Changes: Born to Add (song)

Written by	Christopher Cerf
Date	1979
Publisher	Splotched Animal Music Co.
EKA	Episode 1448

Revision as of 19:50, 22 June 2015

"Born to Add" is a Sesame Street song that parodies Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run," and also borrows heavily from "Jungleland," another Springsteen tune (also from the Born to Run album). It was performed by Bruce Stringbean, Clarice, and the S Street Band.

Notes

The song (and the album that was named after it) was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Recording for Children, but it lost to the Michael Jackson-narrated read-along album from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial.
In Sesame Street Unpaved and Sesame Workshop's parody of Facebook titled "Muppetbook" that was created for the 40th season of Sesame Street, it states that Count von Count's favorite songs are "Born to Add" and "Count on Me."

Releases

Audio

Born to Add (1983, 1993 and 1995 editions)

Video

Learning to Add and Subtract (1987, ending edited)
Best of Sesame Street Spoofs! (2011, ending edited)
Old School: Volume 3 (2012)

Online

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Hulu Template:Hulu

Special

The Street We Live On (2004, clip only)

Publications

The Sesame Street Songbook (1992 and 2007 editions only)

Other

Numbers computer game (audio)

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-"'''Born to Add'''" is a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' song that parodies [[Bruce Springsteen|Bruce Springsteen's]] "Born to Run."  It was performed by [[Bruce Stringbean]], [[Clarice]], and the S Street Band.
+"'''Born to Add'''" is a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' song that parodies [[Bruce Springsteen|Bruce Springsteen's]] "Born to Run," and also borrows heavily from "Jungleland," another Springsteen tune (also from the ''Born to Run'' album). It was performed by [[Bruce Stringbean]], [[Clarice]], and the S Street Band.
-==Notes==
-*The song was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] for Best Recording for Children, but lost to the [[Michael Jackson]]-narrated read-along album from ''[[E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial]]''.
+==Notes==
-*In ''[[Sesame Street Unpaved (book)|Sesame Street Unpaved]]'', it states that [[Count von Count|Count von Count's]] favorite songs are "Born to Add" and "[[Count on Me (Sesame Street)|Count on Me]]."
+*The song (and [[Born to Add (album)|the album that was named after it]]) was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] for Best Recording for Children, but it lost to the [[Michael Jackson]]-narrated read-along album from ''[[E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial]]''.
+*In ''[[Sesame Street Unpaved (book)|Sesame Street Unpaved]]'' and [[Sesame Workshop|Sesame Workshop's]] parody of [[Facebook]] titled "Muppetbook" that was created for the [[Season 40 (2009-2010)|40th season]] of ''Sesame Street'', it states that [[Count von Count|Count von Count's]] favorite songs are "Born to Add" and "[[Count on Me (Sesame Street)|Count on Me]]."
 ==Releases==
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 *''[[Born to Add (album)|Born to Add]]'' (1983, 1993 and 1995 editions)
 ;Video
-*''[[Learning to Add and Subtract]]'' (1987, ending cut)
+*''[[Learning to Add and Subtract]]'' (1987, ending edited)
-*''[[The Street We Live On]]'' (2004, clip only)
+*''[[Best of Sesame Street Spoofs!]]'' (2011, ending edited)
+*''[[Old School: Volume 3]]'' (2012)
 ;Online
 *[[Sesamestreet.org]] {{SSvideo|f0c65414-1571-11dd-bb51-597ab51d2e81}}
 *[[Hulu]] {{Hulu|128626}}
+;Special
+*''[[The Street We Live On]]'' (2004, clip only)
 ;Publications
 *''[[The Sesame Street Songbook]]'' (1992 and 2007 editions only)
+;Other
+*''[[Numbers (computer game)|Numbers]]'' computer game (audio)
 [[Category:Sesame Street Songs]]
 [[Category:Song Spoofs]]


Written by	Christopher Cerf
Date	1979
Publisher	Splotched Animal Music Co.
EKA	Episode 1448