Changes: The Grouch Anthem

Written by	Jeff Pennig, Jeff Harrington, and Steve Pippin
Date	1985

Revision as of 02:14, 5 July 2013

"The Grouch Anthem" is Oscar's opening song in Follow That Bird. Oscar sings the song in front of a giant American flag as a spoof of Patton. In the middle of the song Oscar is joined by a chorus of humming Grouches. After both verses have been sung, Oscar delivers a soliloquy with Grouches singing in the background.

In keeping with the contrarian nature of Grouches, Oscar insists that people stay sitting down for the Grouch Anthem, instead of rising to attention as with the national anthems of most countries.

Oscar considers the anthem the "best part" of the movie. And tells the audience to "have a rotten time" watching the movie.

Audio releases

Follow That Bird (1985)

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+{{song|writer=[[Jeff Pennig]], [[Jeff Harrington]], and [[Steve Pippin]]|lyricist=|composer=|source=|date=[[1985]]|publisher=}}
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-'''The Grouch Anthem''' is [[Oscar the Grouch|Oscar's]] opening song in ''[[Follow That Bird]]''. Oscar sings the song in front of a giant [[The United States of America|American]] flag, as a spoof of ''Patton''. In the middle of the song, Oscar is joined by a chorus of humming [[Grouches]]. After both verses have been sung, Oscar delivers a soliloquy with Grouches singing in the background.
+"'''The Grouch Anthem'''" is [[Oscar the Grouch|Oscar's]] opening song in ''[[Follow That Bird]]''. Oscar sings the song in front of a giant [[The United States of America|American]] flag as a spoof of ''Patton''. In the middle of the song Oscar is joined by a chorus of humming [[Grouches]]. After both verses have been sung, Oscar delivers a soliloquy with Grouches singing in the background.
-While it is usually considered proper to stand during the performance of an anthem, the audience is obliged to remain seated for the Grouch Anthem, as Oscar told the audience to remain seated.
+In keeping with the contrarian nature of Grouches, Oscar insists that people stay sitting down for the Grouch Anthem, instead of rising to attention as with the national anthems of most countries.
+Oscar considers the anthem the "best part" of the movie. And tells the audience to "have a rotten time" watching the movie.
-==Album Releases==
-*''[[Follow That Bird (soundtrack)|Follow That Bird]]'' soundtrack
+==Audio releases==
+*''[[Follow That Bird (soundtrack)|Follow That Bird]]'' (1985)
 [[Category:Sesame Street Songs|Grouch Anthem]]
 [[Category:Grouch Culture|Grouch Anthem]]

Written by	Jeff Pennig, Jeff Harrington, and Steve Pippin
Date	1985