We Are All Earthlings (song)

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"'''We Are All Earthlings'''" is a song about the various kinds of creatures that live on [[Earth]]. It is sung by a boy and [[Elmo]], with several animals, including [[Little Bird]], [[Poco Loco]], [[Chicago the Lion]], [[Fish|a fish]], [[Goat (Sesame Street)|a goat]], [[Turtles|a turtle]], [[Robin (Sesame Street)|a robin]], [[Frogs|a frog]], and [[Toucan|a toucan]].

The song was performed again in 2002 by [[Jill Scott]] and some more animals, including Chicago, [[Randall the Zebra|a zebra]], [[Alexis the Giraffe|a giraffe]], [[Gnu|a gnu]], [[Raccoons|a raccoon]], [[Julius the Spoonbill|a spoonbill]], [[Horatio the Elephant|an elephant]], and others. {{first|3981}} Later that year, the cast performed the song in the [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]].

Also in 2002, a portion of the song was used, as sung by Elmo, in a spot for [[PBS]] in preparation for [[Earth Day]]. An extended version was later used as a general PSA about talking to kids, including vocals with [[Big Bird]] (in the original version of the song, Big Bird can be seen in his nest in a clip).

This song was also sung by the cast of ''[[Plaza Sésamo]]'' in [[Episodio 828|Episode 828]], with the song renamed "Planeta Tierra," which means "Planet Earth."

==Notes==
*Performers in the original version include [[Jerry Nelson]] (the boy), [[Kevin Clash]] (Elmo), [[Fran Brill]] (Little Bird), [[Martin P. Robinson]] (the fish), [[Jim Martin]] (the goat), [[David Rudman]] (Chicago), [[Bryant Young]], [[Carmen Osbahr]], [[Pam Arciero]], [[Ed Christie]], [[Kathryn Mullen]], [[Joey Mazzarino]], [[Peter MacKennan]], [[Camille Bonora]], and [[Richard Hunt]].<ref name=trusted>Documents provided by [[Thread:253692|trusted source]]</ref>

*The original version was taped on November 29, 1990, and was directed by [[Jon Stone]]. The Jill Scott version was directed by [[Ted May]].<ref name=trusted />

*In international versions of the segment, the clip of Big Bird was plastered with an alternate clip of a chick hatching from an egg.

==Releases==
;Audio 
Original:
*''[[We Are All Earthlings (album)|We Are All Earthlings]]'' (1993)
*''[[Sesame Street Celebrates!]]'' (1994)
*''[[Platinum All-Time Favorites]]'' (1995)
*''[[Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music]]'' (2003)
*''[[All-Time Favorites 2]]'' (2018)
Sesame Street LIVE:
*''[[Out of This World (soundtrack)|Out of This World]]'' (2003)
;Video 
Original:
*''[[Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals]]'' (1991)
*''[[Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years]]'' (1993)
*''[[Animals Everywhere]]'' (2005)
Jill Scott:
*''[[Love the Earth!]]'' (2008)
;Online
*[[SesameStreet's YouTube Channel]] original version: {{Youtube|ttwP02WXB0I}}, Jill Scott version: {{youtube|fRvCAd3LyZc}}
;Publications
*''[[The Sesame Street Songbook]]'' (1992 and 2007 editions only)

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