--- title: Kermit the Frog Has Solange Cranes in the Sky Memes description: Thanks to Twitter, Solange Knowles' dreamy hit "Cranes in the Sky" got a hilarious but accurate interpretation from Kermit the Frog. canonical: https://time.com/4761322/kermit-the-frog-solange-cranes-in-the-sky/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-05-01T18:23:51.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:43:13.379Z og:title: Kermit the Frog Offers Take on Solange's Cranes in the Sky og:description: Hilarious but accurate og:url: https://time.com/4761322/kermit-the-frog-solange-cranes-in-the-sky/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Kermit the Frog Offers Take on Solange's Cranes in the Sky twitter:description: Hilarious but accurate twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # The Internet Is Losing It Over Kermit the Frog's Interpretation of Solange's 'Cranes in the Sky' > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-brief-2026q3/newsletters?i=686e5480-3847-433c-a7e4-925b174955cd&cr=time-nl-brief-2026q3-v1)  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 1, 2017 6:23 PM UTC  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 1, 2017 6:23 PM UTC Today, in collaborations that you never knew you needed, consider the unorthodox but genius pairing of mild-mannered [Muppet Kermit the Frog](http://time.com/4575608/evil-kermit-the-frog-memes/) and [soulful singer Solange Knowles](http://time.com/4709652/solange-knowles-on-feminism/). Thanks to Twitter user @jiljilec, Kermit became the perfect hero to bring the lyrics of Solange’s dreamy coming-of-age hit “[Cranes in the Sky](http://time.com/4516491/solange-knowles-music-video-a-seat-at-the-table/)” to life. The Twitter user brilliantly paired pictures of everyone’s favorite felt amphibian in situations that matched lines of the single from _A Seat at the Table_. From showing Kermit dabbing to the line “I tried to dance it away” to showcasing him sporting a flower crown to “change it with my hair,” the series of photos are hilarious but accurate. As might be expected, the Kermit take on “Cranes in the Sky” became the talk of the Internet and even earned a co-sign from Solange herself, who tweeted in response “legit crying.” > [](https://twitter.com/solangeknowles/status/858191296854282240) Follow the full saga of Kermit interpreting “Cranes in the Sky” below. > [](https://twitter.com/jiljilec/status/857690640024571904) > [](https://twitter.com/jiljilec/status/857690784119873536) > [](https://twitter.com/jiljilec/status/857690927481094153) > [](https://twitter.com/jiljilec/status/857690927481094153) > [](https://twitter.com/jiljilec/status/857691369992839168) > [](https://twitter.com/jiljilec/status/857691796259917824) > [](https://twitter.com/jiljilec/status/857692544573952002) > [](https://twitter.com/jiljilec/status/857692719518543873) > [](https://twitter.com/jiljilec/status/857692830952816642) > [](https://twitter.com/jiljilec/status/857692948846301185) > [](https://twitter.com/jiljilec/status/857693112369590273) > [](https://twitter.com/jiljilec/status/857693271413411841) > [](https://twitter.com/jiljilec/status/857693440729116673) > [](https://twitter.com/jiljilec/status/857693556806430721) > [](https://twitter.com/jiljilec/status/857693773119270912) > [](https://twitter.com/jiljilec/status/857693940006490113) > [](https://twitter.com/jiljilec/status/857694063004397569) > [](https://twitter.com/jiljilec/status/857694254960971777) > [](https://twitter.com/jiljilec/status/857694538781134848) > [](https://twitter.com/jiljilec/status/857694691172786176) > [](https://twitter.com/jiljilec/status/857694834076913670) > [](https://twitter.com/jiljilec/status/857694974904856576) > [](https://twitter.com/jiljilec/status/857695098808795137) > [](https://twitter.com/jiljilec/status/857695219185319936) > [](https://twitter.com/jiljilec/status/857695314484056065) > [](https://twitter.com/jiljilec/status/857695505526247424) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4761322/kermit-the-frog-solange-cranes-in-the-sky/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4761322/kermit-the-frog-solange-cranes-in-the-sky/"},"headline":"The Internet Is Losing It Over Kermit the Frog's Interpretation of Solange's 'Cranes in the Sky'","datePublished":"2017-05-01T18:23:51.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:43:13.379Z","description":"Hilarious but accurate","url":"https://time.com/4761322/kermit-the-frog-solange-cranes-in-the-sky/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","twitter","solange knowles"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4761322/kermit-the-frog-solange-cranes-in-the-sky/","name":"The Internet Is Losing It Over Kermit the Frog's Interpretation of Solange's 'Cranes in the Sky'"}}]}] ```