The Muppets Soundtrack

The gang's all here and what better way to start it off with the catchy, comical intro that is 'The Muppet Show Theme.' The next track says it all in these few words "Muppet Studios, I Can't Believe it!" The first proper track I guess says that "Life's a Happy Song" which is a really uplifting, heartwarming; it includes a horn and piano-bop style with those sweeping strings. 'I Haven't Seen the Old Gang' either Kermie, but I'm sure Jason Segel would like to. I see "Pictures in my Head," and the score is a sorrowful and sentimental piano led track sung by our favorite frog from muppetland, and features our favorite funny bear, whatever you call it blue guy, and our favorite octogenarian duo who all join to sing in the final minute. There is this short drum roll, which is subtle, but a nice touch. Hey Kermit! How do you get anywhere? "We Drive." Oh, I thought muppets couldn't get licenses. Paul Simon, who is a master of songs that can be sentimental and witty at the same time, tongue in cheek but never in the butt, in an upbeat fun strumming style, sings about "Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard," but the funny thing is I don't know anyone by that name. Hmmm. What does R-E-N-O do? "That Spells Reno." Another short yet comical song led by Mr. Fozzy Bear and some banjo; singing about their hotel room, and other stuff in LasVegas? Oh wait, casinos are everywhere, but what about wedding chapels where no marriage certificate is needed? "Welcome Back" every buddy!! "We Built This City" is an old hair-metal throwback with a catchy hook and some bass upfront, the acoustics sound as if it's on stage, or should I say a starship? The disco like sound of "Me Party" segues pretty nice into the silly, narcissistic, slightly over the top theatrical funk rap of Nathan Pacheco ( as Tex Richman?) on "Let's Talk About Me," which book-ends "The Answer is No." We must ask "Are You A Man or Muppet?" and Jason Segel struggles with this question that features some of our friends in a piano and string number. "Down At The Ole Barbershop" is 7 seconds of Kermit and Ms. Piggy that leads into a song that "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by the Muppet's Barbershop quartet. At first listen I didn't realize what it was, It's definitely not the same, nor either is it boring. In this double-whammy we see another cover, but this time by Camilla and the Chickens who just tell that poultergeist "Forget You!" in a similiar style; despite it's novelty status it is no less entertaining. Enough with the jokes "It's Time For Our Song" as we ride "The Rainbow Connection" with a good deal of our muppet friends, and is Animal on drums because some of the parts sound out of place at the end. Hey you! Yeah you! "Get Out There and Help Those Guys!" I'm talking to "The Whistling Caruso" or Andrew Bird. Oh, "How Charming, A Finale" which is a redux of the first full-length track on the soundtrack with finale at the end. "Mary, Marry Me" even the cutesy song I had heard somewhere before performed by a group of the same phonetic yet spelled differently Mahna Mahna.