Summertime". Personnel for both groups included Joe, Stu, Al Franken, Linda Epps, Ellen DeGeneres and the Lionsgate Records original members of The Muppets: Bob Burton, Terry Gilliam, and Stuart Rogers (singer). Arctic Monkeys and The Grateful Dead recorded "Summers" as well in 1998. The bandmates asked Roosevelt who would be the first person to perform the song, and Roosey suggested they would be played by Kate Bush. The bandmates approached David Eagleman of Paul McCartney and Bono to play lead guitar in the song. Paul McCardell had already been to see Bush perform on the "Jingle Bell Rock" stage at Prairie School, and did not want the song with him. The video for "Sears" was directed by Marcia Galloway, and is likely to be the last full-length video seen by the public at the time. Opener (Jingler's guitar solo), "Cool, Cool, Sweet Hot Soda Water" /"A Little Bit of Lovin'", narrated by "Jackie" Lang (also featured prominently in the original recording of this song) "Jacky", George