Sesame Street - "Barn in the USA"

[NukeIt2Bdone]

I remember this, I took it very serious 20 years ago, I'm laughing my ass off now

[thefuture115]

are those deer in the barn?

[LoveMyZJ]

Hardcore!

[Finobini]

this is brilliant stuff

[sixburgh97]

Clarence got his solo in!

[hollygolightly101]

Is that, by any chance, a reference to that SNL Eddie Murphy sketch?

[TelephoneRock4ever]

This is epic!! Gotta love Chris Cerf. When I first saw this, I only remembered the chorus. Glad to see this again.

Bruce Stringbean almost sounds like Little Chrissy! :-D

[Tigerpuffer]

This reminds me more of Seeds than Born in the USA.

[Stein986]

Springsteen looks like an arsonist ready to torch the barn........in the U.S.A.

[TheSpecialOpps]

@Stein986 lolz, and he must've burned it...in America

[Stein986]

Some of us baaaaaa and some of us pray.............to the devil.

[superhaloaddict]

got to love how its about conformity

[rachiekins2391]

i remember when i first saw this. it was in 2001. my grandmother, who is supremely religious, told me to change the channel because it was rock music and rock is satanic.

now i am 17 years old, watching this and all i can say is fuck you grammie, this stuff is awesome.

[theprof5]

this got creepy

[oroj]

that goat/sheep thing was freakin me out

[CallumJStewart]

Wow. The minor key makes this sound really forboding and dark.

[TelephoneRock4ever]

Which makes it so cool. ;-)

[jackwolf131]

This is a parody of Bruce Springsteen's song: "Born In The U.S.A."

[athull08]

lol yeah, by Bruce Stringbean and the S Street Band

[marinoshulagreise]

good observation there buddy :)

[riceboy1701e]

Cute! Excellent video!

[Patriot427]

Is it just me or does this song sound really dark?

[Sonofmothernature]

It's not just you... I can feel it too.

[kananase]

"Born in the U.S.A." sounds happy

but "Barn in the U.S.A. sounds dark and scary.

[SBIMEZM86]

@kananase considering the lyric content of both, it's downright ironic

[rambleonrose93]

the minor key makes it disturbing

[hideyhobox]

lol. "barn" in the usa

[brianklick]

God i love chris cerf's songs

[ShereKhanTiger]

Pro agriculture... Farm Aid!

In the barn in the USA!!

[oysteinre]

I looked at wikipedia and it stood that they`re called Bruce Stringbean and the s street band

[zargotelc5]

lol

[TheaterServant]

yeah they're a parody of Springsteen and the E Street Band

[EtienneNirvanaBob]

O realy?

[BuddyBoy600]

Sesame Street is turning 40 years.

[seanfanning1]

The chorus of this actually sounds darker than the original Born In The USA. It is in a minor key instead of major, kind of dark and spooky for muppets lol.

[LordOfAllFevrsNPlags]

yeah i noticed that too

[Feemsh]

Yeah, I noticed that too.

[jonvoid]

yeah i noticed that too

[stayinclassy247]

yeah i noticed that too

[panthrosmoke]

Is that buster or fred

[Dunkinprodigy]

OMG!!! I've been looking for this one for years!!!

[Yaziza]

how hot is the puppet springsteen

[ItachiUchiha090987]

LOL the chicken playing the sax

[lilkenobi]

i want that "bruce" muppet... he looks so cool

[ItachiUchiha090987]

HAHA!! OMG!! I remember this one too XD!!!

IN A!! BARN!! XDDDDDDD OMG!! Bruce needs to see this XD!

[Shadowhawk28]

i wonder what Bruce Springsteen would have said if he ever saw this?

[rainbowblood413]

Why is this song so minor?

[jeopardy60611]

I wonder if they changed the tune to get around paying royalties to Bruce Springsteen.

[lilkenobi]

I thought you were allowed to use someone else's work for parodies or satirical purposes without worrying about all that though... At least that's the law in some places.

[Nockyout]

I miss this song and it's one of my favorites Christopher Cerf is my favorite singer!

[ap2152002]

That's a very good song and the chicken plays a great sax.

[jacobwolf11]

lol you guys watch sesame street aften?

dude old school street ruled

bruce springstein rules

[Nightmastercool97]

LOL at the chicken playing the saxaphone.

[EsmeAmelia]

I've been looking for this song for SO LONG. THANK YOU THANK YOU for posting it!

[Nightmastercool97]

LOL at the chicken playing the saxaphone classic parody of Bruce Springstiens Born in the USA.

[triviaer]

Which animals does Jim Martin perform?

[Babe5677]

I so remember this. This is from the 1990's I think. The Chicken is a really good sax player. I wish I owned this barn so me and these cute animals can sing and dance together. You know the chicken who plays the sax is she voiced by Louise Gould? I would love this song on my mobile phone and my I pod and CD and DVD. That would be so cool. Has anyone got any clips from Elmo in grouchland and cinderelmo? Also has anyone got this song in aribic? I wonder what Sesame Street is called in aribic?

[edaposrecks1]

That mouse looks kinda like Tutter

[Garrettk41]

I can't tell whether or not Martin is also the donkey. Anyone know? Also, I think Pam is the cat and Fran is the duck.

[triviaer]

Either the donkey is voiced by Martin or Jerry Nelson; it's hard to tell myself. Also, I disagree with Fran being the duck because I think she is the mouse with the duck being Kathryn Mullen. And from your previous comment above, which ones does Jim Martin perform?

[Garrettk41]

I'm not certain. I got this information from Muppet Wiki. And I do in fact here a bit of Kathryn Mullen's voice in the duck, but Fran's as well. Like I said, I'm not sure about anything with this song. I can tell you one thing, though: the donkey is definitely not Jerry Nelson. I don't think he's in this one at all.

[Garrettk41]

Incidentally, more about this song has been added to Muppet Wiki, including more performers, and Kathryn still isn't among them. I'm still leaning towards the duck being Fran.

[mrhorgan]

YES! I always enjoyed watching this skit involving Bruce Stringbean and I couldn't get enough of this when I was younger...

[jmmuppetman]

Sesame Street Bruce Stringbean Christopher Cerf Buster Horse A Donkey Martin P.Robinson A Dog Kevin Clash Chicken Joseph Mazzarino A Cow Lousie Gold Animals Fran Brill Pam Arciero Steve Whitmire Jim Martin 1990s

[KingSlifer]

that chicken is one heckuva sax player!

[rocketstevo]

Yay! Another great video sawing14s. You are the greatest again.

[raakone]

Is the horse Buster or Fred? I noticed Merryl Sheep is there!

[Garrettk41]

Looks more like Buster to me, plus he's performed here by Martin Robinson.

[mygirlfriendisback]

I might as well called this song "Barn in the U-N-K, IN A BARN IN THE U-S-A" LOL

[mygirlfriendisback]

I love this

[mygirlfriendisback]

another parody in the '90 was 2 live crew's "Banned in the USA"

[Garrettk41]

I wondered if this would of ever turn up. I only saw it once when I was young. Performers here are Jim Martin, Martin P. Robinson, Louise Gold, Pam Arciero, and Fran Brill.

[MarshalGrover]

I think Noel McNeal is the turkey

[MarshalGrover]

And Kevin Clash is the dog and Joey Mazzarino is the chicken.

[Garrettk41]

Right. I meant to say performers included...

[MarshalGrover]

I heard this all time on that SS Radio on the SS website.

[neocelestia]

Just curious, what year is this clip from? Nice parody btw

[mygirlfriendisback]

According to Muppet wiki, its from 1991