Octopus' Garden
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| Written by | Ringo Starr |
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| Lyrics by | |
| Date | 1968 |
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"Octopus' Garden," one of the few Beatles songs written by Ringo Starr, has been covered by the Muppets several times.
It was first performed by two Anything Muppets in Sesame Street episode 0019. In this version, a green Anything Muppet sang lead vocals with a blue fish singing bass backup and a yodeling clam. The segment taught children how to count to eight.
The song was sung again on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1970 where an octopus constantly interrupted the performance with a bunch of bad puns (and who got his comeuppance from a gigantic, hungry clam). A clip from the animated Beatles film, Yellow Submarine, is used in the sketch.
The song was performed again by Robin the Frog, Kermit the Frog, and Miss Piggy on episode 312 of The Muppet Show.
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Performers
- Sesame Street version:
- Jim Henson - Green Diver
- Frank Oz - Blue Fish
- Joe Raposo - Yodeling Clam
- Ed Sullivan Show version:
- Jim Henson - Diver
- Frank Oz - Octopus and Giant Clam
- Jerry Nelson - Clam
Trivia
- The clam puppet that appears in the Ed Sullivan and Sesame Street versions are the same, but with different eyes.
Releases
- Audio
- The Muppets sing the Beatles: Octopus' Garden/Yellow Submarine (single, 1976)
- Die Schönsten Lieder (2002)
- Video
- Children's Songs and Stories (1985) (The Muppet Show version)
- It's the Muppets: Meet the Muppets! (1993) (The Muppet Show version)
- It's Not Easy Being Green (Muppet Sing Alongs) (1994)(The Muppet Show version)
- Muppets Magic from the Ed Sullivan Show (2003)
