Capitol I

[microbusss]

I hate it when my dad sings this song XD I hope someday to find it on a CD or cassette of Sesame Street lol

[treadley]

I can see the conversation went something like this: I need a guitar, 2 guys and lyrics about keeping an I but a CAPITAL I clean as their career choice. Too good!

[nancyut1]

Is this song by the "been to the desert on a horse with no name" guys? or maybe the style just reminds me of them

[cemetree]

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[CelesteK]

As we work we sing lively tune

"It is great to be so happy on a busy afternoon."

And when we're through with the day's only chore

we go into the I and we close the door.

Capital I

Capital I

Capital I

Capital I

[castprincess]

Sweet childhood days!!!Thanks!!

[fstop77]

All I can say is THANK YOU!!!!!!! Thanks for the memories.

[belial666y]

i have been searching everywhere for this song, i heard this song when i were very young and loved it, and still love it, thanks for posting it for,

[coyote374]

What was te senebefor this all I saw was thw water.

[ZillaFitness]

I loved this song as kid and sang it non-stop!

[ghostinthemean]

good changes

[BillysMum]

fuck yes.

[Beanwobble]

thIs Song rocks alot I love it

[gtz1975]

I want to live in a capital I in the middle of the desert in the center of the sky.

[LonelyVagabond]

Sounds like Grand Funk Railroad

[djtrixen]

@LonelyVagabond no way man.

[wyecee]

I went to Vegas to find the "Capital I" hotel and resort. It should've been there.

[slivertoe]

Nothing pretentious about that. This song IS beautiful.

[TheBrooklynDodger]

Maybe I'm getting pretentious in my old age but there's something so sublimely beautiful about this song, nostalgia aside. I'm surprised this song didn't turn me into a little Wicker Man pagan as a kid!

[Krose333]

I totally agree with you. I've always thought that this song was great.

[CyberBishop]

@TheBrooklynDodger I love the harmonies, that is the one thing that stands out for me. And the nice guitar work.

[StormsongK]

@TheBrooklynDodger I'm right there with you, Dodger. The vibe is so danged groovy, peaceful, and natural.

[deohgesdad]

@TheBrooklynDodger are you sure it didnt?

[rolypie1]

Top tune very close to the lower case n

[picoharmotimpo]

Love it! Great memories. Thanks for sharing.

[gtz1975]

In case you all were wondering the letter I was used in this song 32 times ( 11 that were capital)...

[Kiter5Mom]

this was my favorite Sesame Street Song as a child. THANKS I have been wanting to heat it again.

[gtz1975]

I always expected the Grateful Dead at one of their live concerts to sing this song out of or in to a drumz/space segment ,but sadly I don't think they ever did...

[PandaMishima]

Oh, if they but had, a song worthy of the angels.

[gtz1975]

It would of been pretty trippy if just out of nowhere started singing theis song!

[Batou3]

what does that mean?

[intensenblack]

I knew I wasnt crazy ! I have had this song in my head for 30 years! Thank you sesame street!

[desertmoon66]

It's like an Emerson, Lake and Palmer song with better lyrical continuity.....they didn't even have to jam the word "ladder" into it for lack of any other word to rhyme with "sadder" !!!!

[LTcrew]

looks like Sesame street didn't teach you how to spell "capital"

[789trebor]

I remember this song very well! Thanks for postring it!

[hauyn89]

Wish my job was that simple.

Thanks for posting!

one of my favourites.

[PoPoNellie]

Great harmoniziation.

[ktaboo]

Lol. This sounds exactly like the lower case n song.

[rgeraredz]

It was the 70s. Let's not ignore the obvious--there was quite possibly some chemical enhancement going on.

[ShaiMyst]

lol...say it out right...the people writing these songs were HIGH!!!!

[shimmershine78]

this song sounds like it could be from a musical.

[rolypie1]

This and lower case n Fantastic!!!!

[musicmaster13833]

why do people have to ruin a cool thing with sexual connotations?....truly saddening...still love the melody...dano

[SSkawronska]

Has anyone given any consideration to the subtle masturbatory undertones of the lyrics? Maybe I'm overthinking this, but "polishing the I" could easily be a euphemism, especially "all day long" and "day's only chore" and "so happy on a busy afternoon." Think this was deliberately clever or just the way the lyrics worked out?

[christiantuckerson]

The mind readily interpretes things along the direction of our pre-dominant thoughts. I'm sure the song has nothing to do with masturbation, neither did its writer intend to send out that message. Did you take note of words like "polish" to keep it shine, and the fact that three characters are involved in the activity? What of the ending note: "we go in and close the door"? How can anyone honestly relate the words of such a nice nursery song intended for children's learning to masturbation?

[scumcity14]

maybe sskawronska, you think about dumb stuff too much..who in the hell would think polishing the I would be about jerkin off.

[LTcrew]

who polishes?

[3fitzgrld]

I see I'm not the only "weirdo" who has this song playing in my head from time to time. I guess I could put it to use and learn the chords and play it for my 5 year old son. LOL I still think its a cool song.

[musicmaster13833]

my favorite...i've been wanting to search this for months and i finally did it!...i'm 48 and dig it...what's wrong with me?

[dollfin14]

Because it's an awesome song.

[PandaMishima]

Same thing that's wrong with me, I also want to hear this song.

[normal12008]

ver nice theme one of the best sesame street songs!

[pharaohmanX]

I'd love this song as an mp3!

[davideustache]

HOLY CRAP...is there anything you can't find on YouTube??? This takes me way back to my '70's kid days! Amazing, thanks stardotstardot :)

[VICTORGREYWOLF]

alot of videos, daviddeustache, but they were either taken down due to term of violation, or third party copyright, or by the user.

[AtoZfinewine]

Literally one of my Favorite Tunes of all time. This one is a classic! we ALL live in a Capitol I !

[cantlovethis]

It's so true, we ALL live in a Capital I. This song is metaphorical. If you listen to the lyrics and read between the lines. Like at the end when they go into the I, and they close the door. It's like the walls we build around ourselves.

[PandaMishima]

May they be low enough walls that they work best as fences.

[benabz]

FINALLY - this has tormented me since about 1978! The 'as we work we sing a lively tune' line comes out evrytime I'm gardening or busy. This little clip must be responsible in some primal way for my love of music - it is so tuneful, tense and harmonic - amazing!!!!

[stegaflaps]

Yes.........I sing it to myself too when Im happy and working...........its a "productive,constructive, happy" song.

There are 3 in particular that I hum to myself..........this one...........the "Ladybugs picnic" and most often, "Thats about the size."

[deemoe7301]

I wanted to live in that "I" when I was a kid.

I loved the folk-hippie unity theme that was going on with the "I" cleaners. wonderful skit!... wonderful song!... classic moment in history!!

[FREEASTHESTARS]

omg i love this!

[Dagarvs]

awesome :) i'm still singing this today

[krazykimura]

This is the greatest Sesame Street cartoon of all time!

[momthra]

I agree!!! The absolute best!!!

[pharaohmanX]

Illuminati?,eyes in pyramids?,WOW i never thought of that,that's weird and cool!

[lopezzepol]

The acid was plentiful and the musicians were into it. 'A capital I in the middle of the desert in the centre of the sky' Holy illuminati whacko.

I love this song.

[milofire]

Eye in the sky, illuminati indeed, lol! "I" love thisong too. ;) PeacexXx!!!

[PANYHK]

I saw this once when I was a Kid and have been looking for it ever since.Thank You.

[wenchy2]

i know the feeling, it makes me so happy to see it :-)

[wenchy2]

aw CLASS!!!!

[Eddsqua88]

Its ALL about the Capitol I! Oh yeaaa

[rogerinkart]

Who are these guys? Do they eat? Are they able to go down to the earth? What exactly is this 'I'? When the guy with the ladder comes out to clean what is it resting on? If these beings are so advanced as to have built a kind of anti-gravity device and developed an advanced hydroponic subsistence farming why didn't they develop a self-cleaning 'I'? That way they wouldn't have to clean it. Why spend all day cleaning something that probably doesn't get all that dirty in the first place?

[PandaMishima]

I've often wondered such things myself.

[KihOshk]

Capital!