Stand By Your Can

Music by	Christopher Cerf
Lyrics by	Belinda Ward
Date	1990
Publisher	Splotched Animal Music Co.; Sesame Street Inc.
First	Episode 2796

Sesame Street Stand By Your Can

"Stand By Your Can" is an original Sesame Street song that was performed by Hammy Swinette. Hammy sings about the problems with litter, and where it should be put. She sings with a Muppet trash can beside her, eating up the yummy garbage that people (and pigs) put in it.

The song and singer are parodies of country artist Tammy Wynette and her hit "Stand By Your Man."

Ivy Austin (voice of Hammy) performed the song live, accompanied by Christopher Cerf (piano) and Paul Rudolph (percussion) at the "Sing: The Music of Sesame Street" event at the Museum of the Moving Image on August 18, 2019.

Notes

• Performers for the segment include David Rudman (Hammy, puppetry and speaking voice), Martin P. Robinson (trash can and announcer), Richard Hunt, Kathryn Mullen, Jerry Nelson (pigs), Camille Bonora, Peter MacKennan, Jim Martin, and Carmen Osbahr (as Anything Muppets). Additional vocals were supplied by Christopher Cerf and Paul Jacobs.

• The segment was taped on October 25, 1990, and was directed by Jon Stone.

Releases

Audio

• We Are All Earthlings (1993)
• Sesame Street Best (1997)