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"Weezer, Hayley Williams and The Fray are among a number of artists who have contributed to a compilation album in tribute to Jim Henson&amp;#039;s The Muppet Show. The Green Album will be released this August and features cover versions of the show&amp;#039;s most popular original songs. The album includes a cover of &amp;#039;Rainbow Connection&amp;#039; by Weezer and Hayley Williams, Amy Lee from Evanescence giving her take on &amp;#039;Halfway Down the Stairs&amp;#039;, as well as OK Go&amp;#039;s cover of &amp;#039;The Muppet Show Theme&amp;#039;. The album&amp;#039;s release comes a few months ahead of Walt Disney comedy The Muppets, the first theatrical film to feature the popular characters since The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland back in 1999. The complete tracklisting for The Green Album reads as follows: 1. OK Go - &amp;#039;Muppet Show Theme&amp;#039; 2. Weezer and Hayley Williams - &amp;#039;Rainbow Connection&amp;#039; 3. The Fray - &amp;#039;Mahna Mahna&amp;#039; 4. Alkaline Trio - &amp;#039;Moving Right Along&amp;#039; 5. My Morning Jacket - &amp;#039;Our World&amp;#039; 6. Amy Lee - &amp;#039;Halfway Down The Stairs&amp;#039; 7. Sondre Lerche - &amp;#039;Mr Bassman&amp;#039; 8. The Airborne Toxic Event - &amp;#039;Wishing Song&amp;#039; 9. Brandon Saller and Billy Martin - &amp;#039;Night Life&amp;#039; 10. Andrew Bird - &amp;#039;Bein&amp;#039; Green&amp;#039; 11. Matt Nathanson - &amp;#039;Hope That Something Better Comes Along&amp;#039; 12. Rachael Yamagata - &amp;#039;I&amp;#039;m Going To Go Back There Someday&amp;#039; The Muppets tribute compilation The Green Album is due out on August 23. Watch the full trailer for The Muppets below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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