Monday, March 21, 2022

Musical Interlude: New York State of Mind (1977)

A quick explanation before this next clip.

The Muppet Show stockpiled musical numbers that were originally produced for the UK audience, so these would be made available for American audiences later on.

One such case is a cover of Billy Joel's 1976 hit, "New York State of Mind", which was originally taped for season 2 in the UK, and used in a season 3 episode here. Floyd Pepper is on lead vocals.

Yes, it's a truncated version, which clocks in at just over 2 minutes.


As you might figure, Dr. Teeth was inspired by Dr. John, and Zoot is an amalgam of saxophonists, including the late Clarence Clemons.

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