Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music [Box set, Extra tracks, Original recording remastered]

Sesame Street | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 2, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Box set, Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Sony Wonder (Audio)
• ASIN: B0000C05MP
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #159,562 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sesame Street Theme - The Kids

2. ABC - DEF - GHI - Big Bird

3. Bein' Green - Kermit the Frog

4. Sing - The Kids

5. Five Songs - The Kids

6. Five People in My Family - The Anything Muppets

7. People in the Neighborhood - Bob and the Anything Muppets

8. Henson King of the Eight - Jim Henson

9. Hi De Ho Man - Cab Calloway and the Two - Headed Monster

10. How Do You Do - Lena Horne

11. Over, Under, Around and Through - Grover

12. Ladybugs Picnic

13. Somebody Come and Play - The Kids

14. Jellyman Kelly - James Taylor and the Kids

15. Just the Way You Are - Billy Joel and Oscar the Grouch

16. Everybody Sleeps - Joe Raposo

17. Rubber Duckie - Ernie

18. Doin ' the Pidgeon - Bert

19. Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard - Paul Simon and the Kids

20. Sweet - A Little Baby Boy - Pete Seeger and the Kids

See all 63 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

87 of 89 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not quite as definitive as I'd hoped, September 5, 2003

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Bruce Aguilar (Hollywood, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music (Audio CD)

We all know a few Sesame Street songs and chances are they appear on this collection which features 31 cast originals and 32 celebrity appearances. If you've been watching Sesame Street, you can probaly add those up to a grand total of 63 songs! Of the 31 cast originals, all but one track (HENSON KING OF EIGHT) has been previously released on LP or CD. It would have been nice to have more never-before-released tracks. That said, it's great to have some of the tracks appearing on CD for the first time. As for the 32 celebrity appearances, 25 of them have never been released before. So this is definately the set for you if you're a fan of the celebrity versions.

Inside the 10.5" cardboard case, the 3 Cds are presennted in cardboard slip covers and a 68 page booklet is included. The booklet is really impressive as it not only has credits and lyrics for every song, but also offers a brief timeline of the series from it's debut through the present day, as well as extensive liner notes.

I was really miffed that the original broadcast version of LADYBUG'S PICNIC wasn't used. In order to make this THE definitive Sesame Street collection I believe the broadcast version of all songs should have been used. That said, the remix version of the PINBALL NUMBER COUNT and SESAME STREET THEME are terrific!

For the casual Sesame Street fan this set is terrific. For the Sesame Street fan who has a few CD's but never owned or knows what an LP is, this set will offer you a few things you've never heard before like the Lena Horne and Grover classic HOW DO YOU DO. But if you want original broadcast versions of the songs and don't care for the celebrity intrepretations, then this is not the set for you.

This set gets close to being definitive, but misses the mark by not including original broadcast versions and focusing a bit too heavily on the celebrity appearances.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a terrific collection for both fans and kids!, October 8, 2003

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Michele S. Hays (Evanston, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music (Audio CD)

I love this CD set - it sure beats hours of looking for downloads! It's got a great mix of vintage originals (plenty of Joe Raposo and Jeff Moss for me!) like "Somebody Come and Play" and "What's The Name of That Song" with celebrity songs like "Furry Happy Monsters," and "Elmo and the Lavendar Moon." Best of all, it contains a remix of the Pinball Number Count (you know: one two three FOUR FIVE six seven eight NINE TEN eleven twelve...)There are a couple pop-schmaltz songs on this CD, but they're few and far between. The songs seem to be recorded directly from shows, which may explain another viewer's issue with the quality.

Another plus is 15 pages of terrific liner notes by Sesame Street artist Christopher Cerf (Chrissy and the Alphabeats). It includes a timeline "Sesame Street through the years" on every page as well as great pictures. All the song lyrics are listed (including every syllable of Mah na Mah na!) Buy it - send your percentage of the profits to Sesame Street!

44 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars 35 Years and a lot of missing memories..., April 14, 2004

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Barbara Millet (Belle Harbor, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music (Audio CD)

Anxiously awaiting this box set, I was thoroughly disappointed when I found there were so, so many songs left out. There are so many songs from "today's Sesame" - what happened to the songs of Sesame from years ago? I was expecting to see more of the classic, unavailable songs from my record collection, but sadly, they can't be found on this box set. Disc 3 is a disappointment - who wants to hear another Aerosmith song???!! Not me. Give me the Ernie & Bert Rhyming song and you would have made my day. Sorry, I have to give it 2 stars. Most of these songs are available on all their other CDs. Shame on you Sesame Street! This box set is just as lame as Season 35.