I'm a Little Airplane

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Written by	Jonathan Richman
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Date	1977
Source	Modern Lovers 'Live' album
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"I'm a Little Airplane" is a song about the joys of moving around, pretending to be an aereonautic vehicle. The childlike lyrics and rhythms caused the tune to gradually develop a cult following, and in the 1990s, it made its debut on Sesame Street.

In a live film insert, "I'm a Little Airplane" was sung by composer Jonathan Richman, in voice-over, accompanying footage of children at Betehsday Fountain in Central Park, stock footage of airplanes, and clips from air and space themed Muppet segments (including Elmo flying through the sky, Cookie Monster from "If Moon Was Cookie," and Super Grover flying). The film version was produced by Josh Selig for Sesame Street.

Video releases

• Get Up and Dance (1997)