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Revision as of 20:53, 4 October 2019
Music by | Chris Jackson |
Lyrics by | Joey Mazzarino |
Date | 2010 |
Publisher | Sesame Street Inc. Easy Reader Music |
First | Episode 4218 |
"I Love My Hair" is a Sesame Street song performed by an Anything Muppet girl. She sings about how proud she is of her hair and the many ways she can wear it. The girl, later named "Segi", was voiced in the song by Chantylla Johnson and puppeteered by Kevin Clash.
The video was posted on Sesame Workshop's YouTube channel in October 2010, and quickly garnered online attention for its positive message.[1] Following the original debut of the segment, other airings feature a modified music track.
A new, bi-lingual version of the song ("Me Encanta Mi Cabello") was performed by Armando and Segi in Season 44. The segment was released online on October 10, 2013 and was televised with Episode 4413. Ismael Cruz CΓ³rdova, who portrays the character, re-wrote the song entirely in Spanish for his audition and the producers were so fond of it, they reworked it and incorporated it to the show.[2] CΓ³rdova performed the song on Good Morning America on May 10, 2013.
Background
Sesame head writer Joey Mazzarino told New York Magazine:
Mazzarino also stated he'd like to produce more segments similar to this, even using classic Sesame songs, such as "The Skin I'm In."[4] In a separate interview, Johnson's agent said talks were underway for further voice appearances, and Mazzarino suggested he'd like to continue working with the character.[5] The character returned the following season with a new song, "Change the World." By season 45, the little girl was named Segi and was a recurring character during the season.
Merchandise
Video
Releases
- Video
- Be a Good Sport (2014)
- 50 Years and Counting (2019)
- Online
- Sesamestreet.org original (sesamestreet.org) Mando version (sesamestreet.org)
See also
Sources
- β Davis, Lindsey and Hopper, Jessica. "'I Love My Hair' Video Inspired By Father's Love of Daughter: 'Sesame Street' Writer Pens Song To Help Black Girls Love Their Hair", ABCNews.com. October 18, 2010.
- β "Meet Mando: Sesame Streetβs New Hispanic Character." Mamiverse.com. May 28, 2013.
- β Buchanan, Kyle. "Sesame Streetβs Head Writer Explains the Showβs Viral-Video Dominance", New York Magazine website, October 21, 2010.
- β Sims, Melanie. "Curly haired Muppet is role model for little girls", WLFI 18, October 20, 2010
- β April Bethea, "Making Muppet music", Charlotte Observer, October 31, 2010.
External links
- Sesame Street Teaches Self Esteem - ABC News report
- Sesame Street writer Joey Mazzarino on "I Love My Hair" - CNN report & interview