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{{Song|writer=|composer=[[Christopher Cerf]]|lyricist=[[Thad Mumford]]|date=1978|source=|publisher=Splotched Animal Music Company (BMI), Sesame Street, Inc. (ASCAP)}} |
{{Song|writer=|composer=[[Christopher Cerf]]|lyricist=[[Thad Mumford]]|date=1978|source=|publisher=Splotched Animal Music Company (BMI), Sesame Street, Inc. (ASCAP)}} |
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− | "'''The Ten Commandments of Health'''" is a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' song performed by |
+ | "'''The Ten Commandments of Health'''" is a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' song performed by [[Dr. Thad and the Medications]], a group of singing doctors. |
This song is about the top ten things that someone should do to stay healthy. The [[Fat Blue]] [[Anything Muppet]] patient keeps sitting up and repeating some of [[Dr. Thad|Dr. Thad's]] lines but keeps getting pushed back down into his bed by one of the doctors. |
This song is about the top ten things that someone should do to stay healthy. The [[Fat Blue]] [[Anything Muppet]] patient keeps sitting up and repeating some of [[Dr. Thad|Dr. Thad's]] lines but keeps getting pushed back down into his bed by one of the doctors. |
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The song is a parody of the [[1958]] song "The Ten Commandments of Love" as recorded by Harvey and the Moonglows. |
The song is a parody of the [[1958]] song "The Ten Commandments of Love" as recorded by Harvey and the Moonglows. |
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+ | *[[Christopher Cerf]], the song's composer, also supplies backing vocals. |
+ | * On ''Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street'', the video has [[MTV]]-style captions that refer to as "Medical Records."; lyrics to this song were released on a songbook in the original VHS release. |
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+ | *At the beginning, a voice on the intercom can be heard saying "[[Jon Stone|Dr. Stone]] needed in operating room". |
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==Releases== |
==Releases== |
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*''[[Born to Add (album)|Born to Add]]'' (1983) |
*''[[Born to Add (album)|Born to Add]]'' (1983) |
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*''[[The Best of Sesame Street]]'' (1987) |
*''[[The Best of Sesame Street]]'' (1987) |
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− | *''[[Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street|Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street (album)]]'' (1988) |
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− | *''[[Numbers (CD-ROM)|Numbers]]'' CD-ROM |
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*''[[Sesame Street Best]]'' (1997) |
*''[[Sesame Street Best]]'' (1997) |
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+ | *''[[Healthy Habits Collection]]'' (2013) |
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;Video |
;Video |
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− | *''[[Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street |
+ | *''[[Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street]]'' (1988) |
*''[[Old School: Volume 2]]'' (2007) |
*''[[Old School: Volume 2]]'' (2007) |
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;Online |
;Online |
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− | *[[Sesamestreet.org]] {{SSvideo| |
+ | *[[Sesamestreet.org]] {{SSvideo|4ab3b0e6-1550-11dd-8ea8-a3d2ac25b65b}} |
+ | ;Other |
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+ | *''[[Numbers (computer game)]]'' (released as audio) |
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[[Category: Sesame Street Songs|Ten Commandments of Health]] |
[[Category: Sesame Street Songs|Ten Commandments of Health]] |
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[[Category:Medical|Ten Commandments of Health]] |
[[Category:Medical|Ten Commandments of Health]] |
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[[Category:Song Spoofs|Ten Commandments of Health]] |
[[Category:Song Spoofs|Ten Commandments of Health]] |
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+ | [[Category:Numbers]] |
Revision as of 23:41, 17 January 2013
Music by | Christopher Cerf |
Lyrics by | Thad Mumford |
Date | 1978 |
Publisher | Splotched Animal Music Company (BMI), Sesame Street, Inc. (ASCAP) |
"The Ten Commandments of Health" is a Sesame Street song performed by Dr. Thad and the Medications, a group of singing doctors.
This song is about the top ten things that someone should do to stay healthy. The Fat Blue Anything Muppet patient keeps sitting up and repeating some of Dr. Thad's lines but keeps getting pushed back down into his bed by one of the doctors.
The song is a parody of the 1958 song "The Ten Commandments of Love" as recorded by Harvey and the Moonglows.
Notes
- Christopher Cerf, the song's composer, also supplies backing vocals.
- On Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street, the video has MTV-style captions that refer to as "Medical Records."; lyrics to this song were released on a songbook in the original VHS release.
- At the beginning, a voice on the intercom can be heard saying "Dr. Stone needed in operating room".
Releases
- Audio
- Born to Add (1983)
- The Best of Sesame Street (1987)
- Sesame Street Best (1997)
- Healthy Habits Collection (2013)
- Video
- Online
- Sesamestreet.org Template:SSvideo
- Other
- Numbers (computer game) (released as audio)