The Rainbow Connection

I adore this song. It took me ages to find it on mp3, but that time was totally worth it. This is the song that Kermit is playing on his banjo at the sart of The Muppet Movie. Sat on a log in the swamp, he is strumming away and singing a happy tune to himself, when a Hollywood talent scout comes rowing past having heard him singing. It's probably best not to ask why quite a Hollywood talent scout is rowing a boat through the Florida Everglades really.

Kermit is intrigued at the idea that his singing could bring joy to millions, and he decides to head to Hollywood. So begins one of the great road movies, as along the way he will meet (and be joined by): Fozzie Bear, Gonzo the Great (and his girlfriend Camilla the chicken!), Miss Piggy (urgh, my least favourite Muppet), and Rolf the Dog, as well as Dr. Teeth and his crazy band The Electric Mayhem. All the way they are chased by the villainous Doc Hopper who wants Kermit to advertise his chain of Frog's Leg restaurants. I used to have this movie on VHS but I donated most of that collection (4 banana boxes worth) to the PDSA a while back. I must remember to get that movie on DVD sometime. I miss having it on my shelf.

The Rainbow Connection by Kermit The Frog

Why are there so many songs about rainbows,
And what's on the other side?
Rainbows are visions, but only illusions,
And rainbows have nothing to hide.
So we've been told and some choose to believe it
I know they're wrong, wait and see.
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection,
The lovers, the dreamers and me.

Who said that every wish would be heard and answered
When wished on the morning star?
Somebody thought of that, and someone believed it,
And look what it's done so far.
What's so amazing that keeps us stargazing,
And what do we think we might see?
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection,
The lovers, the dreamers, and me.

All of us under its spell,
We know that it's probably magic...

Have you been half asleep?
And have you heard voices?
I've heard them calling my name.
Is this the sweet sound that calls the young sailors?
The voice might be one and the same
I've heard it too many times to ignore it
It's something that I'm s'posed to be...
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection,
The lovers, the dreamers, and me.

Laa, da daa dee da daa daa,
La laa la la laa dee daa doo...