Posted by ssimons | Posted in Classic Childrens Music | Posted on 15-09-2010
Tags: Big Bird, Can You Tell me How to Get to Sesame Street, Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Joe Rapaso, The Carpenters
Sesame Street first hit the air in 1969 and despite major changes in trends, society and the environment in the last 41 years Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Bert and Ernie and a host of other Muppet’s and humans are still as relevant today as back then.
The show was set up with a list of advisers and children’s psychologists working tirelessly to produce a show that would encompass educational and moral values for all levels of children no matter what their socio-economic background. The strengths of the show are its animation, writing and songs. People that have children know that to educate them you must first grab their attention and keep it. Geniuses like Frank Oz, Jim Henson and Joe Rapaso established the blueprint for what is a timeless children’s educational tool.
Songs from the show have earnt eight Grammy’s and are known and cherished by numerous generations such as the Sesame Street theme song Can You Tell me How to Get to Sesame Street which is best described as simplistic genius. Rubber Duckie sung by the character Ernie was popular upon its release in the 1970’s but actually charted in Germany in 1996 and is now available as a free music download. C is for Cookie was one of my favorites as a child while the song Sing was recorded later by The Carpenters.
For parents and careers of children you can do no better than to put on some Sesame Street and everything will be A-OK as they laugh, sing and play with all the gang that have been helping rear the world’s children for over four decades.
Below is a video of the song Can You Tell me How to Get to Sesame Street:









