Sometimes I wonder why the characters from childhood educational shows are such relevant figures in our lives'. Maybe it's bc they represent ideals which parents feel comfortable 'outsourcing' to fictional characters. These creatures have a better chance of conveying these critical themes to us than our parents who are not 'vulns' enough 2 talk 2 us about life/issues. 95% of kids find 'miscellaneous creatures' to be easier to talk to than elders like parents, teachers, or civic/community leaders.
Did yall have any 'muppets' who u identified with because ur 'perception of urself' was a lot like a particular character?
Kermit the Frog is a significant figure from the Jim Henson/Sesame Street/Muppet Collective. He had this song called "It's not EZ Being Green." In the song, he starts out singing about his 'desire to stand out.' He wishes he could have a different skin colour/be a different person on the outside. He feels 'ordinary.' He is sad. He wishes he could be unique. We all just wanna be special, yall.
Then in the second half of the song, Kermit starts to accept the fate/circumstances that God and society have assigned him. While he is kinda 'sad', he realizes he needs to stop focusing on 'the desire to be different' and enjoy his meaningless life. These are messages that our parents wish they were able to communicate to us.
"It's Not Easy Being Green" - A Poem by Kermit the Frog [via Jim Henson]
It's not that easy being green;
Having to spend each day the color of the leaves.
When I think it could be nicer being red, or yellow or gold...
or something much more colorful like that.
It's not easy being green.
It seems you blend in with so many other ord'nary things.
And people tend to pass you over 'cause you're
not standing out like flashy sparkles in the water
or stars in the sky.
But green's the color of Spring.
And green can be cool and friendly-like.
And green can be big like an ocean, or important like a mountain,
or tall like a tree.
When green is all there is to be
It could make you wonder why, but why wonder why?
Wonder, I am green and it'll do fine, it's beautiful!
And I think it's what I want to be.
Should I become a DJ/performing artist who tries to spread the same core values that children's shows tried 2 spread?
Was Jim Henson a better artist than Andy Warhol/Shephard Fairey/Leo DaVincBro?
Do u value the 'creativity' of ppl like Jim Henson and Walt Disney, or do u think they were 'just kinda krazie'?
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Cookie Monster represents ur 'desire for more of stuff that tastes/feels good.' He has no self-control. In his song "C is for Cookie", he accepts that something as simple as a "cookie" is "good enough for me." This is a song about accepting that life might not be THAT meaningful, but maybe u should just be happy about small stuff, and stop trying to search for big lifechanges 2 make u happy.
Do yall think Muppet Collectives are the next Animal Collectives?
Do yall h8 new stuff like Teletubbies/Kid Robot/the Wiggles who trivialize early children's programming?
Should I not let my kid watch TV and only read blogs his whole life?
Do yall ever wish u could 'not be green' [a metaphor powered by Kermit the Frog]?
LCD Soundsystem is 'quitting', so I don't really see why they are 'trying so hard' to generate more buzz. Their album came out in 2k10 but here they are with a new music video 4 it. They are also playing like 100 more shows 2 milk as much money as possible out of their fans. Sorta wish we could just paypal them some money 2 go away.
Anyways, this is the video for "Dance Yrself Clean", and it features some fake Muppets doing zany shit in New York City. Kinda makes me sad that they aren't real muppets. They are just puppets of muppets simulated by untrained muppeteers. Really disgraces the entire Jim Henson Studios, and basically 'poops on his grave.' They even have a baby Cookie Monster drinking beer, which is not something that is 'kewl', nor is it what the Muppets
I'm glad LCD Soundsystem is quitting so they stop disgracing the hard work of Jim Henson (who had a better career than Walt Disney).
R I P Jim Henson...
I know ur watching from heaven
upset about how they are ruining ur brand & vision
but it's okay...
they're going away for a long, long time (2-5 years)
Is this video 'fun and creative' or did they ruin the Muppet brand?
Would u be 'awestruck' by the performance, or would u be like 'why do those muppets suck'?
Is there anything 'lovable' abt this performance, or does it just magnify the lack of truly creative ppl living in our world right now?
Whatever happened 2 imagination + creation 4 the sake of making the world a better place, not just 2 create content that a blog will post and inspire consumers 2 purchase ur products and align with ur brand?
Does James Murphy need 2 stop 'bastardizing' the work + vision of Jim Henson?
Do yall h8 entry-level, inauthentic muppets?
LCD Soundsystem is a post-disco electro band.
