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[[File:3079b.jpg|thumb|300px|Season 23 version]]
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'''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.
  
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[[File:Sesame Street What's The Name Of That Song?|thumb|300px|right|The cast sings "What's the Name of That Song?"]]
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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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"'''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.
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It is best known for its recurring "la-di-da-di-dum"'s .
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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.
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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]]''.
  
It was featured in the first edition of ''[[Sesame Street Live]]''.
   
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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]] {{eka|2643}}.
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==External Links==
  
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWoK8m6Rdgc Video at YouTube.com]
  
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"[[La Chanson de l'Amitié]]" in [[5, Rue Sesame|''5, Rue Sesame'']] is the same song as this, with different lyrics.
   
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==Releases==
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[[Category: Sesame Street Songs]]
  
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*''[[Bert & Ernie Sing-Along]]'' (1975)
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*''[[60 Favorite Songs from Sesame Street]]'' (1975)
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* [[25 Greatest Hits]] (1975)
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*[[Sesame Street Singles#singwhatsnamesong|Sing/What's the Name of That Song?]] (single, 1976)
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*''[[Sing Sang Song Singalong]]'' (1978)
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* [[Sesame Street Treasury (album)]] (1980)
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*''[[Platinum Too]]'' (1997)
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*''[[Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music]]'' (2003)
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*''[[Sesame Street Music: Amazon Sampler]]'' (2011)
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;Video
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*''[[Sing Along]]'' (1987)
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*''[[What's the Name of That Song? (video)|What's the Name of That Song?]]'' (home video, 2004)
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*''[[Old School: Volume 2]]'' (2007, Original version)
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*''[[40 Years of Sunny Days]]'' (2009, Season 23 version)
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;Online
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*[[Sesamestreet.org]]
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**Original Version {{SSvideo|d46c074f-154c-11dd-8ea8-a3d2ac25b65b}}
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**Forgetful Jones version {{SSvideo|9e98c01f-1648-11dd-995c-3d52ab3e4656}}
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**Season 23 version {{SSvideo|3aac88a5-31ff-11dd-b1d4-135239c39860}}
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**Ernie and Bert version {{SSvideo|09ea1c50-154f-11dd-8ea8-a3d2ac25b65b}}
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*[[SesameStreet's YouTube Channel]]
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**Original Version {{youtube|6TjX5r37V0Q}}
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**Forgetful Jones version {{youtube|gZ5EhEYtdLg}}
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;Publications
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*''[[The Sesame Street Songbook]]'' (1992 edition only)
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[[Category:Sesame Street Songs|What's The Name Of That Song]]

Revision as of 14:19, 10 August 2015

Song.whatsthenameofthatsong
Music by Sam Pottle
Lyrics by David Axlerod
Date 1974
Publisher Sesame Street, Inc.
First Episode 0666
3079b

Season 23 version

Sesame_Street_What's_The_Name_Of_That_Song?

Sesame Street What's The Name Of That Song?

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

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 (EKA: Episode 2643).

"La Chanson de l'Amitié" in 5, Rue Sesame is the same song as this, with different lyrics.

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