Born to Add (song)

Written by	Christopher Cerf
Date	1979
Publisher	Splotched Animal Music Company

"Born to Add" is a Sesame Street song that parodies Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run." It was performed by Bruce Stringbean, Clarice, and the S Street Band. The song aired on Episode 2477 and a clip was featured in The Street We Live On.

The song was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1983 in the Best Recording for Children category.

In Sesame Street Unpaved, it states that Count von Count's favorite songs are "Born to Add" and "Count on Me."

Album Releases

• Born to Add

Audio Releases

• Numbers CD-ROM

Video Releases

• Learning to Add and Subtract
• Elmo's World: The Street We Live On