Sing

"Sing" is a Sesame Street song first performed in Season 2 with English and Spanish lyrics as "Sing"/"Canta".

It has since been sung a number of times on the show, with many different singers, sometimes with just the English lyrics, and (on a couple occasions) in English and American Sign Language.

Like "Bein' Green," it too has become an American standard, having been performed by a number of pop artists (sometimes credited as "Sing a Song").

Non-Muppet performances

 * Barbra Streisand on her album Live Concert at the Forum. (1972)


 * The Carpenters on their album Now & Then. The single reached #3 on the Billboard Top 100. (1973)


 * Linnea Reese (Lily Tomlin) sang and signed the song to her deaf children in the film Nashville. (1975)


 * Peter Brady (Christopher Knight) with a puppet named Collette on The Brady Bunch Variety Hour. (1977)


 * The cast of Zoom on their album Zoom Tunes (Songs From The Three-Time Emmy Award-Winning Children's TV Show). Track is listed as "Sing a Song" and performed with slightly altered lyrics. (1977)


 * Arthur Fiedler with the Boston Pops on the album You Will Be My Music (1974), reissued on Mister Music U.S.A. (1979) and ''Wish Upon a Star: All-Time Children's Favorites (1996)


 * Nell Carter performed the song on an episode of Gimme a Break!. (October 1986)


 * Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett: Together Again, as part of a 70s and 80s medley. (1989)


 * Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops on the album Young at Heart (1992)


 * Fez (Wilmer Valderrama) and the cast in the That '70s Show episode "That '70s Musical". (April 2002)


 * "With the Quickness" performed a muzak version which was heard in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. (2005)


 * Wing Han Tsang in the South Park episode "Wing". (March 2005)


 * Kristin Chenoweth (with new seasonal lyrics) on her album A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas. (2008)


 * Pink Martini with Emilio Delgado on their album Splendor in the Grass (2009).


 * Jane Monheit included the song on her album The Heart of the Matter. (2013)


 * Timmy Cleary (Jack Gore) in the pilot episode of The Kids are Alright. (2018)


 * Other artists include Ray Conniff, Perry Como, Johnny Mathis, Barbra Streisand, and many others.

Releases

 * Audio


 * The Official Sesame Street 2 Book-and-Record Album (1971, The Kids)


 * Someday, Little Children/Sing (single, 1971)


 * Sing/The Electric Company Theme (single, 1972)


 * Sesame Street LIVE! (1973, Bob and the Cast)


 * Sing the Hit Songs of Sesame Street (1974, The Kids)


 * ¡Sesame Mucho! (1974, Los Niños)


 * Bert & Ernie Sing-Along (1975, Bert and the Company)


 * 25 Greatest Hits (1975, The Kids)


 * Sing/What's the Name of That Song? (single, 1976)


 * No Matter What Your Language/Canta (Sing) (single, 1976)


 * 10th Anniversary Album (1978, The Kids)


 * Sing Sang Song Singalong (1978, Skye Blue)


 * Sesame Disco! (1979, The Girls)


 * Sing (disco version)/The Happiest Street in the World (single, 1979)


 * Bob's Favorite Street Songs (1991, Bob McGrath)


 * Sing: Songs of Joe Raposo (1992, the Carpenters and a new recording featuring Muppets and Kids)


 * Sesame Street Celebrates! (1994, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the Kids, and the Cast of Sesame Street)


 * Platinum All-Time Favorites (1995, The Kids)


 * The Bird is the Word! (1995, Big Bird and the Kids)


 * The Best of Elmo (1997, Elmo, Big Bird, Telly, Hoots the Owl, Grover and the Kids)


 * Elmo's Coloring Book (1997, Oscar and the Company)


 * Fiesta Songs! (1998, ¡Sesame Mucho! version)


 * For the Kids (2002, The Ivy)


 * Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music (2003, original album version and the Dixie Chicks version)


 * Ha-Ha-Ha Sesame Street (2005, Japanese)


 * I Will Be with You (2006, Japanese)


 * Sesame Street Playground (2008, The Kids)


 * Video
 * Muppet Moments (1985, Lena Horne)


 * Sing Along (1987, Olivia and Linda)


 * Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years (1993, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and the Cast)


 * Big Bird Sings! (1995, Big Bird and Snuffy)


 * The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play (1999, Elmo and the Pesties)


 * What's the Name of That Song? (2004, celebrity montage)


 * Elmo's Animal Adventures (2009, sand cartoon during credits)


 * 40 Years of Sunny Days (2009, celebrity montage)


 * Elmo's Music Magic (2011, sand cartoon)


 * Best of Friends (2012, Gloria Estefan and Rosita)


 * Publications
 * Sesame Street Songbook Vol. 2
 * The Sesame Street Songbook (1971, 1992, 2007)
 * Sesame Street LIVE! (1973)
 * Songs of Sesame Street (1977)
 * The Reader's Digest Children's Songbook (1986)
 * Sesame Street Unpaved (1998)


 * Online
 * Sesamestreet.org
 * Sand Animals:
 * Gloria Estefan and Rosita:


 * SesameStreet's YouTube Channel
 * Gloria Estefan and Rosita
 * Denyce Graves and penguins
 * Nathan Lane and the Oinker Sisters
 * Sand Cartoon