Changes: What's the Name of That Song? (song)

Music by	Sam Pottle
Lyrics by	David Axlerod
Date	1974
Publisher	Sesame Street, Inc.

Revision as of 20:39, 6 February 2013

Sesame_Street_What's_The_Name_Of_That_Song? — Sesame Street What's The Name Of That Song?

The *Sesame Street* cast sings "What's the Name of That Song?"

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Sesame_Street_Forgetful_Jones_Sings_What's_The_Name_Of_That — Sesame Street Forgetful Jones Sings What's The Name Of That

Forgetful Jones can't remember "What's the Name of That Song."

"What's the Name of That Song?" was first performed by the Sesame Street cast in Episode 0666. It has been performed many times since. It is best known for its recurring "la-di-da-di-dum"'s .

The cast sang this in the finale of Sing Along, and it was also used as a plotline in the self-titled What's the Name of That Song?, in which Oscar the Grouch played an instrumental version of this tune, causing Big Bird to struggle to find out the name of the song. By the end of the video, Grover revealed that this was his favorite song (though he initially didn't know the title either), and then the cast sang this song.

This song was also sung by the cast, led by Lillian, in Season 23.

It was featured in the first edition of Sesame Street Live.

A remake of the song was performed in a sketch with Ernie and Bert singing at nighttime, and another remake was performed in a western sketch with Forgetful Jones.

Releases

Audio

Bert & Ernie Sing-Along (1975)
60 Favorite Songs from Sesame Street (1975)
Sing/What's the Name of That Song? (single, 1976)
Sing Sang Song Singalong (1978)
Platinum Too (1997)
Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music (2003)
Sesame Street Music: Amazon Sampler (2011)

Video

Sing Along (1987)
What's the Name of That Song? (home video, 2004)
Old School: Volume 2 (2007, Original version)
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days (2009, Season 23 version)

Online

Sesamestreet.org
- Original Version Template:SSvideo
- Forgetful Jones version Template:SSvideo
- Season 23 version Template:SSvideo
- Ernie and Bert version Template:SSvideo
SesameStreet's YouTube Channel
- Original Version (YouTube)
- Forgetful Jones version (YouTube)

Publications

The Sesame Street Songbook (1992 edition only)

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+[[File:Sesame Street Forgetful Jones Sings What's The Name Of That|thumb|300px|right|Forgetful Jones can't remember "What's the Name of That Song."]]
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+[[File:3079b.jpg|thumb|300px|Season 23 version]]
+"'''What's the Name of That Song?'''" was first performed by the ''[[Sesame Street]]'' cast in [[Episode 0666]]. It has been performed many times since.
+It is best known for its recurring "la-di-da-di-dum"'s .
+The cast sang this in the finale of ''[[Sing Along]]'', and it was also used as a plotline in the self-titled ''[[What's the Name of That Song? (video)|What's the Name of That Song?]]'', in which [[Oscar the Grouch]] played an instrumental version of this tune, causing [[Big Bird]] to struggle to find out the name of the song. By the end of the video, [[Grover]] revealed that this was his favorite song (though he initially didn't know the title either), and then the cast sang this song.
-'''What's the Name of That Song?''' was first performed by the ''[[Sesame Street]]'' cast in [[Episode 666]]. It has been performed many times since.
-It is best known for its recurring "la-di-da-di-da"'s .
+This song was also sung by the cast, led by [[Lillian]], in [[Season 23]].
-The cast sang this in the finale of ''[[Sing-Along]]'', and it was also used as a plotline in the self-titled ''[[What's the Name of That Song? (video)|What's the Name of That Song?]]'', in which [[Oscar the Grouch]] played an instrumental version of this tune, causing [[Big Bird]] to struggle to find out the name of the song. By the end of the video, [[Grover]] revealed that this was his favorite song (though he initially didn't know the title either), and then the cast sang this song.
-This song was also sung by the cast, led by [[Lillian]], in a number of ''Sesame Street'' albums.
 It was featured in the first edition of ''[[Sesame Street Live]]''.
-A remake of the song was performed in a sketch with [[Ernie]] and [[Bert]], and another remake was performed in a western sketch with [[Forgetful Jones]].
+A remake of the song was performed in a sketch with [[Ernie]] and [[Bert]] [[Ernie and Bert Sketches: Nighttime#whatsthenameofthatsong|singing at nighttime]], and another remake was performed in a western sketch with [[Forgetful Jones]].
-==Audio releases==
-* ''[[Bert & Ernie Sing-Along]]'' (1975)
-* ''[[60 Favorite Songs from Sesame Street]]'' (1975)
-* [[Sesame_Street_Singles#singwhatsnamesong|Sing/What's the Name of That Song?]] (single, 1976)
-* ''[[Sing Sang Song Singalong]]'' (1978)
-* ''[[Platinum Too]]'' (1997)
-* ''[[Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music]]'' (2003)
-==Video releases==
-* ''[[Sing Along]]''
-* ''[[What's the Name of That Song? (video)|What's the Name of That Song?]]'' (home video)
-==External Links==
-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWoK8m6Rdgc Video at YouTube.com]
+==Releases==
-[[Category: Sesame Street Songs|What's The Name Of That Song]]
+;Audio
+*''[[Bert & Ernie Sing-Along]]'' (1975)
+*''[[60 Favorite Songs from Sesame Street]]'' (1975)
+*[[Sesame Street Singles#singwhatsnamesong|Sing/What's the Name of That Song?]] (single, 1976)
+*''[[Sing Sang Song Singalong]]'' (1978)
+*''[[Platinum Too]]'' (1997)
+*''[[Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music]]'' (2003)
+*''[[Sesame Street Music: Amazon Sampler]]'' (2011)
+;Video
+*''[[Sing Along]]'' (1987)
+*''[[What's the Name of That Song? (video)|What's the Name of That Song?]]'' (home video, 2004)
+*''[[Old School: Volume 2]]'' (2007, Original version)
+*''[[Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days]]'' (2009, Season 23 version)
+;Online
+*[[Sesamestreet.org]]
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+**Forgetful Jones version {{SSvideo|9e98c01f-1648-11dd-995c-3d52ab3e4656}}
+**Season 23 version {{SSvideo|3aac88a5-31ff-11dd-b1d4-135239c39860}}
+**Ernie and Bert version {{SSvideo|09ea1c50-154f-11dd-8ea8-a3d2ac25b65b}}
+*[[SesameStreet's YouTube Channel]]
+**Original Version {{youtube|6TjX5r37V0Q}}
+**Forgetful Jones version {{youtube|gZ5EhEYtdLg}}
+;Publications
+*''[[The Sesame Street Songbook]]'' (1992 edition only)
+[[Category:Sesame Street Songs|What's The Name Of That Song]]

Music by	Sam Pottle
Lyrics by	David Axlerod
Date	1974
Publisher	Sesame Street, Inc.