Bein' Green

Music and Lyrics by: Joe Raposo

Bein' Green is one of Kermit the Frog's best-known songs. It was written by Joe Raposo and first performed by Kermit on Sesame Street during the first season. It was also included in The Sesame Street Book & Record, as well as many other albums after that. Kermit would go on to sing the song again on Sesame Street two more times, once as a duet with Lena Horne.

Performed By

 * Kermit the Frog (Jim Henson)
 * 1969 episode of Sesame Street
 * 1974 on The Tonight Show
 * 1976 episode of The Muppet Show (Episode 112: Peter Ustinov)
 * 1977 episode of The Muppet Show (Episode 219: Peter Sellers)
 * 1977 album The Muppet Show Record
 * 1990 album Jim Henson: A Sesame Street Celebration
 * 2002 album The Muppet Show 25th Anniversary Collection
 * 2005 album The Best of the Muppets
 * ???? on The Cher Show (with Ray Charles)
 * ???? on Sesame Street
 * ???? on Sesame Street (with Lena Horne)


 * Kermit the Frog (Steve Whitmire)
 * 1994 album Kermit Unpigged (with Don Henley)
 * ???? Rosie O'Donnell appearance
 * 2001 Muppetfest
 * 2006 Ford Escape Hybrid commercial


 * Ray Charles
 * 1975 album Renaissance
 * 1989 special Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting (with the monsters)
 * ???? on The Cher Show (with Kermit)
 * ???? on Sesame Street (with Kermit)


 * Frank Sinatra
 * 1970 album Sinatra & Company
 * 1990 album Frank Sinatra's Greatest Hits Volume 2


 * Van Morrison
 * 1973 album Hard Nose the Highway (studio version)
 * 1973 bootleg album with The Caledonia Soul Orchestra (live version)


 * Big Bird (Carroll Spinney)
 * 1990 Jim Henson memorial service at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine.


 * Rowlf the Dog (Jim Henson)
 * 1993 album Old Brown Ears Is Back


 * Don Henley
 * 1993 album Kermit Unpigged (with Kermit)


 * Shirley Horn
 * 1993 album Light Out of Darkness (A Tribute To Ray Charles)


 * Mike Campbell
 * 1994 album Easy Chair Jazz (spoken word)


 * Boston Pops Orchestra
 * 1996 album Wish Upon a Star: All-Time Children's Favorites 


 * Don Rickles
 * 1997 episode of Muppets Tonight ([[Episode 205: Don Rickles & Coolio))


 * Johnny Lytle
 * 1997 album Easy Easy (instrumental)


 * Bob McGrath
 * 1998 album Bob's Favorite Street Songs


 * Tony Bennett
 * 1998 album The Playground


 * Krevlorneswath of the Deathwok Clan, a.k.a. Lorne (Andy Hallett)
 * 2002 Angel episode, "The House Always Wins"
 * Angel: Live Fast, Die Never - Music from the TV Series CD


 * Nicky (Rick Lyon) from Avenue Q
 * 200? live performance, possibly a cabaret show, dedicated to Idina Menzel.


 * Oscar the Grouch (Carroll Spinney)
 * 2005 episode of Sesame Street (different lyrics, same message)


 * Whoopi Goldburg
 * 2005 audio companion to It's Not Easy Being Green and other things to consider (spoken word)


 * Till Brönner German jazz bugler,
 * 2005 album That Summer


 * Lena Horne
 * ???? on Sesame Street (with Kermit)


 * MuppetVision 3-D
 * 1990 recording for transition between shows (instrumental)

Publications

 * Lyrics and pictures from this song were included in Sesame Street Unpaved.


 * In 2005 Henson release a book of Jim Henson and Muppet quotes entitled It's Not Easy Being Green and other things to consider.