By now you've probably seen James Blunt singing A Triangle on Sesame Street. He wasn't the first to win over a new fan base (and even some cynical old hacks) by appearing alongside Jim Henson's puppets and he won't be the last. Entirely in the name of research, I've spent far longer than could ever be justified trawling the internet for the most seminal man-and-muppet moments.
I found Herbie Hancock demonstrating synthesizers to the kids (including a young Tatyana Ali, who was clearly so impressed she later launched a pop career of her own after a stint on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air).
I found Kermit doing Talking Heads.
I found this brilliant Buffalo Springfield pastiche.
I found David Bowie's finest cinematic moment.
But while trying to find Prince's legendary 1997 performance on Muppets Tonight (in brief: a psychedelic rendering of Starfish and Coffee) I came across a whole new world of lost evenings: Muppet Wiki. That's the thing about the internet: one door closes, a million others open. Most of them involving the Swedish Chef...
