My Name

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

"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
• Maya Angelou, Elmo, Carlo, and Lexine (EKA: Episode 3139),
• Alan, Zoe, and Devon (EKA: 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 (1974)
• My Name is David/Subtracton Blues (1976, single)
• 60 Favorite Songs from Sesame Street (1975)
• Aren't You Glad You're You? (1977)