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This is a list of songs written for or used on Sesame Street:

This is a dynamic list of songs and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
  • "A, You're Adorable", by Guy Smiley
  • "A New Way to Walk", sung by The Oinker Sisters, written by Joe Raposo
  • "Ain't No Road Too Long", by Waylon Jennings, in Follow That Bird
  • "ABC-DEF-GHI", sung by Big Bird (Caroll Spinney), written by Jon Stone and Joe Raposo
  • "The Alligator King", sung/written/animated by Bud Luckey with lyrics by Don Hadley. Later sung by Jerry Nelson as both characters, for "The Count Counts".
  • "Air", written by Emily Kingsley and Christopher Cerf
  • "'B' is for Bubble" (sung to the tune of "3 Blind Mice" and features kids blowing bubble gum bubbles).
  • "Bein' A Pig", sung/written by Joe Raposo.
  • "Bein' Green", sung by Kermit the Frog (Jim Henson), later covered by Frank Sinatra, Van Morrison and many others; written by Joe Raposo
  • "Believe in Yourself", covered by NSYNC.
  • "Born to Add", sung by Bruce Stringbean
  • "But I Like You", sung by Bert and Ernie Frank Oz and Jim Henson ; written by Jeff Moss
  • "C is for Cookie", sung by the Cookie Monster (Frank Oz); written by Joe Raposo
  • "Captain Vegetable", sung by the Captain himself (Jim Henson); written by Jeff Moss
  • "Caribbean Amphibian", from Elmopalooza; performed by Kermit the Frog and Jimmy Buffett
  • "Circles", sung by Herry and Cookie Monster; written by Jeff Moss. Included on "Sesame Street 2 - Original Cast"
  • "Do De Rubber Duck" sung by Ernie (Jim Henson); written by Christopher Cerf and Norman Stiles
  • "Do the Dog", sung by Prairie Dawn with a chorus "woofed" by Barkley
  • "Doin' the Pigeon", sung by Bert (Frank Oz); written by Joe Raposo.
  • "Doo-Wop Hop", sung by Kermit the Frog (Jim Henson); written by Christopher Cerf and Norman Stiles
  • "Dressed Up", sung/written by Joe Raposo.
  • "Easy Goin' Day", sung by Big Bird (Caroll Spinney), from "Follow That Bird"
  • "Eating", sung by Joe Raposo. The song features Raposo singing with himself, created through double-tracking.
  • "Eight Penny Candy Man," sung/written/animated by Bud Luckey with lyrics by Don Hadley. Later sung by Northern Calloway on "The Count Counts."
  • "Elmo's Song", sung by Elmo (Kevin Clash); written by Tony Geiss
  • "Everybody Eats", sung/written by Joe Raposo.
  • "Everybody Sleeps", sung/written by Joe Raposo.
  • "Everyone Likes Ice Cream", written by Jeff Moss.
  • "Everyone Makes Mistakes", sung by Big Bird (Caroll Spinney), written by Jeff Moss.
  • "Fat Cat Sat Hat"
  • "Feeling All Right With Five", to accompany a film on swimming penguins, first season
  • "Five People in My Family" (also "Five Monsters in My Family"), written by Jeff Moss and sung by a Muppet family.
  • "Four Big Lions," sung/written/animated by Bud Luckey with lyrics by Don Hadley.
  • "From Your Head", sung by Diane Schuur and Elmo, included on Songs From The Street
  • "Fruit Song", sung/written by Joe Raposo.
  • "Funny Farm," sung/written/animated by Bud Luckey with lyrics by Don Hadley.
  • "Goodbye Garbage!", aired in episode #198
  • "Grasshopper", waltz instrumental by Joe Raposo, features a piano and harpsichord, created for an animal film
  • "Habanera", an aria from the opera Carmen by Bizet, sung by a stop-motion animated orange lady.
  • "Happy Tappin' With Elmo", sung by Elmo (Kevin Clash); written by Christopher Cerf. Included on "Platinum All-Time Favorites"
  • "Hawk", slightly gloomy instrumental by Joe Raposo, created for an animal film
  • "I Am A Fine Musician"
  • "I Don't Want to Live on the Moon", sung by Ernie (Jim Henson), written by Jeff Moss
  • "I Love Trash" sung by Oscar the Grouch (Caroll Spinney); written by Jeff Moss
  • "I Wonder About the World Above Up There", sung by Kermit the Frog
  • "If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Have Baked a Cake", sung by Ernie
  • "I'm an Aardvark", written/sung by Joe Raposo
  • "I'm Pretty", sung/written by Joe Raposo.
  • "I'm So Blue", sung by Big Bird (Caroll Spinney), from "Follow That Bird"
  • "Imagine That", sung by Ernie
  • "Infinity (That's About the Size of It)" sung/written/animated by Bud Luckey with lyrics by Don Hadley.
  • "J Jump", sung/written by Joe Raposo.
  • "Ladybugs' Picnic", sung/written/animated by Bud Luckey with lyrics by Don Hadley.
  • "Letter B", sung by The Beetles; written by Christopher Cerf
  • "Little Things", sung/written by Joe Raposo.
  • "Long Hard Climb", sung/written by Joe Raposo. A version by Jerry Nelson is recorded on Elmo's Lowdown Hoedown.
  • "Lovely Eleven Morning", written/animated by Bud Luckey with lyrics by Don Hadley.
  • "Martian Cutie", sung/written/animated by Bud Luckey with lyrics by Don Hadley.
  • "Monster in the Mirror", sung by Grover (Frank Oz); writteh by Christopher Cerf and Norman Stiles
  • "On My Pond", sung by Kermit the Frog; written by Christopher Cerf and Sarah Durkee
  • "One of These Things [is not like the others]"
  • "One Small Voice", sung by Elmo and Backstreet Boys
  • "One Two Three," sung/written/animated by Bud Luckey with lyrics by Don Hadley.
  • "Peanut Butter", sung/written by Joe Raposo.
  • "People In Your Neighborhood", written by Jeff Moss.
  • "Pretty Baby", regards kissing rhinos, sung by Joe Raposo
  • "Put Down The Duckie", sung by Hoots the Owl, Ernie, and a horde of celebrity guests; written by Christopher Cerf and Norman Stiles
  • "Rain Falls", sung by Oscar, included on Let A Frown Be Your Umbrella
  • "Rubber Duckie", sung by Ernie (Jim Henson); written by Jeff Moss
  • "Run, Run, Everybody Run", sung by Joe Raposo
  • "Sesame Street Theme (Sunny Day)", written by Joe Raposo, Jon Stone, and Bruce Hart
  • '"Sing"', written by Joe Raposo. A version of "Sing" recorded by The Carpenters in 1973 reached #3 on the Billboard top singles chart.
  • "Six Snails," sung/written/animated by Bud Luckey with lyrics by Don Hadley.
  • "Some, None, All"
  • "Some Of Us Are Here", sung by Bip Bippadotta with the monsters,
  • "Somebody Come and Play", written by Joe Raposo. It is the theme song to Play With Me Sesame.
    • Sung by Joe Raposo in an early segment of a chimpanzee looking around for playmates.
    • Sung by Elmo and Rosita separately and together in a 2003/4 episode, as the two search for each other, both thinking the other has forgot about the playdate they had arranged.
    • Sung on "Sesame Street 1 - Original Cast" by "The Kids".
  • "The Square Song". This song later appeared in the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
  • "Take a Breath", written/sung by Joe Raposo. Elmo's later version appears on Best of Elmo.
  • "Ten Tiny Turtles", sung/written/animated by Bud Luckey with lyrics by Don Hadley.
  • "Toucan Two-Step", sung/written/animated by Bud Luckey with lyrics by Don Hadley.
  • "Touch, Feel"/"Touch, Hold, Feel", sung/written by Joe Raposo.
  • "Trying And Trying Again", sung/written by Joe Raposo.
  • "Up And Down, Left And Right", sung by Joe Raposo. The song accompanies film of brushing a whale's teeth, and has sometimes been referred to as the "Brushing Blues".
  • "Upside Down World", sung by Ernie and Bert from "Follow That Bird".
  • "Water Baby", sung/written by Joe Raposo.
  • "Weaver Bird", sung/written by Joe Raposo.
  • "We're a Family", accompanied film.
  • "Which Come First (The Chicken Or the Egg)", sung/written by Joe Raposo.
  • "What Do You Do When You're A Kangaroo", sung/written by Joe Raposo.
  • "What's the Name of That Song?", Words by David Axlerod Music by Sam Pottle,

as sung by David (Northern Calloway), Bob (Bob McGrath), Gordon (Roscoe Orman), Susan (Loretta Long), Maria (Sonia Manzano), Luis (Emilio Delgado), Mr. Hooper (Will Lee), Bert (Frank Oz), Oscar the Grouch (Carroll Spinney), The Count, and Herry Monster (both Jerry Nelson)

Trivia

See also

Songs from Sesame Street movies are on their own pages; see Elmo in Grouchland, Follow that Bird.

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