(They Long to Be) Close to You
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| Written by | |
| Music by | Burt Bacharach |
| Lyrics by | Hal David |
| Date | 1970 |
| Source | Dionne Warwick |
| Publisher |
"(They Long to Be) Close to You" was sung by Connie Stevens to Kermit and Fozzie during the Talk Spot in Episode 102 of The Muppet Show. This was the only Talk Spot in the first season to use a couch instead of a wall as the set.
The song was also performed in episode 505. As a male Muppet sings the song to his lady friend, the birds, stars, and angels mentioned in the lyrics appear -- and then get stuck to the woman.
Johnny Fiama also sang this to Clarissa during his restaurant set love song in episode 104 of Muppets Tonight.
In 2000, Marjolein Keuning sang "(They Long to Be) Close to You" with Kermit (here performed by Steve Whitmire) during a Dutch television special honoring the 75th anniversary of KRO, the network that aired The Muppet Show in the Netherlands.
This song was also featured in MirrorMask.
