Rockin' Robin
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| Written by | Jimmie Thomas |
| Music by | |
| Lyrics by | |
| Date | 1958 |
| Source | |
| Publisher | Recordo Music Company |
"Rockin' Robin" is performed by Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem in The Muppet Show episode 510.
This is one of the two Electric Mayhem songs where Janice sang lead vocals; the other is "With a Little Help from My Friends".
The band performs in a tree, joined by a few birds, including the Rockin' Robin, who was performed by Karen Prell. Animal soloed the enthusiastic line "Tweet, tweet, tweet!"
This version of the song appears on the videos Rock Music with the Muppets (1985) and "It's the Muppets: More Muppets, Please!" (1993).
Other versions
- Sung over footage of children doing gymnastics in a film insert on Sesame Street (EKA: Episode 3314).
- Performed by Big Bird with four large backup birds and Baby Bear on wash tub bass, in the Sesame Street Live show Everyone Makes Music.
- The Muppet Show On Tour: 2nd Edition also featured a rendition of the song.
- A shortened version of the song was featured in Dreams of Dancing at Universal Studios Japan (sung in Japanese).
