Just minutes before Maddie Poppe won “American Idol” on Monday May 21, she gave an encore performance of her audition song, “Rainbow Connection.” When she first sang this melody from “The Muppet Movie” penned by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher, she did it alone in front of judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie.
For this reprise, she was joined on stage by Kermit the Frog, who crooned the tune in the 1979 film. Back then, it contended for Best Original Song at the Oscars but lost to “It Goes Like It Goes” from “Norma Rae.”
SEELovebirds Maddie Poppe & Caleb Lee Hutchinson announce they’re dating, sing ‘Over the Rainbow’ during ‘American Idol’ finale [Watch]
The opening lyric asks “Why are there so many songs about rainbows and what’s on the other side?” Later in the results show, Poppe answered that question when she and “Idol” runner-up Caleb Lee Hutchinson sang “Over the Rainbow.
For this reprise, she was joined on stage by Kermit the Frog, who crooned the tune in the 1979 film. Back then, it contended for Best Original Song at the Oscars but lost to “It Goes Like It Goes” from “Norma Rae.”
SEELovebirds Maddie Poppe & Caleb Lee Hutchinson announce they’re dating, sing ‘Over the Rainbow’ during ‘American Idol’ finale [Watch]
The opening lyric asks “Why are there so many songs about rainbows and what’s on the other side?” Later in the results show, Poppe answered that question when she and “Idol” runner-up Caleb Lee Hutchinson sang “Over the Rainbow.
- 5/22/2018
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Having been turned down by every television studio in America, Jim Henson’s Muppet Show was eventually bankrolled in the UK by legendary cigar-chomping mogul Lord Lew Grade. From its debut in 1976, The Muppet Show was a huge, global success; an instant hit with both children and adults. Three years later, with the Muppets at the zenith of their popularity, Kermit, Fozzie, Miss Piggy and company made their big screen debut with The Muppet Movie (‘More Entertaining Than Humanly Possible’) which was one of the biggest blockbusters of the year. Since then a further seven big-screen adventures have been released, including this month’s Muppets Most Wanted, as well as several TV specials – not to mention some classic Muppet albums.
The great appeal of The Muppets is its deft blend of childish wonder, a primary-coloured rainbow of felt and ping-pong balls, underscored with a sly, anti-establishment edge and a sureness...
The great appeal of The Muppets is its deft blend of childish wonder, a primary-coloured rainbow of felt and ping-pong balls, underscored with a sly, anti-establishment edge and a sureness...
- 3/27/2014
- by Cai Ross
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Originally released in 1979 through Atlantic Records, The Muppet Movie soundtrack was composed by Kenny Ascher and Paul Williams and contains Kermit the Frog's unforgettable song 'Rainbow Connection.' Walt Disney Records released the album on CD for the first time in 2013 and they are now following it up with a vinyl release this year. The limited edition album will debut in select stores on April 19th for this year's Record Store Day, a nationwide event that began in 2007 that sees dozens of titles garnering either first time or re-release in vinyl format. Track Listing “Rainbow Connection” - Kermit “Movin' Right Along” - Kermit and Fozzie “Never Before, Never Again” - Miss Piggy “Never Before, Never Again” (Instrumental) “I Hope That Somethin' Better Comes Along” - Kermit and Rowlf “...
- 2/24/2014
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
Film Features Four New Songs By 'Flight of the Conchords' Man Bret McKenzie, & Covers Of Cee-Lo Green & Nirvana Update: A new trailer/TV spot for the film has landed, courtesy of Bleeding Cool, with a couple of excellent new gags: we're particularly fond of the traveling-by-map one. You can find it after the jump. In the golden era of 70s Muppet movies, the films were as much full-on musicals as they were anarchic comedies; "The Muppet Movie," of course, had great songs by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher, and except for black sheep of the family "Muppets in Space,"…...
- 10/11/2011
- The Playlist
Glen highlights some of the finest tunes ever to emerge from films aimed at much younger viewers than he...
My home movie watching has involved a lot of animated and other films primarily aimed at children over the past month or so. This proved to be quite useful, given the wealth of great music included in these films, so I thought it was time I compiled a list of my favourite songs that feature in kids movies.
‘Kids movies' is not a term that I'm particularly fond of, especially as many of these films appeal to adults as much as younger audiences, but it's less of a mouthful than ‘films primarily aimed at children' or something similar.
There were plenty of songs considered for this and, in fairness, it could have quite easily been double the length. But restraint was needed and after a lot of editing and re-ordering, what's...
My home movie watching has involved a lot of animated and other films primarily aimed at children over the past month or so. This proved to be quite useful, given the wealth of great music included in these films, so I thought it was time I compiled a list of my favourite songs that feature in kids movies.
‘Kids movies' is not a term that I'm particularly fond of, especially as many of these films appeal to adults as much as younger audiences, but it's less of a mouthful than ‘films primarily aimed at children' or something similar.
There were plenty of songs considered for this and, in fairness, it could have quite easily been double the length. But restraint was needed and after a lot of editing and re-ordering, what's...
- 4/20/2010
- Den of Geek
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