Changes: What Makes Music?

Written by	Joe Raposo
Date	1971
Publisher	Jonico Music, Inc.

Revision as of 20:28, 23 August 2019

"What Makes Music?" is a Sesame Street song about the many things which are musical and how "When you're happy on the inside, ev'rything you hear is music." The song was performed on the show as early as Episode 0220, and was also released on Sesame Disco! in a new disco arrangement.

Bob performed the song on the show in Episode 2979. The song was remade by Elmo, Alan, the Kids, a Honker, a Dinger, Oscar the Grouch and Telly Monster in the 2000 home video Let's Make Music.

An instrumental of the disco version of the tune plays over a segment where David, struggling with his roller-skates, imagines himself roller-skating with ease through Central Park. (First: Episode 1559) (YouTube)

Live performances

The song was sung by Elmo, Rosita, Bob, Gordon, Maria, and Alan in the Evening at Pops program in 2001. The cast also performed the song in the 2009 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as a part of a medley with "Sing."

Releases

Audio

60 Favorite Songs from Sesame Street (1975)
Sesame Disco! (1979) (disco version)
What Makes Music? (disco version)/Doin' the Trash (single, 1979)
Sesame Street Treasury (1980) (disco version)

Video

Let's Make Music (2000)

Publications

The Sesame Street Songbook (1971 edition only)

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-'''What Makes Music?''' is a [[Joe Raposo]] song about the many things which are musical and how "When you're happy on the inside, ev'rything you hear is music."
+"'''What Makes Music?'''" is a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' song about the many things which are musical and how "When you're happy on the inside, ev'rything you hear is music." The song was performed on the show as early as [[Episode 0220]], and was also released on ''[[Sesame Disco!]]'' in a new disco arrangement.
-==Live Performances==
-It was sung by [[Elmo]], [[Rosita]], [[Bob]], [[Gordon]], [[Maria]], and [[Alan]] in the [[Evening at Pops: 2001]] program.
+[[Bob]] performed the song on the show in [[Episode 2979]]. The song was remade by [[Elmo]], [[Alan]], [[the Kids]], a [[Honkers|Honker]], a [[Dinger]], [[Oscar the Grouch]] and [[Telly Monster]] in the 2000 home video ''[[Let's Make Music]]''.
-==Album releases==
-*''[[Sesame Disco!]]'' (1979)
+An instrumental of the disco version of the tune plays over a segment where [[David]], struggling with his roller-skates, imagines himself roller-skating with ease through [[Central Park]]. {{first|1559}} {{youtube|YUTQON7x0_k}}
-==Lyrics==
+==Live performances==
-Big Bird: Gosh! Things sure have changed here since everybody got Sesame Street Fever!
+The song was sung by [[Elmo]], [[Rosita]], [[Bob]], [[Gordon]], [[Maria]], and [[Alan]] in the ''[[Evening at Pops]]'' program in 2001. The cast also performed the song in the [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade|2009 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]] as a part of a medley with "[[Sing]]."
+==Releases==
-Bert: Doin' The Pigeon. Doin' The Pigeon
+;Audio
+* ''[[60 Favorite Songs from Sesame Street]]'' (1975)
-Count: One, two, three Disco! One, two, three Disco! Get down. Get back I'm going back with the beat!
+* ''[[Sesame Disco!]]'' (1979) (disco version)
+* [[Sesame Street singles#musictrash|What Makes Music? (disco version)/Doin' the Trash]] (single, 1979)
-Ernie: It's wonderful! It's happy music. I feel like singing and dancing.
+* ''[[Sesame Street Treasury (album)|Sesame Street Treasury]]'' (1980) (disco version)
+;Video
-Bert: Yeah. Hubba hubba you tell 'em Ernie!
-Big Bird: GREAT!!
-Girls: Do do do. Do. Do do do do do do do. Do do do. Do..etc.
-Kids: What makes music? Anything makes music.
-Kids(with Big Bird): When your happy on the inside everything you hear is music.
-Kids: An old tin can.
-Kids(with Big Bird): That's music!
-Kids: A frying pan.
-Kids(with Big Bird): That's music!
-Kids: A rubber band
-Kids(with Oscar the Grouch): That's music!
-Kids: A paper and a comb! A washboard and a pump!
-(Indistinct) Or a big trombone
-What makes music? Anything makes music.
-When your heart is open wide then everything around is music.
-And music feels for days.
-Like nothing else on earth can do.
-When I'm making music with you.
-What makes music? Anything makes music.
-When you make a brand new friend then everything you do is music.
-La la la la. That's music.
-La la la la. That's music.
-La la la la. That's music.
-A paper and a comb! A washboard and a pump! (Indistinct
-Or a big trombone.
-What makes music? Anything makes music.
-When your heart is open wide then everything around is music.
-And music feels for days. Like nothing else on earth can do.
-When I'm making music with you.
-Big Bird: See how easy it is!
-Oscar the Grouch: I think it's sickening!
-The Girls: DO do do do do do do...ets
-Kids: La la la la.....
-(fade away with trombone solo)
-==Video releases==
 *''[[Let's Make Music]]'' (2000)
+;Publications
+*''[[The Sesame Street Songbook]]'' (1971 edition only)
+__NOWYSIWYG__
 [[Category:Sesame Street Songs]]


Written by	Joe Raposo
Date	1971
Publisher	Jonico Music, Inc.