Written by | Joe Raposo |
Date | 1971 |
Publisher | Jonico Music |
First | Episode 0258 |
"Over, Under, Around and Through" is a Sesame Street song performed by Grover as he demonstrates the differences between the prepositions in the song's title. While he's at it, he also explains the difference between near and far.
The song premiered on the second season of Sesame Street, in a sketch where Grover goes over, under, around, and through a set of swinging saloon doors. By the end of the song he is exhausted from his efforts.
The song was rerecorded for The Official Sesame Street 2 Book-and-Record Album. In the album version, Grover encourages the listener to look at the record going around, while he jumps over his cute, little hobby horse, crawls under his bed, and walks through his door. This recording is used on most subsequent albums, except for the soundtrack release of A Celebration of Me Grover, which uses the broadcast version.
Pancho Contreras performed this song in a Plaza Sésamo insert, ending with the same results.
Releases[]
- Audio (album version of original version)
- The Official Sesame Street 2 Book-and-Record Album (1971)
- Grover Sings the Blues (1974)
- 60 Favorite Songs from Sesame Street (1975)
- 25 Greatest Hits (1975)
- I, Grover/Over, Under, Around and Through (single, 1976)
- Muppet Masquerade (1978)
- The Best of Grover (1983)
- Cookie Monster and Grover: True Blue (1990)
- Sesame Street Best (1997)
- Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music (2003)
- G is for Grover! (2018)
- Grover's Greatest! (2019)
- Audio (broadcast version)
- A Celebration of Me, Grover (2004)
- Video
- Play-Along Games and Songs (1986)
- Sesame English: Mouse Hunt (2000)
- A Celebration of Me, Grover (2004)
- Old School: Volume 1 (2006)
- Special
- Publications