Sesame Street - I don't want to live on the moon

[Bandit2011able]

This is a sad song i really miss the 90s so much i wish i could go back in time to look at the moments i missed so much

[OneWeirdDude]

This song always gives me cold chills. Awesome.

[Hadra568]

This will be my daughter's lullaby when she arrives.

[friendofGod5]

@Hadra568 awwwwwwwwww

[AirPickles]

1 person is living on the moon permanently.

[Day0081]

I just want to say that this is my fav. song beside the kokamo song but this special song is so sweet and brings me so many memories <3

[Kalessehuine]

Happy 75th birthday, Jim Henson. We miss you.

[bitchingood]

Wow! I used to LOVE this song.I listened to it a million times a day. And don't get me started on the video...

[Padata3000]

RIP Jim Henson, a magical friend from our childhood, we miss you.

[JRS1982]

The Shawn Colvin version was great too.

[TEST4971]

I feel like crying when I hear this song because I don't want to me go to my childhood

[cleverrk9]

This song makes me cry for some reason. Maybe because I`m going to be 20 this march and i remember this from when I was a little kid.

[DZZSwolfborn]

i used to sing this to my brothers to help them sleep every night

i miss my child hood so much now

[happytcy23]

I wish there is lyrics!

[MichaelBrookham]

This is such and easy song to play on the keyboard (key of C) and a perfect lullabye. One of my favourite songs from Sesame Street.

[CGolds235]

I only saw this once in my life, like when I was... six? I'm not even sure. But I liked it so much, and I thought then it was such a beautiful little melody I never forgot it. The other day when I was looking up at the moon I thought of it, and wouldn't you know, I actually remembered how the tune went... and I'm 28 now! How is that even possible to remember something that I heard only once when I was six?? Goes to show what an impact this had on me back then. :-)

[vampirealdys]

@CGolds235 Music does that period: you may have only heard it once, but it holds onto something in your mind and doesn't let go. The Classic Sesame Street songs have that element in spades... well, more like hearts!

[lindsamlia456]

At my school, the seniors sing a special signing off song at our annual school. This is the song we are singing this year. I am so thankful, this is such a great song that brings back so many great childhood memories. Rest In Peace Jim Henson.

♥

[lindsamlia456]

@lindsamlia456

Annual school CONCERT. Sorry.

[Digilady99]

I sang this song to my little baby cousin as a lullaby and he loved it. This song is very powerful and beautiful and it brings back so many childhood memories. But it also makes me cry remembering Jim Henson is dead. Jim Henson, I wish you to know, me and millions of people still miss you dearly and will never forget the gifts you have given us. Please still rest in peace, Jim!!! :'(

[lemondragon18]

@Digilady99 amen

[un4g1v3n1]

Between the moon and Chernobyl, I'd choose Chernobyl if I were you Ern dog...Less radiation...MUCH LESS!

[pureEVA]

this was always one of my favorite songs when I was a kid :) still is!

[sha8808]

always thought this song was sad as a kid...made me sad too

[oliviathefolkie]

The lyrics to this song are on Jeff Moss's gravestone.

[willpianofreak]

My favorite sesamee street song!!

[izeno2]

OMFG I know this movie! does anybody know which Sesame Street movie this is? Please i really need to know! this is my childhood we are talking about

[virginielebeau]

@izeno2 its not from a movie, its a clip from a show

[kingdestroyer1994]

idk care wat anybody says ernie and elmo was my favorite

[sunnygurl09]

I cry everytime I listen to this song!... So emotional and beautiful!!!

[bestof2012]

this is tha gud old sesame street i dnt lyk the new ones i think that there stupid

[labbay]

24??? i am 31!! LOVE VINTAGE SESAME STREET!!!

[lisababy85]

My dad bought me tapes of Ernie and Bert and Big Bird the songs were so awesome and it's nice to hear this one because I haven't heard it in so long. I wanna get the songs for my mp3 player but I can't find the rest of them=( But yay this one is there.

[sgtsbre]

Reminds me of my childhoods. I'm 16 now but I give almost anything to go there again.

[tayzup]

i love this song soooo much haha my baby cousind has this on a cd and its may fav song on her cd haha my other cousind laughs at me but i do love this song

[IndianaChampion]

I love this song. I sing this song to my son and daughter at night before bed. they usually fall right to sleep.

[musicluver975]

Aw...this is a really good song! =D lolz

[lisababy85]

@musicluver975 I am 24 and still love it=)

[thunder951357]

i love this song so much....it brings me back to my childhood and all the things i used to do

[Snarflington]

Why does Big Bird sound so pissy and passive-aggressive at the beginning?

[TriniKrystle]

Stop pressing replay...stop pressing replay..my fingers has a mind of their own..Sing ernie sing...."there's not much to do if ur friends are all fish"..♪♪♪♪♪

[coltsrule1829]

ngu, wow who made this the notice

[mefornow]

This could be my theme song. Seriously.

[PieFights]

NOBODY AND I MEAN NOBODY Does Ernie well but Jim Henson!!!!

[rtivey01]

actually its debut was in the late 70's 1978 for exact

[SHExxLIKESxxBARINAS]

i know all the lyrics to this song and i do a great lipsync

id post it on yt but my settings are retarded

i love this song

NOSTALGIA OVERLOAD

NOSTALGIA OVERLOAD

*brain explodes*

amazing song

[hazelcourt]

i miss my younger days too

[fathiasalleh]

Im crying right now, i am just rembering my childhood:)

[BlackSparklePrincess]

all these songs are so nastalgic, it makes me smile and cry :')

[ajfbville]

I also get teary eyed

[playinthesurf]

one of my favorite moments on tv

[crystalcaze]

i miss my childhood!!!!!!!!!!

[kmami24]

i agree....idk why but this song always makes me teary eyed

[jrpremo99]

This song makes me teary eyed too!

[arzarkhel]

i used to cry hearing this song. even today i was a little teary... why?!?!?

[gtncrnk206]

I get teary eyes too, when ever i watch this! Idk why though! I love this song! it reminds me of when i was a child! ♥ Ernie is still my favorite monster!!!!! :))))

[arzarkhel]

i think thats it for me 2. ernie is awesome!

[dre2you]

ernie= not a monster

[abigailm32]

Me too!!

[carrotass]

i remember when i was a kid, i would sit in front of the tv and watch sesame street just wating for ernie and this song, and i would cry as a child, and as an adult. its a very powerful song,and very good

[MegaMackenzi]

This is my favorite moment in Sesame Street, out of everything else!

[CalistoCoon]

Well, if he visited the moon now, He'd get blown up.

[pikeymutt]

Wow, I remember this... We need more television like this aired to kids, not the garbage around now...

[GinaShay]

I bought the Sesame Street cd years ago. It is a good cd.

[athull08]

I love this so much. There's also a version of this song in portuguese available on youtube. Try listening to that, it's beautiful.

[gingitkchula]

i love this song :)

[kharazif]

this song is unforgettable :) I remember watching this on tv when I was a little kid and singing it all the time! ernie is my favorite! he is so awesome

[xshamanking]

........omg i remember thisi was like 4/3

[labrujitazul]

ooooooh pleaseeee I need you put this videos in spanish version

they are very importants for me

please could you look for them??

[aznman2000]

"you is a"

LOL omg wow man

[nateking21]

Amazing flute track.

[5504berry]

The irony of postings something like this on a Sesame Street clip! I am amazed.

[darkprose]

I'm not too amazed, people are pretty stupid, as, uh, "homeboy" and "credz" have nicely illustrated. As for this song, danasaur, it is very poignant. I would say not to take, uh, "homeboy" too seriously, but, let's be honest, who does? (Does he talk to his mom with that grammar? Tsk, tsk.)

[shelly9797]

this song is so touching. it makes me sad and brings back good memories. this song is so wonderful. sesame street was at its best on all the early shows, now its not as good, jim henson had a heart of gold. i wish he was still around!

[wilek209]

I loved this song as a kid and still do! I had it on video, "The Best of Ernie and Bert"

[janew980]

me too! ^^

[danasaur]

this makes me cry... everytime.

[rainbowmuppet]

aaaw! I remember this...they replayed it sometime in the 90s cuz thats when i was a kid...and the aaron neville version is beautiful too

[thomase13]

I cry every time I watch this.

[flamingoqueen29]

this made me cry! thank you for posting :)

[skeptic26]

Oh, man. I haven't seen this in YEARS. This brings back great memories.

[LadyEdgar]

I loved this so much as a child, though at first it made me incredibly sad, resulting in tears. I guess I haven't changed much!

[Emperorlawson]

WOW.. the memories this brings back.  I feel old as dirt

[kipper543]

i love this song!! it used to be my favorite!!!

[Kevin90028]

I went to the restaurant on the moon once. Great food but no atmosphere.

[camolanphy]

Rim shot! :^)

[Blahbevava]

Sorry to interupt, This is a great song. Very humbling...

[Webhead123]

Thank you so much for sharing these clips! They take me back to fond memories of a simpler time when Sesame Street was the inspiration for so much of my desire to explore and learn and the development of so many personal values that I still hold today.

[Itsdefault]

when our days where much like calvin and hobbes where our imaginations where insane big vivid and even real. Imaginary friends were the best and Your own backyard was years of fun. even if you just had a stick.

[Webhead123]

Exactly right. I loved Calvin and Hobbes, too!

[ImbecilicMoron]

yeah, ignorance sure is foreign to humans! that explains how long it took for the country to have a nonwhite president

[Blahbevava]

I thought the color of your skin didn't matter. We are one Race the Human Race. So how can any of us be Racist? Think about it a little man.. And why did you post this crude comment here? Why dose the color of Obama's skin or any president even matter? A mans skin color dosn't make him what he is!  What he dose with his life through his creator is what makes him a Man! Think about it. Lets stop using a language base that divides us. Peace..dude.

[Itsdefault]

owned.

[TherealRNO]

"I thought the color of your skin didn't matter"

It shouldn't, but people judge based on appearance, political stance, religious beliefs (or lack thereof), gender, and various other factors, sadly.

"We are one Race the Human Race."

Tell that to those exams that tell you to be a race to be (white, hispanic, african american, et al).

"So how can any of us be Racist?"

Segregation and slavery, along with women's sufferage and such things ring any bells?

[J8neSez]

omg i love this song! but it makes me cry everytime i here it...

[Itsdefault]

A song of our childhood imagination of the worlds we would love to visit and still show that no place is like home.

God bless you Ernie. god bless everyone at Sesame Street from the 90's and before. you defined, shaped, and raised our childhood's. Without you guys imagination wouldnt be the same.

[DJFPhantomPhan]

I really can't understand how a rather sweet little children's song could inspire such childish bickering. I don't know what you're arguing about and I don't care, but take it somewhere else. The rest of us are not interested and are sick of having to see it. Either grow up or do this in private. You both seem to enjoy arguing with each other so much that you are willing to do it for several pages. For all I know, you're in love with each other. Take your perverted little obsession elsewhere.

[TherealRNO]

DJF: "I really can't understand how a rather sweet little children's song could inspire such childish bickering."

Well, the user in question started out saying that Bert and Ernie are gay. I cleared up that rumor, but then, the user started acting like a jerk--saying he could say anything he wanted, despite knowing he was acting like a jerk--and I responded back in kind. I never wanted this whole fight to start, let alone span several pages, but he kept raising my ire.

[llcrew56]

haha man i miss this song.

[Vinya]

This clip was a segment in the Muppet's tribute to Henson, yes? Beautiful song. Sesame just isn't the same these days. The old stuff is still the best ♥

[Qermaq]

Um, this is a puppet show, guys.

[TherealRNO]

rainofatoms: Thanks for the clarification.

[TherealRNO]

rainofatoms: Care to translate? I haven't spoken a foreign language in two years.

[TherealRNO]

rainofatoms: Our officials--no matter the race, nationality, orientation, or political party--have spat on The Constitution since Nixon's day and probably even earlier! Our government also talks about God ("In God We Trust", "One Nation Under God", "That They Are Endowed By Their CREATOR", etc.), and yet, many don't believe in Him anymore. In the same way that God's being tossed aside, so have our governmental morals with officials using The Constitution as toilet paper to wipe their butts with.

[TherealRNO]

Heck, despite Sesame Street's spread out pool of Muppets & people of different nationalities, lifestyles, and beliefs, Fraggle Rock (another Henson creation) was devoted to the sole purpose of showing how different societies--or different aspects within one large society--could get along, regardless of differences.

[TherealRNO]

"I feel like this is third grade, when someone called you a name and then started crying and told the teach"

Well, call me sensitive, but even as a kid, I never did something so juvenile as to call someone a name (or worse) just for being who they are. People who do that deserve what punishments they get, honestly.

[TherealRNO]

Maybe it is because I was one of the good kids who obeyed the school rules and thus, was picked on and even ostricized from group games by my peers as a result (therefore causing me to sympathize with my fellow underdogs), but I really stand by the Golden Rule of treating others as you would want them to treat you & since no one would willingly want someone to treat them like second-rate scum (unless they already of a sick mind), people ought to be nice & get along, despite differences.

[TherealRNO]

"who would wait to have good donated to him"

What about those of the working poor who do work their asses off only to not be able to make end's meat (not just due to the economy now, but because of the tried and sad truth statistic of "the rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer, and the middle class is getting squeezed").

[TherealRNO]

"It's My Prerogative--- I can do what I wanna do!!"

But another law concept dictates that the people can NOT just do what they want, as that leads to anarchy and chaos.

"Cuz what I'm defending is the principle of my right to call anybody whatever I want"

But as the ol' sayin' goes...If you can't say something nice, don't say nothin' at all.

Also, our country is neither a republic or democracy. It's a capitalist nation, plain & simple.

[TherealRNO]

"Thus, the sacred territory of individual thought is maintained, and no one is left discarded. I don't hate anyone. But to restrict the extent to which I may express my opinion is an assault."

But sometimes--depending on the situation--this assault, as you put it, can be a good thing, just like how sometimes, violence can only be stopped with more violence, as disturbing as that sounds.

[TherealRNO]

"It is, by definition, uncivilized to IMPOSE civility"

That's hypocritical in itself, though. However, it is the only real way to end hurtful bias of any sort, because no matter what, there will always be hateful people in the world.

[TherealRNO]

'banning "hate speech"'

But do you not agree that such slander SHOULD be dealt with? It IS what caused suicides, rape, and various other sorts of horrific damage.

"It cannot be enforced through courts, policies, or self-appointed thought police such as yourself"

The hell it can't, because majority rules, remember? I'm not saying it's right, given how courts themselves have proven inhumane, but it is how the country works.

[TherealRNO]

"I have never voiced hate, just light-hearted puns, which I will admit were not even very funny." Then why say them? You knew they weren't funny and you knew that someone was bound to say something about them, so why do it?

[TherealRNO]

I know what bias is, thanks. "If I'm not free to have my bias, what will you liberals take next? My guns?" They've limited gun control. "Cigarettes?" They pretty much have banned public smoking. "Big breasted women?" This is something women can't help. "God?" People who are anti-religion have tried, and thank heavens, have not fared well in this endeavor. "Don't fall victim to your own bias against biases you don't like." Even if it's for a just reason?

[TherealRNO]

"Everyone needs to be mocked, lest they take themselves too seriously."

Not if it's a beloved institution known the world over. There is a difference between flattering imitation via tasteful parodies (ex: subtle adult humor in children's shows of the 90's) and outright insulting slander that some people consider "art" (the MTV generation of current crap--including [adult swim]--that demeans not only cultural icons, but real-life people as well).

[TherealRNO]

"who realize that every opinion is as unique and important"

Not if it's biased. Granted, everyone has bias--which we cannot help, what with being raised as we are--but even so, we can curb it by treating others with the respect, care, dignity, and rights all living beings should be entitled to.

"I am simply voicing my opinion on a few fuzzy guys with hands up their butts (whom I learned to love)"

LOL; But seriously, that's how hand puppets--or Muppets--operate. Can't really help that.

[TherealRNO]

rainofatoms: I am heterosexual, but I do have gay and lesbian friends and I don't take kindly to having their orientations mocked. Plus, to the creators who brought them to life & the fans who have sustained their existance, The Muppets are real despite being puppets.

[snakethemack]

This is the most saddest song ever.

[TherealRNO]

rainofatoms: The thing is...Sesame Workshop (formerly Children's Television Workshop), Jim (and now, Steve) and Frank have said that Ernie and Bert are just good friends who are roomates, nothing more & nothing less. Indeed, the values these characters impart are universal and as such, it shouldn't matter what orientation--if Muppets have orientations, that is--the characters would have.

[TherealRNO]

rainofatoms: And what should it matter what orientation they are? They're institutional teachers and almost like family to countless generations (likewise for all of Henson's work).

[fallchild81]

aww i remember this one as well. one of my favorites..:)

[611546]

I love this song.. always have always will.

[611546]

This song captures nostalgia for me... its the best song ever for all time. My My how time flys

[2fashionqueen2]

i love this song my mom uesed to sing it to me when i was lil

[ladybaillio]

i sing it to my 2 yr old daughter for bedtime.

[fadjoint]

best song ever

[TherealRNO]

"Though I'd like to look down at the Earth from above, I would miss all the places and people that I love. So, although I may go, I'll be coming home soon, 'cause I don't want to live on the moon. No, I don't want to live on the moon."

So beautiful!

RIP Jim Henson (Kermit, Ernie, Cantus, Convincing John, etc.)

RIP Richard Hunt (Don Music, Junior Gorg, Hoots the Owl, etc.)

RIP Jerry Juhl (head creative producer for FR)

[mstatz]

Thanks a lot for you beautiful words and dedications!

[TherealRNO]

You're welcome. God bless Jim and his teachings.

[KatanaGeldar]

I always loved Ernie and I hated the political correctness he's been painted with. I never thought there was something dodgy about them being in the same room

[Niobe99]

I feel the same way...now everyone thinks as they would now, not as they would have when their minds were not jaded. I love Sesame street, as does my six year old boy. =)

[TherealRNO]

"I feel the same way...now everyone thinks as they would now, not as they would have when their minds were not jaded."

Not everyone. Some of us adults touched by Jim's work have never lost certain childlike qualities.

[gooddan21]

there's a new version

[witchhuntr]

this songs awesome >=D

[Poopsie25]

When I was little I saw Ernie's shadow on the moon and thought, "hmm weird" LOL

[kazzineaux01]

I would love to see Stephen Merritt cover this song.

[anson06returns]

I like this song is a tragedy

[mstatz]

I don't get this sentence! Did you mean "That I like this song is a tragedy"?

[anson06returns]

yes

[xlovexxpeacex]

one of my fav. songs from sesame street =]

[EnyarAsnamla]

i love ernie!