Frequently Bought Together
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Track Listings
| 1. The Muppet Show Theme - featuring The Muppets | |||
| 2. Mahna Mahna/Lullaby Of Birdland - featuring Mahna Mahna & The Two Snowths | |||
| 3. There's A New Sound - featuring Scooter | |||
| 4. The Amazing Marvin Suggs And His Muppaphone Play "Lady Of Spain" - featuring Marvin Suggs & His Muppaphone | |||
| 5. Trees - featuring Wayne & Wanda | |||
| 6. A Monologue By Fozzie Bear - featuring Fozzie Bear & Kermit The Frog | |||
| 7. Bein' Green - featuring Kermit The Frog | |||
| 8. Simon Smith And His Amazing Dancing Bear - featuring Scooter & Fozzie Bear | |||
| 9. Tenderly - featuring Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem | |||
| 10. Wishing Song - featuring The Great Gonzo | |||
| 11. What Now My Love? - featuring Miss Piggy | |||
| 12. Happy Feet - featuring Kermit The Frog & Frog Chorus | |||
| 13. We Got Us - featuring The Muppets | |||
| 14. Closing Theme (instrumental) | |||
| 15. Rainbow Connection - featuring Kermit The Frog | |||
| 16. Movin' Right Along - featuring Kermit The Frog & Fozzie Bear | |||
| 17. Can You Picture That? - featuring Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem | |||
| 18. Finale: The Magic Store - featuring The Muppets | |||
| 19. Hey A Movie! - featuring Kermit The Frog, Fozzie Bear, The Great Gonzo & Muppets | |||
| 20. Happiness Hotel - featuring The Muppets | |||
See all 27 tracks on this disc
| |||
Product Description
Amazon.ca
Those who spent (or are spending) their formative years watching Kermit and Miss Piggy dance their special interspecies dance will revel in this spectacular, positively historic new Muppets CD, released just in time for the 25th anniversary of Jim Henson's The Muppet Show. A 20-page insert booklet, complete with color photos, details the fascinating history of Muppet music. Remember when Sesame Street's rendition of Jeff Moss's "Rubber Duckie" hit the kiddie pop charts? This 27-song CD harvests favorite and lesser-known recordings from feature films and from the original The Muppet Show, stringing songs ranging from Piero Umiliani's "Mahna Mahna" to Tony Burrello's "There's a New Sound" (the sound that's made by worms) together with skits and grand pronouncements and goofy sound effects like an old-time vaudeville show. A stunning variety of musical styles are showcased in this witty, wonderful collection that reminds us that a world without Fozzie Bear and Gonzo and Kermit and Miss Piggy would be less fuzzy indeed. --Karin Snelson
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
I can come home from after a bad day at work, and pop this CD in while I'm cooking dinner. All of a sudden I'm whisked away to the muppet stage, or movie theater! Stesses magically are gone. You can't help but smile and hum along, even dance a bit, especially to favorites like, Mahna Mahna and Happy Feet.
For all muppet fans, this CD is a MUST.
I found it hard to find a CD with my favorite song of all time, but this CD has it-- THE RAINBOW CONNECTION.
Muppet Fans rejoice, finally there is a collection that is just perfect.
For all muppet fans, this CD is a MUST.
I found it hard to find a CD with my favorite song of all time, but this CD has it-- THE RAINBOW CONNECTION.
Muppet Fans rejoice, finally there is a collection that is just perfect.
By Meg
Format:Audio CD
This collection brings back many memories of watching the Muppet show when I was a kid with my father. The best part of the Muppets is they are still just as funny now, looking back, as they were then. They didn't dumb themselves down a la Barney to entertain kids. Parents could also be entertained. When Jim Henson tragically died on my birthday in 1990, the world lost a genius. The Muppets now a days aren't as funny as they used to be, and Jim Henson's loss is the reason for this. I put this on in my car as soon as I got it.. I think I got some odd looks from other drivers for singing "Mahna, Mahna!" but it's worth it. Pick this up, and have fun!
By D. Collier
Format:Audio CD
I grew up watching Sesame Street and the Muppet Show. (That may sound like a paradoxical statement to some.) I loved the first few Muppet motion pictures as a kid and now as an adult. I know there are thousands, perhaps millions, just like me. For myself and for them I make the following statement concerning this CD:
We deserved much better.
I know there are some good songs on here. Among them, "It's Not Easy Bein' Green," "Wishing Song," "He'll Make Me Happy," "Can You Picture That," and "Happiness Hotel" along with a few others. Those great classics speak for themselves, so I don't feel the need to elaborate on how good they are. But Scooter's song, "There's a New Sound" is the most redundant song I've ever heard. If I were hearing that song as a 6-year-old child, I still wouldn't like it. There's no variation and no creativity in it.
Creativity has always been a Muppet trademark.
Also, I couldn't believe that they did not include the classic song "Saying Goodbye." I remember this heartfelt song being played on Entertainment Tonight as a tribute the day Jim Henson died. Also missing from THE MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN soundtrack was the catchy tune on their Broadway show, "Somebody's Getting Married."
The remixing of Gonzo's wonderful song, "I'm Going to Go Back There Someday," was the salt on an open wound. I listened to that and thought, "Of all the songs, why in the world did they have to alter that one?"
Would I recommend this CD (to another Muppet fan)? The answer is yes but only because there are currently no alternatives out there.
Perhaps what would be most pleasing to all the Muppet fans is if the actual motion picture soundtracks were remastered and released. That way, everyone could have the original recordings of their favorite songs as they remembered them.
This rating system won't allow me to give it 2.5 stars, so I'll cut the CD some slack and round it up to 3 stars.
Want to see more reviews on this item?
›
Go to Amazon.com to see all 70 reviews
4.5 out of 5 stars
Most recent customer reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
A wonderful trip down memory lane
I adore the Muppets. I grew up on "The Muppet Show" in the mid to late '70s (as well as the '80s). I still love The Muppets in whatever their latest incarnation is. Read more
Published on Jan 17 2004 by Erica Anderson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sure to please the kids and the kids-at-heart
This wonderful CD has 27 tracks, all containing great memories from the Muppet Show, and the subsequent movies. Read more
Published on Aug 19 2003 by Kurt A. Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Here (not now!) is an album your gonna love to hear!
Who knows why but the original album and Manh-Manh topped the charts stayed there for months all accross Europe when first released. Read more
Published on Jun 4 2003 by Dave Larkin
5.0 out of 5 stars
Quality entertainment ... so lacking in this world ...
This is, without a doubt, one of the best compact discs I have ever purchased.
I am a real sucker for nostalgia, and "The Muppet Show" is one of my favorite collections. Read more
Published on May 3 2003 by M. Harris
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Must Have for Muppet Fans of Any Age
A great compilation of music from the Muppet Show and the many Muppet movies. A pleasure to listen to for kids and adults. Read more
Published on April 2 2003
4.0 out of 5 stars
One bad track, but one great CD
Boy, am I glad I stumbled across this CD on Amazon.com one day. I'm a huge fan of the Muppets, and one of the best things about them is their music. Read more
Published on Dec 9 2002 by Blake Petit
5.0 out of 5 stars
"Hey, Look It's a Bear".
I grew up with the Muppets. When I was a wee lad I had daily doses of Sesame Street, weekly doses of "The Muppet Show", when I got older I devoured "The Storyteller", and THE... Read more
Published on Nov 5 2002 by tvtv3
4.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful collection of music from the Muppets!
I, like many other people from my generation, have always been a die hard Muppet Show fan. Therefore owning this CD brings back fun old memories from the shows we all grew up... Read more
Published on Oct 9 2002 by Michael J. Chrush
4.0 out of 5 stars
My Children Will Thank you, Rhino
My very first memory was being held by my father while listening to "The Rainbow Connection" from the Muppet Movie LP on a Fisher Price Lo-Fi Record Plyer. Read more
Published on Oct 8 2002 by T. Lofton
3.0 out of 5 stars
2/3 Pure Magic! 1/3 Brain-Numbing Pap!
Good collection that spans the history of the Muppets, from the first shows through to the last movies. Read more
Published on Oct 2 2002
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
- Music > Children's Music
- Music > Miscellaneous > Comedy
- Music > Pop
- Music > Soundtracks
Feedback
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
