Rainbow Connection chords by The Muppets

"Rainbow Connection" was written by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher for The Muppet Movie (1979). It serves as the film's opening number, sung by Kermit the Frog; the lyrics concern the journey to find one's purpose in life. The chorus receives a reprise in the closing ensemble number, "Finale: The Magic Store". The song was nominated for Best Original Song at the 52nd Academy Awards. The song is considered emblematic of The Muppets as a whole, making an appearance in every Muppet feature released thus far, including the 2011 film The Muppets. Williams said of the song: "...Kenny Ascher and I sat down to write these songs, and we thought... Kermit is like "every frog." He’s the Jimmy Stewart of frogs. So how do we show that he’s a thinking frog, and that he has an introspective soul, and all that good stuff? We looked at his environment, and his environment is water and air… and light. And it just seemed like it would be a place where he would see a rainbow. But we also wanted to show that he would be on this spiritual path, examining life, and the meaning of life." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.