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{{song|writer=[[Christopher Cerf]]<br>[[Sarah Durkee]]|composer=|lyricist=|date=|source=|publisher=Durkee/Jacobs Inc.}}
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{{song|image=Canttakethat.jpg|composer=[[Christopher Cerf]]|lyricist=[[Sarah Durkee]]|date=[[1986]]|publisher=Durkee/Jacobs Inc.<br>Sesame Street Inc.<br>Splotched Animal Music Co.|first=[[Episode 2351]]}}
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[[Image:Canttakethat.jpg|thumb|300px]]
 
"'''They Can't Take That Away From Me'''" is a song sung by [[Cookie Monster]], who initially sings about having six cookies before various [[Anything Muppets|Anything Muppet]] kids take some of his cookies, leading to Cookie Monster being sad until [[Guy Smiley]] reminds Cookie of how many cookies he has left. Eventually, Guy Smiley decides to take Cookie's last cookie, leaving Cookie Monster sad over having no cookies, until Guy Smiley tells him that he now has zero cookies.
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"'''They Can't Take That Away From Me'''" is a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' song sung by [[Cookie Monster]], who initially sings about having six cookies before a couple of [[Anything Muppets|Anything Muppet]] kids (performed by [[Jerry Nelson]] and [[Fran Brill]]) take some of his cookies, leading to Cookie Monster being sad until [[Guy Smiley]] reminds Cookie of how many cookies he has left. Eventually, Guy Smiley decides to take Cookie's last two cookies, leaving Cookie Monster sad over having no cookies, until Guy Smiley tells him that zero is a number and now he now has zero cookies. Cookie then eats his zero cookies, saying that they "taste great. less filling," (the slogan of Miller Lite beer) before proceeding to eat the plate.
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==Notes==
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*Additional performers include [[Pam Arciero]] (assisting Jerry Nelson) and [[David Rudman]] (assisting Frank Oz). [[Ivy Austin]] additionally provides backing vocals.<ref name=trusted>Documents provided by [[Thread:253692|trusted source]]</ref>
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*This segment was directed by [[Jon Stone]] and was taped on January 27, 1987.<ref name=trusted />
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* A brief clip of the song, but with different voice clips was attached on "[[Count with Me (song)|Count with Me]]" on the 1997 compilation ''[[123 Count with Me (video)|123 Count with Me]]''.
   
 
==Releases==
 
==Releases==
 
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*''[[Learning to Add and Subtract]]'' (1987)
 
*''[[Learning to Add and Subtract]]'' (1987)
*''[[Cookie Monster's Best Bites]]'' (1996, ending cut)
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*''[[Cookie Monster's Best Bites]]'' (1995, ending cut)
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*[[Sesamestreet.org]] {{SSvideo|0db39526-1551-11dd-8ea8-a3d2ac25b65b}}
 
   
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
*[[They Can't Take That Away from Me]]
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*[[They Can't Take That Away from Me (Gershwin)|They Can't Take That Away from Me]]
*[[Cookie Monster Songs]]
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*[[Cookie Monster songs]]
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[[Category: Sesame Street Songs]]
 
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[[Category:Sesame Street Songs]]
 
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Revision as of 19:28, 10 July 2020

Canttakethat
Music by Christopher Cerf
Lyrics by Sarah Durkee
Date 1986
Publisher Durkee/Jacobs Inc.
Sesame Street Inc.
Splotched Animal Music Co.
First Episode 2351

"They Can't Take That Away From Me" is a Sesame Street song sung by Cookie Monster, who initially sings about having six cookies before a couple of Anything Muppet kids (performed by Jerry Nelson and Fran Brill) take some of his cookies, leading to Cookie Monster being sad until Guy Smiley reminds Cookie of how many cookies he has left. Eventually, Guy Smiley decides to take Cookie's last two cookies, leaving Cookie Monster sad over having no cookies, until Guy Smiley tells him that zero is a number and now he now has zero cookies. Cookie then eats his zero cookies, saying that they "taste great. less filling," (the slogan of Miller Lite beer) before proceeding to eat the plate.

Notes

  • This segment was directed by Jon Stone and was taped on January 27, 1987.[1]

Releases

Video

See also

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 Documents provided by trusted source