Tuesday, August 16, 2011

The Green Album is Classic Muppet Songs Covered - And You Can Hear it for Free!

I have been hanging out for this one! If you're keen to hear bands like OK Go, Weezer, and Alkaline Trio cover classic Muppet Show songs like Mahna Mahna and I Hope That Something Better Comes Along, then you may have been anticipating The Green Album as much as I have.


It's released on the 23rd of August, but thanks to NPR (National Public Radio) you can stream the entire album early for free.

Go and listen to it RIGHT HERE.

7 comments:

  1. If I could stop replaying the first track over and over, I'd actually get to listen to this. OK Go really did something amazing with The Muppet Show theme.

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  2. i loved weezer's rendition of rainbow connection

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  3. Awesome! My only complaint is that it is too short. I have only listened to this one twice and I already want volume 2 :D

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  4. Gotta say I was a little underwhelmed. Apart from 'Bein Green' and 'Rainbow Connection' I didn't get into any of the other songs. Made me think Muppet Songs are best left to the Muppets.

    I feel horrible. I'll go now.

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  5. The Muppet versions are definitely the best. There's an iconic charm to those voices for sure, so I absolutely hear you. I was less impressed by the slower songs. I liked Alkaline Trio though!

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  6. I finally got a chance to listen to the album. These are my top 5. I think there are two major standouts, and a few good ones. I'm not really sure about the rest.

    1. Muppet Show Theme Song - OK Go - This is my favorite. It's feels super Muppety, but they totally said the wrong first line.

    2. Halfway Down the Stairs - Amy Lee - My second favorite on the album. There is something about it that I really love. Maybe it's that it's such a basic children's song done in such an adult way? I'm not sure, but I love it.

    3. Movin' Right Along - Alkaline Trio - I love Alkaline Trio. This song felt perfect for them.

    4. Mahna Mahna - The Fray - This one was pretty solid, but not really any different from the original. It was almost like hearing a remastered and remixed version of the original song.

    5. Rainbow Connection (feat. Hayley Williams) - Weezer - The instrumentation has a really neat distant feel. I like it.

    Honorable Mention
    Mr. Bassman - Sondre Lerche - I wish this one was done by Flight of the Conchords.

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  7. I have loved Amy Lee from her first days with Evanescence. This rendition of "Halfway Down the Stairs" is eerily creepy, and in a very good way. I kinda feel like halfway down the stairs something will pop out of the floorboards and grab at me.

    J- I agree with your top 5, but mine is a different order:
    1. Rainbow Connection
    2. Mahna Mahna
    3. Halfway Down the Stairs
    4. Movin' Right Along
    5. Muppet Show Theme Song

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