Episode?[]
I read somewhere (I think in Boober's DB) that this was done in 1991, but does anyone know in what episode it first appeared? (I know it was subsequently repeated quite often) Emma 21:41, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
Cole or not?[]
Cole Porter is listed as the composer here, but does this, the Sesame Street version, actually have the same music as "I Get a Kick Out of You," or did they just write new, similar-sounding music? -- Ryan (talk) 14:43, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
- I checked the ASCAP ACE and BMI Repetoire databases and didn't get anything for "I Get a Kick Out of U", which makes me think they used the same music. I could be wrong, but that's my best guess. -- Melissa (talk) 15:19, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
- Sometimes I'm not sure how reliable those databases are (especially when their identifications, as with "Fugue for Tinhorns," contradict commercial sheet music and soundtrack liner notes), and this was a quick parody. From my own memory, the tune was fairly similar, no *major* revisions, but clearly not identical in arrangement and variation. Still, Porter supplied the template. -- Andrew Leal (talk) 15:22, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
- He supplied the inspiration, sure, but we wouldn't credit the "Material Girl" writers as having written "Cereal Girl." I'm going to take Porter's name out... The text of the article indicates that it was based on his song. -- Ryan (talk) 15:16, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
- No, but we do give credit to the writers of Finian's Rainbow for "If I'm Not Near the Fish I Love" since the exact same music was used, but not the lyrics. The arrangment of the number isn't important, but the melody is. The question is did they use Porter's melody or did they write a new, sound-alike melody? -- Peter (talk) 15:25, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
- And that's the issue which remains unanswerable, unless someone has a clip which could be compared with the original song. All of us are going by assumptions and memory right now. -- Andrew Leal (talk) 15:30, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
- I've rarely, if ever, known Sesame Street to use the original melody, Weird Al-style, when doing a spoof song. Cereal Girl, Rebel L, Letter B, Born to Add -- They're all similar enough to the songs that inspired them to make the connection obvious, but they don't have the exact same music, so Sesame Workshop doesn't have to pay royalties to Bruce Springsteen or Billy Idol. In the case of "Kick Out of U," I don't think we should give Porter credit until we can hear the song and confirm or deny. -- Ryan (talk) 17:26, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
- I've played the clip (which I have on video) quite a lot. I've also heard the original a lot, and it sounds like the original music to me. Emma 21:52, 17 November 2006 (UTC)