The Rainbow Connection - Tribute to Jim Henson
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 พ.ค. 2010
- Since I've been a fan of Jim Henson for many, many years... I figured I'd put together a little tribute video of one of my favorite songs.
Once again, I'm playing all the instruments and singing.
Enjoy!
"Life is meant to be fun, and joyous, and fulfilling. May each of yours be that - having each of you as a child of mine has certainly been one of the good things in my life. Know that I've always loved each of you with an eternal, bottomless love. A love that has nothing to do with each other, for I feel my love for each of you is total and all-encompassing. Please watch out for each other and love and forgive everybody. It's a good life, enjoy it." - Jim Henson - บันเทิง
Thank you Jim Henson for putting a smile on my face when I was a little kid watching the Muppet show.
That last picture made me cry because Jim Henson was not only an icon, or a master. But also a friend in our heart. RIP
Thank you Jim. Gone but not forgotten.
This song gave me goosebumps of happiness
Excellent tribute to one of the greatest people- Jim Henson. This man has done so much. He has introduced us to the Muppets and highlighted their shenanigans. He has entertained millions of families worldwide and has directed many great T.V. shows and films. This man is truly a jack of all trades and a blessed man. God rest his soul although he has been dead for 26 years. God bless Jim Henson and his work throughout the years. Jim Henson has really been an all-American entertainer, actor, and comedian.
beautiful brother. the world could use more people like Jim Henson. Great man who had a great spirit.
Jim Henson did make this world a better place. Thank you, Jim. God rest your soul.
A great human, indeed.
You have left countless people happy, Mr. Henson.
You are greatly missed.
You made my childhood better thanks to your Muppets. My 4 year old loves this song, and you're making his childhood great as well. Thank you, Jim. We miss you so much. R.I.P. Jim and Jerry.
This brought tears to my eyes
Me too ;.(
Jim Henson is a legend, and should be remembered throughout the world forever!!
Loved this song-good memories growing up with my childrne!!
Beautifully done. RIP Jim even after all these years...
Thanks for this Trent. Jim Henson accomplished his life's goal. He definitely left this world better off because of his life's mission. He'll live on forever in Kermit, Miss Piggy, Bert & Ernie & all the Muppets. Thank you Jim.
Indeed he did, thanks to Jim Henson I learned that imagination can be a powerful tool. Never ever stop imagining because it can take to you a long way in life.
this set a tear to my eye :( Jim Henson is still
unforgotten
Beautiful tribute man. It will be 25 years this Saturday that Mr. Henson passed on. I was just about to turn 1, 3 weeks after that. I really wish I could've been around longer to see his work when it was new, like being born in 1969 not 1989, then I would've been turning 21 in May 1990. It's sad how stupid jerks are still alive but Mr. Henson had to die. I've always loved the Muppets, especially the Sesame Street Muppets like Big Bird, Cookie, Telly, Grover, Bert & Ernie . . . such a gem for generations of preschoolers going back 46 years. And of course all the Muppet Movies featuring Kermit, Fozzie, Miss Piggy, Rowlf and friends. Thank you Jim. Hopefully wherever you are, you have found the Rainbow connection. The world isn't the same without you.
+Stephen R beautifully stated....
Wow...speechless 👏🏽 that was beautiful
he died before i was born and this song makes me think so much...he will have an impact for generations to come.
Henson died long before we were ready, the world still needed him.
I was a little kid when the Muppet Show was at it's pomp. I just loved it! My folks laughed at the jokes I could never have understood as a child, but I loved the slapstick elements. It truly was a family show.
Jim Henson created something magical! He brought us all together, children and adults, in enjoyment of his wonderful, fantasy world.
The current gen have nothing that compares to this - it's so sad that Jim left us so early ;-(
THE GENIUS TO EMBRACE LOVE KINDNESS AND FRIENDSHIP IS A NATIONAL TREASURE . HENSON IS AN AMERICAN HERO!
It's me playing the instruments and singing. And Thanks!
THIS IS MY SONG. Good days, bad day's when searching TH-cam I always end up listening to it. It is my answer to everything, good and bad situations, this is the song that draws me in. I grew up watching the Muppet's. I loved them as a child and still do as an adult. Nothing feels more like home than watching the Muppet's. RIP Jim. Your gift to the world was laughter and imagination. It will last for generations to come. Thank you. x
Such a great guy...wish he were still alive today.
Henson gave us all a world that we can believe in, No hate, No fighting. A world of love and friendship. Thanks Jim
The world is a better place because this man lived and dreamed.
Hard to believe you've been gone 24 years today! Gone but never forgotten!
Im a 45 yr old man who loved the muppets my whole life and welcome to the world of Henson he was a genius for sure. I'm truly inspired that there are still some people out there that have a ear for greatness.
This version proves there really is beauty in simplicity... A million thanks, Jim Henson
Well done, brought a tear to my eye, Jim Henson left us too soon. Lest we forget, that song was written by the one and only Paul Williams.
+Dave Howland Same here. I always tear up hearing this.
+Dave Howland yes
An amazing...Fantastic person! I miss you Jim
0:42 Ahh, the good ol days...
A note to Jim: Dear Jim, You sure did left the world not a little - but MUCH better and much happier than it was before you. R.I.P
this a song for the ages
A great man gone too soon.
that last picture is so cute and literally out loud made me go awwwwww
We will miss you Jim Henson and if you can read this message from heaven if you find my great grandmother and the great Lorenzo Music tell them I miss them too
Lorenzo Music is another talented person from show business that I miss. I still remember hearing his voice as Garfield and Dr. Peter Venkman on The Real Ghostbusters as a child. He could do so much with his voice and despite many people not ever seeing his face, became famous. Thanks to DVD, his legacy will endure just like Jim Henson's.
I was so down and desperate in this week because of the war in my land, so I went back to my loved songs, and found this one out, and it's so beautiful and full of hope, and a reminder there is so much kindness around the world. thank you for that.
Jim, tus sueños se hicieron realidad! Nos impactaste a todos, nos maravillaste y nos asombraste. Jim, gracias por hacer mi infancia linda. Gracias por hacérsela linda amis hijos y gracias por continuar haciéndola linda amis nietos. Jim... te extrañamos pero tus hijos siguen haciéndonos reir. Gracias querido amigo.
This is so sad; I love it and I love Jim Henson and his work.
Thank you Jim Henson for bring Muppet Show in our lives and we grew up with all this fantastic and fabulous world you gave us.. Muppet Show will always be one of the loves in my life..A love that will keep standing till the end..Jim,Kermit,Fozzie,Miss Piggy,Statler and Waldorf,Animal,Gonzo,Rowlf,Scooter, Sam and the rest of Muppets THANK YOU for every minute you got us in the most sweet and great journey of our tender and innocense childhood..
Henson's creations are even inspiring a new generation.
Such a great and beautiful tribute 🐸🐸🐸🐸
Jim was Kermit
and Kermit was Jim
Jim was also Rowlf, Ernie, and Dr. Teeth
Actually, a lot of people close to him associated his laid back personality more with Rowlf the Dog than Kermit. Rowlf was Jim's first major character though Kermit was chosen for the muppet show at least partly because he was simply lighter and easier to manipulate for long periods. That said, its impossible to create a character and not put aspects of yourself into it, consciously or not (spoken from the experience of an actor. )
Jourell1 Yes, but Kermit was first-ever made puppet. He starred on Sam & Friends, before Rowlf broke out on The Jimmy Dean Show. Kermit is to Jim what Walt is to Mickey for many people.
Our childhood will always stick with this man. He created the child's childhood, after all
Well Steve Whitmire was Kermit too.
The one, the only, he is still missed. I cried when i found out he died, thank you so much for that sweet tribute.
Jim Henson's fabulous work inspired me to become a puppeteer earlier this year, and I am working on a show right now. If I am even 1/16 as good as Mr. Henson, I will still be fantastic.
Thank you, Mr. Henson, for all you have done for me and for countless others.
That has to be one of the sweetest songs I've ever heard.
the muppets were my first and most trusted friends.I still miss seeing them every week. It's funny the movies and music still move me the same way today as when I was a kid. gone but never frgotten you made a lasting impact on so many of us thanks Jim for you'vedone
Anyone else cry while watching this? That image at the end ...the silhouette of Kermit and Jim ❤️ so moving. I think I was 6 or 7 years old when I first heard this song, sitting in the theater between my mom and dad--big bucket of popcorn, a giant soda and the Muppet Movie, what could have been better?
The history of Jim Henson continues to this day.
Unforgettable Jim Henson, it's not easy being green... ☆
Mission accomplished Jim a thousand fold.
RIP Jane Henson. May you now reunite with your late Husband Jim Henson.
May you both continue your wonderful art in the next world.
1976 was so magical watching the muppets as a kid. Thanks Jim. :)
Thanks to Jim Henson.. and, thanks to Paul Williams, for such a wonderful, WONDERFUL song. Simply magic, Paul.
I may have not been alive when he passed away, (I was born in 1999) but his works was certainly one of the biggest influences to me when I was a kid. I remember when my parents bought me all the DVD's and seasons from The Muppet Show, a few other Muppet films, and watched a few Sesame Street episodes on air, and it truly was a huge impact on how I looked at some things. If only I had knew about this man sooner, then I would've been more thankful for taking part of it. Thank you Jim for bringing in so much great stuff into our lives for us to learn, laugh and grow up with. And although he's no longer with us anymore, he certainly has influenced many people, made lots of friends, fans, and many characters to choose from, and for that The Muppets and Sesame Street continue on to encourage even more kids over the generations.
Seriously, he is awesome. And that's not even getting me started to his partnership with Disney, and as far as I know, both that company and Walt Disney himself are pretty awesome too. Had Walt been alive to see Jim, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars etc., then he truly would've been one of the most happiest and most inspired people on the entire planet.
My 8 year old sister Josie Cortez loved this song. She was a beautiful girl. We played this song at her funeral. I cry whenever I hear this song. She was hit by a potholl filling truck on her way to school. I was with her and when I saw her bleed to death I just broke into tears and started singing this song.
THERE GOES OUR CHILDHOOD THANKS
I'm bawling now. I have such good memories with this song. It's still one of my favourites. Thank you!
Very cool, I wish Jim had gotten earlier. I am 54 and I miss the old voices.
Thank you, Jim. My children thrive on the Muppets. You are missed, AND your legacy lives on. Again, my profound thanks, and smiles!
What a beautiful person. Hard to top his accomplishments in this world.
Jim must have had a blast creating all of this fun. Although he was taken from us way too soon, his creations must really stretch his longevity to 200 years. Creativity is a gift and a wonderful thing that millions of people enjoy.
Thank you trentwood2000 for keeping the magic alive. As long as those of us who walk in beauty and always dream in rainbows Jim Henson will live forever in us. My daughter is also a dreamer, and loves this song. May you be blessed for this wonderful tribute to a childhood hero of mine. I sing like Kermit too. Used to sing it for my daughter. Even though she's a teenager now, sometime she has her hard times, and she asks me to sing this to her. It turns a bad day around for her.
we miss you Jim everyday
Jim Henson is my hero.
who ever dislikes this son has no heart.
I'm a child of the 60s. So many of my childhood entertainers have passed away Paul Winchell,, Shari Lewis, and Jim Henson. I. Miss them but they left me with so many wonderful memories. May they all left in peace.
condolences friend, its a tragic story, and you are a hero for staying with her, and singing to her as she departed. I hope you and your family are healing.
i love him, i am so sad to see him go, he was a great person and accomplished a huge goal in life!
Best remake of this song ever, imo
To Jim Henson! A man who brought a little light to a dark and dismal world with his puppets!
Jim Passed before his time, R.I.P.
Wonderful tribute to a man who believed and lived the magic of life ! Thank you for sharing The Song. Someday we'll find it. I hope it is as beautiful as it is in my heart.
I now live by that last quote
It's quite hard not to cry!
Jim henson WAS my childhood
thank you very much you are so nice to put this tribute for thank i am so sad he dead we will miss him forever
I may not have been alive when jim henson was around. But growing up learning and watching the muppets was the best part of my life. Thank you Mr Henson
Happy 75th Birthday Jim Henson wish you were still here to celebrate it :( Thanks for filling my childhood with the Muppets, sesame street and fraggle rock
This is probably one of the BEAUTIFUL tributes to Mr. Henson I've seen in a long time. That last last pic really did sum it up best. Jim Henson was the breath, heart and soul of Kermit the frog. I remember when hearing about the passing of Jim Henson. I almost felt that part of Kermit as we knew him died as well. No disrespect to the current voice of Kermit, but it just hasn't been the same since.
God bless you Jim Henson and thanks for sharing your gifts with the world!
Gone for so long but still missed. RIP
Jim Henson really created something amazing!
awesome just awesome
+Pirate Yoshi Thanks!
;_; Im crying right now.Its just that Jim Henson is so imporant to me and many people.RIP
My recently laid to rest mother enjoyed all the episodes of THE MUPPET SHOW seasons 1, 2, & 3 that I showed her! That show brought back many memories on DVD! I still wait for the Disney Company to release the last seasons 4 & 5 on to DVD!! You did a nice song rendition as Kermit's voice! Thanks for the tribute!
I cried non stop every time I hear this song
I grew up with his and his company's stuff for 34 years since i was 3! i mean Muppets, Muppet Babies, Muppet movies, Seasme Street, Fraggle Rock, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, Storyteller, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles the movie, The Witches, Dinosaurs, Farscape, Ghosts of Faffner Hall etc. all amazing works from him and his company.
I was 8 when he died and i was devested when he died! he was one of my heroes growing up and inspirations.
But i'm glad his legacy has not been forgotten! i'm glad Dark Crystal Age of Resistance did justice to Henson's vision with his children helping and fans of the movie doing justice to the movie with the amazing prequel show and Jim would be proud.
This is absolute Gold, it's brilliant, it took me back to the late 70's when the Muppet movie was released and I was transfixed. Thank you Jim and Frank and anyone else responsible for the Muppet magic.
when my daughter was 3 years old we watched this movie together one Christmas eve . We had a cheap TV that would blur and distort every so often and my poor sweet baby would yell out fix it daddy fix it daddy best christmas ever
Jim Henson a great artist and a puppeteer miss him very much and the other Muppet performers God is with you
This world and the USA aspecally are so lucky to have had people like Jim Henson, Walt Disney and Fred Rogers. May they all Rest In Peice forever. They are missed but not forgotten. May they never be forgotten as long as "man" lives! Nice video. I think you sound more like Scooter than Kermit. A Scooter who is lsightly horse. I thank you again for this respecful tribute to a great man.
A beautiful song dedicated to the great muppets' creator jim henson, though it's a very sad melody and makes me cry because it's an enormous emotion of has stolen the fondness and the respect from all his followers, but the show must go on forever.
R. I. P. : Jim Henson 1936 - 1990
P. S. : the muppets' legend lives forever and ever.
This made me cry.
I grow up with you, Mr J.Henson...
R.I.P. Jim Henson!
I cant tell you how much I miss this man. I feel like my best friend died.
Man I'm such a sap, I cry every time I hear Rainbow Connection.
Sad, jim Henson was a great man and he shall live in peace
My all-time favorite youtube video. I come back to it time and again. Thanks for sharing!!!
Some day we'll find it. Love this. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you, that's all i can really say
RIP Jim, you are missed.
Speechless... thank you