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 used as an insert in Season 1, performed by composer Joe Raposo over a film of a lonely orangutan in the zoo. This insert appeared in episode 0047, among others. The original soundtrack was also used when the film was replaced in the mid-1980s with snow leopards playing. It was then sung by The Kids on The Sesame Street Book & Record
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.
Elmo and and Whoopi Goldberg sang a slightly modified version of the song while they played the violin and drum. (YouTube)
A re-written version of the song is used as the theme song for Play With Me Sesame.
Audio releases
- Original Album Version
- 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)
- Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music (2003)
- Big Bird and the Kids Version
- Sing: Songs of Joe Raposo (1992)
- Sesame Street Celebrates! (1994)
- Platinum Too (1997)
