Originally published at: http://boingboing.net/2016/12/05/this-sesame-street-song-made-m.html
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Man I haven’t seen that in forever. There were some awesome animated shorts on the ol’ 'Street back then.
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I don’t recall that one, but it’s very reminiscent of “Capital I”.
Not quite how I remembered it, but still a classic:
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An ending appreciated by Dubliners.
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It’s better than Sesame Street’s more racier days…
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Here’s the original art version. I wonder why someone replaced the I with an S?
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Thank you! That was so weird seeing a capital S in a video clip so engrained in my memory.
Another lovely old Sesame Street musical bit:
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Came to post this. A great, great song.
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Huh. Uncharacteristically for Sesame Street, I don’t think the song taught a grammar lesson. Sometimes lower-case ns are lonely, so yeah, they like a companion n. Does that mean “runner” has happier ns than “banana?”
Usually these songs have, like, a useful message. Even if it’s just “don’t carry how many? coconut custard pies down the stairs?”
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The lower case n song always had the same effect on me. The first time I heard John Grant on the radio, it reminded me a little of that song, one of the reasons it hooked me.
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does anyone know about the history of the music for these? they sound like the same band, and i certainly remember seeing them when i was a wee lad in the 70s. and didn’t adam savage’s dad do animation for sesame street or something? nothing beats 1970s sesame street, that’s for sure.
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The lowercase n passively accepts its fate instead of proactively seeking to remedy its situation by Climbing Down From The Hill, and is rewarded through the casual intervention of a complete accident. Clearly this is not at all suitable for modern audiences.
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They were both recorded by Steve Zuckerman, who is still doing music.
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Upper case Ns live a much more productive life.
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I can’t recall the name of it, but I used to love the grocery shopping short where the little girls would recite the items on the grocery list at the market.
All I can remember is, “Chicken!”
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I love the Capital I song! Thank you for this!
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I wonder if this was the inspiration for Wonder Showzen’s depressed letter N?
There was a video on Wonder Showzen of Letter N with a similar song to the one in the original post but I can’t find it on the Tubes.
Maybe this? This has always been a cherished childhood memory:
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goosebumps engaged
I love Sesame Street, and I always will.
Love matters, my friends, and it is powerful.
P.S. I get similar feels from “Capital i”…
P.P.S. Particularly adept video embedder? I would be grateful if you could embed the “Capital I” Sesame Street video for me, because I don’t know how, and I don’t care to either…Thank you in advance?
P.P.P.S. I’m an idiot-scanner…i fail, capital I.
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