Top Sesame Street Song Parodies
Ever since its inception in 1969, Sesame Street has played a vital role in the lives of millions of children around the world. I mean really, who hasn’t wished that they could spend a day with Big Bird, Elmo, Oscar and the rest of the Sesame Street crew? Every now and then, a musical guest will make an appearance on the show; we here at UpVenue have found some of the best guest appearances for your viewing pleasure.
“Share It Maybe” sung by Cookie Monster, a parody of “Call Me Maybe”
Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen has a way of getting in your head the moment you hear it. Well, if you’re tired of having her version of the song, check out Cookie Monsters version.
“Two Princes” sung by the Spin Doctors, a parody of “Two Princes”
The next time you’re having a hard time making a decision, call the Spin Doctors, they’re great musical mediators. Who will Zoe choose? Telly or Elmo?
“Outdoors” sung by Jason Mraz, a parody of “I’m Yours”
Jason Mraz doesn’t like being stuck indoors, so he sings about everything he likes about the outdoors.
“Dancin'” sung by Alicia Keys, a parody of “Fallin'”
It seems like Elmo gets to chill out with all the babes. In this clip, Elmo and Alicia Keys reminisce about all the dancing they’ve done in the past. Elmo being the little player that he is, sneaks in a kiss at the end.
“Don’t Know Y” sung by Norah Jones, a parody of “Don’t Know Why”
Elmo tries to comfort Nora Jones when she’s stood up by the letter Y. Will “Y” show up? Why did “Y” leave Nora all alone? Why!?!?!
“I Soaks Up the Sun” sung by Sheryl Crow, a parody of “Soak Up the Sun”
Beach parties are fun, but the party only starts when the letter “I” gets there! When you’re a busy letter like the letter “I”, sometimes all you want to do is soak up the sun on the beach.
“My Triangle” sung by James Blunt, a parody of “You’re Beautiful”
What makes James Blunt sad? Losing his triangle of course.
James explains to Telly the reasons why he loves his triangle so much. Telly understands his pain singing, “it must be those angles that put a smile on your face, not to mention the hypotenuse”. Deep.
“Slimey to the Moon” sung by Tony Bennett, a parody of “Fly me to the Moon”
When our favourite little worm, Slimy goes on a space mission to the moon, Tony Bennett sings about his adventures in a parody of, “Fly Me to the Moon”
“Pride” sung by The Goo Goo Dolls, a parody of “Slide”
With a name like Goo Goo Dolls, you’d think they were a band made up by the Sesame Street writers, but no, the Grammy nominated band created that name themselves. They appeared on the show performing a parody of their hit “Slide”.
John Rzeznik and the rest of the guys teach Elmo that the great feeling he gets when he ties his shoes and gets dressed by himself, is pride.
“1234”, sung by Leslie Feist, a parody of “1234”
Sesame Street and counting go hand in hand, so having Feist on the show singing a parody of her hit “1234” was fitting.
From counting four monsters, four penguins, and four chickens we learn the basics of counting to four with this Canadian songstress.
“Furry Happy Monsters” sung by R.E.M, a parody of “Shiny Happy People”
What could be better than shiny happy people? Furry happy monsters of course!
This song is a rollercoaster of emotions from all of the monsters being really happy, to them feeling sad. Have no fear, the monsters get happy once again after R.E.M’s Michael Stipe tells them, “you don’t have to cry, we can be happy!”
Valuable words of wisdom if you ask me.
“Hot N Cold” Sung by Katy Perry, A Parody of “Hot N Cold”
Unfortunately for Katy Perry, parents found this video to be too hot for their kids. After only a few days, this video was pulled from the Sesame Street website mainly because Katy’s outfit was deemed inappropriate.
This parody of Perry’s “Hot N Cold” features Katy chasing Elmo around the streets trying to figure out why Elmo is giving her the cold shoulder.