Well, that was some Super Bowl, wasn't it? Glad that's over so I can move on to tonight's totally unrelated subject.
Sesame Street may not be the first place you would look for music to listen to — if you're past the age of five anyway. But when my boys were small in the late 80's, early 90's, I heard more than my share of great music on Sesame Street. One thing is for sure, Sesame Street has never had trouble attracting big name artists.
So check out some awesome tunes for preschoolers — and adults — below the double gnocchi. But first, a word from our sponsor...
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One of the first Sesame Street songs that my wife and I both liked was not by one of the big name stars, but it was catchy, it was very 80's, and with a toddler running around, it was all too true. Today, it is the anthem of the GOP:
Another favorite was this a capella tune:
I guess I'd better quit loading videos, so instead let me link you to some of the big names. Paul Simon was a frequent guest, singing Me and Julio, El Condor Pasa, and The Alphabet Song with Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
Ray Charles loved the kids too. He performed The Alphabet Song more than once. There is a jazzy version and then there's this soulful, traditional version featuring other celebrities as well, some musical and some not.
And don't miss Smokey Robinson being groped by a foam rubber letter in this rendition of U Really Got a Hold on Me.
For satire it hard to beat this take of the Beatles' "Let it Be" or this parody of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run," called Born to Add.
The list of famous guests who have appeared on the show is far too long to reproduce here. And Sesame Street is still going strong, attracting musical stars of today like Katy Perry and Jason Mraz.
Well, I saved my two favorites for last. First, the inimitable Cookie Monster sings C is for Cookie, and finally here's my all-time favorite Sesame Street tune, Put Down the Duckie:
So what's your favorite Sesame Street tune?
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