Kermit took a lot of physical abuse in a relationship and this was a low point. Thankfully it was brief as his family and friends were always there to make him smile. I won’t hear a bad word said about Jim. If the world was full of people like Jim Henson, it wouldn’t be in the mess it’s in now.
@Gin Weston You are right bro, once Kermit caught that pig bitch getting two way'd by Oscar and Bert frog lost his grip. We tried to get him in rehab the guy was using 8 bags a day and drinking a bottle of Crown every night. Sad shit to watch.
@something distinctly nonhuman i did too…i think rushmore, tenenbaums and life aquatic were wes’s best. his newer work is really great, but it feels like it lost a bit of the emotion that these 3 had
Gotta acknowledge how true they stay to the song. They could have easily shortened the instrumental parts and made their lives easier, but they respected the song.
Where is shaving in front of the mirror That is just straight up funny. And his little like super depressed gestures man so good. It’s like I don’t know. Have you seen the thing word goofy sings the evanescence song? That’s hilarious too but this is awesome. Just the fact that Kermit is smoking that’s ridiculous I love it whoever made this is a goddamn hero
I love the fact this is all a massive "The Royal Tenenbaum's" reference and people are blaming Ms. Piggy, Jim Henson, for causing Kermit to command /die.
Strung out again half of basement on a hill is even more brutal to me. This is a depressing banger classic. I mean goddamnit just says “you want to be proud that I’m getting good marksSSSSS” No one does that. That’s sibilance And it’s referring not to grades but marks on his arm. That’s dark as hell. But strung out again off of basement on a hill Like the use of augmented chords, it’s straight up just as ugly as it feels to be that way. And then you have the song “pretty (ugly before)” Which is a beautiful song. Absolutely about amphetamines. “There is no nighttime, it’s only a passing face“ Sweet guitar lick. “is it destruction-- that you require to feel? Like somebody wants you, somebody more for real” (ugly--- before--) Also I think twilight is literally the most sad song ever written potentially. Like literally come at me with the satyr song. Damn so good
@@CaptainPancakes doood yeah. I have!! It’s super intense. Some of his latest material before he passed, right? The ES book I read- Some dude recalls his reaction to hearing elliott re-emerge and this guy was blown away. Do you think it was finished? I wonder what basement on a hill, (True Love didnt make it on, not sure why), But i wonder how basement would sound of elliott mixed/produced it. I feel like there are small things he would have refined but irs soo good. Cheers man!!!
Love this, it's fucking ingenious. Elliott Smith is one of the best songwriters of all time and this does him justice in a skewered, satirical way. Brilliant. I also thoroughly enjoyed the Royal Tenenbaums reference. =)
Wow. Pressured by Jim Henson, divorced by Miss Piggy, suffered through drugs and alcohol, and raped by the piano dog......and to think, he’s had the same facial expression through it all. Kermit, you’re a trooper....
"So leave me alone, you oughta be proud that I'm getting good marksssss" lol, love the way Kermit sings it I wish I could watch Elliott watch this R.I.P. Mr. Smith
It might sound disingenuous when I say this but I really mean it. Incredible homage to Royal Tennenbaums and also this is a genuinely good cover. I always felt like that scene could have been so much heavier than it is. They chose to edit it in a sorta funny way but the crumpled part of my heart wishes it would carry more weight to it and leave you devastated. The editing of his favorite memories makes it so heavy but they immediately lighten the mood by cutting the song short and getting him help.
Yeah but that's whats so wonderful about Richie's life, is that he had people so close to him that were able to act so quickly and save him. Richie was very loved by his family even though he didn't feel that way most of the time and he felt deeply conflicted about his feelings for his sister, he may have kind of hated himself but the people closest to him loved him deeply. Wes Anderson doesn't really make devastating movies. Everything he has made is filled with warmth and optimism and love.
I think we all knew that the train wreck that was Miss Piggy in Kermit's life would one day drive him to this, she was so full of rage and anger, it is enough to drive any small amphibian to desperation. Such a dear and tender soul, lost too soon.
Discussion topic - Miss Piggy: The Courtney Love to Kermit's Cobain? Amphibious and porcine relations in the 21st century, let's Sus this out, I think we can, for all that is good and green, but it ain't easy.
I so wish you had done more of these! This is amazing! Checked out your myspace and listened to the rest of the songs you covered as Kermit....Wow! I'm blown away at your talent!
Thanks 🙏🏾 (just got off shift from my job on a detox unit - putting strung out “kids” to bed 🛌 - as you can imagine this captures the feeling precisely 🐸)
I've never been so sad and had a goofy ass grin on my face at the same time. I would ask if there were something wrong with me...............but I already know the answer to that.
@@josedavidarellanoroman5107 thank you. "Everything that happens to me, that I don't like, is my fault. If I want a different outcome, I must take a different action". These words aren't for everyone, but they turned me in the right direction. Thanks for reaching out. I hope you are having an amazing day.
Your hand on his arm The hay stack charm around your neck Strung out and thin Calling some friend trying to cash some check He's acting dumb That's what you've come to expect Needle in the hay Needle in the hay Needle in the hay Needle in the hay He's wearing yr clothes Head down to toes a reaction to you You say you know what he did But you idiot kid You don't have a clue Sometimes they just get caught in the eye You're pulling him through Needle in the hay Needle in the hay Needle in the hay Needle in the hay Now on the bus Nearly touching this dirty retreat Falling out 6th and Powell a dead sweat in my teeth Gonna walk walk walk Four more blocks plus one in my break Down downstairs to the man He's gonna make it all ok I can't beat myself I can't beat myself And I don't want to talk I'm taking the cure so I can be quiet Whenever I want So leave me alone You ought to be proud that I'm getting good marks Needle in the hay Needle in the hay Needle in the hay Needle in the hay
This song was written in 1995 for Elliott Smith's self-titled album. The whole Johnny Cash vs. Trent Reznor thing is about the song Hurt. Hurt was written in 1994 for the album the Downward Spiral. Producer Rick Rubin went on to suggest that Johnny Cash cover the song for his American IV album (which also features a Depeche Mode cover).
damn, my boy kermit is in bad shape, syringes in every video, what a tortured musician... fantastic production , great job p.s. what a good imitation of kermits voice and damn he's strokin that guitar right on time
I blame Jim Henson for this. He always put pressure on Kermit the most, and it took a toll on him.
Jim Henson was a god among men. Kermit's downfall was getting mixed up with Oscar and Snuffleupagus. And spending weekends with Ernie and Bert.
nobody spends weekends at Ernie's and Bert as they spend the weekend in bed.
Kermit took a lot of physical abuse in a relationship and this was a low point. Thankfully it was brief as his family and friends were always there to make him smile. I won’t hear a bad word said about Jim. If the world was full of people like Jim Henson, it wouldn’t be in the mess it’s in now.
@Gin Weston You are right bro, once Kermit caught that pig bitch getting two way'd by Oscar and Bert frog lost his grip. We tried to get him in rehab the guy was using 8 bags a day and drinking a bottle of Crown every night. Sad shit to watch.
Kermie was actually sexually molested by Bert and Ernie. This sort of thing can leave deep scars.
It's weird how this is actually a great cover
Yes
What do you mean lol? I heard elliott smith did a cover of this song.
@@princesidon6606 probably true to be fair
Can you imagine a Sad Kermit Cover’s Album? I have been waiting ever since first watching this over a decade ago
@@donpato91there is an album! It’s on band camp and has like 7 songs
wish Elliott could see this. He'd laugh his ass off.
I'd pay to see that ):
And he'd probably still be alive too if he had seen it....omg.
apparently he hated royal tenenbaums
@@shady9044 He's better off gone. Trash music.
Y'all need some Éabha McMahon in your life.
@something distinctly nonhuman i did too…i think rushmore, tenenbaums and life aquatic were wes’s best. his newer work is really great, but it feels like it lost a bit of the emotion that these 3 had
Elliott Smith was such an amazing lyricist and songwriter, that even a cover version by a derpy green frog puppet evokes emotion. That's legacy.
Maybe Kermit wrote it first and Elliott stole it
Yeah
"even"?
@@mr.platypus280 Even, yes. Don't be odd.
Mr. Platypus this is a comment made a year ago, what are you doing? I mean, no shame, but woah man, no need for that
Man, it's REALLY not easy being green...
today kermit is blue😞
I love how this is 12 years old and yet fits so well with current day memes
heaven adores you, so sad such a beautiful musician could die so young, we love you kermit
The Royal Kermitbaums
awesome.
The Royal Tennemuppets
2019 - Normal(ish)
2020 -The world is in Lockdown.Sitting in isolation listening to Kermit covering Elliot Smith.
this comment really sums up my state of mind last few months. Summer 2020 baby!
Yeah.
It’s Elliott, broski
@@wizardlizard55555 lol thanks Emily,,,lol thanks Emilyyy
Gotta acknowledge how true they stay to the song. They could have easily shortened the instrumental parts and made their lives easier, but they respected the song.
lol made a depressing song more depressing yet funny at the same time
sherpaderp dingo it's like shindelers list... In sppppaaaacceeee
Where is shaving in front of the mirror
That is just straight up funny. And his little like super depressed gestures man so good. It’s like I don’t know. Have you seen the thing word goofy sings the evanescence song? That’s hilarious too but this is awesome. Just the fact that Kermit is smoking that’s ridiculous I love it whoever made this is a goddamn hero
@@fattmusiek5452 it's a reference to a movie where the character in the scenes, shaves by the mirror then slits his wrists
I feel so lucky to live in a world where this video exists
I love the fact this is all a massive "The Royal Tenenbaum's" reference and people are blaming Ms. Piggy, Jim Henson, for causing Kermit to command /die.
This song takes me back to my lowest points in life. Strung out and thin. No hope.
Poor Elliott
I hope you are doing better. If you are depressed, seek help.
Strung out again half of basement on a hill is even more brutal to me. This is a depressing banger classic. I mean goddamnit just says “you want to be proud that I’m getting good marksSSSSS”
No one does that. That’s sibilance
And it’s referring not to grades but marks on his arm. That’s dark as hell. But strung out again off of basement on a hill
Like the use of augmented chords, it’s straight up just as ugly as it feels to be that way. And then you have the song “pretty (ugly before)”
Which is a beautiful song. Absolutely about amphetamines. “There is no nighttime, it’s only a passing face“
Sweet guitar lick.
“is it destruction-- that you require to
feel?
Like somebody wants you, somebody more for real”
(ugly--- before--)
Also I think twilight is literally the most sad song ever written potentially. Like literally come at me with the satyr song. Damn so good
@@fattmusiek5452 Ever heard True Love? That's gotta be one of his darkest songs. It's like a Basement-era recording I think.
@@CaptainPancakes doood yeah. I have!! It’s super intense. Some of his latest material before he passed, right?
The ES book I read-
Some dude recalls his reaction to hearing elliott re-emerge and this guy was blown away.
Do you think it was finished?
I wonder what basement on a hill, (True Love didnt make it on, not sure why),
But i wonder how basement would sound of elliott mixed/produced it. I feel like there are small things he would have refined
but irs soo good.
Cheers man!!!
15 years later this is still a banger
0:54 how the hell do you get a puppet to blow smoke rings
My dad said I should stop listening to frogs.
lol
wait ppl know this is an epic reinactment of the wes anderson film right-
you know this is an old vid when you see a MySpace account there.
This is a legendary treasure of YT.
3:45 so this is where the Kermit in the shower meme came from
no its from the last music video Hurt
The vocal doubling was especially perfect.
Love this, it's fucking ingenious. Elliott Smith is one of the best songwriters of all time and this does him justice in a skewered, satirical way. Brilliant.
I also thoroughly enjoyed the Royal Tenenbaums reference. =)
I feel like not everyone is understanding the Royal Tenenbaums spoof. Fantastic stuff
All these years later, I still cry a bit at: "You oughta be proud I'm getting good Markssss"
Wow, the new Muppets movie is going to be rather dark.
Anyone know if Kermit survived this? Would really like a guitar tutorial
well for the kermit version, we would have to take a pair of crochet needles through your wrists to get the right sound
Some guy named Elliot Smith did a pretty decent cover so I just got the tabs from that
hows it sound, kermits pretty close??
It's good, just fails to capture the same level of despair as kermit's version. If anything it feels a bit contrived.
I love kermies accent when he says hay
needle in the heeeaaaaayyyyyyyy.
It's actually a cover that unironically works with Kermit's voice
this isnt the real kermit the frog its just a puppet i can see the strings.
Best comment ever😂😂
They're not actually strings, it's a metaphor
n o s h i t
I read this in the rhythm of the song XD
even if it were the real kermit youd most likely still see the ''strings'' (btw theyre called puppet rods dumbass)
Wow. Pressured by Jim Henson, divorced by Miss Piggy, suffered through drugs and alcohol, and raped by the piano dog......and to think, he’s had the same facial expression through it all. Kermit, you’re a trooper....
Still the best internet age video ever
"So leave me alone, you oughta be proud that I'm getting good marksssss" lol, love the way Kermit sings it
I wish I could watch Elliott watch this
R.I.P. Mr. Smith
The bouncing foot, the fade ins and outs, cutting the collar off - brilliant
wow, surprisingly excellent!!
this is clever
this comment deserves a reply after ten years of hard work entertaining 35 people
@@gkdunch Thanks! lol
@@ithemeparkOFFICIAL You're still alive after 10 years, wow!❤️
I'd like to think that Jim Henson would appreciate this dark new direction his character Kermit has taken after his death.
one of the better eliot smith covers, not just the ones done by animals
"I'm gonna kill myself tomorrow"
I was disappointed when Kermit didn't drop that line :(
Seano299 That line always confused me since, well....he slit his wrists pretty much immediately after without waiting a day.
Cory Lovingood That's because it's a quote from a movie.
***** Quoteception
+Cory Lovingood He just couldn't bare waiting that long
Mark L thanks mom.
i am a huge elliott smith fan (obviously)... this is by the the funniest thing i've ever seen! i absolutely love it!
Why is this still hella emotional even sigh Kermit singing... like imma cry
It might sound disingenuous when I say this but I really mean it. Incredible homage to Royal Tennenbaums and also this is a genuinely good cover. I always felt like that scene could have been so much heavier than it is. They chose to edit it in a sorta funny way but the crumpled part of my heart wishes it would carry more weight to it and leave you devastated. The editing of his favorite memories makes it so heavy but they immediately lighten the mood by cutting the song short and getting him help.
Yeah but that's whats so wonderful about Richie's life, is that he had people so close to him that were able to act so quickly and save him. Richie was very loved by his family even though he didn't feel that way most of the time and he felt deeply conflicted about his feelings for his sister, he may have kind of hated himself but the people closest to him loved him deeply.
Wes Anderson doesn't really make devastating movies. Everything he has made is filled with warmth and optimism and love.
@@theperfectdoug very well put
From a huge Elliott Smith and Muppets fan - this is superb. It's been in my favorites for ages... Thank you! :-)
This is one of the cleverest things I've ever seen!
Kermit actually looks a little like Luke Wilson.
It ain't easy being green ;(
it aint easy being this cool
@@gabemealey5130 I forgot I even said, this and coming back here brings some nostigla, thanks for that today!
NOOO KERMIT DON'T DO IT YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO LIVE FOR!!!
Royal Tenenbaums reference galore.
Finally someone else notices
Yep!
Congratulations.
Durrrr really?
Seriously? How could someone not know that already? 😂
omg am i the only one who thinks kermit sounds cute when he sing needle in the hay
No. I've been in love with Kermit (musically speaking) since the early days of PBS and Sesame Street.
Adrenaline0413 what the fuck dude
I love his inflection of “hayyyyyy”
So so much derp
This.... this is one of the greatest things I've ever seen! It's so funny... I loved how he covered a good song too!
Kermit + Elliott Smith 🥺😔💖.
Hope Kermit's doing fine quarantining in his swamp.
needle in the heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyn
I think we all knew that the train wreck that was Miss Piggy in Kermit's life would one day drive him to this, she was so full of rage and anger, it is enough to drive any small amphibian to desperation. Such a dear and tender soul, lost too soon.
Discussion topic - Miss Piggy: The Courtney Love to Kermit's Cobain?
Amphibious and porcine relations in the 21st century, let's Sus this out, I think we can, for all that is good and green, but it ain't easy.
I've been replaying this song over and over
Oh Kermit please get some help. we all love you and it hurts us to see you like this. praying for you buddy.
Really well done,love it,Royal Tennenbaums shout out
12 years later and I somehow love this cover more than the original now.
I so wish you had done more of these! This is amazing! Checked out your myspace and listened to the rest of the songs you covered as Kermit....Wow! I'm blown away at your talent!
I am a time traveler from 2024. Just wanted to tell Sad Kermit it will all be ok! 😊
"Needle in the Hiiiiiiiii!!!!!!"
back to my weekly re-watch
I was "removed" from my father's funeral for playing this in his honor.
Rip
I'm here because of the Drunks and Dragons podcast episode 99. Love it
MY MAN!
Dylan Mellon just finished that episode!
Yessss!!! This song still gives me the feels every time I hear it too
Kermit is so talented! I wish I could play just by slapping against the guitar
Thanks Barry?
rjm 420 Got here the same way
of course it was dark, it was a suicide note
hahaha
wtf are you talking about, if anything King's Crossing was the "suicide note" song. Needle in the Hay was released long before he died.
hahahah you don't know what you're talking about, google it
ben "can we read it?"
it's about heroin use
this is the perfect mix of funny on depressive, not too much of either, not too little either
Funny and Depressive*
@@tarotsport1451 You can just edit your comment, but this works too I guess
Why didn't a muppet Dudley come to the rescue?
jajaja!
jajaja!
Would muppet Dudley be played by Beaker?
Thanks @Razzadopp. I really liked this movie. Man, I was 14 when that came out. that was 14 years ago.
I love how it flashes him looking at a picture of miss piggy, and then he's blowing rowlf. Hilarious!
So sad yet so tender...poor frog
Hello
Clean up on aisle Kermit.
According to Spotify, this is an official cover by Kermit the Frog
this brings me to tears. ;--;
Thanks 🙏🏾 (just got off shift from my job on a detox unit - putting strung out “kids” to bed 🛌 - as you can imagine this captures the feeling precisely 🐸)
Great video! Great homage to Elliott too
guitar work looks rather accurate for a muppet...and awesome kermit voice. so cute! love this scene in the royal tenenbaums and don't mind the mock.
It's not easy being green....
I'm blue if I was green I would die?
This sounds nice to listen to and is effortlessly funny at the same time
I've never been so sad and had a goofy ass grin on my face at the same time. I would ask if there were something wrong with me...............but I already know the answer to that.
there's nothing wrong with you, mate
i know it's been nine years since you posted this comment but I hope these words help you a bit, take care, love
@@josedavidarellanoroman5107 thank you. "Everything that happens to me, that I don't like, is my fault. If I want a different outcome, I must take a different action". These words aren't for everyone, but they turned me in the right direction. Thanks for reaching out. I hope you are having an amazing day.
This is so genius and so well done!!!!!
Excellent job with the editing and shots. Everything dude!
Is it bad that I like this version of the song better than the original? This is so good.
I lol'd, really well done. Voice is perfect.
Your hand on his arm
The hay stack charm around your neck
Strung out and thin
Calling some friend trying to cash some check
He's acting dumb
That's what you've come to expect
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
He's wearing yr clothes
Head down to toes a reaction to you
You say you know what he did
But you idiot kid
You don't have a clue
Sometimes they just get caught in the eye
You're pulling him through
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Now on the bus
Nearly touching this dirty retreat
Falling out 6th and Powell a dead sweat in my teeth
Gonna walk walk walk
Four more blocks plus one in my break
Down downstairs to the man
He's gonna make it all ok
I can't beat myself
I can't beat myself
And I don't want to talk
I'm taking the cure so I can be quiet
Whenever I want
So leave me alone
You ought to be proud that I'm getting good marks
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
Needle in the hay
this is so funny and so sad at the same time haha, great vid.
When Jordan Peterson feels the weight of the world
Amazing. I love this song and the movie... wow, it was so sad and brilliant at the same time.
00:56 Frog blowing O's
oh my god this is amazing I just found it thankyou
this is so good
Alex Jones "They're turning the frogs Gay!
Genius
This is the worst/best thing I've ever seen.
This is actually VERY good lol! Thank you!
"needle in the heeeee-eeee"
ahahaha priceless
probably one of the best videos on youtube
this is so fucking good, well done
This song was written in 1995 for Elliott Smith's self-titled album.
The whole Johnny Cash vs. Trent Reznor thing is about the song Hurt. Hurt was written in 1994 for the album the Downward Spiral. Producer Rick Rubin went on to suggest that Johnny Cash cover the song for his American IV album (which also features a Depeche Mode cover).
its ok i didnt feel like sleeping tonight anyway
One of my most fav. serious songs of all time and it makes me laugh. Thank you.
damn, my boy kermit is in bad shape, syringes in every video, what a tortured musician... fantastic production , great job
p.s. what a good imitation of kermits voice and damn he's strokin that guitar right on time
this is my favourite version of this song. kermit is just a beautiful frog with a fractured psyche and a tortured soul.
PEWDIEPIE DIDN'T BRING YOU HERE. THIS IS KERMIT HOW DOES HE HAVE TO RELATE TO THIS. GOD FUCK NO I'M..
Maddy Rae Elliot Smith brought me here
Deuce Wayne fuck pewdiepie
Drunks and dragons brought me here