


Movin' with Nancy: Nice n' Easy is the name of a planned 1971 NBC television special based on Nancy `71, the Las Vegas show starring Nancy Sinatra and the Muppets.[1]
The special, which was scripted as Moving with Nancy in Muppetland, was filmed between August 22 and 25, 1971 at the NBC studios in Los Angeles.[2]
The following is a list of songs performed on the show:[3]
- "Nice 'n' Easy"
- "Ain't No Sunshine"
- "I Feel the Earth Move" (Jerry Nelson and Frank Oz as Feather Monsters)[2]
- "Hugga Wugga Buggy Mugger" (The Muppets)
- "Watch Your Footwork" (Hugh Lambert, Sugar Ray Robinson, Frank Sinatra Jr.)
- "Young at Heart" (Nancy & Frank Sinatra Jr.)
- "Who?"
- "Mahna Mahna" (Nancy & The Muppets)
- "Brotherhood of Frog" (The Muppets)
- "Fortuosity" (Nancy & The Muppets)
- "Well Did You Ever" (Hugh Lambert, Frank Sinatra Jr.)
- "I'm Flying"
- "Spice" (Frank Sinatra Jr.)
- "Do I Hear a Waltz"
- "I'm Not Afraid"
- "Draw Me a Circle" (Thog, Nancy & Frank Sinatra Jr., Sugar Ray Robinson, Hugh Lambert)[2]
Release[]
In 2005, according to the fansite Sinatra Discography, Sinatra expressed interest in releasing the existing footage on DVD:
However, in January 2006, Sinatra stated on her family website forum, that although it was her dream to release a collection of the special — along with Movin' with Nancy (1967) and Movin' with Nancy On Stage (1971) — no distributor was interested in releasing the project. Sinatra said she is working to get the product picked up and hopes that she will be able to find someone in time for the 40th anniversary of the shows (December 2007).[4]
Years later, Sinatra screened clips from the special at a benefit for the Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs.[5]
In October 2021,[6] when she was spotlighted on Turner Classic Movies, Sinatra briefly spoke of the special and shared two stills featuring the Muppets.[7]
Notes[]
- Two songs in the show came from the 1967 Walt Disney film musical The Happiest Millionaire: "Watch Your Footwork" and "Fortuosity" (both written by Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman).
Sources[]
- ↑ The Philadelphia Inquirer "NBC Has Its Web On Fire" Oct 14, 1971
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Jim Henson's Red Book 8/22-25/1971 – ‘In L.A. to VTR Nancy S. Show. Also work w/Jerry on Bremen.’
- ↑ November 2006 e-mail correspondence between Scott Hanson and the webmaster of Sinatra Discography
- ↑ Archived version of Official Website announcement
- ↑ The Desert Sun "Nancy Sinatra Talks Family and Career" part 1, part 2 February 18, 2020
- ↑ TCM Facebook Oct 8, 2021
- ↑ full TCM segment