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("...drowning himself" sounds intentional, whereas the song says he "fell (not jumped) in and drowned himself", implying accidental drowning. Rewording to avoid implying intentional drowning.) |
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| + | "'''You and I and George'''" is a song written by Red Kelly (who played bass for Stan Kenton's band), that details the romance between "you and I". The song ends with George drowning in a river, "leaving you alone with me." |
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| − | '''You and I and George''' was first performed by [[Rowlf the Dog]] on a 1960s variety show appearance. He also performed it as a [[UK Spots (The Muppet Show)|UK Spot]] in [[Episode 101: Juliet Prowse|Episode 101]] of ''[[The Muppet Show]]''. He performed it again in [[Episode 412: Phyllis George|Episode 412]] and re-recorded it for the album [[Rowlf the Dog: Ol' Brown Ears is Back]]. |
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| + | The original version by Stan Kenton can be found on his live album "Kenton Live from the Las Vegas Tropicana." |
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| + | The song was performed by [[Rowlf the Dog]] several times: |
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| + | * on ''[[The Mike Douglas Show]]'' in July 1966 |
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| + | * as the [[UK Spots (The Muppet Show)|UK Spot]] in [[Episode 101: Juliet Prowse|episode 101]] of ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' |
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| + | * with [[Phyllis George]] in [[Episode 412: Phyllis George|episode 412]] of ''The Muppet Show'' |
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| + | * in an appearance on ''[[The Merv Griffin Show]]'' in 1983 |
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| + | * in an appearance on ''[[The Arsenio Hall Show]]'' in 1989 |
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| + | *''[[Ol' Brown Ears is Back]]'' (1993) (unreleased recording from 1984) |
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| + | *''[[Muppet Music Mix]]'' (1994) |
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| + | ;Video |
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| + | *''[[Children's Songs and Stories]]'' (1985) (from ''The Muppet Show'' episode 101) |
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Revision as of 17:12, 2 November 2012
"You and I and George" is a song written by Red Kelly (who played bass for Stan Kenton's band), that details the romance between "you and I". The song ends with George drowning in a river, "leaving you alone with me."
The original version by Stan Kenton can be found on his live album "Kenton Live from the Las Vegas Tropicana."
The song was performed by Rowlf the Dog several times:
- on The Mike Douglas Show in July 1966
- as the UK Spot in episode 101 of The Muppet Show
- with Phyllis George in episode 412 of The Muppet Show
- in an appearance on The Merv Griffin Show in 1983
- in an appearance on The Arsenio Hall Show in 1989
Releases
- Audio
- Ol' Brown Ears is Back (1993) (unreleased recording from 1984)
- Muppet Music Mix (1994)
- Video
- Children's Songs and Stories (1985) (from The Muppet Show episode 101)