Just minutes before Maddie Poppe won “American Idol” on Monday May 21, she gave an encore performance of her audition song, “Rainbow Connection.” When she first sang this melody from “The Muppet Movie” penned by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher, she did it alone in front of judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie.
For this reprise, she was joined on stage by Kermit the Frog, who crooned the tune in the 1979 film. Back then, it contended for Best Original Song at the Oscars but lost to “It Goes Like It Goes” from “Norma Rae.”
SEELovebirds Maddie Poppe & Caleb Lee Hutchinson announce they’re dating, sing ‘Over the Rainbow’ during ‘American Idol’ finale [Watch]
The opening lyric asks “Why are there so many songs about rainbows and what’s on the other side?” Later in the results show, Poppe answered that question when she and “Idol” runner-up Caleb Lee Hutchinson sang “Over the Rainbow.
For this reprise, she was joined on stage by Kermit the Frog, who crooned the tune in the 1979 film. Back then, it contended for Best Original Song at the Oscars but lost to “It Goes Like It Goes” from “Norma Rae.”
SEELovebirds Maddie Poppe & Caleb Lee Hutchinson announce they’re dating, sing ‘Over the Rainbow’ during ‘American Idol’ finale [Watch]
The opening lyric asks “Why are there so many songs about rainbows and what’s on the other side?” Later in the results show, Poppe answered that question when she and “Idol” runner-up Caleb Lee Hutchinson sang “Over the Rainbow.
- 5/22/2018
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
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