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{{song|image=Everybodysleeps.jpg|writer=|composer=[[Joe Raposo]]|lyricist=[[Daniel Wilcox]]|date=[[1972]]|source=|publisher=Instructional Children's Music, Inc., Sesame Street, Inc.|eka=[[Episode 0406]]}}
First appeared on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' in [[Season 3]].
 
   
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"'''Everybody Sleeps'''" is a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' song that first appeared in [[Season 3]]. It is sung by the composer, [[Joe Raposo]].
A filmed song about sleeping. Many scenes of people sleeping in various ways were filmed. Some scenes were replaced in the 1990s.
 
   
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The song is accompanied by a film showing people and animals sleeping in various ways. Some scenes were replaced in the late 1980s. The film originally had a shot of a man falling asleep in a chair, only to fall out of it, which was later replaced with a shot of astronauts sleeping. {{eka|2621}} In the early 1990s, the segment was re-filmed entirely and the original song was remixed (This version uses an alternate vocal take from Raposo, with slightly different lyrics). {{eka|3026}}
This song was included in [[Bedtime Stories and Songs]]. When that video was re-released under the title ''Sleepytime Songs and Stories'', the version with different footage was used instead of the original.
 
   
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[[Alan]] performed the song in [[episode 3807|a 1998 episode]]. The song was also remade as "Every Kitty Sleeps" for a [[Suzie Kabloozie]] cartoon.
There was also a similar song called [[Everybody Eats]].
 
   
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A similar song called "[[Everybody Eats]]" uses the same tune, but has lyrics that pertain to food and eating.
[[Category:Sesame_Street_Songs]]
 
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==Releases==
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* ''[[Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music]]'' (2003, 1990s version)
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*''[[Bedtime Stories & Songs]]'' (1986, original version)
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*''[[Bedtime Stories & Songs|Sleepytime Songs & Stories]]'' (1996, 1990s version)
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*''[[Old School: Volume 1]]'' (2006, original version)
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;Online
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*[[Sesamestreet.org]] 1990s version: {{SSvideo|8b2e7d80-c43c-4603-9846-309f53b01bda}}
 
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[[Category:Sleep]]

Revision as of 22:25, 6 June 2014

Everybodysleeps
Music by Joe Raposo
Lyrics by Daniel Wilcox
Date 1972
Publisher Instructional Children's Music, Inc., Sesame Street, Inc.
EKA Episode 0406

"Everybody Sleeps" is a Sesame Street song that first appeared in Season 3. It is sung by the composer, Joe Raposo.

The song is accompanied by a film showing people and animals sleeping in various ways. Some scenes were replaced in the late 1980s. The film originally had a shot of a man falling asleep in a chair, only to fall out of it, which was later replaced with a shot of astronauts sleeping. (EKA: Episode 2621) In the early 1990s, the segment was re-filmed entirely and the original song was remixed (This version uses an alternate vocal take from Raposo, with slightly different lyrics). (EKA: Episode 3026)

Alan performed the song in a 1998 episode. The song was also remade as "Every Kitty Sleeps" for a Suzie Kabloozie cartoon.

A similar song called "Everybody Eats" uses the same tune, but has lyrics that pertain to food and eating.

Releases

Audio
Video
Online