Somebody Come and Play (song)
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| Written by | Joe Raposo |
| Music by | |
| Lyrics by | |
| Date | 1970 |
| Source | |
| Publisher | Jonico Music Inc.; Green Fox Music Inc. |
"Somebody Come and Play" has been performed many times on Sesame Street.
The song was first sung by The Kids on The Sesame Street Book & Record. It was then used as an insert in Season 2, performed by composer Joe Raposo over a film of a lonely monkey in the zoo. This insert appeared in episode 0158, among others. The original soundtrack was also used when the film was replaced in the mid-1980s with snow leopards playing.
It has appeared on albums performed by Big Bird and the Kids. This version (minus the Kids) was performed in the mid-1970s as Big Bird roamed the street looking for his friends. (EKA: Episode 0703)
Ernie appears in a remake of the song, shown in a park with no one to play with. (EKA: Episode 4069)
Suzie Kabloozie sang this song in season 30, and Elmo sang it in Episode 4046 as he was looking for Rosita to meet for their playdate.
Audio Releases
- People in Your Neighborhood/Somebody Come and Play (single, 1970)
- The Sesame Street Book & Record (1970)
- Somebody Come and Play (1974)
- Somebody Come and Play/A Very Simple Dance (single, 1976)
- The Best of Sesame Street (1987)
- Sesame Street Celebrates! (1994)
- Platinum Too (1997)
- Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music (2003)
