Miss Piggy

Miss Piggy is a Muppet character known for her breakout role in Jim Henson's The Muppet Show. Since her debut in 1976, Miss Piggy is notable for her volatile diva personality, tendency to use French phrases in her speech and practice of karate. She was also known for her tenacious romantic relationship with Kermit the Frog, which lasted from 1978 to 2015.Frank Oz performed the character from 1976 to 2000, and was succeeded by Eric Jacobson in 2001.

In 1996 TV Guide ranked her number 23 on its 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time list.

Characterization

Origins and personality

In a 1979 interview with The New York Times, performer Frank Oz outlined Piggy's biography: "She grew up in a small town in Iowa; her father died when she was young, and her mother wasn't that nice to her. She had to enter beauty contests to survive, as many single women do. She has a lot of vulnerability which she has to hide, because of her need to be a superstar." During development of The Muppet Show, Oz assigned a hook for each Muppet he performed; Miss Piggy's hook was a "truck driver wanting to be a woman". Oz has also stated that while Fozzie Bear is a two-dimensional character, and Animal has no dimensions, Miss Piggy is one of the few Muppet characters to be fully realized in three dimensions.

Rainbow Connection

"Rainbow Connection" is a song from the 1979 film, The Muppet Movie, with music and lyrics written by Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher. The song was performed by Kermit the Frog (Jim Henson) in the film. "Rainbow Connection" reached No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1979, with the song remaining in the Top 40 for seven weeks total. Williams and Ascher received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song at the 52nd Academy Awards.

Critical reception and legacy

Kenneth Ascher and Paul Williams received Oscar nominations at the 52nd Academy Awards for the score of The Muppet Movie and for "Rainbow Connection", which Allmusic described as an "unlikely radio hit ... which Kermit the Frog sings with all the dreamy wistfulness of a short, green Judy Garland" and went on to add that "Rainbow Connection" serves the same purpose in The Muppet Movie that "Over the Rainbow" served in The Wizard of Oz, with nearly equal effectiveness: an opening establishment of the characters' driving urge for something more in life." The song lost the Oscar to "It Goes Like It Goes" from Norma Rae, a win that some critics decried.

Rainbow Connection (album)

Rainbow Connection is a 2001 album by country singer Willie Nelson nominated for the 2001 Country Album of the Year Grammy Award. It was recorded in December 2000 and January 2001 at Willie's ranch near Spicewood, TX.

Track listing

  • "Rainbow Connection" (Paul Williams, Kenneth Ascher) – 4:29
  • "I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover" (Paul Edgar Johnson) – 2:30
  • "Ol' Blue" (Traditional) – 2:36
  • "Wise Old Me" (Amy Nelson) – 4:14
  • "Won't You Ride in My Little Red Wagon" (Rex Griffin) – 1:28
  • "Playmate" (Henry W. Petrie) – 1:37
  • "I'm My Own Grandpa" (Dwight Latham, Moe Jaffe) – 3:19
  • "Rock Me to Sleep" (Tom Hunter) – 3:16
  • "Playin' Dominoes and Shootin' Dice" (Tex Woods, O.D. Dobbs) – 2:46
  • "Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way" (Willie Nelson) – 1:55
  • "Outskirts of Town" (Casey Bill Weldon) – 7:20
  • "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" (Mickey Newbury) – 3:42
  • "The Thirty-Third of August" (Mickey Newbury)– 4:33
  • Personnel

  • Willie Nelson – Guitar, vocals
  • Matt Hubbard – Harmonica, electric bass, bongos, keyboards, electric piano
  • Podcasts:

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    Me Party

    by: Miss Piggy

    I look around
    And once again I'm on my own
    My man ain't here
    He's gone and done me wrong
    No one's gonna stop this girl from having fun
    I throw my hands up high and have a party for one
    I'm having a me party; A party by myself
    A me party; I dont need nobody else
    I'm having a me party; I'm the first and last to show
    There's no one at this party that I don't already know
    I'm not gonna sit around by myself and wait for you
    Haven't you heard, "one is the new two"
    I'm gonna make a scene, I'm gonna make a fuss
    Tonight I'm gonna celebrate for just the one of us
    I'm having a me party; I don't need no invitation
    A me party; I just love the conversation
    Me party; But no one else there to
    You do the math, frog,
    It means I'm not with you
    I won't lie, there are times when I wish I was with you
    There are days when all this girl can see is a world that's made for two
    At times like this I feel all alone and it's like nobody cares
    But I only have to call my name and darling I'll be there
    I'm having a me party, haven't I seen you here before?
    A me party; I'm the last one on the dance floor
    Me party; A party just for one
    Me party; It's a solo mardi gras
    Me party; I'm such great company
    A me party; I'll save the last dance for me
    What happens at a me party
    Stays at a me party




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