Sesame Street - Everybody Sleeps(originol version)

[Jennafu832]

Totally loved this when I was little... :)

[mcog2006]

Wow, so totally remember this. Really good memories

[MUSICTRACEY]

I'll be 42 Oct 7. This Vid takes me back to my childhood. I feel so happy, joyful, and peaceful whenever i hear this music and the guys voice.

I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!!!

[ToastJammz]

Even Jesus needs his sleep...

1:09

[luvgirlsfeet]

i wish i was back in that era all over again

[headphone355]

This original version included the line "All animals and people evry day of the week", which I thought was totally dopey. I much prefer the updated version which replaces that nonsensical line with the much trendier "Mountaineers on mountain tops and divers in the deep".

[Isaacsac4]

I like the one where the guy falls off the chair.

[nerkman]

Oh to be that kid in the car seat...

[Pocockable]

Does anyone have the sketch of the African boy putting on his pajamas, going to bed with his teddy bear, and dreaming about his day?

[MrPman851]

I wish this and other Sesame Street songs were available on iTunes.

[sweetlife031]

Those two girls at 1:31 are doing anything but sleeping lol

[duckfan2378]

Absolutely classic! I was watching Sesame Street with my goddaughter when the updated version of this song came on. You would have thought I was the kid. I got so fired up! ha ha. Thanks for the link

[toonguy06]

the guy falling out of the chair looks a LOT like John lennon

[LoveLennon28]

@toonguy06 bah! no he doesnt! more like tommy chong

[Jibjub80]

In the very beginning of this segment, it seems more like the guy is tossing and turning rather than engaging in restful sleep. However, the kitty at 0.42 looked so blissful.

[Marbles471]

The woman sleeping in shadow at 1:18----man, that image just looks so blissful. My eyelids get heavy looking at that. [Yawn]

[RetroJem]

i remember this video so well

[Screech1920]

For those people who are interested this was first aired on Sesame Street on November 27, 1972.

[Smartboy8877]

@Screech1920

Thank you very much for that information!

[sethypoo2000]

cool

[PuroSkaSka]

I've had this song in my head for a few months now.. i was starting to wonder where i got it from..now i know. sesame street.

[mootbooxle]

Oh man this brings my childhood right back!

[jude1871]

Type in Madeline Kahn and Grover

or Diana Ross Reach out and Touch Someone Muppet show...that'll bring back memories.

[ashleyjuliette22]

The guy sleeping on :47 makes me nervous! It looks like he is going to fall off! lol

[1985Nebraska]

This is the version I remember because of the sleeping cat.

[finnishminnow]

Same here.

[smokeyj9]

This my Sesame Street. I was born in 1966. I'm so much a kid now. Where is my milk and cookies? If only we could bring back Mr Hooper!

[hsuehhs]

0:44 man is crazy sleep on top of a bridge how did he get up there?

[Ace0414]

NYC construction worker take naps that way

[shinyglass]

aww how cute is that baby

[dogdoo4brains]

Well, I grew up in the 80's, but I so remember this version well, and I agree that this version is much cooler than the newer one. I love the little sleeping cat ... So cute. I remember thinking of this song as a child whenever I would find myself trying to fall asleep at night, and Joe's voice was so soothing. R.I.P, Joe.

[magistr88]

Great song from a show that was innocence personified and was probably the cornerstone of the first 5 or 6 years of my life! Well actually it was Sesame Street, Mr. Rogers and the Mickey Mouse Club (the one with Blair from Facts of Life, Todd Bridges and Mindy Feldman-wah,wah, wah). Maybe it was just me, but the 70's was a great time to be a kid!

[winterjason81]

What railroad line and station was the train scene at the end filmed on. Just wondering.

[tpirman1982]

Wow! The train didn't wake that guy at the end up.

[tvercetti1970]

.....if the train didn't wake him up,he must

be a heavy sleeper.

[wileyk209zback]

@tpirman1982 That's for sure! I've heard freight trains many times, and they are NOISY, especially compared to the MBTA commuter trains going through the area. The only difference is that the freights here use diesel locomotives, while the train in this video used an older Pennsylvania Railroad E44 electric locomotive.

[anniehall4000]

the hippies in the VW bus, that was hilarious!!!

[BricktownBubba]

@anniehall4000 damn hippies.

[spiked200]

i am so much like that first guy when i sleep.tossing and turning.

[megbieniek]

My kids watched this when little. They thought the man who sleeps when the train goes by was their father. Looks just like him. Then they would want to know what he was doing on tv. Sleeping Obviously. Made me laugh.

[PetLadybug]

was that John Lennon in the chair???

[sommerssmith]

No I don't think so. John Lennon probably was clean shaven by 1972.

[RadAlly]

hahahhaa looks like Chong!

[bassman5588]

its funny when the one guy falls out of the chair. that book must have been really boring.

[finnishminnow]

@bassman5588 You are so right! :D

[jrheitm]

OH MY GOSSHH! i havent seen this in forever too! i love ittt i always member thinkin about that guy that was sleepin on the ground and the guy that falls out of the chair haha and all the animals does anyone remember the "somebody come and play with me" song with the leopards?

[dollartornado]

I haven't seen this in probably 30 years. And yet it all came back to me!  It's amazing how songs can trigger memories. Thanks for this!

[benamy02]

this song makes me cry i so miss my childhood

[tpirman1982]

Be glad it's back here on YouTube.

'Cause YouTube rocks!

[bethpedone]

LOL @ that car seat (Could that car seat be any less safe? No straps!), the VW bus, the hippie who falls out of chair... gotta love the 70s.

[kgsd24]

I absolutely love this song. I remember most the man sleeping up on the metal framing and the child in the car seat. Wow, what a trip!

[ladybaillio]

I always wanted to cuddle when I saw this. Too bad that wasn't available. Waaaaa..I'll shutup.

[lizzykat2]

This makes me wanna go to bed at when my mom and daddy go to bed

[benamy02]

y u say that for

[vermiciousk]

Yaaaaay! It's the version with the hippie falling off a chair! RAWK!

[videoguy100]

I really like this version more than the new one of this song. It makes me feel young. BTW, love the train at the end. Great post.

[videoguy100]

I meant to say of this song, I like this version more than the new one. I also meant train scene.

[LilacLilly007]

this making feel sleepy

[MIKECNW]

How did they come up with the idea of the amn sleepng on the bridge.

He turns and whooooooooa!

Glad that didn't happen.

Wonder why they allowed that train in the picture.

[rmumusicalrob]

0:43-0:47, looks really dangerous.

[foreverzero0]

Definitely Jim Henson.

[djdave921]

I Had this on Bedtime Stories and Songs video.

[zacandtaylorrule]

He also looks a little like Tommy Chong.

[Barogas]

I think that's Jim Henson falling off the chair. Hilarious. I hate the newer version, thanks for posting this.

[enolastraight]

Is that Jim Henson or John Lennon falling out of the chair?

[almadora]

wow the white cat reminds me of my Eiger. may he rest in peace with the diginity he retained in life.

amen.

[lizzykat2]

Hey That white cat you were seeing looked kind of like my friend's cat Snow Ball I have a black cat

Her name is Kally

[wiley207]

If the kids sang this with those screechy voices, then this skit wouldn't be as good as the real one with Joe Raposo singing it.

[mstatz]

Thanks for posting a better quality copy! I am going to re-post many of my segments in full frame one of these days. I can't do much about the audio quality though. I recorded all my stuff without cable. By the way, where did you get this clip? I don't remember it being on the DVD set but it may have been.

[wattamack4]

It is off the dvd(episode 406),and this copy came off the dvd.

[JeffSigmund]

where could I get the dvd?

[wattamack4]

Ebay.

[raakone]

Very nice, I like it. Parts of it are definitely funny. And the song...well, it's a Raposo song, need I say more?

~Ra'akone