You can say you’re mentally stable but just wait until they pull out the “Life’s like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending. We’ve done just what we’ve set out to do. Thanks to the lovers the dreamers and you.”
kermit the frog was so fucked up for writing the rainbow connection
like??? why ARE there so many songs about rainbows and why do we still wish upon stars and fallen eyelashes and wishbones and birthday candles and dandelion seeds?? we know that rainbows are only illusions, that there isn’t golden treasure waiting for us, so what DO we think we might see?
i guess in its essence this song is about returning to childhood innocence, to faith, to hope and learning to allow ourselves to hope. that hope isn’t childish or naïve, that in a time of instant answers and impending doom, it’s maybe the bravest thing we can do.
Not only all of this, but I’ve also read it as ‘finding other people to have foolish hopes with’. That’s a core tenet of the Muppets, that there are strange misfits who don’t really belong anywhere- but they belong with one another. In the original Muppet Movie the first version is sung alone by Kermit, in his home swamp. He then spends the film discovering that other people share his dream, and that together they can achieve it.
“All of us under its spell/we know that it’s probably magic”
The part that always made me cry as a kid was when all the Muppets sang together at the end, especially the line “Have you been half asleep? / And have you heard voices?/ I’ve heard them calling my name”. Sung alone, it’s melancholy and pleading. 'Does anyone feel like I do?’
Sung in chorus, it’s answering a call with friends by your side, ready to take on the world. Knowing that you found the lovers, the dreamers, and yourself, so the rainbow connection is sure to follow.
The Muppet Movie (1979). Kermit and his newfound friends trek across America to find success in Hollywood, but a frog legs merchant is after Kermit.
I don’t think I’ve seen this since I was a kid, so it was pretty delightful to revisit and love it just as much as I rememebered. There’s a reason the muppets have the staying power they do, and this movie is a pretty magical demonstration of why. 8/10.
G - 1h 35min Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Kermit and his new found friends trek across America to find success in Hollywood, but a frog-legs merchant named Doc Hopper (Charles Durning) is after Kermit.
After Kermit the Frog decides to pursue a movie career, he starts his cross-country trip from Florida to California. Along the way, he meets and befriends Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Gonzo and rock musicians Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem. When Kermit is offered a job by Doc Hopper (Charles Durning) to advertise the fried frog legs at his restaurant chain, Kermit turns Hopper down. However, Hopper refuses to relent and pursues Kermit and his companions to a final showdown.
After Kermit the Frog meets a talent scout, he’s off to Hollywood, joined by Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy and the Great Gonzo. But Kermit must also watch out for ruthless Doc Hopper (Charles Durning), who plans to use him as his spokesman for his frog legs food chain and pursues Kermit and his companions to a final showdown.
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