Sesame Street - Skin

[iradio2007]

0:17_0:18 is my favorite part ever since i was little ! :) ;)

[DogDays124]

The one person who disliked this is racist

[jackwolf131]

I love you, Joe!!!!!! .......... R.I..P.

[Miketheyoutubization]

The reason that I add Sesame Street- Skin video to my favorites, because I was giggling about Kevin Clash saying "Without Skin."

[princessangel821]

i like this song. it shows that skin is skin and color doesn't really matter. and that ALL skin colors are beautiful, no one is superior 2 another. that's a gud message 2 children.

[PirateBarbieMissLent]

i love this

[IAmNotAFunguy]

They used a clip of this song on the Elmo's World about skin.

[lolomgbrb117]

foreskin

[literalgirl]

This is on the "Sing, Hoot, & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals" DVD, if I'm not mistaken. Love it.

[pbscraze]

Kevin Clash sings this song?! COOL!!!!!

[Hal20062b]

1994 or 1995

[jvfunn3000]

@Hal20062b Actually it's from 1990 the same year that I was born.

[mujinnokoya]

Surviving on hardtack

and beans, we

endured like men.

[nessamaine]

great song!  xo

[macdance71]

Loved how the father was playing with his son at 0:35 and 0:47. Love those father/son bonding moments.

[jtomally9681]

@macdance71 And those mother and daughter moments like at 00:48 where they rub noses. So cute.

[jdans007]

wow what a cool song its difrent

[tinkerbell1800]

i wish for everyone who has issues with another race thats not their own to watch this video

its such a happy diverse song

[hochgirl96]

very random song, but i like it

[WootMapler]

Either that had some kind of witty message or you are really, really desperate to get friends? I'm guessing witty message.

[TELMEman]

If you have no skin, you would have bone, but also flesh, too.

[coondogtheman1234]

and muscles

[TELMEman]

EXACTLY!!!

[phatm002]

and veins, arteries and organs

[TELMEman]

Quite right, quite right.

[lizadivina]

don't forget ligaments, tendons and nerves :)

[pomloplum]

i have to say; i make bath products and i find myself singing this little ditty every once in a while in the bath - completely in the spirit of appreciating wonderful skin - ever so lovely! let's hear it for skin!

[Lindamorena]

i love the diversity in these seame street.

[freefromfolsom]

SKIN!

[Noraschool9]

It was the best!

[lion371]

Where are the boys in this film? They can come to the zoo, museum, aquarium, and botanic gardens with me.

[raposofan]

Not Raposo. To view the entire catalog of Joe's music, visit BMI. Go to the search function, select "songwriter/composer", then enter "Raposo Joe". The first entry is his. Click, and the complete repertoire of 482 titles come up - and even includes the comic cues used on the show. Sadly, none of them is titled "Skin" or "Let's Hear It For Skin". It's easy to get fooled by this one! - Heather, another BMI member

[uofmrules1]

Skin - without it you look like one of the Bodies exhibitions. Creepy!

[OofusTwillip]

And it keeps your guts from falling out all over the floor!

[moatguy]

And it keeps germs out.

[amybeth68]

Actually, Elmo's World has a whole segment on skin..the subject of "guess what Elmo's thinking about today?" and they use this song...but not the same video. It airs pretty frequently (I'm a nanny..just to explain why I'm watching Elmo) So I guess it's still safe.

[raakone]

Hmm. Sung by Kevin Clash. Was it composed by him though? *curious* Just parts of it (especially the kazoo I swear I heard) seems...Raposo-esque.

~Ra'akone

[wattamack4]

Can't be Raposo because this came out one year after he died.

[raakone]

Ok. Well, I said it was Raposo-esque. Anyways, it's cool. I've never seen this one before. I guess it came from the "shoulder period" of 1989-1994. (no pun intended)

And I didn't see anything wrong with these. These were children at a beach.

~Ra'akone

[wattamack4]

Yeah but the mention of "skin" would be kind of racist for todays standards if you know what I mean.

[OofusTwillip]

Not really. They show lots of different colours of it, and they don't say anything about one colour being better than another. I'd say it's totally inclusive and "safe".

[wattamack4]

I know but the word skin itself I think wouldn't be safe for today.

[Mobylene]

It still would be safe. After all, skin is the largest organ in the human body. Kids have to know about skin!

I feel that skin being mentioned in this context is SAFE. Do you see the number of black and hispanic kids in the clip? You'd be colorblind if you didn't!

[film017forever]

It was actually written by Jeff Moss.

[jtomally9681]

@wattamack4 Joe Raposo was great. I miss him.

[Dekobee]

@wattamack4 It was Jeff Moss.