Christopher Cerf



Christopher Cerf brought a contemporary pop-music sound to the music of Sesame Street, writing songs for Little Jerry and the Monotones, Chrissy and the Alphabeats (for which he also performed the lead singer), and other short-lived pop-star parodies. Among his best know works are "Put Down the Duckie" and "Monster in the Mirror," two collaborations with former Sesame Street head writer Norman Stiles that featured large assemblages of celebrities. He appears in the television documentary Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music in tribute to his friend and collaborator.

Song List
(Incomplete)
 * Born To Add
 * Count it Higher
 * Dance Myself to Sleep (with Norman Stiles)
 * Handful of Crumbs (with Norman Stiles)
 * Happy Tapping with Elmo
 * Healthy Food
 * Honk Around a Clock (with Tony Geiss)
 * I Am Chicken (with Norman Stiles)
 * Letter B
 * Me Gonna Munch You, Munch You, Munch You (with Thad Mumford)
 * Monster in The Mirror (with Norman Stiles)
 * One Way (with Sam Pottle)
 * The Opposite Song
 * Put Down The Duckie (with Norman Stiles)
 * Rebel L (with Sarah Durkee)
 * The Ten Commandments of Health (with Thad Mumford)
 * Wet Paint (with Jon Stone)
 * The Word Is "No"
 * You're Alive (with Norman Stiles)

Character Voices
Little Chrissy, Chrissy, Bruce Stringbean, Mick Swagger, How Now Brown Cow, and the captain from the song "Imagine That."

Other Works
Christopher Cerf is also the co-creator and an Executive Producer of Between the Lions. He was a close personal friend of the late Douglas Adams, acclaimed author of the The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy. He wrote the introduction for the US edition of The Salmon of Doubt, a posthumous release of some of Adams' last works.