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List of songs from Sesame Street


This is a list of songs from Sesame Street. It includes the songs are written for used on the TV series. The songs have a variety of styles, including R&B, opera, show tunes, folk, and world music.[1] Especially in the earlier decades, parodies and spoofs of popular songs were common, although that has reduced in more recent years.[1]

Many famous musicians have sung on the show.[2] Musicians were chosen for their skill and popularity, but also for having a public perception that was compatible with the show's values. For example, musicians who were associated with illegal drugs were not invited to perform.[1]


The lyrics of Sesame Street songs had to be wholesome. They could not suggest sexual activity or dangerous actions, such as leaning out of a window.[1]

"Bert's Blanket", sung by The Muppet sheep (, Kevin Clash and Ivy Austin) and Bert (Frank Oz) as they learn how the blanket is made from a sheep's wool, written by Christopher Cerf and Sara Compton.

Jerry Nelson

"Calcutta Joe" sung by , written by Jeff Hale and Anna Dibble

Jim Thurman

""[1] (also known as "Sunny Day"). The Sesame Street theme song was written by Joe Raposo, Jon Stone, and Bruce Hart.

Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?

"Capital I" written by Steve Zuckerman

"Captain Vegetable", sung by the Captain himself (), written by Jeff Moss.

Jim Henson

"Chapel Hat Pegs" sung by Haji Jones, Irish Mike, and Mr. Snuffleupagus.

"", sung by Kevin Clash with footage of people eating food with chopsticks.

Chopsticks

"Circles", sung by Herry and , written by Jeff Moss.

Cookie Monster

"City-Country Song", sung by a cowgirl () and a hipster (Jim Henson), written by Sam Pottle (music) and Emily Kingsley (lyrics).

Marilyn Sokol

"Closer to Me", sung by , written by Joe Raposo (music) and David Korr (lyrics).

Elmo

"Clap Your Hands Game", sung by Gina, Susan, Bob, Luis, Maria, and Big Bird. It was featured in Big Bird's Favorite Party Games.

"Comb Your Face", sung by a monster (), music by Joe Raposo and lyrics by Sara Compton.

Richard Hunt

"". Animated by Buzzco Associates. Sung by Uncle Edgar the turtle and his nephews on Round singing.

Come Follow Me (To the Redwood Tree)

"Cookie Disco", sung by and three female backup vocalists parodying Isaac Hayes' "Theme from Shaft", written by Christopher Cerf (lyrics) and Sam Pottle (music).

Cookie Monster

"Cooperation Makes It Happen", sung by Anything Muppets

"Count it Higher" – written and sung by Little Chrissy (), with backup vocals by The Alphabeats (Richard Hunt, Jerry Nelson, and Jeff Moss) in their debut performance.

Christopher Cerf

"Count Me In" – written by Emily Perl Kingsley and Jason Kingsley, composed by Kenny Vaughn

"Count Up to Nine", sung by with Ftatateeta and the Bats in their castle, music by Sam Pottle and lyrics by David Axlerod.

Count von Count

"Count with me", sung by Ernie, Humphrey, Ingrid, Benny Rabbit, Sherry Netherland, and countless Muppets and kids.

"Counting Backwards in Spanish", sung by and a group of backup singers, music by Christopher Cerf and lyrics by Emily Kingsley.

Count von Count

"Counting Crows 123", sung by the counting crows (actual crows; a parody of the real-life band Counting Crows)

"Counting is Wonderful", sung by in The Count Counts and other audio releases, music by Sam Pottle and lyrics by Emily Kingsley and David Axlerod.

Count von Count

"Counting Song (Learning to Count)" – sung by Zoe and Celina () Eva Maria Noblezada's aunt as a spoof of "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor; written by David Korr (lyrics).

Annette Calud

"The Coconut Counting Man", sung by with Count von Count (Jerry Nelson), written by Christopher Cerf.

Harry Belafonte

"Cow Dog Song", ("I'm a hard-working dog") – produced, directed, scored, and sung by Fred Wardenburg.

"Crocodile Smiles Song", Sung by an opera-singing crocodile about what you do with your teeth. Animated by .

Michael Sporn

sung by Baby Rocky (Jerry Nelson), written by Sara Compton (lyrics) and Sam Pottle (music).

"Cry"

"Daddy Dear" (The `D' Song) music by Bud Luckey, lyrics by Donald Hadley

"Daddy Helps with the Dishes", sung by three muppet families about how they help each other doing chores, cooking, and homework, written by (music) and Luis Santeiro (lyrics).

Joe Raposo

"Dance Myself To Sleep" sung by Ernie, written by and Norman Stiles. Later sung by a Sally Cruikshank animated lion and Michael Jeter.

Christopher Cerf

"Danger's No Stranger", sung by How Now Brown () and the Moo Wave, written by Christopher Cerf and Jon Stone.

Christopher Cerf

"Different Yet the Same", sung by Buster the Horse (), Gladys the Cow (Richard Hunt), and two back-up horse singers, written by Joe Raposo (music) and Luis Santeiro (lyrics).

Martin P. Robinson

"Ding, Ding Sing", sung by Benny Rabbit and Rosita. The ending is based on ""

It Don't Mean a Thing

"A Bark in the Dark"

"Diner Letter P"

"Diner Letter R"

"Do De Rubber Duck" sung by (Jim Henson), with Telly (Martin P. Robinson), Oscar (Caroll Spinney), Kermit the Frog (Jim Henson), The Count (Jerry Nelson), Biff (Jerry Nelson), Guy Smiley (Jim Henson), Gladys the Cow (Richard Hunt), and Hoots the Owl (Kevin Clash), written by Christopher Cerf (music) and Norman Stiles (lyrics). Eventually removed over concerns related to homophobia.[1]

Ernie

"Do the Dog", sung by Prairie Dawn with a chorus "woofed" by Barkley, written by (lyrics) and Christopher Cerf (music) .

Joey Mazzarino

"A Bark in the Dark"

"Doin' the Pigeon", sung by (Frank Oz), written by Joe Raposo.

Bert

"Doll House", written by Alan Robert Scott, Marilyn Lang Scott, and Keith Vernon Textor.

"Do-Op Hop", sung by (Jim Henson) with backup vocals by Ivy Austin and Cheryl Hardwick, music by Christopher Cerf and lyrics by Norman Stiles.

Kermit the Frog

"Don't Be Afraid", sung by . Animated by Paul Fierlinger using the same stop motion animation used on Teeny Little Super Guy.

Paul Jacobs

"Don't Take Your Ones to Town", written and performed by ; a version of his 1958 hit "Don't Take Your Guns to Town", with new lyrics.

Johnny Cash

"Don't Touch Me", sung by Benny Rabbit.

"Don't Walk (That's what the sign says)", sung by .

Alaina Reed Hall

"Don't Walk", sung by an Anything Muppet Bridegroom (), music by Christopher Cerf and lyrics by Sarah Durkee.

Christopher Cerf

"Don't Waste Water", sung by Jerry Nelson over footage of how water is used.

"Down Below The Street", sung by .

Take 6

"Do the Dinosaur Dance", sung by Big Bird, Rosita, and Elmo

"Dressed Up", sung/written by Joe Raposo over footage of birds. A remade version is sung by Ron Marshall over footage of kids dressing up in fancy clothes.

"Easy Goin' Day", sung by Big Bird (), from Follow That Bird

Caroll Spinney

"Eating", sung by Joe Raposo. The song features Raposo singing with himself, created through double-tracking.

"Eating Cookies All Seasons", sung by Cookie Monster (), Sung to the tune of "Makin' Whoopee" by Eddie Cantor.

Frank Oz

"Eight Balls of Fur", sung by Little Chrissy () to the tune of "Great Balls of Fire", written by Tony Geiss.

Christopher Cerf

"Eight Beautiful Notes", sung by The Count (), written by Jeff Moss.

Jerry Nelson

"Eight is Great", sung by The Count () about the number 8, written by Annie Evans (lyrics) and Adam Schlesinger (music).

Jerry Nelson

"Eight Penny Candy Man," sung/written/animated by with lyrics by Don Hadley. Later sung by Northern Calloway on "The Count Counts."

Bud Luckey

"Eighteen Sandwiches", sung by Angela Cappelli over animation to the tune of "" by Alice Cooper, music by Paul Jacobs and lyrics by Sarah Durkee.

I'm Eighteen

"Elevator Song", sung by a Barbershop quartet of Anything Muppets (voiced by , Frank Oz, Christopher Cerf and Richard Hunt), written by Sam Pottle (music) and Ray Sipherd (lyrics).

Jerry Nelson

"Elmo & The Lavender Moon", sung by to the tune of "Kiko and the Lavender Moon", written by David Hidalgo and Luis Santeiro.

Los Lobos

"Elmo's Song", sung by (Kevin Clash), Big Bird (Caroll Spinney) and Mr. Snuffleupagus (Martin P. Robinson), written by Tony Geiss.

Elmo

"Elmo Wrote His Name", sung by , with Big Bird, Susan Robinson (Loretta Long) and some anything muppets, written by David Korr (lyrics) and Stephen Lawrence (music); included on The Best of Elmo album.

Elmo

"Elmo's Rap Alphabet", a rap version of the rapped by Elmo, written by Emily Kingsley (lyrics) and Robby Merkin (music).

Alphabet Song

"Elmo's Circle Song", sung by Elmo about his love of circles and other circular objects, at the end of the song, he gets dizzy and falls unconscious, written by Molly Boylan (lyrics) and Steve Nelson (music).

"Exercise", sung by Betty Lou (), Grover (Frank Oz) and a chorus of generic Muppets; a parody of "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John, written by Cheryl Hardwick and Maggie Bloomfield.

Fran Brill

"Everybody Eats", sung/written by Joe Raposo.

"Everybody Sleeps", sung/written by Joe Raposo.

"Everybody's Song", sung by Bip Bippadotta and the Androoze Sisters, written by .

Jeff Moss

"Everyone Likes Ice Cream", written by .

Jeff Moss

"Everyone Makes Mistakes", sung by (Caroll Spinney), written by Jeff Moss.

Big Bird

"Everyone Needs a Friend", sung by and Mr. Snuffleupagus to their new friend Abby Cadabby (Leslie Carrara-Rudolph), written by Tony Geiss.

Big Bird

"Everything in the Wrong Place Ball", sung by Oscar () and Grundgetta (Pam Arciero), written by Stephen J. Lawrence (music) and Cathi Rosenberg-Turow (lyrics).

Caroll Spinney

"Face Facts", sung by Lillian ()

Lillias White

"Fat Cat Sat Hat", sung by Bip Bippadotta () and three Anything Muppets (Jerry Nelson green, Frank Oz blue, Jim Henson lavender), written by Joe Raposo and Jeff Moss.

Jim Henson

"Feeling All Right With Five", to accompany a film on swimming penguins, first season

"Feelin' Good/Feelin' Bad", sung by , lyrics by David Axlerod and music by Sam Pottle.

Bert and Ernie

"Fiesta", sung by (Carmen Osbahr), and is also joined by Elmo, Zoe, Telly, Baby Bear, and Betty Lou for a party, lyrics by Luis Santeiro and music by Fernando Rivas.

Rosita

"Five Feet High and Rising", written and performed by .

Johnny Cash

"Five Jive", rapped by (Kevin Clash) and sung by two backup singers about the number 5 in a similar manner to MC Hammer, written by Christopher Cerf (music) and Norman Stiles (lyrics).

Elmo

"Five People in My Family", sung by a Muppet family, written by .

Jeff Moss

"Follow the Arrows", sung by Luis (), written by Peter Howard and Emily Kingsley.

Emilio Delgado

"Follow Directions", sung by ; animated by Paul Fierlinger using the same stop motion animation used for Teeny Little Super Guy.

Paul Jacobs

"Four Big Lions," sung/written/animated by with lyrics by Don Hadley.

Bud Luckey

"Four Seasons Song", sung by a female vocalist over animation, written by .

Jeff Moss

"Fourteen Desert", sung by about the number 14, animated by Joey Ahlbum, written by Robby Merkin.

Jerry Nelson

"From Your Head", sung by Betty Carter, written by and animated by Sally Cruikshank. Later sung by Diane Schuur and Elmo.

Jeff Moss

"Frazzle", sung by Frazzle and the Frazzletones, music by and lyrics by David Axlerod.

Sam Pottle

"Fruit Song", sung/written by Joe Raposo over footage of kids eating fruit.

"Funny Farm," sung/written/animated by with lyrics by Don Hadley.

Bud Luckey

"Furry Blue Mommy of Mine", sung by Herry Monster, written by (music) and David Axlerod (lyrics).

Sam Pottle

"Furry Happy Monsters", sung by , joined by a Kate Pierson Anything Muppet and the monsters (including the Two-Headed Monster), a parody of the group's song "Shiny Happy People".

R.E.M

"Fuzzy and Blue", sung by , Herry Monster and Cookie Monster, eventually, Frazzle interrupts the song because he wants to be in it, despite not being blue, so they change it to "Fuzzy and Blue and Orange", written by David Axlerod (lyrics) and Stephen Lawrence (music).

Grover

"Game of Make Believe", sung by Cecille

"The Garbage Man Blues" accompanying a film about what the garbage truck does.

"Get Your Body Busy", performed by Baby Tooth and the Funky Funk

"Girl of the World", sung by Zoe, Prairie Dawn (both; ), Rosita (Carmen Osbahr), and Betty Lou (Lisa Buckley), to the tune of the feminist anthem "I'm a Woman", music by Paul Jacobs and lyrics by Sarah Durkee.

Fran Brill

"Goodbye Garbage!", aired in episode #198

"Good Morning, Mister Sun", sung by Big Bird

"Good Morning, Morning", sung by Herry Monster (), written by Jeff Moss.

Jerry Nelson

"Grasshopper", waltz instrumental by Joe Raposo, features a piano and harpsichord, created for an animal film

"", sung by Uncle Edgar the Turtle and his kids. Animated by Buzzco Associates.

Green Grows The Rushes Go

"Grow High, Grow Low" sung by (Jim Henson), with a tomato (Camille Bonora), a potato (Jerry Nelson), a lettuce (Richard Hunt), a zucchini (Martin P. Robinson), and a beet (Kevin Clash), written by Joe Raposo (music) and Luis Santeiro (lyrics).

Ernie

"", an aria from the opera Carmen by Bizet, sung by a stop-motion animated orange lady.

Habanera

"Handful of Crumbs", sung by , written by Christopher Cerf and Norman Stiles.

Cookie Monster

"Happiness", sung by the entire cast. Originally from the Broadway musical, .

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

"Happy Happiness" sung by Tyrone Davis over footage of kids at the beach, written by Paul Jacobs and Sarah Durkee.

"Happy Tappin' with Elmo", sung by (Kevin Clash), written by Christopher Cerf.

Elmo

"Happy To Meet You" sung by and Herry Monster, written by Jeff Moss.

Celine Dion

"Has Anybody Seen my Dog?", sung by Marty () and Grover (Frank Oz), written by Joe Raposo.

Jerry Nelson

"Hawk", instrumental by Joe Raposo, created for an animal film

"Healthy Food" sung/rapped by (Frank Oz) to the tune of "Walk This Way" by Aerosmith/Run DMC, written by Christopher Cerf.

Cookie Monster

"Heavy and Light" sung by Elmo and Telly, written by Christopher Cerf (music) and (lyrics).

Sarah Durkee

"Hello, Sammy" sung by , Sammy the Snake (Jim Henson), and the chorus girl S's. In the tune of "Hello, Dolly!".

Carol Channing

"Here We Are" sung by two cartoon cacti. Animated by Julie Zammarchi

"", sung by Uncle Edgar the Banjo playing turtle and his kids. Animated by Buzzco Associates.

Hey, Diddle Diddle (The Cat in the Fiddle)

"Hey Food" sung by (Frank Oz) and The Beetles (Christopher Cerf and Richard Hunt), a parody of "Hey Jude" by The Beatles, written by Christopher Cerf and Norman Stiles. This song also resulted in a lawsuit for infringement, which was eventually settled for US$50.[1]

Cookie Monster

"High, Middle, Low", sung by an Anything Muppet barbershop trio, voiced by (high), Joe Raposo (middle) and Jeff Moss (low), music by Jeff Moss and lyrics by Emily Kingsley.

Jerry Nelson

"" sung by Hootie and the Blowfish with muppets and kids teaching them to hold their hands to their adults while crossing a street.

Hold My Hand

"Home to Me", sung by three Anything Muppet children (, Fran Brill and Richard Hunt) about their homes, written by Joe Raposo and Luis Santeiro.

Jim Henson

"The Honker Duckie Dinger Jamboree" sung by (Jim Henson), written by Christopher Cerf and Norman Stiles.

Ernie

"Honk Around the Clock", sung by Christopher Cerf as he accompanies the honkers, music by Christopher Cerf and lyrics by .

Tony Geiss

"How Do You Get from Here to There?", sung by anything muppets (, Marilyn Sokol and Jerry Nelson), written By Jeff Moss.

Jim Henson

"I Am Somebody", sung by (Leslie Carrara-Rudolph), Wes (Bradley Freeman Jr.), Elmo (Kevin Clash) and Rosita (Carmen Osbahr) written by Yolanda Brown

Abby Cadabby

"I Am a Fine Musician"

"I Spy Song", sung by Abby Cadabby and Elmo

"I Am The World", sung by Gloria Globe, music by Stephen Lawrence and lyrics by Mark Saltzman.

"I Am Chicken", sung by a Chicken (Louise Gold) and a chorus of backup hens, parodying "I Am Woman", written by Christopher Cerf and Norman Stiles.

"I Can Sing", sung by Herry Monster and an Anything Muppet named Louisey (Louise Gold), written by .

Jeff Moss

"I Can't Get No Cooperation", sung by The Cobble Stones (Christopher Cerf) after "" by The Rolling Stones, written by Christopher Cerf and Sharon Lerner.

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

"I Don't Want to Live on the Moon", sung by Ernie and.

"I Got a Song", sung by with Ernie and Bert, written by Sam Pottle (music) and David Axlerod (lyrics).

Ray Charles

"I Hate Christmas", sung by in 1978.[1]

Oscar the Grouch

"I Heard My Dog Bark", sung by Gordon () singing the main body, assisted by Bob, Susan, Uncle Wally, and the kids; written by Jeff Moss.

Roscoe Orman

"I Just Adore Four", sung by (Caroll Spinney) and the Tarnish Brothers (Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, and Richard Hunt), lyrics by Joseph A. Bailey and music by Sam Pottle.

Big Bird

"I Laugh When I'm Happy", sung by Ernie () to Baby Natasha (Kevin Clash), written by Tony Geiss.

Steve Whitmire

"I Love a Waltz", sung by The Count () dancing around with The Countess in his castle, written by Paul Parnes.

Jerry Nelson

"I Love Being a Pig", sung by Joe Raposo, written by Derek Lamb over footage of a pig's body, snout, and tail (film first used in Episode #179)

"I Love My Chair"

"I Love My Family" sung by , Samuel, Daniel and Elena.

Julia

"I Love My Elbows" sung by (Jim Henson), music by Paul Jacobs and lyrics by Sarah Durkee.

Kermit the Frog

"" sung by Oscar the Grouch (Caroll Spinney), written by Jeff Moss.

I Love Trash

"I Put My Leg in My Pants", written by Jeff Moss, over footage of kids getting dressed.

"I Want a Monster to Be My Friend", sung in audio track by a little girl () in The Sesame Street Monsters!, later in an insert for the show, the Betty Lou puppet lip-synched to Sokol's vocal track, lyrics by Robert Pierce and music by Sam Pottle.

Marilyn Sokol

"I Want to Be Me", sung by Cecille

"I Want to Count", sung by and Count Von Count (Jerry Nelson).

Cab Calloway

"I Wonder", sung by Ernie (), written by Molly Boylan (lyrics) and Adam Schlesinger (music).

Steve Whitmire

"I Wonder About the World Above Up There", sung by and three Anything Muppet kids (performed by Jerry Nelson, Camille Bonora, and Martin P. Robinson), written by Donald Alan Siegal; this was Jim Henson's final singing performance as Kermit the Frog on Sesame Street, included on Jim Henson: A Sesame Street Celebration.

Kermit the Frog

"", sung by Ernie (Jim Henson) and Cookie Monster (Frank Oz), written by Al Hoffman, Bob Merrill, and Clem Watts.

If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake

"If I Were", sung by (Jim Henson), written by David Axlerod (lyrics) and Stephen J. Lawrence (music).

Kermit the Frog

"If Elmo had Teeth" sung by . This song was nominated for "Outstanding Original Song" in the 1997 Daytime Emmy Awards.

Elmo

"If Moon was Cookie", sung by (Frank Oz), written by Stephen J. Lawrence (music) and Luis Santeiro (lyrics).

Cookie Monster

"I'll Love You in Spring Time", sung by (Jim Henson) during all the seasons of the year, written by Jeff Moss.

Guy Smiley

"I'm a big bird", sung by (Caroll Spinney) written by Phillip Namanworth

Big Bird

"I'm a person", sung by Prairie Dawn () also written by Phillip Namanworth

Fran Brill

"I'm a Real Cowboy", sung by Forgetful Jones, Clementine, and a few cowboys, music by and lyrics by Sara Compton.

Joe Raposo

"I'm an Aardvark", sung/written by over footage of an aardvark.

Joe Raposo

"I'm an Earthworm", sung by Slimey (), written by Tony Geiss.

Martin P. Robinson

"I'm Cold", sung by a lavender Anything Muppet girl (), written by Joe Raposo (music and lyrics) and Emily Kingsley (lyrics).

Marilyn Sokol

"I'm Curious", animated by Sally Cruikshank, music by and lyrics by Sarah Durkee.

Paul Jacobs

"I'm Gonna Get to You", sung by Cecille

"I'm Pretty", sung by David () over footage of fish and other sea creatures, written by Joe Raposo.

Northern Calloway

"I'm Proud to Be a Cow", sung by Gladys the Cow (), written by Tony Geiss.

Richard Hunt

"I'm Sad Because I'm Happy", sung by , written by Christopher Cerf and Norman Stiles.

Oscar the Grouch

"I'm So Blue", sung by Big Bird (), from Follow That Bird.

Caroll Spinney

"I'm Talkin' Love", sung by with Herry Monster, Baby Bear and Grover, music by Paul Jacobs and lyrics by Sarah Durkee.

Trisha Yearwood

"I'm Under the Weather Over You", sung by Polly Darton

"Il Alphabetto", the alphabet in the style of Mozart opera, sung by Madame Alma Cluck (a parody of , voiced by Ivy Austin) and the Poultry Choir, she accidentally whacks into the other chicken while singing the climax part of the aria, written by Tony Geiss.

Alma Gluck

"Imagination Rain", sung by , written by Steve Zuckerman.

Richie Havens

"Imagination Song", sung by Ernie (Jim Henson) and Bert (Frank Oz), written by .

Joe Raposo

"Imagine If You Would (A Ship Inside Your Mind)", sung by Prairie Dawn () to Captain Shnook and Mr. Shneeze (both respective parodies of Captain Hook and Mr. Smee from Peter Pan, performed by David Rudman and Jerry Nelson, respectively), aired in episode #3069, music by Jeff Moss and lyrics by Joey Mazzarino.

Fran Brill

"Imagine That", sung by Ernie about things that he sometimes imagines to be, written by

Jeff Moss

"In and Out Crowd", a spoof of "" animated by Sally Cruikshank, music by Christopher Cerf, and lyrics by Sarah Durkee.

The In Crowd

"In and Out Disco" A Monster Disco segment where Frazzle learns to dance in the In Doors and out the Out Doors.

"In My Book", sung by over animation of a boy reading his book, written by Jeff Moss; it was later sung by Bert (Eric Jacobson).

Jerry Nelson

"In The Library", sung by David (), written by Joe Raposo.

Norman Calloway

"In Your Imagination", sung by , written by Christopher Cerf.

Elmo

"Indian U Call", sung by Nelson () and Jeanette (Karen Prell) to the tune of "Indian Love Call" by Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald, written by Lee Pockriss and Judy Freudberg.

Steve Whitmire

"Infinity (That's About the Size of It)" sung/written/animated by .

Bud Luckey

"It Ain't Heavy, It's My Feather", a spoof of "", sung by an animated chicken (Ivy Austin).

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

"It's Alive", sung by (Jim Henson) of how one can tell what is alive and what's not, written by Joe Raposo (music) and Luis Santeiro (lyrics).

Kermit the Frog

"It's Funny", sung by an Anything Muppet guitarist joined by other laughing Anything Muppets, later sung by Polly Darton (), music by Sam Pottle and lyrics by David Korr.

Fran Brill

"It's Hip To Be a Square", a spoof of ' "Hip To Be Square", sung by an animated red square (Paul Jacobs).

Huey Lewis And The News

"It's Nighttime", sung by , written by Christopher Jackson (actor).

Maggie Rogers

"It's Ookyook (It's Cold Outside)", sung by an Alaskan girl dressing up for winter, written by .

Joe Raposo

"Italian Street Song", sung by Placido Flamingo () and the All-Animal Orchestra. Conducted by Seiji Ozawa. From the operetta Naughty Marietta by Victor Herbert.

Richard Hunt

"Jellyman Kelly", sung by and a group of kids, written by James Taylor and Sarah Taylor.

James Taylor

"J Friends", written by , sung by a group of four Anything Muppets listing off names of their friends, which begin with the letter J.

Jeff Moss

"J Jump", sung/written by Joe Raposo over footage of people jumping.

"Jumpin' Jive", sung by with The Two-Headed Monster (Jerry Nelson and Richard Hunt).

Cab Calloway

"Just Happy to Be Me", sung by Kingston Livingston lll (), written by Gail Sky King.

Kevin Clash

"Keep the Park Clean for the Pigeons", sung by Bert (), written by Tony Geiss

Frank Oz

"Kids Just Love to Brush", sung by The Bicuspids () in a parody of Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper, music by Cheryl Hardwick and lyrics by Maggie Bloomfield and Judy Freudberg.

Ivy Austin

"Kids with Wings", sung by (Leslie Carrara-Rudolph), written by Tony Geiss.

Abby Cadabby

"Ladybugs' Picnic", written/animated by with lyrics by Don Hadley, sung by Jim Kweskin

Bud Luckey

"La, La, La", sung by (Frank Oz) and Ernie (Jim Henson) about the words that begin with the letter L, written by Joe Raposo.

Bert

"Lambaba", sung by The Count () with the singing, dancing lambs, in a spoof of the Lambada craze, written by Tony Geiss.

Jerry Nelson

"Letter B", sung by The Beetles lead singer (), a spoof of "Let It Be" by The Beatles, written by Christopher Cerf. This song resulted in a $5.5 million copyright lawsuit from Northern Songs, the owner of the Beatles' catalog; the suit was settled for $50 after Michael Jackson acquired the Beatles' catalog from Northern Songs.[4]

Richard Hunt

"The Letter N", sung by Nick Normal (Jerry Nelson) and the Nickmatics, written by Stephen Lawrence (music) and Mark Saltzman (lyrics).

"", written and animated by Bob Kurtz with lyrics by Big Daddy, sung by Big Daddy. Later sung by Gordon, Big Bird, Elmo, Grover, Oscar, Cookie Monster, Snuffy, Herry, Ernie, and Bert in one episode.

Lincoln Park Zoo

"Listen to the Bells", sung by a hippy Anything Muppet in sunglasses (), written by Jeff Moss.

Jim Henson

People contributing significant numbers of songs to the show include Joe Raposo, Christopher Cerf, Jeff Moss, and Al Jarnow.

Sesame Street discography