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| − | "'''The Alphabet Song'''" is a popular children's song in which the letters of the [[alphabet]] are sung to the tune of the French folk melody "Ah vous dirais-je, maman." |
+ | "'''The Alphabet Song'''" is a popular children's song in which the letters of the [[alphabet]] are sung to the tune of the French folk melody "Ah vous dirais-je, maman," more commonly known as the melody of "[[Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (song)|Twinkle Twinkle Little Star]]." "The Alphabet Song" has been performed countless times on ''[[Sesame Street]]'', including in [[Sesame Street (location)|street scenes]], animated segments, filmed inserts, and by celebrities. One of its most memorable renditions is by [[Kermit]] and [[The Kids|a kid named Joey]] on [[Episode 0536]]; Joey replaces several letters of the alphabet with "[[Cookie Monster]]." |
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| + | The song was used as part of the "[[Let's Sing a Song That Everybody Knows]]" medley on several albums. |
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==Sesame Street Performances== |
==Sesame Street Performances== |
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+ | *A little girl in an animated segment, with an offscreen voice giving her commands. This segment was seen in the [[Sesame Street Pitch Reel]]. ([[1969]]) |
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+ | *[[Lena Horne]] and the [[Anything Muppets]]. |
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+ | *[[Don Music]] once "wrote" this song in a [[Sesame Street News Flash]] sketch, with help from [[Chet O'Brien|Chet]] and [[Mortimer J. O'Brien|Snooks]]. He performed it with the Anything Muppets. |
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+ | *Sung by [[Bert]] as part of the "[[Let's Sing a Song That Everybody Knows]]" medley from ''[[Sesame Street Sing-Along]]''. ([[1982]]) |
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+ | *[[Billy Joel]] and the Anything Muppets. |
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+ | *A number of celebrities, including [[Ray Charles]], [[Michael Jeter]], [[Tony Bennett]], [[Shari Lewis]], and [[Lamb Chop]]. |
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+ | *In an animated segment, a small piano player in a lunchbox sang this song, and was joined by two construction workers. |
| + | *In [[Episode 3981]], the monsters of [[Monster Clubhouse]] sing the song in both Monster and English. |
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| + | *[[Miss Walsh]] leads [[Miles]] and [[Gabi|Gabi's]] kindergarten class in the songs during a flashback on [[Episode 4112]] |
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| + | *[[Grover]] teaches a superhero class on [[Episode 4071]], in which he makes his way through the basics of being a superhero, including a recitation of the alphabet set to a modified version of "The Alphabet Song." |
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| + | *[[Baby Bear]] and [[Telly]] try to sing the song on [[Episode 3816]], but Baby Bear's cousin [[Oliver]] keeps distracting him. |
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==Video Releases== |
==Video Releases== |
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===Lena Horne version=== |
===Lena Horne version=== |
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*''[[Learning About Letters]]'' |
*''[[Learning About Letters]]'' |
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===Billy Joel version=== |
===Billy Joel version=== |
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*''[[Do the Alphabet]]'' |
*''[[Do the Alphabet]]'' |
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| + | ===Let's Sing a Song That Everybody Knows version=== |
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| + | *''[[Sesame Street Sing-Along]]'' |
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| + | *''[[The Best of Ernie]]'' |
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| + | ===Miscellaneous=== |
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| + | *''[[Kids' Favorite Songs (video)|Kids' Favorite Songs]]'' |
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Revision as of 17:13, 2 November 2006
"The Alphabet Song" is a popular children's song in which the letters of the alphabet are sung to the tune of the French folk melody "Ah vous dirais-je, maman," more commonly known as the melody of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." "The Alphabet Song" has been performed countless times on Sesame Street, including in street scenes, animated segments, filmed inserts, and by celebrities. One of its most memorable renditions is by Kermit and a kid named Joey on Episode 0536; Joey replaces several letters of the alphabet with "Cookie Monster."
The song was used as part of the "Let's Sing a Song That Everybody Knows" medley on several albums.
Sesame Street Performances
- A little girl in an animated segment, with an offscreen voice giving her commands. This segment was seen in the Sesame Street Pitch Reel. (1969)
- Lena Horne and the Anything Muppets.
- Don Music once "wrote" this song in a Sesame Street News Flash sketch, with help from Chet and Snooks. He performed it with the Anything Muppets.
- Sung by Bert as part of the "Let's Sing a Song That Everybody Knows" medley from Sesame Street Sing-Along. (1982)
- Billy Joel and the Anything Muppets.
- A number of celebrities, including Ray Charles, Michael Jeter, Tony Bennett, Shari Lewis, and Lamb Chop.
- In an animated segment, a small piano player in a lunchbox sang this song, and was joined by two construction workers.
- In Episode 3981, the monsters of Monster Clubhouse sing the song in both Monster and English.
- Miss Walsh leads Miles and Gabi's kindergarten class in the songs during a flashback on Episode 4112
- Grover teaches a superhero class on Episode 4071, in which he makes his way through the basics of being a superhero, including a recitation of the alphabet set to a modified version of "The Alphabet Song."
- Baby Bear and Telly try to sing the song on Episode 3816, but Baby Bear's cousin Oliver keeps distracting him.