Changes: Handful of Crumbs

Music by	Christopher Cerf
Lyrics by	Christopher Cerf and Norman Stiles
Date	1981
Publisher	Splotched Animal Music
First	Episode 1702

Latest revision as of 02:16, 3 September 2020

"Handful of Crumbs" is a Sesame Street country song performed by Cookie Monster, accompanied by the Monster Mountain Band.

In this sad country ballad, Cookie Monster mourns over the loss of his cookie, which crumbled in his hand, leaving behind nothing but a handful of crumbs.

Notes

The Elmo puppet (performed here by Jerry Nelson) is used as one of the band members who introduces Cookie Monster.^[1]
Martin P. Robinson operated Cookie Monster's right hand.^[2]

Releases

Audio

Sources

↑ Norman Stiles interview, video interview for the Archive of American Television, conducted on December 12, 2014.
↑ Behind-the-scenes photo on Robinson's website

[1] Norman Stiles interview, video interview for the Archive of American Television, conducted on December 12, 2014.

[2] Behind-the-scenes photo on Robinson's website

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-[[Image:Elmo's Lowdown Hoedown (CD).jpeg|thumb|300px]]
-{{song|writer=[[Christopher Cerf]] and [[Norman Stiles]]|composer=|lyricist=|date=[[1982]]|source=|publisher=Splotched Animal Music}}
-"'''Handful of Crumbs'''" is an original song performed by [[Cookie Monster]] on ''[[Sesame Street]]''.
+"'''Handful of Crumbs'''" is a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' country song performed by [[Cookie Monster]], accompanied by [[AM Monsters|the Monster Mountain Band]].
-In this sad, country ballad, Cookie Monster mourns over the loss of his cookie, which crumbled in his hand, leaving behind nothing but a handful of crumbs.
+In this sad country ballad, Cookie Monster mourns over the loss of his cookie, which crumbled in his hand, leaving behind nothing but a handful of crumbs.
-==Album releases==
+==Notes==
+* [[proto-Elmo|The Elmo puppet]] (performed here by [[Jerry Nelson]]) is used as one of the band members who introduces Cookie Monster.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egv1UvUzVL0 Norman Stiles interview], video interview for [[the Archive of American Television]], conducted on December 12, 2014.</ref>
-*''[[Put Down the Duckie! (album)|Put Down the Duckie!]]'' ([[1990]])
+* [[Martin P. Robinson]] operated Cookie Monster's right hand.<ref>[http://www.martinprobinson.com/portfolio/mentors/marty-and-frank-oz-2/ Behind-the-scenes photo on Robinson's website]</ref>
-*''[[C is for Cookie (CD)|C Is for Cookie]]'' ([[1995]])
-*''[[Elmo's Lowdown Hoedown]]'' ([[1998]])
+==Releases==
+;Audio
+*''[[Put Down the Duckie! (album)|Put Down the Duckie!]]'' (1990)
+*''[[C is for Cookie (CD)|C Is for Cookie]]'' (1995)
+*''[[Elmo's Lowdown Hoedown]]'' (1998)
+*''[[Cookie Monster Mix!]]'' (2019)
+==Sources==
+<references />
+__NOWYSIWYG__
 [[Category:Sesame Street Songs]]
-[[Category: Sesame Street Country]]
+[[Category:Sesame Street Country]]
+[[Category:Feelings]]


Music by	Christopher Cerf
Lyrics by	Christopher Cerf and Norman Stiles
Date	1981
Publisher	Splotched Animal Music
First	Episode 1702