Celebrity self parody songs

R.E.M. performs "Furry Happy Monsters".

Leslie Feist performs "1234".

Sesame Street songs that are parodies of existing songs.

Celebrity Self-Performed Song Parodies

Throughout Sesame Street’s long history, many celebrities and musicians have appeared and performed variations of their well-known songs with altered lyrics about educational content. These parodies usually feature the same music as the original song.

• "1234", a parody of "1234" sung by Leslie Feist
• "Two Princes", a parody of "Two Princes" sung by the Spin Doctors
• "Slimey to the Moon", a parody of "Fly Me to the Moon" sung by Tony Bennett
• "My Triangle", a parody of "You're Beautiful" sung by James Blunt
• "I Soaks Up the Sun", a parody of "Soak Up the Sun" sung by Sheryl Crow
• "Pride", a parody of "Slide" sung by The Goo Goo Dolls
• "Just the Way You Are", a parody of "Just the Way You Are" sung by Billy Joel
• "Don't Know Y", a parody of "Don't Know Why" sung by Norah Jones
• "Dancin'", a parody of "Fallin'" sung by Alicia Keys
• "Outdoors," a parody of "I'm Yours" sung by Jason Mraz
• "Furry Happy Monsters", a parody of "Shiny Happy People" sung by R.E.M.
• "U Really Got a Hold on Me", a parody of "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" sung by Smokey Robinson
• "Put a Lid on It", a parody of "Put a Lid on It" sung by Squirrel Nut Zippers
• "That Grouchy Face", a parody of "Your Smiling Face" sung by James Taylor
• "Hot and Cold", a parody of "Hot n Cold" sung by Katy Perry
• "(A Monster Went and) Ate My Red Two", a parody of "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes" sung by Elvis Costello
• "Plain White T's Song", a parody of "Hey There Delilah" sung by Tom Higgenson, (singer for Plain White T's)
• "Five By", a parody of "Drive By" sung by Train
• "Hold My Hand", a parody of "Hold My Hand" sung by Hootie & the Blowfish
• "Time to Say Goodnight", a parody of "Time to say Goodbye" sung by Andrea Bocelli
• "Everybody Be Yo'Self", a parody of "Everybody Be Yo'Self" sung by Keb' Mo
• "Elmo and the Lavender Moon", a parody of "Kiko and the Lavender Moon" sung by Los Lobos
• "I Want to Count", a parody of "I Want to Rock" sung by Cab Calloway
• "Like the Way U Does",a parody of "Like the Way I Do" sung by Melissa Etheridge
• "No Letter Better Than B", a parody of "I Can Love You Better" sung by the Dixie Chicks
• "Rosita (song)", a parody of "Lucille" sung by Little Richard
• "What Makes "U" Useful", a parody of "What Makes You Beautiful" sung by One Direction
• "Grouch Thrift Shop", a parody of "Thrift Shop" sung by Macklemore
• "Wrong", a parody of "Wrong" sung by Waylon Jennings
• "Don't Take Your Ones to Town", a parody of "Don't Take Your Guns to Town" sung by Johnny Cash
• "Tweet in the Morning", a parody of "Sweet in the Mornin'" sung by Bobby McFerrin

Sound-alike Song Spoofs

The show has spoofed popular-culture with spoofs of well-known songs. These sound-alike parodies feature original, albeit somewhat similar, music to the original (with the exceptions of "Share it Maybe" and "It's Hip to Be a Square", which used the original music).

• "A Cookie is a Sometime Food", a spoof of "A Woman Is a Sometime Thing"
• "Baa Baa Bamba", a spoof of "La Bamba"
• "Barn in the USA", a spoof of "Born in the USA"
• "Be the Count", a spoof of "Be a Clown"
• "Big Bird Doesn't Fly", a spoof of "Big Girls Don't Cry"
• "Born to Add", a spoof of "Born to Run"
• "Born to Learn", a spoof of "Born to Be Wild"
• "The Braid-y Bunch", a spoof of "The Brady Bunch Theme"
• "C Drives Me Crazy", a spoof of "She Drives Me Crazy"
• "Cereal Girl", a spoof of "Material Girl"
• "Count It Higher", a spoof of "Twist and Shout"
• "Don't Stop Your G-ing", a spoof of "Don't Stop Believin'"
• "D-U-C-K-I-E", a spoof of "M-O-T-H-E-R (A Word That Means the Most to Me)"
• "Eight Balls of Fur", a spoof of "Great Balls of Fire"
• "Every Kitty Sleeps", a spoof of "Everybody Sleeps"
• "Everything Goes", a spoof of "Anything Goes"
• "Felines", a spoof of "Feelings"
• "Hey Food", a spoof of "Hey Jude"
• "Honk Around the Clock", a spoof of "Rock Around the Clock"
• "Hop This Way", a spoof of "Walk This Way"
• "I Am Chicken", a spoof of "I Am Woman"
• "(I Can't Get No) Co-Operation", a spoof of "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
• "I Do Not Crawl Around Much Anymore", a spoof of "Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
• "I Feel Yucky", a spoof of "I Feel Pretty"
• "I Gotta Be Clean", a spoof of "I Gotta Be Me"
• "It's Hip to Be a Square", a spoof of "Hip to Be Square"
• "Letter B", a spoof of "Let it Be"
• "Little Miss Count Along", a spoof of "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong"
• "Me Gotta Be Blue", a spoof of "I Gotta Be Me"
• "Me Want It (But Me Wait)", a spoof of "I Love It"
• "Measure, Yeah, Measure", a spoof of "Never Say Never"
• "Rebel L", a spoof of "Rebel Yell"
• "Share It Maybe", a spoof of "Call Me Maybe" (premiered on YouTube)
• "Sing Your Synonyms", a spoof of "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off"
• "Telly's Lunch", a spoof of "The Brady Bunch Theme"
• "Trash Outta Heaven", a spoof of "Pennies From Heaven"
• "Wet or Dry", a spoof of "Black or White"
• "With a Little Yelp from My Friends", a spoof of "With a Little Help from My Friends"

Other Song Parodies

• Oscar the Grouch parodied Kermit the Frog's "Bein' Green" with his own Grouchy version
• Cookie Monster parodied "Elmo's World" with "Cookie World"
• The Elmo's World theme is a musically the same as "Elmo's Song".
• Every song sung at the end of Elmo's World ("The Balls Song", "The Drawing Song", etc) are sung to the tune of "Jingle Bells."

See also

• Songs Covered on Sesame Street
• Sesame Street Parody Sketches