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| "Rubber Duckie" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Ernie (Jim Henson) | |
| from the album The Sesame Street Book and Record | |
| Released | 1970 |
| Format | 7" |
| Recorded | 1970 |
| Genre | children's, pop |
| Length | 2:25 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Writer(s) | Jeff Moss |
"Rubber Duckie" is a song sung by the Muppet character Ernie (voiced by Jim Henson) on Sesame Street. The song is named after Ernie's toy, a rubber duck affectionately named Rubber Duckie.
The song became a surprise mainstream hit, reaching #6 on WLS on 21 September 1970, #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 26 September 1970[1], and #14 on the Australian Singles Chart on 19 December 1970.[2] "Rubber Duckie" was nominated for the Best Recording for Children Grammy in 1971, losing out to the album The Sesame Street Book & Record, which contained the song.[3]
The song had two follow-ups, "Do De Rubber Duck" and "D-U-C-K-I-E".
The song made a brief appearance in a scene in Three Men and a Little Lady, and during an episode of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?".
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[edit] Ernie's version
[edit] Different versions
- Version 1: The living room set was used.
- Version 2: The bathroom was a plain blue background.
- This version seems to be the most famous and most often-used version.
- Version 3: This version took place in an actual bathroom, interspersed with footage of rubber ducks and kids taking baths.
- Steve Whitmire, performer of Ernie since 1993, performed the character on this version to Jim Henson's original vocal track.
[edit] Other versions
- Little Richard also sang this song in the album Splish Splash: Bath Time Fun.
- Jane Krakowski sings the song on her live album The Laziest Gal in Town.
[edit] References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel, "Top Pop Singles: 1955-2006," 2007.
- ^ "Go-Set Australian charts - 19 December 1970". Poparchives.com.au. 1970-12-19. http://www.poparchives.com.au/gosetcharts/1970/19701219.html. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- ^ Oloffson, Kristi (2009-11-09). "Top 10 Sesame Street Moments". Time (New York: Time). http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1936900_1936910_1936993,00.html. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
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