Copa Cabana- by Liza Manelli (Muppet Show Segment)

[lambsquad17]

this was very sexy

[HelenaFantinelli]

it is Copacabana...all together...

[cmsahe]

these are very sad lyrics :/

[MrEscobar65]

She sings like Shirley Bassie...

[LadyTwentySeven]

Great Liza!

[anialek36]

Morld championship!

[moskalification]

OH LIZA!!!!

[jaynormal]

This is one i remember watching on TV. This is one my favorite Muppet moments. I always impressed with this one.

[craigbrittney03]

i freakkkkkinnnggggggg love her!!! shes so cool!!! her and her mother are the SHIT! beautiful.......

[MinxTheShadowThie]

My school just did the musical of this song. It was fun but whenever I hear this song the whole thing gets stuck in my head!

[TheMohamedaly68]

best version EEEEEVER! You would never see something like this on TV now

[alevsener2]

I love the Muppets!

[booboo3ipod]

How good is she, a real pro!! I bet she could still move like that.

[OLIVCHEN77]

The golden Age of Television...............

[rorikjunior]

At least 20 morons left on this planet...

[LIBeachcub]

Great performance! Happy Birthday, Liza with a "Z"!

[amtwinkles]

Liza Minelli had the best version of this song EVER!!!!!!!

[pdxforthewin]

BALLS TO YOU!!!!!!!!!!

[XeverMazzone378112]

You can grab the audio-mp3 of this track at getyourmp3s doht cohm.

[Ramonerdna]

idk who watches naruto but this might actually be the perfect song for tsunade

[IzumoandKotetsuRock]

@Ramonerdna I agree!

[Ramonerdna]

@Ramonerdna lol if anyone makes a tsunade amv to this PLEASE tell me

[extasisNOW]

Sé lo que estas pensando 01:05 Hasta los ojos se le pusieron blancos

I know what you are thinking about 0105

[DUCKSPAT]

In the cocoaCavanna Her name was ROSA she was a show girl in the Cococavanna (My brother said that)

[randomnyc1]

Minnelli! It's spelled Minnelli!

Otherwise, a lovely clip. Thanks.

[TheGoldWatch]

What the hell kind of kids' show is this

[extremelyodd374]

@TheGoldWatch IT'S NOT A KID SHOW. Don't stereotype the Muppets!

[TheGoldWatch]

@extremelyodd374 Weird, I totally watched this when I was a kid

[MadgeLover1]

OMG, She is soo beautifull at the beginning in the black sweater. So stylish whit the cigarette, she looks exactley like an aunt of my mother.

[CgChickClassOf08]

Dude, I don't even care... I freakin LOVE Liza!

[toxickarma3000]

Political correctness has gone mad in this country-- just 20 or so years ago this song featuring gunshots and fights over showgirls was fine to show the kids, and now we have Sesame Street removing a song with Katy Perry because a few parents complained on Youtube about her dress.

[jusdeananas]

This is probably going to sound like the dumbest question ever, but the club itself (the Copa) was located in NYC, which is where the song is set ? I think it was the line "the hottest spot north of Havana" that always threw me - I just assumed it was reference to some 'burb north of the city of Havana, rather than New York ...

[ruderkonge1976]

Brilliant. Man I love the old Muppet Shows.

[TomTresh3]

Barry Manilow songs aren't gay, they are f-ing genius! The man has filled three volumes of his "Greatest Hits" and even that dosen't do justice to his awesome talents.

[Fektthis]

How do you make a barry manilow song even more gay? I think we found our answer.Still loved the muppets even remember liking this when I was a kid. God, I'm glad I turned out normal anyway.

[WikeddTung]

i never pictured tony with a giant purple head or rico with a giant blue nose

[chilck]

Never heard about this artist... oh, wait, you would'nt by any chance mean Liza MINNELLI, would you?

[jvane2010]

Manelli..?

[supersysy77]

Dont Fall In Love

[masuoasc]

una buena cancion y una gran produccion,

[hrryzdlr]

oh my god.

i never realised how upsetting this song actually was.

[uliseslag]

This was for all the little gay kids.

[JerryKitich]

brava brava and brava again

[webdemarcio]

This song in itself is so gay.

But sung by Liza Minelli is even MORE gay.

[omertahistoriamafii]

I could ask who is that classy lady between Muppets...but I won't! :D

[aera52]

Doesnt Ezyma remind you of Ezyma from the Emperors New Grove? Just her voice, actions, and body haha =P

[wizardbaker]

Um...what would tony and Lola's kids look like?

[pampamy]

@wizardbaker LOL!

[OhLookItsMapheu]

@wizardbaker Ke$ha...

[wizardbaker]

@OhLookItsMapheu

OF COURSE

[awoodson85]

its like there was drive by in the copa cabana... yea she totally looked faded in 2:28.. ilove piano intro.. i miss the muppets

[sasakikenske]

Wow! That was really amazing! I can't believe they got away with showing that to kids. Now every thing is candy coated and sanitized :( This is something entertaining to children and adults while maintaining it's artistry!

[KaiserMachead]

@sasakikenske Well technically the Muppet Show was more adult-oriented. Sesame Street would never have shown this.

[buhrrito]

damn!! i love the muppets :D

they will ALLLLWWAAYYSS be remembered.

always

[dnine14]

Liza makes me happy.

[JansterBanana]

I LOVE Liza Minnelli.

[Ramonerdna]

wait 8 till 4? a bartender working from 8 till 4?.....oh they mean 8pm to 4 am (whoops)

[Blargleflakes]

This is sad...especially for the muppet show :(

but still awesome! :D

[Cropredy02]

@Blargleflakes Especially considering Liza's mother's history and how much Liza looked like Judy at this point...

[pieper230674]

love the way liza dance

[xoemmababy7]

she looks so much like her mamma

[theatrekid07]

This is actually a really depressing song

[ASP1NALL]

@theatrekid07 all tales of love are

[Mestisamo]

...Don't Fall in LOVE!!!

[Webkinzrocks400]

Liza sounds a little like her mom

[ladronita]

nothing short of pure joy!

[jonsjordan]

um no you spelled her last name wrong ...that was the point!!

[zareking]

Awesome!

[jonsjordan]

umm..you spelled her name wrong ..i sure hope your not gay cause id have to take your card away ...havent you ever listened to or seen liza wth a z ?tsk..tsk

[MeganxoLovesxoSaula]

Heheheeyyy! Heyy!

Hahaha

Her name Liza is spelled right but though you dindt make the observation of Manelli and not Minelli

[czarek82]

what is the name of a great smoot jazz cover of this song? It's so great and I can't fin it anywhere :( HELP

[shadowplayer1980]

Too awesome for words

[johnmcassful]

my favourite nig

[VICTORIAY]

I love Liza and the Muppets Show...but wasn't this a little too tragic for a kids show? Or maybe is just me and my burgeouis mind?

[csneil]

no, I think it's just that a lot of people mistake the Muppet Show for a kid's show..... It's not really.

[DrBolty]

I think it's safe to say that your average kid had no idea what they were listening to. :) Plus, The Muppet Show was not a kid's show, it was a family show with its eye toward adults.

[bassfanne45]

@DrBolty , Yes! The show wasn't a kid's show. It, like The Bullwinkle Show, was for adults as much as for kids.

[acmedressform]

i remember this one, it made me really sad, yes the muppet show version made me sad

[MontrealMan1970]

i remember this one...but thought it was barry & not liza. great little stage.

[koln1996]

I wanna go to Copacabana with Liza!!!

Let's get robbed there, Liza!!!

[AbreuvonSchiffunton]

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Don't come here, don't come! Don't do that, you may regret! :P If not die =o

[fivebearrugs]

This was one of the three "book" episodes TMS did (the other two were Robin Hood and Alice in Wonderland). The Liza episode was a murder-mystery where someone was killing all the Muppets.

[siruxzoshoski]

wao fantastica!

[agnespianist]

the best version!! :D

[GameK]

My grandfather took me to see the muppets being made - this was the scene I watched being filmed.

[Gabrielle261]

Wow, who was your grandfather, anyone a humble fangeek might know???

[GameK]

Nobody important - but he was in the same regiment as the ATV security guy during the war.

[riojames1]

amazing! love it!

[m3rktokes]

dope

[kqhda]

epic

[DullMirror]

I'm afraid you spelt "Copacabana" wrong, pal. It's all together!

[Thornpajaros]

And i´m afraid you should check your spelling too! is spelled, not spelt!

[srtabojangles]

How mature...

[leida001]

Not to incite a spelling fight, however spelt is an acceptable spelling of the past tense of spell in Britain and Australia, so it depends where you are I guess :)

Regardless, loved the video. My life's dream is now to dance the cha cha with a muppet :D

[jobelle007]

we also use that spelling in canada.

[20meerkat]

@leida001 i hope it's not animal!

[longfoot]

I think I'm gonna spelt out...

[princessjoots]

LOVE the wink that she does at 1:35!

[princessjoots]

Ps. She is perfection

[pinupstan]

liza is too amazing in this.

[Nacidodelmar]

this is FANTASTIC!

[tmafkap]

Liza + that song + muppets = great!

[pinupstan]

perfectly said!

[donniehell]

wow!!!!!.....i'm speechless!.....simply amazing

[SOPHI3333333333333]

wow liza's beautiful- and what a great figure too!

[showellayel]

what a delicius!!!!!!!!!!!!!

love

maria

[funkymonkey11179]

lol

Love this song

My friend is absolutely obsessed with this song and its hilarious listening to her burst out randomly into this song!! I laugh every time!

[DataSerpent]

I have heard this song here and there by Barry but i never really listen to the words of this song until today! Its my first time seeing this and i never seen that episode of the Muppet show. I never realized this song was about a tragic love story! thank you Muppet show and Liza for helping me realize that!

[EAJGG]

beautiful!!! the muppets were seen as more than just cloth with people's hands shoved up them, I wish it were that way now...

[ruderkonge1976]

This is absolutely fantastic

[etraig]

well done! and well acted by liza at the end as the aging lush lola pining away for her tony as the disco swirls on around her.

I'm ferklempt.

[reefshadow]

Wow, just wow. Of course Liza comes by her talent honestly and paired with Henson's genious, well... It's just legendary.

I always feel a tinge of sadness watching these Muppet videos though.

This show was a family activity for us when I was a kid, Sunday night ritual.

[ZeanChris]

Damned, how does she do it?

She always has this Liza-thing when she dances....

[Candyzip101]

LMAO!! i luvv the muppets. which series was this? i fort it was three... but now im gessin its four...

[owlydog]

WOW

I love that dress !!

[11670207]

How very AMUSING!

[OBCBW]

FABulous!

[bibs1998]

best song i have heard in age's

[OscarPetersonFan]

El de la nariz azul parece Carnaghi!

[denis195196]

this is proparly the best copacabana video that i saw on u tube LOVED IT and i mean L-O-V-E!

[pieper230674]

love to see liza dance, yeah shake it!

[ejay1118]

OK, granted Jim Henson didn't want the Muppet Show to be seen as a "kid's program," but this is kinda dark! I remember this episode (Kermit as a PI investigates a mystery involving Liza) but I didn't remember this part!

[americap517]

i saw this in the 90s and it deeply affected me- im not sure if its in a good or bad way-- but i love LIZA now!

[nanadurock]

is COPACABANA! together... gringos... tsc...

[CommonSence2008]

I found out that Nickelodeon aired the reruns of The Muppet Show back in 1994-95 was because both Nickelodeon and CBS (which aired The Muppet Show from 1976-81) were and still are owned by Viacom. Then Sony Entertainment bought the rights to air The Muppet Show in 1999 and reruns were aired on Odesey/Halmark Network which is now just Halmark Channel. Then in 2003 Disney bought the rights to The Muppet Show and were released onto DVD by season.

[muffsnuffler]

this is bloody weird

[smarfdreft]

não me lembro disso

[LordZedd16]

I remember it when it first aired.

[benenada]

omg she looks exactly like her mom there

[brig909]

That's what I was thinking. I don't remember seeing her look more like Judy anywhere else!

[meganborg123]

sad

[DannX68]

I´ve seen this a gazillion times since I was a kid, but it´s only NOW it hit me: It MUST be from this, that Lucas and Spielberg drew inspiration for the opening of Temple of Doom :D

[FuzzehPeach]

sadly I agree

[jessiethegeek]

i wish they would show good shows like this.if they showed this now some mom would call and be like"My child was traumatized while watching "gah this is good television at its best

[runawayfreak]

UH guys this is not an kids show remember?? You guys are confused with sesame street. or muppets tonight

[strangrnstranglnd]

Wow - Kids shows have changed! I mean, they show her drinking, losing her mind, her man getting shot... And she even says not to fall in love! I LOVE IT! 

Too bad we still don't have talent like this!

[caseyblue224]

Thanks so much for posting this. Just great!

[AShelf]

the ending part was just powerful!

[kobaltazure]

This doesn't each kids a good lesson at all. :(

Keep falling in love folks!

Just don't uh... get shot. Or something.

[KarasuMurder]

Amazing...

[jenny44392]

Wow! I remember this!

[LadyTrelle]

Loved it! I was looking for Shirley Bassey's version but this will suffice.

[rockyhorrorkicksass]

this is dark for a muppets thing

[gmlizafan]

i was just thinking the same thing...

[giannidub]

very heavy...

[a619girl]

i forgot how talented Liza is

[nanagnome]

Ive never realized that this was a sad song...

Poor, mad Lola! Gorgeous Liza with a z!

[ssoko]

Manilow's fan don't kill me, but this version is better that the original.

[genskompi]

one of the top singers of the world. extremely talented musician and actress. she combines both of them perfectly! that's why she is SO good.

[rlhuspw1]

I Like Rico

[fivebearrugs]

Rico is one of the Muppet Trolls, while Tony is one of the Mutations, a trio of tall, pink Monsters who usually perform back-up dancing/singing duties :)

[malefictus]

A great cover!

It's a shame that those real on screen performances/acts are not common anymore.

[rure1968]

Fantastic, brilliant, genius....Liza is the BEST!

[residentevilman123]

better then most of all of them

[anialek35]

Boska Liza!

[residentevilman123]

it is so funny

[anialek35]

Cudownie, brylant, wyśmienite wykonanie:)Brawo Liza!!!!!1

[anialek35]

Wyśmienite wykonanie:) Kocham tą piosenkę:)

[jonsmith3030]

liza is just genius!

[magnusmainz]

Think Liza is one of the greatest performers ever! Great stuff, thanks!

[tonycheck2000]

nice very nice congratulations

[pinupstan]

best version! she is so funny, the drunk bits are so excellent!

[Tecobelli]

I've seen her wear that necklace many times. Does anyone know the story behind it?

[pavelb1]

errr....murder and alcoholism. Bit mature for the muppets innit? I mean they tried to play it for laughs a bit....I guess the image of Liza as a drunk washed up Lola hit a little too close to home.

Not that I'm saying Liza is washed up.

[catholicpriest1]

Boy, that guy must have been hot under that costume!

[ZeppoThePuppetMan]

It said 'blood and a SINGLE gunshot' but I counted at least eight. Oh well.

[diavolino79]

GREAT video! But the name is Minnelli!

Don't you know her song "Liza with a Z"??

(She spells: "M-I-doubleN then E-doubleL-I")

Look it up, it's hilarious! :)

[greekfools]

music rocks.

[ADProductions21]

I saw this when it aired some 25 years ago (I was very very young), and its one of my first memories. I haven't seen it again until tonight. What's funny is how many details I remembered, but whenever I mentioned this episode to other people they always told me I was NUTS and that it never happened! I was so happy to find this!!!

[driverminder]

oow whheeeeeeeeeeeeeee yeah

[Anthysmom]

That male dancer is great! Hahaha! And, Liza -how we loved her back then...

I'm thinking, "Time in a Bottle" here.

:)