Elmopalooza

Sesame Street | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 4, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Koch Records
• ASIN: B0012KSUVI
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,013 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Mambo I, I, I - Gloria Estefan

2. I Want A Monster To Be MY Friend - En Vogue

3. Zig Zag Dance - The Count / The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

4. Nearly Missed - Elmo / Rosie O'Donnell

5. Just Happy To Be Me - Fugees

6. I Don't Want To Live On The Moon - Shawn Colvin / Ernie

7. I Love Trash - Steven Tyler

8. Caribbean Amphibian - Jimmy Buffett / Kermit The Frog

9. Happy To Meet You - Elmo / Celine Dion / Big Bird / Herry Monster

10. One Small Voice - Kenny Loggins / The Kids

11. Songs - The Kids / Elmo

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An acquired taste, October 26, 2000

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"katalajara" (Mansfield, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Elmopalooza! (Audio CD)

I bought this CD expecting songs we could sing along to. I had never seen the video. When I got it home, I didn't like it too much, but then it grew on me. Now I can't decide which track I like best, and while I thought the En Vogue song was boring at first, I can tolerate it now. I still don't care for the Celine Dion cut. My daughter took to the CD immediately when she was 11 months old. Her favorite is the Elmo song at the end, but she dances to "Mambo", "I Love Trash", "Zig Zag Dance", and she knows the words to all of the songs and sings along (she's 17 months old now).

I disagree with the review I saw here that this is not intellectually stimulating for a child. It is. It exposes them to many different styles of popular music, all with good messages. I just think that the music is more sophisticated than many people expect on a children's album. The orchestrations are not dumbed-down, and there is a lot for adults and children to listen to. Why do people think that children need watered-down arrangements all the time? A little variety is healthy.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good CD, better for adult Sesame Street fans than toddlers, September 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Elmopalooza! (Audio CD)

Entertaining on a more adult level. Slightly disapointing to a toddler expecting all Elmo, nothing but Elmo. For an 18 month-old Elmo obsessed The Best of Elmo was more successful.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sesame fun for everyone!, May 11, 2000

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"paswind" (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Elmopalooza! (Audio CD)

This CD is a mix of original and classic Sesame Street songs performed by popular music acts along with various Sesame Street characters. The music is current with today's pop music scene so Mom and Dad can enjoy along with Baby. You will not want to pull your hair out after the fifteenth replay. This is not a build your baby's brain CD, but rather an innocent, fun escape. Isn't that what music is supposed to be about? If you are looking for an homage to Elmo, this is not it. If you are looking for a break from Barney and Pooh you found it. Our eighteen month old loves it...almost as much as we do!