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Dec 26, 2023 · Through these lines, he makes it clear that he sees being green as the ultimate goal, a state of being that brings contentment and self-acceptance. “It Ain’t Easy Being Green” was released in 1975 and has become a classic in Ray Charles’ extensive discography. The song was written by Joe Raposo, a talented composer and lyricist known ...
It Ain’t Easy Being Green Lyrics. [Verse 1] It's not that easy being green. Having to spend these days the color of the leaves. When I think it could be so much nice being red, yellow or gold ...
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Ray Charles Lyrics. "It Ain't Easy Being Green". It's not that easy being green. Having to spend each day the color of the leaves. When I think it could be so much nicer. Being red, yellow, or gold. Or something much more colorful like that. Lord, it's not easy being green. It seems you blend in with so many other ordinary things.
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In the song, Kermit expresses his ambivalence about his color, noting that green "blends in with so many other ordinary things" and wishing that he were some other color instead. During the bridge, Kermit realizes that there are some powerful associations with the color -- "green can be big, like a mountain, or important, like a river, or tall like...
Andrew Bird ― The Green Album(2011)Wilford Brimley — MDA Telethon (1989) (YouTube)Mike Campbell ― Easy Chair Jazzalbum, spoken word (1994)The Frog Prince ― Underscores the luncheon scene, following King Rupert the Second's story of meeting Taminella Grinderfall(1971).Sesame Street ― An brief instrumental version is part of the ending music sting to a 1974 segment.The Muppets at Walt Disney World ―Underscore during a helicopter shot over the Walt Disney Worldparks.The Muppet Show Book features lyrics to this song, along with illustrations based on the version from episode 219.Sesame Street
1. Original Version: 1. 1.1. Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years 1.2. A&E Biography: Sesame Street(Clip of first verse only) 1.3. Old School: Volume 1 1.4. 40 Years of Sunny Days 1. 1975 version: 1. 1.1. I'm Glad I'm Me 1.2. The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street(opening vamp cut) 1. Oscar the Grouch version: 1. 1.1. Best of Friends
The Muppet Show
1. Episode 112version: 1. 1.1. It's Not Easy Being Green 1. Episode 219version: 1. 1.1. The Muppet Revue(1985) 1.2. It's The Muppets: More Muppets, Please! 1.3. The Best of the Muppet Show Volume 4 1.4. The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 1
Sesame Street
1. Sesamestreet.org 1.1. Original (sesamestreet.org) 1.2. Oscar's version (sesamestreet.org) 2. SesameStreet's YouTube Channel 2.1. Original (YouTube) 2.2. Lena Horne's version (YouTube) 2.3. Oscar's version (YouTube)
Sesame Street
1. Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music(clips of Kermit's original version with performances by Ray Charles and Joe Raposo) 2. Stars and Street Forever(very brief clip of original version only) 3. Sesame Street Unpaved (documentary)(original version, first verse cut) 4. The Greatest TV Moments: Sesame Street Music A-Z(1976 version)
Muppets
1. The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years(clips of the second Muppet Show version and Kermit and Ray Charles singing) 2. The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (clips of the first Muppet Show version and Ray Charles' performance from 20 and Still Counting) 3. The World of Jim Henson(Kermit and Ray Charles' version) 4. I Love Muppets(clips) 5. State of the Arts(clips)
The catchphrase "It's not easy being green" has been referenced many times, both by the Muppets and by others. 1. Kermit hums the song to himself at the beginning of a 1972 Sesame Street sketch. 1. On The Electric Company, the Short Circus perform the song, "Why", a lyrical list of questions about the world. Included is: "Why ain't it easy being gr...
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Ray Charles’ version of the popular 1970s song “It Ain’t Easy Being Green” was recorded for his June 1975 album Renaissance. A reflective meditation on self-worth and identity, the gentle and delicately scored song is one of Ray’s more popular from this period of his career. “It Ain’t Easy Being Green” was written by composer ...
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