TheArtsyTuber (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

No, the song isnt weird but its weird that he rambled on about his agenda then tried pushing it as a tribute speech before the song

msm2you (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The song is not weird considering it was part of one Henson's best musical numbers on the Muppets.

amicuspublilius (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Nice song, but what did the whole introduction have to do with anything? This wasn't about Belafonte!

gitarazz (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

RIP man! You braught us many good times in front of the TV..

rebelpants (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I am very thankful for Mr. Belafonte's words. I was part of that "First Generation of Muppet" watchers, and most people do not realize how revolutionary Sesame Street/ Henson's Workshop was not only then, but even now. Read "Sesame Street: Unpaved"...the amount of thought and social awareness behind character development for that children's program is phenomenal. Henson was not merely a puppeteer, but a pioneer in "edutainment" and, dare I say it - a revolutionary. RIP, Jim

wookie72 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I think people are missing the point of Belafonte's story here. He's saying that for Jim Henson, the potential volatility of the political message didn't matter; he just loved the song and its message of our common humanity.

phred12523 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

...very well done...it's good to see some postings are more than rushed rants...and Mr. Belafonte is such a class act, i've always been impressed with what he's done- whether music, movies and t.v., or humanitarian work. thanks.

bobbied3 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

lets see how you sound after loosing someone who's among your best friends, and helped you impact so many people, and helped so many people himself

wolfenklaue (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

He sounded very, very emotional and drained, as many were I'm sure, when Jim Henson passed.

batmous (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Is it me, or does it sound like Harry's voice is getting weaker? No offence to Mr. Belafonte's work of course.