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"'''Don't Know Y'''" is a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' parody of [[Norah Jones]]' song "Don't Know Why." This song is about her having planned a playdate with the letter [[Y]], who didn't show up. As she sings, [[Elmo]] sees the letter Y showing up late. Elmo tries to tell Norah, but she is too upset to notice. However, she eventually realizes that the Y did come after all.
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"'''Don't Know Y'''" is a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' parody of [[Norah Jones]]' song "Don't Know Why." This song is about her having planned a playdate with the letter [[Y]] ([[David Rudman]]), who didn't show up. As she sings, [[Elmo]] sees the letter Y showing up late. Elmo tries to tell Norah, but she is too upset to notice. However, she eventually realizes that the Y did come after all.
   
 
Later broadcasts of this segment include a post-roll, in which Norah, Elmo, and the Y all yodel. The segment appeared on ''[[Die lange Sesamstraßen-Nacht]]'', a special ''[[Sesamstrasse]]'' late-night block.
 
Later broadcasts of this segment include a post-roll, in which Norah, Elmo, and the Y all yodel. The segment appeared on ''[[Die lange Sesamstraßen-Nacht]]'', a special ''[[Sesamstrasse]]'' late-night block.
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The song was referenced in ''[[Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration]]'', where the letter Y shows up after Jones' performance of "[[Welcome! (song)|Welcome!]]" and they echo their lines from their previous encounter.
   
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
*The segment was taped on December 5, 2003.
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*The segment was taped on December 3, 2003.<ref>Script documents provided by a [[Thread:253692|trusted source]]</ref>
   
 
==Releases==
 
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*''[[Singing with the Stars]]'' (2011)
 
*''[[Singing with the Stars]]'' (2011)
 
*''[[Alphabet Songs]]'' (2014)
 
*''[[Alphabet Songs]]'' (2014)
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*''[[Awesome Alphabet Collection]]'' (2019)
   
 
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Revision as of 15:36, 2 November 2019

4132q
Music by Jesse Harris
Lyrics by Christine Ferraro
First Episode 4081
Norah jones y

"Don't Know Y" is a Sesame Street parody of Norah Jones' song "Don't Know Why." This song is about her having planned a playdate with the letter Y (David Rudman), who didn't show up. As she sings, Elmo sees the letter Y showing up late. Elmo tries to tell Norah, but she is too upset to notice. However, she eventually realizes that the Y did come after all.

Later broadcasts of this segment include a post-roll, in which Norah, Elmo, and the Y all yodel. The segment appeared on Die lange Sesamstraßen-Nacht, a special Sesamstrasse late-night block.

The song was referenced in Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration, where the letter Y shows up after Jones' performance of "Welcome!" and they echo their lines from their previous encounter.

Notes

  • The segment was taped on December 3, 2003.[1]

Releases

Video

Sources

  1. Script documents provided by a trusted source