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The theme song was based upon a song Geiss wrote called "Elmo's Song", with lyrics changed to fit the segment. [16] Writer Louise Gikow and The New York Times called it "a show within a show". [ 8 ] [ 17 ] Clash called it "a playdate between the child and Elmo", and felt that its intimacy provided an effective teaching tool. [ 1 ]
According to the book Sesame Street: A Celebration - 40 Years of Life on the Street the segment was discontinued after 2003 because, "kids didn't know the new Muppets and became confused, and the frenetic pace of the segment raised concerns. The puppets Mooba, Mel, Narf, and Groogel literally bounced off the walls.
The special opens with Cookie Monster looking for directions to Sesame Street (and picking up cookies along the way). After a montage of various versions of the theme song, he arrives on Sesame Street with Joseph Gordon-Levitt who really wants to take a picture under the famous street sign but the trouble is it has gone missing.
"Elmo's Rap Alphabet", a rap version of the Alphabet Song rapped by Elmo, written by Emily Kingsley (lyrics) and Robby Merkin (music). "Elmo's Circle Song", sung by Elmo about his love of circles and other circular objects, at the end of the song, he gets dizzy and falls unconscious, written by Molly Boylan (lyrics) and Steve Nelson (music).
Their marketing team created a musical infomercial, performed by Grover and called the "Grover Song," as a sample of the Play with Me Sesame format. In the infomercial, Play with Me Sesame is highlighted as the main attraction of Noggin's lineup, and Grover sings about the different Nickelodeon characters seen on Noggin.
Elmo's birthday is Feb. 3; he will be 3.5 years old. Find out the ages of Elmo, Big Bird, Grover, Snuffleupagus, Cookie Monster and everyone on Sesame Street.
(1973), Sing the Hit Songs of Sesame Street (1974), Bert & Ernie Sing-Along (1975), Sesame Street Silver – 10th Anniversary Album (1978), Sesame Street Disco (1979), Sing: Songs of Joe Raposo (1992), Sesame Street Platinum: All Time Favorites (1995), The Bird Is the Word – Big Bird's Favorite Songs, Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music ...
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