Changes: I Hope That Somethin' Better Comes Along

Written by	Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher
Date	1979
Source	The Muppet Movie
Publisher	Sony/ATV Tunes LLC

Revision as of 18:59, 24 August 2011

SomethingBetter — "I Hope That Somethin' Better Comes Along"

"I Hope That Somethin' Better Comes Along" is a duet performed by Kermit the Frog and Rowlf the Dog in The Muppet Movie. After Miss Piggy apparently abandons Kermit at the Terrace Restaurant, he wanders to the bar and orders a grasshopper to drink away his sorrows. The pianist, Rowlf, commiserates with Kermit as they sing about the difficulty of living both with and without women. At the end of the song, Rowlf notes that "It's not often you see a guy that green have the blues that bad."

This is a rare pairing of the two characters, because Jim Henson performs both voices. In order to achieve the duet, the two tracks were recorded separately by Jim and then combined.

The version of the song that appears on the soundtrack contains some lyrics that were cut from the final version of the film. In addition, some of the opening dialogue is different.

Although the song's legal title (as registered with ASCAP) reads "Something", records and sheet music all show it as "Somethin'".

Releases

Audio

The Muppet Movie (1979)
The Rainbow Connection/I Hope That Somethin' Better Comes Along (single, 1979)
The Green Album (2011) (performed by Matt Nathanson)

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+{{song|writer=[[Paul Williams]] and [[Kenneth Ascher]]|composer=|lyricist=|date= [[1979]]|source=''[[The Muppet Movie]]''|publisher=Sony/ATV Tunes LLC}}
+[[Image:SomethingBetter.JPG|thumb|300px|"I Hope That Somethin' Better Comes Along"]]
-'''From:''' [[The Muppet Movie]]
-'''I Hope That Something Better Comes Along''' was sung by [[Kermit the Frog]] and [[Rowlf the Dog]], in a rare pairing of the two characters. The team-up is uncommon because [[Jim Henson]] performed both characters, and in this song he performed both voices singing, and at some points they sing together. Of course, since the audio for all songs are recorded before they are filmed, then it didn't matter that they are both performed by the same person.
+"'''I Hope That Somethin' Better Comes Along'''" is a duet performed by [[Kermit the Frog]] and [[Rowlf the Dog]] in ''[[The Muppet Movie]]''. After [[Miss Piggy]] apparently abandons Kermit at [[the Terrace Restaurant]], he wanders to the bar and orders a grasshopper to drink away his sorrows. The pianist, Rowlf, commiserates with Kermit as they sing about the difficulty of living both with and without women. At the end of the song, Rowlf notes that "It's not often you see a guy that green have the blues that bad."
+This is a rare pairing of the two characters, because [[Jim Henson]] performs both voices. In order to achieve the duet, the two tracks were recorded separately by Jim and then combined.
-[[Category: Muppet Songs]]
+The version of the song that appears on the [[The Muppet Movie (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] contains some lyrics that were cut from the final version of the film.  In addition, some of the opening dialogue is different.
+Although the song's legal title (as registered with ASCAP) reads "Something", records and sheet music all show it as "Somethin'".
+==Releases==
+;Audio
+*''[[The Muppet Movie (soundtrack)|The Muppet Movie]]'' (1979)
+*[[Muppet Singles#rainbowhopethat|The Rainbow Connection/I Hope That Somethin' Better Comes Along]] (single, 1979)
+*''[[The Green Album]]'' (2011) (performed by Matt Nathanson)
+[[Category:Muppet Songs]]
+[[Category:Muppet Movie Songs]]

Written by	Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher
Date	1979
Source	The Muppet Movie
Publisher	Sony/ATV Tunes LLC