You know that opening song from the Muppets, “Life’s a Happy Song”? Did you know it was written by Flight of the Concords Bret McKenzie? Makes a certain amount of sense and now that we go back and watch the opening scene again, we can see Concords all over it. McKenzie also wrote two other songs, “Me Party” and “Man or Muppet?” and says one of the hardest parts, aside from not breaking down any Muppet rules, is writing for Miss Piggy. “If Miss Piggy goes too high,” McKenzie tells the New York Times, “she sounds like a mouse. And if she goes too low, she sounds like a dude.” Read more...
We must confess, while we’ve always loved the classic SNL sketch and the Delicious Dish ladies in general (good times!), we’ve never had the urge to try Pete Schweddy’s balls. But now that Ben & Jerry’s have turned those Schweddy Balls into a flavour? Well, we trust Ben & Jerry’s a lot so we’re willing to give it a go.
