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The [[Anything Muppet]] bugs who performed the song were puppeteered by Hunt, [[Jerry Nelson]], [[Brian Muehl]] and [[Michael Earl Davis]]. |
The [[Anything Muppet]] bugs who performed the song were puppeteered by Hunt, [[Jerry Nelson]], [[Brian Muehl]] and [[Michael Earl Davis]]. |
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| − | When the Beatles' catalogue was still owned by Northern Songs, the company attempted to sue Children's Television Workshop for $5.5 million. They cited that the song too closely resembled "Let It Be." Before the case came to trial, [[Michael Jackson]] purchased the Beatles catalogue and the suit was dropped. Christopher Cerf was fined $50. Paul McCartney, who was not involved in the lawsuit, wrote to Cerf saying that he liked the song.<ref>Chris Cerf at a book signing for ''[[Street Gang]]'', 1/5/09 [http://forums.delphiforums.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=toughpigs&ctx=&cacheTag=19-56&msg=11514.17]</ref> |
+ | When the Beatles' catalogue was still owned by Northern Songs, the company attempted to sue Children's Television Workshop for $5.5 million. They cited that the song too closely resembled "Let It Be." Before the case came to trial, [[Michael Jackson]] purchased the Beatles catalogue and the suit was dropped. Christopher Cerf was fined $50. [[Paul McCartney]], who was not involved in the lawsuit, wrote to Cerf saying that he liked the song.<ref>Chris Cerf at a book signing for ''[[Street Gang]]'', 1/5/09 [http://forums.delphiforums.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=toughpigs&ctx=&cacheTag=19-56&msg=11514.17]</ref> |
==Releases== |
==Releases== |
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Revision as of 18:30, 6 January 2009
| Written by | Christopher Cerf |
| Publisher | Splotched Animal Music Company |
"Letter B" is a song parody of The Beatles' song "Let It Be," sung on Sesame Street by The Beetles. Richard Hunt provided lead vocals. As the title implies, the song teaches about B words.
The Anything Muppet bugs who performed the song were puppeteered by Hunt, Jerry Nelson, Brian Muehl and Michael Earl Davis.
When the Beatles' catalogue was still owned by Northern Songs, the company attempted to sue Children's Television Workshop for $5.5 million. They cited that the song too closely resembled "Let It Be." Before the case came to trial, Michael Jackson purchased the Beatles catalogue and the suit was dropped. Christopher Cerf was fined $50. Paul McCartney, who was not involved in the lawsuit, wrote to Cerf saying that he liked the song.[1]
Releases
- Audio
- Born to Add (1983 edition only)
- Sesame Road (1993)
- Sesame Street Best (1997)
- Letters CD-ROM
- Video
Sources
- ↑ Chris Cerf at a book signing for Street Gang, 1/5/09 [1]