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[[File:Sesame Street Sad|thumb|300px|right|Little Jerry and the Monotones sing "Sad."]]
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"'''Sad'''" is a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' song sung by [[Little Jerry and the Monotones]]. The song talks about how it's ok to feel sad and to cry when bad things happen. [[Little Jerry]] enumerates some of the things that he's sad about. [[Big Jeffy]] tells him that's it's ok to cry, but that it makes him sad to see Little Jerry so upset. Everybody else in the group feels so sorry for him that they start to cry as well, leading to the whole group in a breakdown at the end.
 
   
 
"'''Sad'''" is a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' song sung by [[Little Jerry and the Monotones]]. The song talks about how it's ok to feel sad and to cry when bad things happen. [[Little Jerry]] enumerates some of the things that he's sad about. At the end of the song, [[Big Jeffy]] tells him that's it's ok to cry if he feels sad, but that it makes him sad to see Little Jerry so upset. Everybody else in the number feels so sorry for him that they start to cry as well, leading the whole band to break down in sobs while forming a group hug.
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==Trivia==
 
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*During Big Jeffy's bridge at the end, his hat falls off, unexpectedly.
 
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==Notes==
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*During Big Jeffy's closing verse, he makes references to the songs "Tears On My Pillow" by Little Anthony and the Imperials and "[[It's My Party]]" by Lesley Gore.
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*Two different takes of the song were filmed (one formerly on ''Sesame Street's'' [[sesamestreet.org|website]] and the other on their [[SesameStreet's YouTube Channel|YouTube Channel]]). In one filmed take (see the attached video to the right), during Big Jeffy's verse at the end, his hat begins to come loose and eventually falls off.
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*The song is referenced twice in [[Episode 2867]]. Once at the beginning when [[Mike]] tries to sing it but can't remember the words, and again when [[Elmo]] rehearses a short version of the song with Big JeffyΒ andΒ [[Little Chrissy]].
   
 
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*[[Sesame Street Singles#madsad|Mad/Sad]] (single, 1976)
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*[[Sesame Street singles#madsad|Mad/Sad]] (single, 1976)
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*[[The Rarest of the Rare Collector's Showcase Volume 3]] (2000)
 
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*[[SesameStreet's YouTube Channel]]
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[[Category:Sesame Street Songs]]
 
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[[Category:Feelings]]

Revision as of 22:59, 6 January 2020

SSSad
Written by Jeff Moss
Date 1973
Publisher Festival Attractions, Inc.
Sesame Street Inc.
First Episode 0584
Sesame_Street_Sad

Sesame Street Sad

Little Jerry and the Monotones sing "Sad."

"Sad" is a Sesame Street song sung by Little Jerry and the Monotones. The song talks about how it's ok to feel sad and to cry when bad things happen. Little Jerry enumerates some of the things that he's sad about. At the end of the song, Big Jeffy tells him that's it's ok to cry if he feels sad, but that it makes him sad to see Little Jerry so upset. Everybody else in the number feels so sorry for him that they start to cry as well, leading the whole band to break down in sobs while forming a group hug.

Notes

  • During Big Jeffy's closing verse, he makes references to the songs "Tears On My Pillow" by Little Anthony and the Imperials and "It's My Party" by Lesley Gore.
  • Two different takes of the song were filmed (one formerly on Sesame Street's website and the other on their YouTube Channel). In one filmed take (see the attached video to the right), during Big Jeffy's verse at the end, his hat begins to come loose and eventually falls off.
  • The song is referenced twice in Episode 2867. Once at the beginning when Mike tries to sing it but can't remember the words, and again when Elmo rehearses a short version of the song with Big Jeffy and Little Chrissy.

Releases

Audio
Online