Oh, The Green Album

When I like something musical, I tend to destroy it – I mean absolutely KILL it over and over and over again.  You know I’m the one holding the knife, right?

So I’m on a bit of an Airborne Toxic Event kick lately.  After exhausting two of their albums in the last two days, I ran over to the iTunes store like a tweaking junkie looking for more.  That’s when I came across The Green Album, a new collection of Muppet songs covered by some of my favorite artists, including Airborne Toxic Event, Andrew Bird, OK Go, Sondre Lerche and more!

{OK Go cover “The Muppet Theme Song”}

You guys!  This album is sooooooooo goooooood.  I feel young again when listening to “Bein Green.”  Andrew Bird sings in his lovely voice, “being green is all I wanna be,” and seven-year-old Noey feels happy about who she is, a dorky little art kid in Catholic school.  Don’t you love how music can do that?

Still though, sometimes you dream of being someone else, just like Gonzo.  That’s where “Wishing Song” comes in (covered by Airborne Toxic Event.) By the end of the song, you’re still you and you are okay with that.

Don’t you wish you knew what I was talking about?  Don’t you want any of this to make sense?

Come on, smile with me.  Listen to the full album, streaming now on NPR.

Noelle