…when I stumble back to the videos of Jim Henson’s funeral.
Here’s a new one – this is the last part of a CBS special that aired shortly after Jim’s death as a tribute … very quaint how Kermit is “traveling” for most of the show, then comes in at the last minute to compliment everyone on a job well done. Makes me wonder if Steve Whitmire ever filled in on Kermit when Jim was still alive or if those were his first “official” words as Kermit saying that the show would go on “because that’s the way the boss would want it” (Steve took over both Kermit and Ernie after Jim died in 1990)…
Of course, it doesn’t help that this song is a tear-jerker all by itself anyways … here’s a much earlier performance from The Muppet Show sung by Bernadette Peters (and others) when Robin was talking about running away – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioR28cNX33Y.