Celebrity self parody songs

R.E.M. performs "Furry Happy Monsters".

Sesame Street songs that are parodies of existing songs.

Celebrity Self-Performed Song Parodies

Throughout Sesame Street's long history, many celebrities and musicians have appeared and performed variations of their well-known songs with altered lyrics about educational content. These parodies feature the same music as the original song.

• "1234", a parody of "1234" sung by Leslie Feist
• "Two Princes", a parody of "Two Princes" sung by the Spin Doctors
• "Slimey to the Moon", a parody of "Fly me to the Moon" sung by Tony Bennett
• "My Triangle", a parody of "You're Beautiful" sung by James Blunt
• "I Soaks Up the Sun", a parody of "Soak Up the Sun" sung by Sheryl Crow
• "Pride", a parody of "Slide" sung by The Goo Goo Dolls
• "Just the Way You Are", a parody of "Just the Way You Are" sung by Billy Joel
• "Don't Know Y", a parody of "Don't Know Why" sung by Norah Jones
• "Dancin'", a parody of "Fallin'" sung by Alicia Keys
• "Outdoors," a parody of "I'm Yours" sung by Jason Mraz
• "Oh, How I Miss My X", a parody of "Oh, How I Miss My Ex" sung by Patti LaBelle
• "Furry Happy Monsters", a parody of "Shiny Happy People" sung by R.E.M.
• "U Really Got a Hold on Me", a parody of "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" sung by Smokey Robinson
• "Put a Lid on It", a parody of "Put a Lid on It" sung by Squirrel Nut Zippers
• "That Grouchy Face", a parody of "Your Smiling Face" sung by James Taylor
• "Hot and Cold", a parody of "Hot n Cold" sung by Katy Perry
• "(A Monster Went and) Ate My Red Two", a parody of "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes" sung by Elvis Costello
• "Plain White T's Song", a parody of "Hey There Delilah" sung by Tom Higgenson, (singer for Plain White T's)

Sound-like Song Spoofs

The show has spoofed popular-culture with spoofs of well-known songs. These sound-alike parodies feature original, albeit somewhat similar, music to the original.

• "Barn in the USA", a spoof of "Born in the USA"
• "Born to Add", a spoof of "Born to Run"
• "The Braid-Y Bunch", a spoof of "The Brady Bunch Theme"
• "Don't Know Y", a spoof of "Don't Know Why"
• "Don't Stop Your G-ing", a spoof of "Don't Stop Believing"
• "Every Kitty Sleeps",a spoof of "Everybody Sleeps"
• "Everything Goes", a spoof of "Anything Goes"
• "Felines", a spoof of "Feelings"
• "Hey Food", a spoof of "Hey Jude"
• "Honk Around the Clock", a spoof of "Rock Around the Clock"
• "I Am Chicken", a spoof of "I Am Woman"
• "Letter B", a spoof of "Let it Be"
• "Little Miss Count Along", a spoof of "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong"
• "Measure, Yeah, Measure", a spoof of "Never Say Never"
• "Telly's Lunch", a spoof of "The Brady Bunch Theme"
• "With a Little Yelp from My Friends", a spoof of "With a Little Help from My Friends"
• "Share It Maybe", a spoof of "Call Me Maybe" (Premiered on YouTube)

Other Song Parodies

• Oscar the Grouch parodied Kermit the Frog's "Bein' Green" with his own Grouchy version
• Cookie Monster parodied "Elmo's World" with "Cookie World"
• The Elmo's World theme is a musically the same as "Elmo's Song".
• Every song sung at the end of Elmo's World ("The Balls Song", "The Drawing Song", etc) are sung to the tune of "Jingle Bells."

See also

• Songs Covered on Sesame Street
• Sesame Street Parody Sketches