The Rainbow Connection
December 21, 2009
This one is for my son…We used to sing this together when he was just a little guy.
The Rainbow Connection
Kermit The Frog~cover
http://www.dmarkette.com/rainbow
leg slaps and tray of loose change for a beat 
“Rainbow Connection” is a popular song written by Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher and originally performed by Kermit the Frog (Jim Henson ) in The Muppet Movie in 1979.
Trivia:
On March 22, 1996 a young man briefly held a New Zealand radio station hostage. One of his key demands was that the station play “The Rainbow Connection”.[7]
In the The Office episode, “The Convict”, Andy Bernard serenades Pam Beesly with a high-pitched (partially Pig Latin) version of the song with banjo accompaniment.
In the episode “Cold Spell” of the Series Picket Fences (first aired October 28, 1994), Paul Williams appeared in a guest role and performed his own song.
In the made for TV movie It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie Kermit comes across a statue of himself in the park. The statue’s plaque has the words “THANK YOU KERMIT” FROM THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD. “…FOR THE LOVERS, THE DREAMERS, AND YOU.” – a section of the lyrics from the reprise of “Rainbow Connection” at the end of The Muppet Movie.
In 2002, a Japanese Television show entitled “Love Love Love” used “The Carpenters” version of the song as their opening song.[8]
In the Yo Gabba Gabba! season 2 episode “Weather” (October 20, 2008) Paul Williams performed “Rainbow Connection” during the Super Music Friends Show segment of the show
