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| − | "'''Honk Around the Clock'''" is a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' song performed, in voice-over, by Christopher Cerf, as [[the Honkers]] (including [[Homer Honker|Homer]] and [[Henrietta Honker|Henrietta]]) honk their noses while dancing around a large clock. At the end, the Honkers dance off honking as the clock moves along with them, and once off screen we hear a loud crash, indicating the clock has been destroyed by the Honkers in a freak accident. |
+ | "'''Honk Around the Clock'''" is a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' song performed, in voice-over, by Christopher Cerf, as [[the Honkers]] (including [[Homer Honker|Homer]] and [[Henrietta Honker|Henrietta]]) honk their noses while dancing around a large clock. At the end, the Honkers (including Homer and Henrietta) dance off honking as the clock moves along with them, and once off screen we hear a loud crash, indicating the clock has been destroyed by the Honkers (including Homer and Henrietta) in a freak accident. |
The song's title is based on "[[Rock Around the Clock]]" by Bill Haley & his Comets. The music however resembles "Runaround Sue" by Dion & the Belmonts. |
The song's title is based on "[[Rock Around the Clock]]" by Bill Haley & his Comets. The music however resembles "Runaround Sue" by Dion & the Belmonts. |
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Revision as of 23:04, 25 August 2010
| Music by | Christopher Cerf |
| Lyrics by | Tony Geiss |
| Date | 1982 |
| Publisher | Ephemeral Music Company (ASCAP), Sesame Street, Inc. (ASCAP), Splotched Animal Music Company (BMI) |
"Honk Around the Clock" is a Sesame Street song performed, in voice-over, by Christopher Cerf, as the Honkers (including Homer and Henrietta) honk their noses while dancing around a large clock. At the end, the Honkers (including Homer and Henrietta) dance off honking as the clock moves along with them, and once off screen we hear a loud crash, indicating the clock has been destroyed by the Honkers (including Homer and Henrietta) in a freak accident.
The song's title is based on "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & his Comets. The music however resembles "Runaround Sue" by Dion & the Belmonts.
Notes
- On the "Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street" VHS, the video has MTV-style captions that refer to "Oogah Records".
- Lyrics to this song were released on a songbook in the original release of the "Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street" VHS.
Releases
- Audio
- Born to Add (1983)
- Sesame Street Best (1997)
- Video
- Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street (1988)
- 123 Count With Me (1997, ending cut)
- Sesame English: What Time is It? (2000, cuts off after counting backwards)
- Other
- Magic on Sesame Street (1988, interactive video, ending cut)