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{{song|image=GimmeFiveSong.jpg|composer=[[Sam Pottle]]|lyricist=[[David Axlerod]] and [[Judith Freudberg]]|date=[[1977]]|source=|publisher=Sesame Street Inc.|first=[[Episode 1137]]}}
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{{song|image=GimmeFiveSong.jpg|composer=[[Sam Pottle]]|lyricist=[[David Axlerod]] and [[Judy Freudberg]]|date=[[1977]]|source=|publisher=Sesame Street Inc.|first=[[Episode 1137]]}}
   
 
"'''Gimme Five'''" was performed on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' in the 1970s. The singing group "The Lovers of Five" (consisting of [[Gordon]], [[Bob]], [[David]], and [[Luis]]) sang of their admiration for [[5|the number 5]] on a stage adorned with numbers.
 
"'''Gimme Five'''" was performed on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' in the 1970s. The singing group "The Lovers of Five" (consisting of [[Gordon]], [[Bob]], [[David]], and [[Luis]]) sang of their admiration for [[5|the number 5]] on a stage adorned with numbers.
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*This segment was recorded on January 6, 1978 and was directed by [[Jon Stone]].
 
*This segment was recorded on January 6, 1978 and was directed by [[Jon Stone]].
 
*This segment was choreographed by [[André De Shields]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/DAbruzzoTweets/status/1134224169443450880 Stephanie D'Abruzzo on Twitter]</ref>
 
*This segment was choreographed by [[André De Shields]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/DAbruzzoTweets/status/1134224169443450880 Stephanie D'Abruzzo on Twitter]</ref>
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*''[[50 Years and Counting]]'' (2019)
   
 
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Revision as of 09:26, 3 August 2020

GimmeFiveSong
Music by Sam Pottle
Lyrics by David Axlerod and Judy Freudberg
Date 1977
Publisher Sesame Street Inc.
First Episode 1137

"Gimme Five" was performed on Sesame Street in the 1970s. The singing group "The Lovers of Five" (consisting of Gordon, Bob, David, and Luis) sang of their admiration for the number 5 on a stage adorned with numbers.

The song is a parody of "Float On" by the Floaters.

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