Changes: Hand Talk

Music by	Christopher Cerf
Lyrics by	Nancy Sans
Date	1989
Publisher	Splotched Animal Music Co.; Sesame Street Inc.
First	Episode 2622

Revision as of 00:41, 7 September 2014

"Hand Talk" is a filmed song performed by 14 Karat Soul (with additional vocals by Lillias White) about using hands to communicate, featuring cameos from Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, and Cookie Monster. It is a spoof of the Johnny Otis classic "Willie and the Hand Jive."

Big Bird, Oscar, Telly, Prairie Dawn and Roxie Marie perform the song for the album releases.

Notes

Rick Lyon performs the silent Cookie Monster and Oscar for this number.
Clips from the "Italian Street Song" are used during the segment.

Releases

Audio

Sesame Road (1993)
Sesame Street Best (1997)

Video

Rock & Roll (1990)

Online

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-'''Hand Talk''' was a filmed song about using hands to communicate, features cameos from [[Big Bird]], [[Oscar the Grouch]], and [[Cookie Monster]].
+"'''Hand Talk'''" is a filmed song performed by [[14 Karat Soul]] (with additional vocals by [[Lillias White]]) about using hands to communicate, featuring cameos from [[Big Bird]], [[Oscar the Grouch]], and [[Cookie Monster]].  It is a spoof of the Johnny Otis classic "Willie and the Hand Jive."
-According to an e-mail from [[Rick Lyon]], Rick Lyon performed all of the Muppets in this song, and somebody forgot to bring the monitor that goes inside Big Bird, so Rick Lyon had to perform Big Bird without a monitor.
+Big Bird, Oscar, [[Telly]], [[Prairie Dawn]] and [[Roxie Marie]] perform the song for the album releases.
-==Video Availability==
+==Notes==
-*''[[Rock & Roll]]''
+*[[Rick Lyon]] performs the silent Cookie Monster and Oscar for this number.
+*Clips from the "[[Italian Street Song]]" are used during the segment.
+==Releases==
-==Album Availability==
+;Audio
-*''[[Sesame Road]]''
+* ''[[Sesame Road]]'' (1993)
-*''[[Sesame Street Best]]''
+* ''[[Sesame Street Best]]'' (1997)
+;Video
+* ''[[Rock & Roll]]'' (1990)
-[[Category: Sesame Street Songs]]
+;Online
+*[[Sesamestreet.org]] {{SSvideo|d9a497ed-a5a5-48f7-b1cb-ee1782d1f736}}
+[[Category:Sesame Street Songs]]
+[[Category:Song Spoofs]]
+[[Category:The Body]]


Music by	Christopher Cerf
Lyrics by	Nancy Sans
Date	1989
Publisher	Splotched Animal Music Co. Sesame Street Inc.
First	Episode 2622