of those times, and it is brilliant and beautiful.

Whenever the Muppets need to reach an audience, they dust this one off, and we are all taken back to childhood.  This still means something to me. 

I think the best part of being a parent is when they enjoy something you liked as a child.

 Even more than that, my parents liked the Muppets,  you’ve gotta remember the Muppet Show was a sketch comedy show like SNL ot SCTV or those wacky British guys.  

So, they appealed in a way to our parents, so I’ve got 3 generations of Muppet lovers in my life, and I hope that continues. 

And Now for something completely different-

I hope I’ve brightened your day.