Cole Porter

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Cole Porter (1891-1964) was a prominent composer of musical theater and popular songs. His musical comedy work includes the shows Anything Goes and Kiss Me, Kate.

Contents 1 Songs 1.1 Adios Argentina 1.2 Anything Goes 1.3 Born to Dance 1.4 Du Barry Was a Lady 1.5 Fifty Million Frenchmen 1.6 Gay Divorce 1.7 High Society 1.8 Jubilee 1.9 Kiss Me, Kate 1.10 Red, Hot, and Blue 2 References

Songs

Adios Argentina

• "Don't Fence Me In" (Adios Argentina)

- Bob Hope & Paul Revere, The Muppet Show episode 221

Anything Goes

• "I Get a Kick Out of You" (Anything Goes)

- Wayne & Wanda, The Muppet Show, episode 110

- Ethel Mermaid on Sesame Street

• "You're the Top" (Anything Goes)

- Kermit & Ethel Merman, The Muppet Show, episode 122

Born to Dance

• "I've Got You Under My Skin" (Born to Dance)

- Kermit, Hank and Frank, and Icky Gunk on a Sam and Friends episode

- Behemoth and Shakey Sanchez, The Muppet Show episode 119.

Du Barry Was a Lady

• "Friendship" (Du Barry Was a Lady)

- Ethel Merman & Fozzie Bear, The Muppet Show episode 122

- Kermit, Robin the Frog & the Whales, The Muppet Show episode 519

• "Well Did You Evah?" (Du Barry Was a Lady)

- Rich Little and Kermit, The Muppet Show episode 204.

Fifty Million Frenchmen

• "You Do Something to Me" (Fifty Million Frenchmen)

- Wayne and Wanda, The Muppet Show, episode 108

- Svengali and Pink Creature, The Muppet Show episode 112

Gay Divorce

• "Night and Day" (Gay Divorce)

- Gonzo & two mummies, The Muppet Show episode 516

High Society

• "True Love" (High Society)

- Miss Piggy and Link Hogthrob, The Muppet Show episode 324.

Jubilee

• "Just One of Those Things" (Jubilee)

- Instrumental during the dance marathon, The Muppet Show episode 515

Kiss Me, Kate

• "Another Opening, Another Show" (Kiss Me, Kate)

- Opening number, The Muppet Show episode 514

• "Brush Up Your Shakespeare" (Kiss Me, Kate)

- Christopher Reeve, The Muppet Show episode 418

Red, Hot, and Blue

• "De Lovely" (Red, Hot, and Blue!)

- Ethel Merman, Scooter, and Gonzo, The Muppet Show episode 122

References

• When Gonzo sings a song to Camilla in episode 318 of The Muppet Show, he comments, "Listen to the rhymes in the chorus. It's very Cole Porter-y."