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Track Listings
| 1. Muppet Show Theme Song - OK Go |
| 2. Rainbow Connection - Weezer and Hayley Williams |
| 3. Mahna Mahna - The Fray |
| 4. Movin' Right Along - Alkaline Trio |
| 5. Our World - My Morning Jacket |
| 6. Halfway Down the Stairs - Amy Lee |
| 7. Mr. Bassman - Sondre Lerche |
| 8. Wishing Song - The Airborne Toxic Event |
| 9. Night Life - Brandon Saller of Atreyu and Billy Martin |
| 10. Bein' Green - Andrew Bird |
| 11. I Hope That Something Better Comes Along - Matt Nathanson |
| 12. I'm Going To Go Back There Someday - Rachael Yamagata |
Editorial Reviews
The MOST Celebrational, Tributational, Compilational NEW album from today's MOST Sensational artists! Chock-full of 12 new versions of favorite classic Muppets songs performed by contemporary rock and alternative artists. Muppets The Green album follows in the footsteps created by Nightmare Revisited and Almost Alice where contemporary artists put their unique sound to memorable Disney franchises. This time artists such as OK-GO, Weezer and My Morning Jacket will revisit some of The Muppets classics like: Rainbow Connection, It's Not Easy Being Green and The Muppets Show Theme and more! Sure to be a favorite album of the summer, enjoy this evergreen classic in the making!
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
60 of 69 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Reasons to buy THE GREEN ALBUM:
- You grew up watching THE MUPPET SHOW and you have a bit of a nostalgic streak.
- You smiled and laughed throughout the preview to the forthcoming movie THE MUPPETS.
- You've always felt that Muppets instantly make everything more fun.
- You own anything with a Muppet on it.
- You are already a fan of any of the bands that make an appearance on THE GREEN ALBUM.
- You are open minded enough to listen to a few hipster/indie rock style interpretations of your childhood memories.
- You are traditional enough to appreciate that most of these songs are played relatively straight.
- You think you can forgive OK GO for possibly effing up the opening track by making it too weird.
- You like the idea of a compilation/tribute album of cover songs from a thirty-five year old puppet show being able to stand on its own as an album - only a few songs are chained to The Muppet Show here, the others could make it on their own in the world if they wanted to.
- You're still looking for "the rainbow connection" - the lovers, the dreamers, Kermit, and you...or maybe you've found it, in which case you might also be picking up a copy of the new Barbra Streisand album that was released today.
- You grew up watching THE MUPPET SHOW and you have a bit of a nostalgic streak.
- You smiled and laughed throughout the preview to the forthcoming movie THE MUPPETS.
- You've always felt that Muppets instantly make everything more fun.
- You own anything with a Muppet on it.
- You are already a fan of any of the bands that make an appearance on THE GREEN ALBUM.
- You are open minded enough to listen to a few hipster/indie rock style interpretations of your childhood memories.
- You are traditional enough to appreciate that most of these songs are played relatively straight.
- You think you can forgive OK GO for possibly effing up the opening track by making it too weird.
- You like the idea of a compilation/tribute album of cover songs from a thirty-five year old puppet show being able to stand on its own as an album - only a few songs are chained to The Muppet Show here, the others could make it on their own in the world if they wanted to.
- You're still looking for "the rainbow connection" - the lovers, the dreamers, Kermit, and you...or maybe you've found it, in which case you might also be picking up a copy of the new Barbra Streisand album that was released today.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By Jesse
Format:Audio CD
This is a fun little collection of cover songs, but ultimately there was only one song on the album that I felt was comparable in quality to the original. Weezer re-imagines Rainbow Connection as a duet, which ends up working pretty well. The rest of the songs just don't have the same magic or energy as the original Muppet versions. I don't know if that speaks poorly of the bands involved or if it's just a testament to the care that went into the movies. There were also a few songs that I really wish were included, most notably "Can You Picture That?" from The Muppet Movie.
The Green Album is definitely worth a listen, but not necessarily a full-price purchase.
The Green Album is definitely worth a listen, but not necessarily a full-price purchase.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Beth Lane
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I'm not going to do a music review, I'm just going to say that owning this album makes me happy. Listening to this album makes me happy. It's silly and wonderful and it makes me just...you guessed it... happy. If you're one of the many who grew up watching the Muppet Show, you will enjoy these new takes on old childhood classics.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Nice change from the norm
I really like the Weezer version of "Rainbow Connection" and the Rachael Yamagata version of "I'm going to go Back There Someday". Read more
Published 24 days ago by Jessica N. Taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cool CD
If you grew up hearing these songs you will love hearing these songs now by great new and some a lil older artists. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Scott
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome Soundtrack
This is a great cd it is fun and enjoyable to listen to. the best songs on this cd are all of them. if you have not listened to this cd then i recommend you do
Published 10 months ago by David A. Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great CD for kids and adults
My son (2), husband and I all enjoy listening to this cd. It is for kids, but features artists that I don't mind listening to over and over again. Read more
Published 10 months ago by litkese
4.0 out of 5 stars
Muppets - Green Album
Love the Muppets - this is a decent remake of the original songs in Rainbow Connection; it just isn't the Muppets. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Ellen M. Berry
1.0 out of 5 stars
Easy Greenbacks, quality fed to miss pigs
So hypocritical to jump all over some of these reviewers just because they didn't research before buying... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Ha Xiu Men
3.0 out of 5 stars
Muppet Goodness
I like that so many modern musicians respect the source material enough to reproduce it, and mostly faithfully. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Sandy
1.0 out of 5 stars
Don't buy this. It doesn't work!!
I love the Muppets and hate to write this review.
But I bought this CD for myself and one for a gift. Wehn I got to work, wishing to play mine, I found it did not work!! Read more
But I bought this CD for myself and one for a gift. Wehn I got to work, wishing to play mine, I found it did not work!! Read more
Published 14 months ago by Ellen Stanley
4.0 out of 5 stars
To Go Back There, Someday
"The Green Album," a collection of Muppets songs performed by modern indie rock bands, could have gone either way - it had the potential to be a playful, wonderful homage, or a... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Richard Stoehr
3.0 out of 5 stars
Super excited at first, now a letdown
Hearing about the idea of this album (classic Muppets songs redone in new, modern ways by contemporary artists and bands), I couldn't wait to get my hands on it. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Caitlin M. Ring
