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'''''Halfway Down The Stairs''''' is a cover song by [[Amy Lee]] featured on ''[[Muppets: The Green Album]]''.<ref | '''''Halfway Down The Stairs''''' is a cover song by [[Amy Lee]] featured on ''[[Muppets: The Green Album]]''.<ref name=evthreads /> The original song first appeared on <I>The Muppets Show</I> in episode 110 and was sung by "Robin the Frog".<ref> [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_110:_Harvey_Korman Episode 110: Harvey Korman]</ref> The song is based upon lyrics from an A.A Milne poem. | ||
{{quote|Remember the Nightmare Before Christmas covers CD last year? They are making another one, this time its Muppet songs... When they asked me if I wanted to do a song, I thought it was a really cool idea but I didn't think there would be anything that fit me... but right before saying no, I went online and listened to all the songs just in case anything sparked, and I found something... so Will Hunt (guy I did Sally's Song with) and I went completely crazy with it and it is really different and, I think, REALLY cool... I thought it was going to come out this year but I've just been told its been pushed to spring, April I think... so well have to wait a little bit for it, but I think its worth it. ;) I'm really excited about it!}} | {{quote|Remember the [[Nightmare Revisited|Nightmare Before Christmas covers CD]] last year? They are making another one, this time its Muppet songs... When they asked me if I wanted to do a song, I thought it was a really cool idea but I didn't think there would be anything that fit me... but right before saying no, I went online and listened to all the songs just in case anything sparked, and I found something... so Will Hunt (guy I did ''[[Sally's Song]]'' with) and I went completely crazy with it and it is really different and, I think, REALLY cool... I thought it was going to come out this year but I've just been told its been pushed to spring, April I think... so well have to wait a little bit for it, but I think its worth it. ;) I'm really excited about it!<ref name=tweets />}} | ||
Amy's version has electro-pop elements, which was a big influence on the initial stages of Evanescence's [[Evanescence (album)|third album]]. She said the cover song served as "an appetizer" for the band's third album that was originally intended to be released in 2010.<ref name=evthreads /> However, it was delayed because [[Wind-Up Records]] rejected the material recorded in the [[Evanescence_(album)#The_Lillywhite_sessions_.282010.29|first recording sessions]]. | |||
The song was produced by [[Will "Science" Hunt]] and Amy Lee. He is credited for programming, whereas she is credited for playing organ.<ref name=credits /> | |||
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== Lyrics == | == Lyrics == | ||
Halfway down the stairs is a stair where I sit | Halfway down the stairs is a stair where I sit<br> | ||
There isn't any other stair quite like it | There isn't any other stair quite like it<br> | ||
I'm not at the bottom, I'm not at the top | I'm not at the bottom, I'm not at the top<br> | ||
So this is the stair where I always stop | So this is the stair where I always stop<br> | ||
Halfway up the stairs isn't up and isn't down | Halfway up the stairs isn't up and isn't down<br> | ||
It isn't in the nursery, it isn't in the town | It isn't in the nursery, it isn't in the town<br> | ||
And all sorts of funny thoughts run | And all sorts of funny thoughts they run through my head<br> | ||
It isn't really anywhere, it's somewhere else instead | It isn't really anywhere, it's somewhere else instead<br> | ||
Halfway down the stairs is a stair where I sit | Halfway down the stairs is a stair where I sit<br> | ||
There isn't any other stair quite like it | There isn't any other stair quite like it<br> | ||
I'm not at the bottom, I'm not at the top | I'm not at the bottom, I'm not at the top<br> | ||
So this is the stair where I always stop | So this is the stair where I always stop<br> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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<ref name=evthreads>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117132635/http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?p=1179870|title=I have a Twitter!|work=EvThreads|date=September 22, 2009|url=http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?p=1179870#post1179870|archivedate=January 17, 2010|}}</ref> | |||
<ref name=tweets>Amy's tweets on September 22, 2009: [https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/4305382329 [1<nowiki>]</nowiki>], [https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/4305427631 [2<nowiki>]</nowiki>], [https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/4305511601 [3<nowiki>]</nowiki>], [https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/4305580355 [4<nowiki>]</nowiki>], [https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/4305630097 [5<nowiki>]</nowiki>], and [https://twitter.com/AmyLeeEV/status/4305649704 [6<nowiki>]</nowiki>]</ref> | |||
<ref name=credits>{{cite web|title=Various – Muppets (The Green Album)|work=Discogs|date=August 22, 2011|url=https://www.discogs.com/Various-Muppets-The-Green-Album/release/3412876}}</ref> | |||
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Halfway Down The Stairs is a cover song by Amy Lee featured on Muppets: The Green Album.[1] The original song first appeared on The Muppets Show in episode 110 and was sung by "Robin the Frog".[2] The song is based upon lyrics from an A.A Milne poem.
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Remember the Nightmare Before Christmas covers CD last year? They are making another one, this time its Muppet songs... When they asked me if I wanted to do a song, I thought it was a really cool idea but I didn't think there would be anything that fit me... but right before saying no, I went online and listened to all the songs just in case anything sparked, and I found something... so Will Hunt (guy I did Sally's Song with) and I went completely crazy with it and it is really different and, I think, REALLY cool... I thought it was going to come out this year but I've just been told its been pushed to spring, April I think... so well have to wait a little bit for it, but I think its worth it. ;) I'm really excited about it![3] | 
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Amy's version has electro-pop elements, which was a big influence on the initial stages of Evanescence's third album. She said the cover song served as "an appetizer" for the band's third album that was originally intended to be released in 2010.[1] However, it was delayed because Wind-Up Records rejected the material recorded in the first recording sessions.
The song was produced by Will "Science" Hunt and Amy Lee. He is credited for programming, whereas she is credited for playing organ.[4]
Original Chart Performance
The original sequence of the song was refilmed for different international versions of The Muppets Show. The song became a popular single which reached the Top Ten in England's music charts and it's success resulted in an appearance on Top of the Pops which it was refilmed again for.
Releases
- The Muppet Show (1977)
- Favorite Songs From Jim Henson's Muppets (1986)
- Ol' Brown Ears is Back (1993) (sung by Rowlf the Dog)
- Best of the Muppets (2005)
- Muppets: The Green Album (2011)
Lyrics
Halfway down the stairs is a stair where I sit
There isn't any other stair quite like it
I'm not at the bottom, I'm not at the top
So this is the stair where I always stop
Halfway up the stairs isn't up and isn't down
It isn't in the nursery, it isn't in the town
And all sorts of funny thoughts they run through my head
It isn't really anywhere, it's somewhere else instead
Halfway down the stairs is a stair where I sit
There isn't any other stair quite like it
I'm not at the bottom, I'm not at the top
So this is the stair where I always stop
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "I have a Twitter!". EvThreads. September 22, 2009. Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100117132635/http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?p=1179870.
- ↑ Episode 110: Harvey Korman
- ↑ Amy's tweets on September 22, 2009: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], and [6]
- ↑ "Various – Muppets (The Green Album)". Discogs. August 22, 2011. https://www.discogs.com/Various-Muppets-The-Green-Album/release/3412876.
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