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| Released = [[August 23]], [[2011]] | | Released = [[August 23]], [[2011]] | ||
| Length = 4:00 | | Length = 4:00 | ||
| Writer = Paul Williams Kenneth Ascher | | Writer = Paul Williams, Kenneth Ascher | ||
| Producer = [[Shawn Everett]], [[Jake Sinclair]] | | Producer = [[Shawn Everett]], [[Jake Sinclair]] | ||
| Live debut = | |||
| Status = Officially released | | Status = Officially released | ||
| Previous track = Ok Go - "The Muppet Show Theme" <br>(1) | |||
| This track = Weezer and Hayley Williams - "The Rainbow Connection" <br>(2) | |||
| Next track = The Fray - "Mahna Mahna" <br>(3) | |||
}} | }} | ||
"'''Rainbow Connection'''" is a song written by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Williams_(songwriter) Paul Williams] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Ascher Kenneth Ascher] for the 1979 film ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muppet_Movie The Muppet Movie]''. [[Weezer]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayley_Williams Hayley Williams] (of the | "'''Rainbow Connection'''" is a song written by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Williams_(songwriter) Paul Williams] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Ascher Kenneth Ascher] for the 1979 film ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muppet_Movie The Muppet Movie]''. [[Weezer]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayley_Williams Hayley Williams] (of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramore Paramore]) covered the song for the album [[Muppets: The Green Album]]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Weezer was first reported to be recording a cover of "Rainbow Connection" in September of [[2009]] for a planned CD release titled ''Muppets Remastered'' [https://muppetmindset.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/disney23-update-special-muppets-presentation/] (or ''Muppets Revisited'', according to other outlets [https://web.archive.org/web/20091126120101/http://kidsmusic.about.com/b/2009/09/28/rock-stars-cover-classic-songs-on-muppets-revisited.htm]). This CD release did not materialize the following year as planned, however. When asked about the status of the song in a [[SPIN.com interview with Rivers Cuomo - November 2, 2010|2010 interview with SPIN.com]], [[Rivers Cuomo]] replied "I have no idea what happened to that, actually. We did it and turned it in but haven't heard a thing about it." | Weezer was first reported to be recording a cover of "Rainbow Connection" in September of [[2009]] for a planned CD release titled ''Muppets Remastered'' [https://muppetmindset.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/disney23-update-special-muppets-presentation/] (or ''Muppets Revisited'', according to other outlets [https://web.archive.org/web/20091126120101/http://kidsmusic.about.com/b/2009/09/28/rock-stars-cover-classic-songs-on-muppets-revisited.htm]). This CD release did not materialize the following year as planned, however. When asked about the status of the song in a [[SPIN.com interview with Rivers Cuomo - November 2, 2010|2010 interview with SPIN.com]], [[Rivers Cuomo]] replied "I have no idea what happened to that, actually. We did it and turned it in but haven't heard a thing about it." | ||