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+ | {{song|image=CommandmentsofHealthSong.jpg|writer=|composer=[[Christopher Cerf]]|lyricist=[[Thad Mumford]]|date=1978|source=|publisher=Splotched Animal Music Company (BMI), Sesame Street, Inc. (ASCAP)|eka= [[Episode 1163]]}} |
| + | "'''The Ten Commandments of Health'''" is a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' song performed by [[Dr. Thad and the Medications]], a group of singing doctors. |
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| − | [[Image:10CommandmentsofHealth.jpg|thumb|300px|"Health, oh, sweet health! It's worth more than fame or wealth to me!"]] |
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| − | Performed by a group of doctors known as [[Dr. Thad and the Medications]]. |
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| − | This song is about the top ten things that someone should do to stay healthy. The patient keeps sitting up and repeating some [[Dr. Thad |
+ | 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. |
| − | + | 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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+ | ==Notes== |
| + | *[[Christopher Cerf]], the song's composer, also supplies backing vocals. |
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| + | * 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 paging "[[Jon Stone|Dr. Stone]]." |
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+ | ==Releases== |
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| − | ==Audio Releases== |
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| − | *[[Numbers (CD-ROM)|Numbers]] CD-ROM |
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| + | *''[[Healthy Habits Collection]]'' (2013) |
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| + | *''[[Old School: Volume 2]]'' (2007) |
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| + | ;Online |
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| + | *[[Sesamestreet.org]] {{SSvideo|4ab3b0e6-1550-11dd-8ea8-a3d2ac25b65b}} |
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| + | ;Other |
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| + | *''[[Numbers (computer game)]]'' (released as audio) |
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| + | [[Category:Medical|Ten Commandments of Health]] |
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| + | [[Category:Song Spoofs|Ten Commandments of Health]] |
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Revision as of 04:33, 11 August 2014
| Music by | Christopher Cerf |
| Lyrics by | Thad Mumford |
| Date | 1978 |
| Publisher | Splotched Animal Music Company (BMI), Sesame Street, Inc. (ASCAP) |
| EKA | Episode 1163 |
"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 paging "Dr. Stone."
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)