John sent me some great music by Shawn Colvin, which reminded me of this clip from a Sesame Street special a few years ago of her singing I Don’t Want to Live on the Moon with Ernie that I absolutely loved. But then I saw that it was based on a classic clip from 1978, which I’ve never seen before until now and figured I’d share.
Even though seeing the full bodies of muppets always freaks me out, I think the clip is completely adorable. I love the sentiment of the song, and it’s a theme I connect very emotionally with and try to use in my own writing. Hope you enjoy.
I wouldn’t want to travel there in a rocket ship. I would prefer to wait until we have less explosive modes of space transportation.
What kind of person leaves his partner at home while vacationing on the moon and in the ocean?
Crap. I killed the thread before anyone else got a chance to post. How selfish of me.
I love Ernie. I love Bert. I love Muppets. I love the moon.
Does that mean you’ll never move out of your parents’ house, Craig?
I love Shawn Colvin. I got to see her do a free concert when I lived in Pittsburgh. It was great, even though the ex acted like a pouty 6-year-old for being dragged along to it.
That was cute. Back in 1978 I would have been 2 years old, and may have seen it live on Sesame Street since I watched it regularly.
Wow! This really seems to have triggered something emotional for me. I went over to Wikipedia to review my knowledge of Sesame Street. For some reason reading about Jim Henson always makes me emotional. It is interesting because when I was most influenced by his work, I didn’t know that much about him. As I got older I developed a huge appreciation for who he was and what he accomplished. His death impacted me emotionally much more than I expected it would.
I think there are two prongs to my feelings. Part of me is mourning the innocence of my own lost youth. Life was simpler when I was little. Then things got really harsh in a hard world as I grew up. Part of me is also sad that maybe I am not actually as great a source of impactfull goodness in the world as I once felt inspired to be. Kermit (and other influences from my youth) made me want to be a better person and to want to work to make the world a better place. Every single day evil forces cast their malevolent shadows over our world, and vastly more often than not, I DO nothing. That isn’t the sort of uncaring ineffective person I wanted be. I feel that I lost my way somewhere. I need to work on that.
Here is another children’s song I like:
Return to Pooh Corner by Kenny Loggins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpXUYIOoFzM
I love that song by Shawn Colvin. It manages to tug at your heart strings.
But I’d probably kill to live on the moon or in space or something. Even riding a dangerous rocket ship.
But then going long periods of time without seeing my family doesn’t bother me.
Awww, that was so sweet. But Muppets with legs creep me out. I have an autographed picture of Jim Henson. Neener neener.
I have the Small Repairs album. I like it, but some of the songs make me feel depressed. I call it the suicide album.
Chris D. I think you are too hard on yourself. I think you will impact many lives in a positive way over the course of your life. And that Kenny Loggins song is great. I play his Return to Pooh Corner album for the kids at naptime (and for myself at home). I also like his version of “The Last Unicorn” and “Pure Imagination” from Willy Wonka.
I hate Elmo.
When the first lander went to mars and sent back pictures of Mars that showed that the sky on Mars is pink instead of blue I thought that was so cool that I wanted to live on Mars some day. In some sort of geodesic dome structure.
I have since cured myself of that dream. I think living on a planet where there is, you know, no oxygen to breathe, is kind of a sucky idea.
Chris, I simply refuse to believe that you are either ineffective OR uncaring. So there.
Ryan, *ahem* I mean “Pastry Octomom”, you appear not to have killed the thread at all. Now make with the pastry. I’m in the mood for cupcakes AND cookies. And some of Josh and David’s brownies. This cold I have is making me hungry
Justin: You are insatiable.
Ryan. That would be an accurate statement, yes.
Michelle M.: If you think that album is “the suicide album”, you maybe shouldn’t ever listen to anything by Gillian Welch (aka, my favorite singer/songwriter evah).
Craig,
You may not remember seeing this clip before but trust me, you’ve seen it hundreds and possibly thousands of times. How do I know? Because Mom made a VHS tape with a bunch of Sesame Street episodes on it for you and that was about all you ever watched for years. And I know this clip was on that VHS tape that ran over and over again. How do I know? Because this was back in the day before we had TV’s in every room so whatever one person was watching, the rest had to watch as well. And since you were mommy’s little baby boy, you always got to watch whatever you wanted to watch. Every second of that damn VHS tape is engrained in my brain. The only good part about it was you were afraid of those aliens muppets and would cry whenever they would come on the screen. If mom was in the room she would jump up and fast forward through them so you wouldn’t get upset but if she wasn’t in the room it was fun to make you watch them and cry.
Ah the good ol’ days!!
Adam
In my defense, the aliens are PETRIFYING!
Your Mom is funny Craig.
Tell us more funny and embarrassing stories Adam. *yip yip yip yip yip*
Oy, no more embarrassing stories please!
::changes subject::
So have you guys seen the new Last Airbender Superbowl commercial?
But will it have a twist at the end?
Shawn Colvin is awesome and one of my all-time faves. When I was but a wee cheap blue guitarist, her songs were some of the first I learned to play.
That shade of blue they use in the clip is the shade that will make me buy books I don’t even want if the cover uses it. Something about it kind of hypnotizes me. So I may be forced to see this simply so that I can stare at the blue and zone out.
I had no IDEA that we dancing monkeys had an “embarrassing stories about Craig” source on tap. How immensely gratifying.
Craig, I think the least you can do is let Adam do a weekly guest blogger spot with “Mortifying, Humiliating, or Cringe-making stories about Craig” for giggles. Shall we have a show of hands, fellow monkeys? XD
I’ve actually seen these clips before though I don’t remember where…
Those harmonies in the Colvin version are sweet!!
Craig: Did you spot Appa at the :09 mark?
Not on my own, but saw him when they pointed him out in the article. I hope they do him and Momo justice!
I had to google “Appa”.
http://io9.com/5454384/star-trek-lolcats-just-cuz
I never realized how freakishly disproportionate Ernie’s body is! I mean, with those stubby lil legs and those long age-like arms, he could easily walk on his hands with his feet never touching the ground! *SHUDDER* scary….
But the alien Muppets…hiLARIOUS! Yeeeep, yeep, yep, yepyepyepyep! Love them.
Chris D., remember two things: who bought a transit card for me and Dave S. with his own money and without being asked? I know you got it back, but you didn’t know you would when you got it. AND, who sent me an awesome little round painted Christmas tree ornament last year? I rest my case, young man.
Adam, we need MORE of these stories! Here I was just gonna buy Criaggers a stuffed Muppet Alien doll and send it to him! Imagine the damage I would have done to his delicate psyche! Please, keep us informed!
HUGS…
Polt, Darling. You *were* going to send him a stuffed Muppet Alien Doll but somehow Adam dissuaded you? Why then do I think it would be rip-roaringly funny if every one of us sent Craiggerz a stuffed Muppet Alien doll? Or even funnier if we had someone plant them all around Craigglesezerses’s house in places where he’d keep finding them unexpectedly? *evil cackle*
Ouch. That evil cackle just turned into a coughing sneezing jag. I’m already sick of this cold and it’s less than 48 hours old! >:-P
I was going to comment that this is absolutely not the first time you are seeing this, but Adam beat me to it. You used to watch this all the time. I can’t believe you don’t remember. It may have first aired in 1978 but it played for many years after that, at least in the McAnally house.
P.S. One more embarassing Craig story. …LAWNMOWER… That’s all I’ll say
Hm. The only lawnmower story I know about Craig is how dangerous it is for him to mow the lawn while dragging his puntabuschlong around after him …
Aren’t older brothers grand?
Craig: As an older brother, I say yes.
As both an older and younger brother I agree with both sentiments
I am a truly benevolent older sibling; you can ask my four younger brothers and sisters after they finish their compulsory afternoon supplication; while my older brother was a total douche for the first 20 years of my life.
I’ve never seen that clip or heard the song, but it is sweet.
Michelle M.: Too funny, two of the three songs I sent by Shawn Colvin are from “A Few Small Repairs”. I think my favorite by her is still “Steady On”.
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