Changes: Movin' Right Along

Music by	Kenny Ascher and Paul Williams
Date	1979
Publisher	Fuzzy Muppet Songs

Revision as of 15:09, 22 July 2019

"Movin' Right Along" is sung in The Muppet Movie by Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear as they set out together in Fozzie's Studebaker for California.

The song is generally upbeat and has a number of comical lines reflecting the passing scenery, such as Fozzie singing "Hey, I've never seen the sun come up in the west?" It also notably features a cameo from Big Bird who's heading east to break into public television. Later on in the film, Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem perform their own (mostly) instrumental version while taking the rest of the Muppets to Hollywood on their bus.

The following lyric, which precedes the final verse, is not included in the film version but has been heard in audio form:

Movin' right along,
Do I see signs of men?
Yeah, "welcome" on the same post
that says "come back again."

Kermit and Paul Williams sang the song together for The Muppet Show Live in 2001. Kermit and Fozzie sang the song during the Muppet Medley in Jim Henson's Musical World in 2012, and again as part of the "Moving Medley" in the concerts The Muppets Take the Bowl and The Muppets Take the O2.

The song was later used in the "Wildebeest & Turtle" episode of The Animal Show to a montage of animals who love to travel-migrating great distances each year. In the same episode, Stinky the Skunk briefly sings the song after the video montage ended.

Releases

Audio

The Muppet Movie (1979)
Movin' Right Along/Never Before, Never Again (single, 1979)
Favorite Songs From Jim Henson's Muppets (1986)
Music, Mayhem and More! (2002)
The Green Album (2011, performed by Alkaline Trio)
We're Doing a Best Of (2018)

Video

The Muppet Movie
The World of Jim Henson (1994, edited)
It's Not Easy Being Green (1994, ending cut)
Henson's Place

Publications

The Muppet Movie (1979)
Favorite Songs from Jim Henson's Muppets (1986)

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-"'''Movin' Right Along'''" is sung in ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'' by [[Kermit the Frog]] and [[Fozzie Bear]] as they set out together in [[Fozzie's Studebaker]] for [[California]].  The song is generally upbeat and has a number of comical lines reflecting the passing scenery, such as Fozzie singing "Hey, I've never seen the sun come up in the west?"
+"'''Movin' Right Along'''" is sung in ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'' by [[Kermit the Frog]] and [[Fozzie Bear]] as they set out together in [[Fozzie's Studebaker]] for [[California]].
-==Album Releases==
-* ''[[The Muppet Movie (soundtrack)|The Muppet Movie]]''
-* ''[[Music, Mayhem and More!]]''
-* ''[[Favorite Songs From Jim Henson's Muppets]]''
+The song is generally upbeat and has a number of comical lines reflecting the passing scenery, such as Fozzie singing "Hey, I've never seen the sun come up in the west?" It also notably features a cameo from [[Big Bird]] who's heading east to break into public television. Later on in the film, [[Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem]] perform their own (mostly) instrumental version while taking the rest of the Muppets to Hollywood on [[The Electric Mayhem Bus|their bus]].
-==Video Releases==
-* ''[[The Muppet Movie (video)|The Muppet Movie]]''
-* ''[[It's Not Easy Being Green (Muppet Sing Alongs)|It's Not Easy Being Green]]''
+The following lyric, which precedes the final verse, is not included in the film version but has been heard in audio form:
-[[Category: Muppet Songs]]
+<blockquote>
+''Movin' right along,''<br>
+''Do I see signs of men?''<br>
+''Yeah, "welcome" on the same post''<br>
+''that says "come back again."''<br>
+</blockquote>
+Kermit and [[Paul Williams]] sang the song together for ''[[The Muppet Show Live]]'' in 2001. Kermit and Fozzie sang the song during the Muppet Medley in ''[[Jim Henson's Musical World]]'' in 2012, and again as part of the "Moving Medley" in the concerts ''[[The Muppets Take the Bowl]]'' and ''[[The Muppets Take the O2]]''.
+The song was later used in the "[[Episode 109: Wildebeest & Turtle|Wildebeest & Turtle]]" episode of ''[[The Animal Show]]'' to a montage of animals who love to travel-migrating great distances each year. In the same episode, [[Stinky the Skunk]] briefly sings the song after the video montage ended.
+==Releases==
+;Audio
+*''[[The Muppet Movie (soundtrack)|The Muppet Movie]]'' (1979)
+*[[Muppet Singles#movinnever|Movin' Right Along/Never Before, Never Again]] (single, 1979)
+*''[[Favorite Songs From Jim Henson's Muppets]]'' (1986)
+*''[[Music, Mayhem and More!]]'' (2002)
+*''[[The Green Album]]'' (2011, performed by Alkaline Trio)
+*''[[We're Doing a Best Of]]'' (2018)
+;Video
+*''[[The Muppet Movie (video)|The Muppet Movie]]''
+*''[[The World of Jim Henson]]'' (1994, edited)
+*''[[It's Not Easy Being Green (Muppet Sing Alongs)|It's Not Easy Being Green]]'' (1994, ending cut)
+*''[[Henson's Place]]''
+'''Publications'''
+*''[[The Muppet Movie (sheet music book)|The Muppet Movie]]'' (1979)
+*''[[Favorite Songs from Jim Henson's Muppets (sheet music book)|Favorite Songs from Jim Henson's Muppets]]'' (1986)
+==See also==
+* [[Moving right along (phrase)]]
+* ''Moving Right Along!'' was also the name of a book collecting [[The Muppets (comic strip)|Muppet comic strips]].
+__NOWYSIWYG__
+[[Category:Muppet Songs]]
 [[Category:Muppet Movie Songs]]
+[[Category:Animal Show Songs]]


Music by	Kenny Ascher and Paul Williams
Date	1979
Publisher	Fuzzy Muppet Songs