I've mentioned before that my kids love to watch The Muppet Show. We have DVD sets of the first three seasons, and--more often than not--when Benjamin, Janae, or even little Alaina gets to choose a show, they will put on an episode of this 1970s classic.
As a result, my children are more familiar than most with a lot of the "old-time" entertainers, such as Julie Andrews, Harry Belafonte, or--their most recent favorite--Elton John.
If you haven't seen the episode where Elton John appears on The Muppet Show, you have really been missing out. It is even more entertaining than his appearance on Bob the Builder, I have to say (although we got a lot of mileage out of that one, too). Definitely worth a look-up on youtube.
Elton performs several of his early well-known classics, including "Yellow Brick Road," "Benny and the Jets," "Crocodile Rock," and--in a duet with Miss Piggy--his irresistibly catchy "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (while sporting a pretty dazzling pink sequined jumpsuit, no less).
You can actually say to any one of my three children--and at any given moment--"Don't go breaking my heart . . ." and they will sing back, "I couldn't if I tried" without missing a beat. They are good. And once we start singing it we literally cannot stop. Not even if we try.
Anyway, a few days ago Janae was watching the Elton John episode when she turned to me and asked, "Mommy, is Elton John still alive? Or is he already in heaven?" I assured my four-year-old daughter that yes, he was still alive . . . and added (only under my breath, though) that it might be quite some time before he ends up in heaven (that is--most definitely--not for me to judge, of course).
Janae then said, "I want to tell him that my name is Janae, and I saw him on The Muppet Show." So, we might be writing some fan mail in the next little while.
We have also been listening to the Lion King soundtrack in the car for the past few months . . .
Janae has seriously got to be one of Elton John's biggest--and youngest--fans. Well, she and Alaina.
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I'm an Elton John fan too, but probably not to the extreme like Janae and Alaina. I don't think I could come in with the next phrase as they can. He has some great songs and of course he is English.
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