Changes: My Name

Written by	Jeff Moss
Date	1971
Publisher	Festival Attractions, Inc.
EKA	Episode 0310

Revision as of 19:52, 29 September 2014

"My Name" is a song that was originally written for David to sing, usually with one or two other cast members. It is frequently titled "My Name is David" on early albums. It is a song about pride in being oneself. A sample lyric is "David's my name, and I'm proud that it's mine."

In addition to David, it has been sung by:

Grover (EKA: Episode 0748),
Susan, Gordon, Maria and Bob
Savion, Telly and Elmo (episode 2987)
Maya Angelou, Elmo, Carlo, and Lexine (First: Episode 3139),
Alan, Zoe, and Devon (Episode 3789).

Releases

Audio (David, Luis, Susan, and Bob's version)

Sesame Street LIVE! (1973)
Somebody Come and Play (1974)
60 Favorite Songs from Sesame Street (1975)
My Name is David/Subtraction Blues (single, 1976)
My Record (1983)

Audio (Susan, Gordon, Maria and Bob's version)

Aren't You Glad You're You? (1977)

Publications

The Sesame Street Songbook (1971 edition only)
Sesame Street LIVE! (1973)

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+{{song|image=Mynameisdavidsingle.jpg|writer=[[Jeff Moss]]|composer=|lyricist=|date=[[1971]]|source=|publisher=Festival Attractions, Inc.|eka=[[Episode 0310]]}}
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+"'''My Name'''" is a song that was originally written for [[David]] to sing, usually with one or two other cast members.   It is frequently titled "My Name is David" on early albums.  It is a song about pride in being oneself.  A sample lyric is "David's my name, and I'm proud that it's mine."
-{{ekabox|0310}}
-"'''My Name'''" is a song by Jeff Moss, originally written for [[David]] to sing, usually with one or two other cast members.   It is frequently titled "My Name is David" on early albums.  It is a song about pride in being oneself.  A sample lyric is "David's my name, and I'm proud that it's mine."
 In addition to David, it has been sung by:
 *[[Grover]] {{eka|0748}},
 *[[Susan]], [[Gordon]], [[Maria]] and [[Bob]]
-*[[Maya Angelou]], [[Elmo]], [[Kids|Carlo]], and [[Kids|Lexine]] {{eka|3139}},
+*[[Savion]], [[Telly]] and [[Elmo]] ([[episode 2987]])
-*[[Alan]], [[Zoe]], and [[Kids|Devon]] {{eka|3789}}.
+*[[Maya Angelou]], [[Elmo]], [[Kids|Carlo]], and [[Lexine Bondoc|Lexine]] {{first|3139}},
+*[[Alan]], [[Zoe]], and [[The Kids|Devon]] ([[Episode 3789]]).
-Sheet music for the song was included in "[[The Sesame Street Song Book]]."
-==Album Releases==
-*[[Sesame Street LIVE!]] (1973)
-*[[Somebody Come and Play (album)|Somebody Come and Play]] (1974)
-*[[Sesame Street Singles#nameisdavidsubtraction|My Name is David/Subtracton Blues]] (1976, single)
-*[[60 Favorite Songs from Sesame Street]] (1975)
-*[[Aren't You Glad You're You?]] (1977)
+==Releases==
+;Audio (David, Luis, Susan, and Bob's version)
+*''[[Sesame Street LIVE!]]'' (1973)
+*''[[Somebody Come and Play (album)|Somebody Come and Play]]'' (1974)
+*''[[60 Favorite Songs from Sesame Street]]'' (1975)
+*[[Sesame Street Singles#nameisdavidsubtraction|My Name is David/Subtraction Blues]] (single, 1976)
+*''[[My Record]]'' (1983)
+;Audio (Susan, Gordon, Maria and Bob's version)
+*''[[Aren't You Glad You're You? (album)|Aren't You Glad You're You?]]'' (1977)
+;Publications
+*''[[The Sesame Street Songbook]]'' (1971 edition only)
+*''[[Sesame Street LIVE! (sheet music book)|Sesame Street LIVE!]]'' (1973)
 [[Category:Sesame Street Songs]]


Written by	Jeff Moss
Date	1971
Publisher	Festival Attractions, Inc.
EKA	Episode 0310