Here’s what the song sounded like in its original context (from the original London cast album).
I don’t think it matters how old I get, this clip will always make me cry.
(Tonight, this happened while watching Being Elmo.)
I wonder how many Muppets fans realize the song is originally from Snoopy: The Musical.
Bernadette Peters with The Muppets….I can never get used to seeing her as a blonde in these videos
The Muppet Show had lots of showtunes that these days we might think of as obscure — some of them were obscure at the time, others were contemporary but have since been forgotten.
This one is from Snoopy: The Musical, and was co-written by Larry Grossman, who was also a musical supervisor on The Muppet Show, which I’m sure helped. :)