Changes: I'm an Aardvark

Written by	Joe Raposo
Date	1972
Publisher	Jonico Music, Inc.
EKA	Episode 0941

Revision as of 23:58, 14 March 2016

"I'm an Aardvark" is an original song written for Sesame Street by Joe Raposo. The song, which plays over live footage of an aardvark, is performed by Raposo in character as the animal. In the film insert, the aardvark sings his own praise, extols his own the virtues, and generally says how proud he is to be an aardvark. The insert was remade in the 1980s, with new footage set to the original soundtrack.

In airings during the late 90s, the song was often followed by Big Bird's musical rebuttal, "I'm No Aardvark, But I'm Still Proud," which is set to the same melody using slightly adjusted lyrics. (EKA: Episode 3273)

In Elmo's World: Wild Animals, when Dorothy imagines Elmo as an aardvark, he sings a portion of the song. (EKA: Episode 4038)

Releases

Audio

Sing: Songs of Joe Raposo (1992)
Sesame Street Best (1997)

Video (original version)

Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals (1991)

Video (remade version)

Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years (1993)

Online

Sesamestreet.org original: Template:SSvideo Big Bird's version: Template:SSvideo

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-{{song|writer=[[Joe Raposo]]|composer=|lyricist=|date=[[1972]]|source=|publisher=[[Jonico Music, Inc.]]}}
+{{song|image=Aardvark edited.JPG|writer=[[Joe Raposo]]|composer=|lyricist=|date=[[1972]]|source=|publisher=Jonico Music, Inc.|eka=[[Episode 0941]]}}
-"'''I'm an Aardvark'''" is performed by composer [[Joe Raposo]] on ''[[Sesame Street]]''. The song extolls the virtues of the proud animal over footage of a live aardvark.  Raposo also provided character vocals. The original footage from the 1970s was later replaced in the 80s, but both versions have identical soundtracks.
+"'''I'm an Aardvark'''" is an original song written for ''[[Sesame Street]]'' by [[Joe Raposo]]. The song, which plays over live footage of an aardvark, is performed by Raposo in character as the animal. In the film insert, the aardvark sings his own praise, extols his own the virtues, and generally says how proud he is to be an aardvark. The insert was remade in the 1980s, with new footage set to the original soundtrack.
-In later airings in late 90s, the song was often followed by [[Big Bird|Big Bird's]] musical rebuttal, "[[I'm No Aardvark, But I'm Still Proud]]."
+In airings during the late 90s, the song was often followed by [[Big Bird|Big Bird's]] musical rebuttal, "I'm No Aardvark, But I'm Still Proud," which is set to the same melody using slightly adjusted lyrics. {{eka|3273}}
-==Album Releases==
-* ''[[Sing: Songs of Joe Raposo]]''
-* ''[[Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration]]''
-* ''[[Sesame Street Best]]''
+In [[Elmo's World: Wild Animals]], when [[Dorothy]] imagines [[Elmo]] as an aardvark, he sings a portion of the song. {{eka|4038}}
-[[Category:Sesame Street Songs]]
-[[Category:Live Animals]]
+==Releases==
+;Audio
+*''[[Sing: Songs of Joe Raposo]]'' (1992)
+*''[[Sesame Street Best]]'' (1997)
+;Video (original version)
+*''[[Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals]]'' (1991)
+;Video (remade version)
+*''[[Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years]]'' (1993)
+;Online
+*[[Sesamestreet.org]] original: {{SSvideo|261d65e7-1648-11dd-995c-3d52ab3e4656}} Big Bird's version: {{SSvideo|c4bd8ed6-155a-11dd-a62f-919b98326687}}
+[[Category:Sesame Street Songs|I'm An Aardvark]]


Written by	Joe Raposo
Date	1972
Publisher	Jonico Music, Inc.
EKA	Episode 0941