Rainbow Connection

"Rainbow Connection" is a song from the 1979 film <a href="/facts/The_Muppet_Movie/dho1cINQ">The Muppet Movie</a>, with music and lyrics written by <a href="/facts/Paul_Williams_(songwriter)/k3c2lb0V">Paul Williams</a> and <a href="/facts/Kenneth_Ascher/FXCoTTQ5">Kenneth Ascher</a>. The song was performed by <a href="/facts/Jim_Henson/srqup3Fg">Jim Henson</a> as <a href="/facts/Kermit_the_Frog/r7thM9sK">Kermit the Frog</a> during the film's <a href="/facts/Opening_act/8LERfxq0">opening number</a>, where it opens with Kermit sitting alone on a log in the swamp, playing the song on his banjo. The song is an integral part of Kermit's <a href="/facts/Character_arc/5Lz1PrLy">character's arc</a>, since it establishes his dream of "making millions of people happy," which motivates his journey to <a href="/facts/Hollywood%2c_Los_Angeles/hF4zF5n6">Hollywood</a> throughout the film.
"Rainbow Connection" reached No. 25 on the <a href="/facts/Billboard_Hot_100/gwKl8VL9">Billboard Hot 100</a> in November 1979, with the song remaining in the <a href="/facts/American_Top_40/ububjBVy">Top 40</a> for seven weeks in total. Williams and Ascher received an <a href="/facts/Academy_Awards/CwTxYuNQ">Academy Award</a> nomination for <a href="/facts/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Song/DzpS6KsM">Best Original Song</a> at the <a href="/facts/52nd_Academy_Awards/nBnmjJaB">52nd Academy Awards</a>.
In 2020, "Rainbow Connection" was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the <a href="/facts/Library_of_Congress/TfB6dEN5">Library of Congress</a> and selected for preservation in the <a href="/facts/National_Recording_Registry/RtA6oMEb">National Recording Registry</a>.

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Rainbow Connection