There's nobody who can do this song more justice than sweet, thought provoking Gonzo! I always related to this weirdo misfit and loved his wavering voice! I also enjoyed Wimbley from Fraggle Rock, who was obviously done by the same voice over person or puppeteer! ;). Yes, this song still touches me too!
I like just about everything on the Green Album, but I have to say that I cannot stand Rachael Yamagata's version of this...just an atrocity. Love this original, though. I'm with lilbrodge with the "takes you back to a similar time when we were all kids."
my dad used to sing this song to me i feel so sad im crying and the rainbow song to my sister sarah im crying man why so sad WAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love all the Muppets, but Gonzo has always had a soft spot in my heart. He, and Robin, too, have some really touchingly beautiful songs. This one has always tugged on my heartstrings.
There's not a word yet for old friends who've just met.
That's the line that stays with me. Every time. <3 I wish I could put my feelings into words a fraction as well as this. His little, raspy voice, Rowlf playing his harmonica curled up in his bag, Miss Piggy harmonizing with surprising sentimentality, and Fozzie for once just helping, not saying a word... so peaceful and heartfelt. It's so hard to believe they're not alive.
This songs just takes you back to a similar time when we were all kids. I remember listen to this song and start to tear up as a kid and I still do now that im grown. Just classic and Jim Henson vision was the greatest just wonder what kind of classic he would of done if he was alive today.
@lilbrodge This song seems to strike a deep chord in anyone who had been considered a misfit. I know it always resonated really deeply with me and even to this day I can't sing it without my voice cracking. Thank you, Henson. We miss you dearly.
I have thought about this song often in the last 10 years.Can't believe I just saw it on You Tube. This looks familiar, vaguely familiar...it tugs at my heart to see Gonzo sing it. The words and context of this song are still so heartfelt today. Love that.
This scene, in context of the movie in its whole, is so unexpectedly tender and deep. I love this tune, and it evokes such a simple sentimentality about me every single time I hear it. Makes me miss my childhood, AND Jim Henson.
I fly a starflight ultralight and this song really hits home with me. It hints at the emotion I feel somedays when I have been away from flying for too long. Loved it.
=) there is now a word for old friends who've just met: Gonzo. This song is one of the most touching on the planet. To the lovers and dreamers out there, God bless.
Add another to the Gonzo group..!! Love this song and made me tear up listening to it. Just like Jim Henson, I would love to have it played/sang at my funeral. :)
You can really see the love that Jim Henson had for these "puppets," the life he breathed into them. To a generation, they were real and true friends. I yearn for the simpler times, and hope that this new generation grows to love the Muppets as much as I did (and still do).
@Oviraptor78 I already pre-ordered the Green Album. The covers are really terrific. I have already listened to the whole album a dozen times for free on NPR. I also googled all the original versions of the songs to see where they came from.
i can relate to Gonzo so well, wanting to fit in but always ignored. A little on the strange side and no one knowing how to relate. but never gave up on who i was
No matter how old I get, Gonzo is my favorite Muppet, because of this song. It breaks my heart everytime. So nice to see a little blue weirdo singing for all of us weirdos.
@thkaal1 Muppets From Space didn't remove any of that. It strengthened it, and if you can't see that then you weren't paying attention. When finally given the opportunity to rejoin his own kind, he realizes for the first time that he does have a family, not the aliens, but Kermit, Rizzo, Fozzie and all the others. Gonzo is still different, but he has finally made peace with that. It was a wonderful character development piece for Gonzo that Jim Henson would have loved.
@thkaal1 Anything that has happened with regards to The Muppets, since Jim Henson's death, is not legitimate, as far as I'm concerned. Gonzo's affinity for female chickens always led me to believe he was more a bird than anything else. He looks more avian than alien, in my opinion. If kids enjoy the new Muppets that''s fine. I wouldn't want to take that from them. But for our generation, the real Muppets live in the past and in our memories. No one can take that from you, or any of us.
@Jonwood74 I don't agree with that. I'm 29, and I believe Jim Henson would have wanted us to continue to enjoy new material from the Muppets, not let them sit there and collect dust in our memories.
@surfingthechaos I'm aware that Jim Henson did want the muppets to continue after his death. However, that doesn't mean they've been able to capture the same magic or innocence that he did. In my opinion they haven't come close. Jim Henson provided more than just a voice, he imbued the Muppets with his unique personality, his soul. I don't think you can just replace that. I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one from my generation that feels this way. But you're entitled to your opinion.
@Jonwood74 Jim Henson was a one of a kind genius, and things will never be exactly the same as they were when he was alive, but that's what makes life so precious. Is Muppets From Space as good as some of Jim Henson's best works? No, but it is a good film with a lot of heart and a lot of laughs nonetheless, and I personally feel that Jim would have thought so too.
Gonzo Friggin' Rules! I used to play this song on the record player over and over again when I was a kid....God I was a depressed little bastard lol. Actually the entire album from the Muppet Movie was fantastic. I don't think anybody is capable of doing genuinely sweet things like this anymore....maybe Pixar.
@thkaal1 that is the greatest comment I have ever read. It brought tears to my eyes. Call me emotional, but that is so true. Took the words right out of all of our mouths. Thank you.
Never overlook the fact that Rainbow Connection and I'm Going To Go Back There Someday are AMAZING and BEAUTIFUL songs just cause they're sung by Muppets - actually its the Muppets that make them so amazing!!!! YAY Jim Henson!!
Sometimes I feel like an outcast in this world--I don't have that many friends, and sometimes no matter how hard I try, things don't work out, and I'm a bit strange--in a good way of course. But I love my life and the few good friends that I have. There's a lot of people like Gonzo out there. And this song makes me miss a lot of things from the past, especially my recently departed grandparents. But they're in a better place now and together for eternity.
I sang this to each one of my babies as I rocked them to sleep. That and Rainbow Connection. I want Gonzos Song played at my funeral cuz I am going to go there someday
Dave Goelz is the voice and genius behind gonzo.... this song was written by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher........."there's not a word yet,.... for old friends who've just met"......One of the best lyrics paired with melody ever. Bless Henson, Oz, Goelz, Williams, Ascher......... and..... try an "F' harmonica.... or a chromatic one............ or maybe just go with the flow.......... you could play harp to that song with a 'G' 'D' 'C' etc harp... im on the same page with Nexx
@thkaal1 yep i agree.i only listen to it once a year or so ,about 5 times in a row. kind of a fix i guess. i sing a lot of songs but this one i just tisten to
I think its a metaphor for life, just when you think you're all grown up, you realize all you had when you were young. Reliving your past... Will you go back there? Do you belong there? A friend of mine feels its about someone reasoning against or for suicide. I hope its not, but can see it either way. The magic of this song is the interpretability of it. And of course it's beauty. And well that Gonzo is actually the smartest one of them all!
@2q2bu The beauty of a great song, and this is one, is that it speaks to you. The meaning is what you make of it. It may be about a time, place, or even a feeling. Many will hear one message and make a connection. Other's may get a different message and feel a connection in a different way, yet just as deeply, if not more, than the intended meaning. While this tune can be melancholic, I think the suicide interpretation is a stretch and says more of the listener than the song. Time for a hug.
@MrAnybody me too! have to agree with thkaal1, we all are little blue weirdos ... some try to hide it and others accept it --- and to think kermit thought it wasnt easy being green LOL
I wish Paul Williams would be acknowledged as one of the greatest songwriters of all time. Just because a puppet sings them doesn't mean they aren't incredibly beautiful.
in fact, they're even more incredibly beautiful than they may have been otherwise.
I like this song a lot, even though his voice isn't exactly to die for. But it's so... simple, his voice. Honest (it's honest, I mean). It's not the best, but it's him.
Too bad that this is probably the basis for Muppets in Space. (shudder)
This was probably the most original songs of all time. Gonzo was mostly a comic character but this song about sensing something wonderful that you just can't put a finger on is just so soulful and it reaches you because it is something we all in one way or another can relate too. That something that fills us with wonder and fills us with longing but perhaps something we have yet to see.
Wow... I though I was the only one who was touched by this song. "HI Everybody"
I feel like I just joined a very strange group.
This song reached me because as a teen and a young man, I really did feel like the night sky was drawing me to it. this reminds me of another little lyric:
I always tear up when I listen to this, but on more than one occasion, I have downright wept. Not quietly, either. This is and will always be one of the most beautiful, poignant songs I've ever heard. There's just something so wistful about it.
It's an amazing song sung by one of the funniest characters in the series, and in some ways it just makes it all the more heartful, it makes me think of something we long for but don't recognize, it reminds me of a Hikau I think by Richard Wright where he says something that reminds him of something he cannot remember, this adds the emotion to that longing.
This is my favorite muppet song. It truly shows what this movie is about, and life even.
ikbenbeterinclubpeng 5 days ago
Gets me every time...
Redclaw3 6 days ago
"There's not a word yet, for old friends that just met"- melts my heart every time.
Gidget521 1 week ago 2
We're all a furry little blue weirdo at heart. Love you, Gonzo.
wijcik 2 weeks ago 5
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Goatmon 2 weeks ago
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Dionne, Youre love is missed. Please, find your way back there.
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Rachael Yamagata's version of this is weird-for-the-sake-of-weird hipster garbage. Gonzo's version is untouchable.
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pjb211 4 weeks ago
Good old classic Gonzo. You'll never be replaced by Rachael Yamagata!
Mydogandme23 1 month ago 2
Kermit and Gonzo were always tied for my favorite Muppet. After hearing this song....sorry, Kermie.
MewtwovsDrFacilier 1 month ago 3
This song **always** makes me cry for many reasons. It touches me deeply. Gonzo was and still is my fave Muppet.
AlysounRI 1 month ago 3
Gonzo sang this after he flew away on a bunch of balloons.... Maybe th3ey intended for Gonzo to be an alien all along?
corjonbett 1 month ago 5
Still gets to me after all these years.
lorenvburrell 1 month ago
There's nobody who can do this song more justice than sweet, thought provoking Gonzo! I always related to this weirdo misfit and loved his wavering voice! I also enjoyed Wimbley from Fraggle Rock, who was obviously done by the same voice over person or puppeteer! ;). Yes, this song still touches me too!
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TheWhatev33 1 month ago
This silly thing always makes me cry. Doggone it. And I was only listening, not even watching.
andrealynnhughes 1 month ago in playlist random 4
I like just about everything on the Green Album, but I have to say that I cannot stand Rachael Yamagata's version of this...just an atrocity. Love this original, though. I'm with lilbrodge with the "takes you back to a similar time when we were all kids."
QuantumSPS 2 months ago 5
I am on a Muppets trip after seeing the new movie. I love that I can find all of these videos on here!
itsdoroable 2 months ago 4
Who is the heartless bastard who gave this a thumb down?
jclyon41 2 months ago 6
@jclyon41 yeah what the heck??
rmcbeigh 2 months ago
Gonzo sings about sehnsucht (wiki it)
dariaE 2 months ago
One of the best songs ever written.
CyanChris 2 months ago in playlist CyanChris's favorites 3
my dad used to sing this song to me i feel so sad im crying and the rainbow song to my sister sarah im crying man why so sad WAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cleo3986 2 months ago
that one dislike is probably from someone who did a cover on this song, but realized that they could not do it better than a little blue weirdo. :-)
artist4christ26 2 months ago 6
wow i love this song and yet it makes me feel so sad. i too want to go back there someday. :-(
wolverinesclaws100 2 months ago
my mom used to sing this to me b4 i went to bed.... i tear up every time...
gretaqhazelzzz 2 months ago
22 years old, in the military and this song makes me tear up just about every time I hear it.
themadhackermatt 2 months ago
I love all the Muppets, but Gonzo has always had a soft spot in my heart. He, and Robin, too, have some really touchingly beautiful songs. This one has always tugged on my heartstrings.
LadyAryun 3 months ago 2
There's not a word yet for old friends who've just met.
That's the line that stays with me. Every time. <3 I wish I could put my feelings into words a fraction as well as this. His little, raspy voice, Rowlf playing his harmonica curled up in his bag, Miss Piggy harmonizing with surprising sentimentality, and Fozzie for once just helping, not saying a word... so peaceful and heartfelt. It's so hard to believe they're not alive.
TheWarnerSister 3 months ago 5
@TheWarnerSister Then don't believe it, The Muppets to me are as real as the nose on my face.
20meerkat 2 months ago in playlist playlist 2#
For all his insanity, Gonzo always seems to have these really sweet moments too.
NYG4LIFE123 3 months ago 5
Anybody else figure out that Gonzo was an alien just from this song?
MooCartoon 3 months ago 4
Seriously, there's one (1) dislike... that person has no heart...
TransGeeky 4 months ago 5
This songs just takes you back to a similar time when we were all kids. I remember listen to this song and start to tear up as a kid and I still do now that im grown. Just classic and Jim Henson vision was the greatest just wonder what kind of classic he would of done if he was alive today.
lilbrodge 4 months ago 32
@lilbrodge this song tears me up no matter where or when i hear it. such heartfelt lyrics, i want this played at my funeral. i'm not kidding.
PickleandtheNut 2 months ago 3
@lilbrodge This song seems to strike a deep chord in anyone who had been considered a misfit. I know it always resonated really deeply with me and even to this day I can't sing it without my voice cracking. Thank you, Henson. We miss you dearly.
OccupyFlint 1 month ago 6
i would like to add to all those who share my love of this song.. i cant seem to quantify it or explain it. it just holds a special place in my life
pittdave 4 months ago 2
not a day of my life has gone by I think were I do not miss Jim Henson
Conner3030 4 months ago 5
Happy Birthday Jim Henson!
20meerkat 4 months ago in playlist playlist 2#
I have thought about this song often in the last 10 years.Can't believe I just saw it on You Tube. This looks familiar, vaguely familiar...it tugs at my heart to see Gonzo sing it. The words and context of this song are still so heartfelt today. Love that.
JavaGal2NM 4 months ago 3
I love this song. I can't put it into words, but that's the best I can come up with. Simply beautiful.
MagicEmperor 4 months ago 4
This scene, in context of the movie in its whole, is so unexpectedly tender and deep. I love this tune, and it evokes such a simple sentimentality about me every single time I hear it. Makes me miss my childhood, AND Jim Henson.
Markipelago 4 months ago 6
I fly a starflight ultralight and this song really hits home with me. It hints at the emotion I feel somedays when I have been away from flying for too long. Loved it.
icerinkdad 4 months ago
This made me cry....
20meerkat 4 months ago 3
Time to hunt down the one person who disliked this and smack some sense into them! D:
gaarasuri 4 months ago
I miss Gonzo having this child-like voice.
zapzupnzYT 4 months ago
the most underrated song of all time. Gets me every time.
gofindyourownawesome 4 months ago 4
=) there is now a word for old friends who've just met: Gonzo. This song is one of the most touching on the planet. To the lovers and dreamers out there, God bless.
MrDoodle1992 4 months ago
Add another to the Gonzo group..!! Love this song and made me tear up listening to it. Just like Jim Henson, I would love to have it played/sang at my funeral. :)
Bpothik 5 months ago
Rainbow Connection gets all the publicity and covers, but I think this is the best song from the Muppet Movie.
apprimo 5 months ago 3
I'm with the Gonzo group too!
knightelliott 5 months ago
I nearly cried watching this!
SoniClub 5 months ago
You can just visit, but I plan to stay.
sorrowsingsoftly 5 months ago
One person has a heart of stone and no room for Gonzo.
roseroar88 5 months ago
rachael yamagata's version of this is AWESOME...suggest you go to npr and have a listen
shepisgod 5 months ago 19
@shepisgod her version is beautiful. i also suggest you listen, great track.
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shepisgod 5 months ago
Count me in with the Gonzo Club. :)
paperkite03 5 months ago
You can really see the love that Jim Henson had for these "puppets," the life he breathed into them. To a generation, they were real and true friends. I yearn for the simpler times, and hope that this new generation grows to love the Muppets as much as I did (and still do).
rich2244 5 months ago 3
This song and many other muppets classics are actually going to be covered on "The Green Album". I can't wait for it, and the new movie.
Oviraptor78 5 months ago
@Oviraptor78 I already pre-ordered the Green Album. The covers are really terrific. I have already listened to the whole album a dozen times for free on NPR. I also googled all the original versions of the songs to see where they came from.
SonichuFan4Ever 5 months ago
Anyone else think Tom Waits could have written this??
ekemeister1 5 months ago
@ekemeister1 I would give all sorts of money to make that cover happen. I can totally hear it.
fizzygillespie 5 months ago
i can relate to Gonzo so well, wanting to fit in but always ignored. A little on the strange side and no one knowing how to relate. but never gave up on who i was
zikasad1 5 months ago in playlist wedding and death 5
No matter how old I get, Gonzo is my favorite Muppet, because of this song. It breaks my heart everytime. So nice to see a little blue weirdo singing for all of us weirdos.
lovelyred89 5 months ago 5
1 person cried so hard that their tears hit the dislike button.
Fragglevision 5 months ago 5
@thkaal1 Muppets From Space didn't remove any of that. It strengthened it, and if you can't see that then you weren't paying attention. When finally given the opportunity to rejoin his own kind, he realizes for the first time that he does have a family, not the aliens, but Kermit, Rizzo, Fozzie and all the others. Gonzo is still different, but he has finally made peace with that. It was a wonderful character development piece for Gonzo that Jim Henson would have loved.
surfingthechaos 5 months ago 2
@thkaal1 Anything that has happened with regards to The Muppets, since Jim Henson's death, is not legitimate, as far as I'm concerned. Gonzo's affinity for female chickens always led me to believe he was more a bird than anything else. He looks more avian than alien, in my opinion. If kids enjoy the new Muppets that''s fine. I wouldn't want to take that from them. But for our generation, the real Muppets live in the past and in our memories. No one can take that from you, or any of us.
Jonwood74 6 months ago
@Jonwood74 I don't agree with that. I'm 29, and I believe Jim Henson would have wanted us to continue to enjoy new material from the Muppets, not let them sit there and collect dust in our memories.
surfingthechaos 5 months ago 2
@surfingthechaos I'm aware that Jim Henson did want the muppets to continue after his death. However, that doesn't mean they've been able to capture the same magic or innocence that he did. In my opinion they haven't come close. Jim Henson provided more than just a voice, he imbued the Muppets with his unique personality, his soul. I don't think you can just replace that. I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one from my generation that feels this way. But you're entitled to your opinion.
Jonwood74 5 months ago 5
@Jonwood74 Jim Henson was a one of a kind genius, and things will never be exactly the same as they were when he was alive, but that's what makes life so precious. Is Muppets From Space as good as some of Jim Henson's best works? No, but it is a good film with a lot of heart and a lot of laughs nonetheless, and I personally feel that Jim would have thought so too.
surfingthechaos 5 months ago
Damn it. I never knew why, but I always cry at this song. No reason. I just do.
ReesiePuffs64 6 months ago
Such a sweet song.I Love the muppets hugs sharitsa
TheAnnoyingBrat 6 months ago
Gonzo Friggin' Rules! I used to play this song on the record player over and over again when I was a kid....God I was a depressed little bastard lol. Actually the entire album from the Muppet Movie was fantastic. I don't think anybody is capable of doing genuinely sweet things like this anymore....maybe Pixar.
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ReesiePuffs64 6 months ago
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I hate to be "that guy," but for all the emotion I've seen in Pixar movies, none have made me tear up like Jim's films.
ReesiePuffs64 6 months ago
This always makes me think of the Doctor, remembering Gallifrey and all of his companions.
jelliclestar 6 months ago 3
@jelliclestar You just made my night
Revinita 6 months ago
This is one of my favourite songs ever.
Revinita 6 months ago
Its actually a very clever song, as in "Muppets in Space", Gonzo finally finds out that he's actually and alien... :-)
openmindedaussie 6 months ago
I wish I could find this version of the song on iTunes. I've loved it since I was a kid.
justathoughtable 7 months ago
@thkaal1 that is the greatest comment I have ever read. It brought tears to my eyes. Call me emotional, but that is so true. Took the words right out of all of our mouths. Thank you.
SebastiansCreed 7 months ago 2
This is also 1 of my favorite muppets songs, . Love the muppets. Hugsz sharitsa
TheAnnoyingBrat 7 months ago
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poinyears 7 months ago
@poinyears Why so?
1Thunderfire 6 months ago
Never overlook the fact that Rainbow Connection and I'm Going To Go Back There Someday are AMAZING and BEAUTIFUL songs just cause they're sung by Muppets - actually its the Muppets that make them so amazing!!!! YAY Jim Henson!!
Cnat123 8 months ago
Sometimes I feel like an outcast in this world--I don't have that many friends, and sometimes no matter how hard I try, things don't work out, and I'm a bit strange--in a good way of course. But I love my life and the few good friends that I have. There's a lot of people like Gonzo out there. And this song makes me miss a lot of things from the past, especially my recently departed grandparents. But they're in a better place now and together for eternity.
stevarino1989 8 months ago 2
@thkaal1 Holy crap. I never write responses to anything on Youtube, but that was brilliant. You couldn't be anymore right about that.
Lombardo1022 8 months ago
Jimmy of Joe Raposo's band could be doing the guitar for Fozzie.
JGCooney 8 months ago
There was also bells in this song.
JGCooney 9 months ago
Is Dave Goelz still performing Gonzo the Great?
JGCooney 9 months ago
@JGCooney Yes he is :)
MoogleVoodoo 8 months ago
I sang this to each one of my babies as I rocked them to sleep. That and Rainbow Connection. I want Gonzos Song played at my funeral cuz I am going to go there someday
imaypuke 9 months ago 14
@imaypuke You're an amazing mother for singing those warm songs to your kids.
MagicEmperor 2 months ago
@imaypuke It was played at my Oldest cousin's funeral about two weeks ago.
Valhallen002 2 months ago 4
I dedicate this to my old friend Jill.
furryman1 9 months ago
I dedicater this to my old friend Jill.
furryman1 9 months ago
Dave Goelz is the voice and genius behind gonzo.... this song was written by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher........."there's not a word yet,.... for old friends who've just met"......One of the best lyrics paired with melody ever. Bless Henson, Oz, Goelz, Williams, Ascher......... and..... try an "F' harmonica.... or a chromatic one............ or maybe just go with the flow.......... you could play harp to that song with a 'G' 'D' 'C' etc harp... im on the same page with Nexx
finalglen 9 months ago
How does Fozzie and Rowlf play instruments in this song, and is the harmonica part written for "C" Harmonica?
JGCooney 9 months ago
@JGCooney please tell me you're not being serious...
Nexxus2113 9 months ago
Gonzo's always been my favorite muppet, so weird but there's more to him than what it seems.
peachslice009 10 months ago
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Damn Gonzo, why so sad?
MetroNasty 10 months ago
Damn Gonzo, why so sad?
MetroNasty 10 months ago
i just loved this vid gonzo iz and alwayz will be one of my favorite muppets. (Points at you evilly then runs away)
ItisTheEvilMonkey 10 months ago
@thkaal1 yep i agree.i only listen to it once a year or so ,about 5 times in a row. kind of a fix i guess. i sing a lot of songs but this one i just tisten to
abejlt 10 months ago
Oh soooooo sweet.love the muppets hugs shari
TheAnnoyingBrat 10 months ago
I think its a metaphor for life, just when you think you're all grown up, you realize all you had when you were young. Reliving your past... Will you go back there? Do you belong there? A friend of mine feels its about someone reasoning against or for suicide. I hope its not, but can see it either way. The magic of this song is the interpretability of it. And of course it's beauty. And well that Gonzo is actually the smartest one of them all!
2q2bu 10 months ago 2
@2q2bu The beauty of a great song, and this is one, is that it speaks to you. The meaning is what you make of it. It may be about a time, place, or even a feeling. Many will hear one message and make a connection. Other's may get a different message and feel a connection in a different way, yet just as deeply, if not more, than the intended meaning. While this tune can be melancholic, I think the suicide interpretation is a stretch and says more of the listener than the song. Time for a hug.
thelowmax 9 months ago
I've been singing this song, almost my whole life... and I hope I never stop
ClintonHammond 11 months ago
Haunting
pattypopping 1 year ago
I wish I could find the Jim Henson Memorial videos, especially the Muppet medley. That version of this song was my favorite.
SpongeMonkeyz 1 year ago
gonzo's the man
rofflemows 1 year ago 4
I saw a blog post that said that this song could be an analogy for heaven. Regardless of any religious meaning, I do love this song
vickedenniston 1 year ago
man i wish i knew Gonzo in real life, hehe dont you ?
TheAmandaBeans 1 year ago
i played guitar on this song.what a great life it has given to me
guitarernie
guitarernie 1 year ago
Im a little blue weirdo too...
MrAnybody 1 year ago
@MrAnybody me too! have to agree with thkaal1, we all are little blue weirdos ... some try to hide it and others accept it --- and to think kermit thought it wasnt easy being green LOL
FLgirl34601 1 year ago
I feel like this song describes me and my life perfectly. I'm a little blue weirdo, and the idea of "going back there someday" just... perfect.
JanksterProductions 1 year ago
There isn't a word yet for old friend's who've just met.
wrfox 1 year ago 21
There isn't a word yet for old friend's who've just met.
wrfox 1 year ago
1st Class!!
yesitruth 1 year ago
"...We're flyin', not walkin'..." thats my fav line
Fillistar 1 year ago 2
Im singing this for my grad
Shippo222 1 year ago
I wish Paul Williams would be acknowledged as one of the greatest songwriters of all time. Just because a puppet sings them doesn't mean they aren't incredibly beautiful.
in fact, they're even more incredibly beautiful than they may have been otherwise.
chandlercanfly 1 year ago 4
I think there is a word.
That word should be 'gonzo'.
kinsmed 1 year ago
I wish I could do Gonzo's singing voice. Sadly, only a rough version of his speaking voice.
I had a BBS Ansi of Kermit crying, from a DOS BBS from Decatur IL, from my best friend's dad's BBS.
I made it beep the refrain, and would cry when it got done beeping in it's rough square wave tonal sound.
kiyotewolf 1 year ago
@thkaal1 ty for putting into words how ive always felt
Ademis 1 year ago
it is so hard to believe anyone could hate this song. :(( it is so moving. I tear up listening to it. it means so much to me.
drumfreek31 1 year ago 3
@drumfreek31 i honestly think they had to click the wrong button, i don't think that's possible....
greatw10 1 year ago
I like this song a lot, even though his voice isn't exactly to die for. But it's so... simple, his voice. Honest (it's honest, I mean). It's not the best, but it's him.
Too bad that this is probably the basis for Muppets in Space. (shudder)
yaloolah42 1 year ago 2
@yaloolah42
Muppets in space was the result of bad writers or writers with not enough time to make a good enough back story.
But then, have all the back stories of the Muppets ever quite meshed well enough?
kiyotewolf 1 year ago
@Nash1a
Couldn't have said it better myself. So glad to find other people love this song as much as I do. I thought I was the only one . . . .
@ArchibaldClumpy
Gonzo does have an old soul. As my English mother-in-law, bless her, would have said, 'He's been here before.'
'There's not a word yet / For old friends who've just met'. Love these lines, just love them. So very true. . . .
nebuly1 1 year ago
Gonzo has an old soul.
ArchibaldClumpy 1 year ago 2
T.T So awesome.
HobbitBabe 1 year ago
I love this song because it makes me think of Jim Henson - one of God's gifts to us all.
jefffreemanpresents 1 year ago 6
This was my favorite song as a kid and it still totally breaks my heart but makes me smile... thanks.
OttieBlue 1 year ago
@thkaal1
That was a most insightful and thoughtful and poignant response.
So True. Beautiful. Blessings, and Namaste.
BobbieDeeT 1 year ago
This was probably the most original songs of all time. Gonzo was mostly a comic character but this song about sensing something wonderful that you just can't put a finger on is just so soulful and it reaches you because it is something we all in one way or another can relate too. That something that fills us with wonder and fills us with longing but perhaps something we have yet to see.
schizoidboy 1 year ago 6
Wow... I though I was the only one who was touched by this song. "HI Everybody"
I feel like I just joined a very strange group.
This song reached me because as a teen and a young man, I really did feel like the night sky was drawing me to it. this reminds me of another little lyric:
Life's like a movie
Write your own ending.
Keep believing
Keep pretending.
We've done just what we set out to do
Thanks to the lovers the dreamers and you.
Nash1a 1 year ago 22
@thkaal1 amazing how animal puppets can be so human is it not
TopsyKrettsXXIII 1 year ago 3
I love this song. <3
sailormoon9000 1 year ago
I think I liked gonzo even more than Kermit.
And that's really something.
standardbearer 1 year ago 3
I always tear up when I listen to this, but on more than one occasion, I have downright wept. Not quietly, either. This is and will always be one of the most beautiful, poignant songs I've ever heard. There's just something so wistful about it.
You'll always be my favourite muppet, Gonzo. <3
funandfancyfloatzel 1 year ago 37
@funandfancyfloatzel Me too!
knibscratch 5 months ago
omg...something about this song is SO SAD! i started to cry!
MrJonk1969 1 year ago
@MrJonk1969 me too
superserena79 1 year ago
@thkaal1 You're so right. I can see myself in Gonzo more than in any other Muppet.
ekedolphin 1 year ago
i AM going to back there someday
jsaxygal1234 1 year ago 2
Kermit's dialog with himself that goes with this is very touching as well.
isartam 1 year ago 4
@isartam It is. I wish someone would put it on YouTube.
One of the most moving moments in any movie I've ever seen. And from a children's movie!
Psticko 1 year ago
classic.
supr75 1 year ago
As if Jim were singing from the heavens .... hold onto love like invisible strings.
TheLishy76 1 year ago 4
@thkaal1 Gonzo may have never quite knew what he was, but he always knew who he was.
AdamYJ 1 year ago 4
I always knew there was a reason he was my favorite. Nice.
jazzmantrey 1 year ago
It's an amazing song sung by one of the funniest characters in the series, and in some ways it just makes it all the more heartful, it makes me think of something we long for but don't recognize, it reminds me of a Hikau I think by Richard Wright where he says something that reminds him of something he cannot remember, this adds the emotion to that longing.
schizoidboy 1 year ago 6
LOOL
angelz724 1 year ago
CRY..!!
YamatoIshidaLover 1 year ago
I have to admit, even though I can't watch it now, the muppets were something special. They were really something.
Dbusdriver71 2 years ago 6
Why can't you watch them now?
klwewf 2 years ago 4
For all his craziness, Gonzo seems to have a truly lyrical, even romantic soul. I just hope a chick like Camila can appreciate that.
DrJekyll38 2 years ago 13
@DrJekyll38 It seems that the weirdest people are also the most sentimental. Sort of like the tears of clown.
SonichuFan4Ever 5 months ago 5
I really shouldn't be listening to this when I've been drinking. It always fills my eyes with tears...
mmitchellhouston 2 years ago 3
thkaal1, your comment cracks me up!
mjcosgrove 2 years ago
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mjcosgrove 2 years ago
I LOVE this song, Gonzo was always my favorite muppet and I always found this song to be so beautiful, thanks for sharing
bluemoon7109 2 years ago 7
this brought me back to my childhood....so nice and so close to my soul....thanks!
rickymdisini 2 years ago 5
<3
pure magic
AnImmovableObject 2 years ago 2
hope so....
jherold68 2 years ago
i AM going to go back ther someday
jsaxygal1234 2 years ago 3
Gonzo was always one of my favorites
and this a perfect example of why
I love this song
Iamthunderchild 2 years ago 8
Only they cut the best part of Gonzo's song ending... he look's up at the star filled sky and say's, "look at that." play this after i die......thnx.
bulitboy 2 years ago 2
My favorite muppet song....Gonzo..
"look at that."
bulitboy 2 years ago
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jsaxygal1234 2 years ago
LOL I thought I was the only one that even knew the song. WOW I guess Im not crazy... I know it word for word and still sing it in the shower... LOL
donttelluseenme 2 years ago 5
most beautiful song ever.
MoPPsychotik 2 years ago 4