Changes: Would You Like to Buy an O?

Written by	Joe Raposo
Date	1971
Publisher	Green Fox Music Inc.; Jonico Music, Inc.
EKA	Episode 0751

Revision as of 18:23, 15 June 2014

"Would You Like to Buy an O?" is a Sesame Street song sung by Lefty the Salesman, who attempts to sell an O to Ernie.

The song was selected as the "Best Sesame Street Letter Song" by the Onion A.V. Club" in its "First Annual Absolute Best Issue."

Notes

In the German version of the song, titled "Hallo, wie wär's mit einem O?" ("Hello, How About An O?"), Lefty's lyrics at 0:45 are changed not only for rhyming's sake, but for comedic purposes also. "So buy the O, and take it home tonight" turns into "Nun kauf schon, und schenk es Deiner Frau!," which translates to "Come buy it, and give it to your wife," to which Ernie quickly asks: "Bert?".
Although the CD release of Sing the Alphabet contains dialogue spoken by Ernie as part of the track, on the original LP release, this dialogue was actually spoken at the conclusion of "The Noodle Story", as a prompt to turn the record over.

Releases

Audio

Video

Old School: Volume 1 (2006)
Alphabet Songs (2014)

Online

Sesamestreet.org Template:SSvideo
The Sesame Street Podcast: The Letter O

Other

Letters (computer game) (released as audio)

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-A song sung by [[Lefty the Salesman]], who attempts to sell an [[O]] to [[Ernie]].
+"'''Would You Like to Buy an O?'''" is a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' song sung by [[Lefty the Salesman]], who attempts to sell an [[O]] to [[Ernie]].
-==Audio Releases==
+The song was selected as the "Best Sesame Street Letter Song" by [[the Onion|the Onion A.V. Club]]" in its "[http://www.avclub.com/content/node/62733/2 First Annual Absolute Best Issue]."
+==Notes==
+*In the [[Germany|German]] version of the song, titled "Hallo, wie wär's mit einem O?" ("Hello, How About An O?"), Lefty's lyrics at 0:45 are changed not only for rhyming's sake, but for comedic purposes also. "So buy the O, and take it home tonight" turns into "Nun kauf schon, und schenk es Deiner Frau!," which translates to "Come buy it, and give it to your wife," to which Ernie quickly asks: [[Are Ernie and Bert gay?|"Bert?"]].
+*Although the CD release of ''[[Sing the Alphabet]]'' contains dialogue spoken by Ernie as part of the track, on the original LP release, this dialogue was actually spoken at the conclusion of "[[The Noodle Story]]", as a prompt to turn the record over.
+==Releases==
+;Audio
 *''[[The Muppet Alphabet Album]]'' (1971)
-*[[Sesame_Street_Singles#1971mnop|Muppet MNOP]] (single, 1971)
+*[[Sesame Street Singles#1971mnop|Muppet MNOP]] (single, 1971)
 *''[[Ernie's Hits]]'' (1974)
-*[[Sesame_Street_Singles#1976mnop|Muppet MNOP]] (single, 1976)
+*[[Sesame Street Singles#1976mnop|Muppet MNOP]] (single, 1976)
 *''[[10th Anniversary Album]]'' (1978)
+*''[[Bert and Ernie: Side by Side]]'' (1981)
 *''[[Sing: Songs of Joe Raposo]]'' (1992)
 *''[[Sing the Alphabet]]'' (1996)
+*''[[Lyrical Letters]]'' (2014)
-==Video Releases==
+;Video
 *''[[Old School: Volume 1]]'' (2006)
+*''[[Alphabet Songs]]'' (2014)
+;Online
-[[Category:Sesame_Street_Songs]]
+*[[Sesamestreet.org]] {{SSvideo|37cee005-1559-11dd-a62f-919b98326687}}
+*''[[The Sesame Street Podcast]]'': The Letter O
+;Other
+*''[[Letters (computer game)]]'' (released as audio)
+[[Category:Sesame Street Songs]]
 [[Category:Alphabet]]


Written by	Joe Raposo
Date	1971
Publisher	Green Fox Music Inc. Jonico Music, Inc.
EKA	Episode 0751