Sesame Street - Lower case n

[nancyut1]

Ah, the depressing lower case n song

[lameieuxdesecret]

This is my jaaaaam.

[synthastia]

Oh nice, I never knew there was more stuff like Capital I. What other ones have the same singers? They rocked, I wish I knew he they were so I could get their albums.

[D2Kprime]

I often feel like the lower case 'n' but the rocket ship never comes. :'(

[Todeskaefer]

@D2Kprime That's because there's a worldwide conspiracy trying to cover up the rocketship from public knowledge. What I wanna know is why the hell doesn't she just get off the dang hill?

[D2Kprime]

@Todeskaefer :  Perhaps she has nowhere else to go?

[Todeskaefer]

@D2Kprime But then how'd she get there in the first place?

[D2Kprime]

@Todeskaefer : Who knows. Might be better than where she came from.

[Todeskaefer]

@D2Kprime So ya think she went there to jump off the hill?

[fitzgivesfits1]

This is the first time I've seen this since I was about 7. I used to sing this in the shower on occasions as recent as say 5 years ago. It's still sounds sad.

[greedofraggle]

I listen to this like it's " real " music.

[quirpco]

This should've won a Grammy.

[illharmonic]

i used to have a friend who was a lower case n, and something very similar happened to her too.

[JeffK1980]

This is a beautiful Spanish Flamenco type song. I would imagine to hear how Bob Dylan would sing this song from the early 1960's. It would be him on acoustic guitar with another man singing alto.

[WsWHomeboy]

this is the story of adam and eve

[tubian323]

@WsWHomeboy Actually there was a Twilight Zone episode like that.

[Geedub214]

My brother and I were singing this the other day! I LOVE YOUTUBE!!!!

[kirk92270]

if you watch this and the stuff the kids watch now you can tell america is being dumned down...

[firebouy]

@kirk92270 'dumned' down. Genius.

[kirk92270]

@firebouy sorry i gess im dumb 2 wow i feel like a "dumny" ..

[horizon327]

this is such a downer. It makes me think of my friend tina who lives kind of like that n. I fear for her sometimes.I'm so glad family guy is on right now to take away some of the depression this clip can bring to a person. I'm suprised that show hasnt done a parody of this yet. I wish it would.

[davidpar2]

this skit made me think of cass elliot when i was a kid; i'm not sure why...maybe it was the folk-sound of the music

[dantheman931]

Reminds me a little bit of Trip Shakespeare.

[pazzensutra]

Forgot about this one! Great stuff. (Lower case N's from outer space...what a concept.) Great music too.

[Minkusia]

aw, I miss the times when children's tv had such quality!

[Ratravarman]

I am wondering who sang this because it would not surprise me if it was someone famous like Harry Nilsson. I know Tom Lehrer did some stuff for Sesame Street with his famous "Silent E" ditty.

[mstatz]

@Ratravarman Actually, "Silent E" was from The Electric Company but both shows were closely related.

[illharmonic]

i think harry potter sang it

[pazzensutra]

@Ratravarman Steve Zuckerman.

[LunarMovements]

@Ratravarman My understanding is that this song was written and sung by Steve Zuckerman - who also did 'Capital I'. YouTube user Jbrangwynne53 posted a good copy of 'Capital I' along with some of its history. I would give you the link, but the comment box keeps giving me an error message when I try to do so.

[zangazoo2007]

@Ratravarman The vocals I believe were done by Joe Raposo. (who composed many of the tunes on SS). And I think they layered his voice in the studio which is why the two voices sound similar.

[bbuffalonian]

@Ratravarman - Steve Zuckerman wrote lower case n, Capital I in the sky, and Imagination Rain for Sesame Street.

[Robynavitch]

@Ratravarman Steve Zuckerman did this and also the Capital I song

[ikerus6977]

opening shot, the n in the distance looks like a nipple on a lonely hill.

[lovesPaulRodriguez]

Oh thank you thank you thank you...

[dubs19842009]

Then the two lowercase n's moved from the hill into their own Capital I and started an Inn

[dantheman931]

@dubs19842009 Niiiiiiice.  :D

[srshorey]

I can remember feeling so sorry for that lower case n.

[zacandtaylorrule]

Absolute classic.  I love this one.

[superAJ71]

Seeing the George Washington Bridge from a distance always reminded me of the "n"-like image on this video.

Thanx to all the Sesame Street heads for the videos and reminiscences.

[theivory1]

Wow, hearing these letter songs now just rewinds your head and you are instantly 5 years old again. Amazing stuff from a great song writer.

[Jibjub80]

I feel for the "n." Instead of standing on a hill, I sit at my desk day after day with few friends, but I doubt that a rocketship will bring me a friend who I will fall in love with like this one did for the "n." Even though this cartoon is silly, it makes a point about loneliness. I always felt bad for the "n," because the "n" and I were both lonely.

[Orenotter]

Jibjub, I feel the same way.

Interesting that they chose a lower case n for this song. n is a symbol for an unknown quantity. Might as well be anything. Doesn't really matter. I feel that way most of the time.

[5000queerassStaples]

NERD!!!!

[Orenotter]

Staples:

thank you for such high praise.

[BeatlesFetish09]

I love this song!

[motionjunkie]

Pure Awesomeness. mmm nostalgia.

[trinimom79]

25 years later I still get goosebumps......

[Blackheathguy]

Love this song!!!!

[strathchailleach]

for more than thirty years, i have yearned to hear again the song of the lower case n. god bless you tube.

[MannyDawg0901]

Strange I ran across this too on here but before I looked here I could only remember a rocket and a ladder but I do remember the last time I saw it I was sad and hurt. When I accidently found it on here I was in a state of shock you can say I immediately saved it and must have played it over and over till I Embeded it in my head.

[vigerfa]

@strathchailleach yes you are so very correct.... great to hear old classic things again...

[JuanMamaril]

I actually tried searching for this here on youtube after watching several other Sesame Street clips & thank God this is also here ^^

[sam8824]

Regardless of the nostalgia, this is fantastic music in its own right

[NATED0Go33]

As a kid, this was my favorite lower-case song cuz my name begins with "n" of course. I saw myself as the boy "n" in the rocketship.

[AchanteWweDiva]

omg i cnt believe somebody found this!!!

[dudeulartv]

yes, it was very emotional as a child. i really thought the lowercase n was very sad... it's very trippy, someone was on some kind of drugs for sure....lol.... it still makes me cry...lol YES YES, the capital I, OMG, I can't believe I found these!

[xxsweetGxx]

atleast she fell inlove =)

[VideoFanatic02]

I used to cry when this came on.

[ajwrangler1977]

ME TOO!

[klmozzie]

same...looking back now I think what the hell were they on!

[Trund27]

YES!!! after a thousand years i finally see this again!! i made me cry when i was 4. very touching to a child

[MannyDawg0901]

Strange how time flies by and the little a scene has been with me mentally hoping I can see it again someday.  Something about it stuck with me. I guess nothing is meant to be alone no matter what it is. The funniest thing this scene could've been found a long time ago. It was here in front of me the whole time but I thought that this kind of stuff would never be made available at a drop of a dime. After viewing it I feel great just to know I can see it again at any time.

[Trund27]

You said it. This must be the first time in history where we can re-experience images and sounds that were "lost" to those of us who did not or could not record them. Cool....

[suphxier]

It's not better drugs....more creativity.

[audgeyp]

I can't believe this clip is only a minute long. It seemed forever when I was a kid.

[tau74]

whoa!! finally, i have found this clip. thanks!!

[kevnar]

Apparently they had higher quality drugs back in the day.

[naganokumas]

The lowercase n finally gets a partner.

That's easy for the lowercase n to do. Especially in words such as running, grinning, etc.

But when you are fat, old and ugly, where do you find a partner?

In my next life I want to be a lowercase n.

[PandaMishima]

Ahem to that!

[hezbb]

oh, man, i love this! It and "We all Live in a Capital I" are my favorites!

[ClarkieandStephen]

This FREAKED me out!

that is some scary riffs!

OMG!! I ran for cover with this skit!

This still freaks me out!

It looks like a termite hill!

[BonzoGal1980]

Time to take your antipsychotics, don't you think?

[Teneely]

all time seasame favorite!

[PANYHK]

DAMN... I remember this.

CLASSIC !!!

[ritt75]

Looks different to me feels alot different too now. That rocket looks alittle creepy these days. Very deep though, sends chills up my spine. Makes me think of my special friend tina. I feel like me and her are like the two n's. Destined to stand alone facing the world, but together.

[lewsterrett]

Im waiting for the rocketship also. Id like to be happy like the lowercase n was in the end.

[ClockwiseCat]

just priceless. may we never grow up!

[naganokumas]

I've loved this since I was young.

But I never thought I'd be jealous of a lowercase 'n' thirty years later.

I'm still waiting for my rocketship.

Maybe I should become Cowboy 'O'.

[pupstu]

I've been humming this tune for 30+ years. I knew about half the lyrics and I've always wanted to do it in concert. I may now perform this song as it was meant to be. a single guitar, two back up singers and me. Thanks for the post!

[beverlyortiz]

seriously where are you playing :)

[nataliec1969]

OMG!! This was one of my favs when I was little! It's so great to be able to see it again! Makes me feel like a little girl again!

[KHLV]

This is the awesomest song of ever.

[shandamoon]

This song used to depress the daylights out of me when I was a kid and I wondered why lower case n never tried following all the animals down the hill to see what was there.

[ghettoutlaw]

awesome song...

[Sparkina]

Beautiful tune. ANOTHER one that reminds me of Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd and pre-Ziggy Bowie

[busplunge]

The lonely female n needed a man in her life. he was out flying spaceships and now he`s gotta sit there and be bored with his new girlfriend.he should have stayed on planet x with his sexy little V .

[MsPandaRosa]

@busplunge

I dunno, think the V hooked up with the Screaming I. What else would a lonely n do?

[greenwb]

i loved this song too.... kind of weird and trippy but awesome none the less

[chazcov08]

I used to LOVE this song when I was a kid. Thanks for posting!

[Fisch71]

"The wind is very still, for the lower case n!"

Fantastic! Great melody, a real gem!

[CherJovi]

TYVM Msstaz, just another gem I remember

[bugsyopp]

heavy man

[2kes]

I loved these things! This was awesome.

[flowertrue]

Wow... I had forgotten this clip. This was epic educational programming. If you're going to cry, cry for children who don't have this kind of video artistry in their programming today, or anything even approaching it.

[bobina05]

It's folksy and kinda like something Styx would have done. Very deep. Seems like the music on kids shows today is way to cutesy. No wonder people listen to Brittany Spears. They grew up listening to crap and never grew out of it.

[lynntwill06]

This is my favorite scene from Sesame Street

[regency98us]

sesame street was awesome back then, I am very blessed to have grown up and saw the very first show and the first few years of the amazing talents and work behind it.

[moscowmemories]

regency98us: Yes!! I remember long after I was to "old" to be watching sesame street I would still watch because it's just so wonderful and entertaining in a very intelligent ageless way. I think the old classic SS is better than the new...

[davidpar2]

this was a real goodie

[jack0fevil]

I saw it once when I was 4 or 5, and I knew that I had been touched by greatness. The sight of the lonely little n taught me empathy; the sound of the words, "...and then, one day, a rocket ship..." taught me hope; and the stillness of the wind taught me serenity. Thank Gawd for Asperger's, or I could never have taken it so deeply to heart back then, as to weep 30-odd years later, upon my reunion with the lowercase n.

[zacandtaylorrule]

Ah sweet memories. I used to love this song. Anyone know who performed it? All I know is that it is the same group who did the capitil I song which is also great.

[niceone213]

33 years ago I saw this for the first time.  And yet...its like just yesterday. Is there anything better than Sesame Street?

[YodaBannon]

Tell me about it. These are destined to become classics! LOVE EM!

[lezpretend]

:,( i am a lower case n.

[d72jjpilc]

I wasn't sure if I remembered this from my younger days, until I saw the rabbit turn his head to the sky and the rocketship arrive, and then I thought...YES, I do remember this! Like 'Capital I,' nice guitar tune! Some of the 1960's bands come to mind!

[Akira625]

This was a great way to introduce children to ballads, as well as the alphabet.

[NILBOG13]

Wow I dont know what to say after all these years I love it even more now.

[tmsan74]

I remember watching this when i was a kid!

[eatyouricecream]

in awe...

[nhrollins]

This clip always left me wanting more - how did the n get there in the first place? Why was she on a hill? Why does it make you feel so sad even when she finds the other n?

[fonna]

Because now they are both on a hill alone. A bittersweet ending.

*sniff* This is so emotional!!

[royalmonaco]

WOW!...Still kind of brings a tear to my listening to this clip again :">

[kevnar]

That's awesome. Go lowercase n!

[microbusss]

*cries* still gets me emotional good clips guys

[deim23]

I'm 35 and have always loved this. Even after not seeing/hearing it for over 25 years I knew every work and the image has never left me. Thats how you know something is timeless.

[deim23]

word even

[tntense]

I have literally been searching 30 something years to see and hear lowercase n again. I am in shock!

[dmariomc]

zOMG!!1111

this is as haunting and nostalgic as the Lollipop chasing that little girl

[thecitychicken]

I'm 39. Enough said.

[singinqtpie]

Every single comment says about how the feel sorry for the lowercase n. Think about that. The vintage seasame street ppl had the power to make you feel sad for a letter. Thats awesome. You'd never find anything as good as this on seasame street today.

[luphamoss]

take me back to a time of innocence and fantasy

[kinkeddisco]

I have been looking all over for this! It's my favourite Sesame Street clip ever!

[kainoasun]

Oh my God...I haven't seen this clip since I was six!!! This was by far my most favorite SS song too. I remember wishing I was lower case n's new boyfriend!!!

[debn31]

LOL! That's cute. I always loved this clip... loved the music and the story. I always felt sad for the lower case n.

[ElaineDiMasi]

I totally remember knowing how lonely the n was, even though the animals were her friends. And when he sings "something started coming outside" the little girl dares to hope; can it be??

[Abmin9]

Lifelong haunting. Thanks!

[viomeow]

Thank you so much! I knew even as a little girl that it was the best love song ever written.

[PollupyDeb]

Thank you for posting this!!! My husband never quite believed me when I told him how video would make such a young girl so morose and empathic for that poor poor n. Thank God for happy endings, but what a haunting tune!!!

[malbug]

I haven't seen this in 30 years! I loved this song; it's still good, though a bit strange within the context of singing about a letter. Like the previous response, it does make you wonder what the people at Sesame Street were smoking.

[setheurovision94]

This was an educational show; part of Sesame Street was taking things like the alphabet, key things you learn as a kid, and present them in interesting ways. This is one of a countless examples.

[SecularSean]

Okay if this doesn't prove that the people behind Sesame Street were wacked out on drugs, nothing will. Do you know how high they were when they made this? I used to love this one though, even though it seemed to make me feel a little bit depressed.

[ThePimpStar25]

this is one of my favorites...Please!! we need all these classics to come back...i am 25 and still sing these songs...lol

[thisismypassword69]

that was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

random

[pbscraze]

This reminds me of "Curious George" the PBS show. If in one day George is put under a spell by an evil witch trapping him in a mirror, and Ted is very sad that he's gone. He cries, and desperately has to find him at the beach or the lake him before sunrise, before George is trapped forever.

[harrylbrownjr]

i need to know what sang this song!!! i've reasearched it and cannot find out!

[richardmcboingboing]

steve zuckerman... he also did capital I

[harrylbrownjr]

back in the 70s, a lil black boy in chicago cried when he watched this video it broke his heart... and he loved it.

[DianaDeLuna]

Aw. A little blond girl was crying too. She'd think about it randomly at night, and wake her mom up to tell her she was sad about the lowercase n.

[originalcynn]

@DianaDeLuna...and a little Bahamian boy was crying too...this song so sweet...

[MadKazoo]

Oh, you sweet girl. This touches my heart. A little brown-haired boy could have understood you.

Isn't it amazing how a bizarre cartoon about a letter affected us so deeply.

[auntbecky]

wow, i think this is my favourite comment ever on youtube.

[bethpedone]

a lil brown haired girl cried too... and got the chills just now watching this!

[joolstag]

Oh yeah, this one haunted me too...

[pbscraze]

If you're looking for I In The Sky, Dickonet, type in the words Capital I, Sesame Street.

[pbscraze]

I alwayd cried when I saw this! This made me remember Woody and Buzz being cruely separated from Andy by that nasty

Sidney Phillips. Woody cries in some parts, too.

[auntbecky]

It almost has a Jack Black quality to it.

[contrologic]

thats an awesome observation -- it does!

[contrologic]

have a Jack Black quality to it...

[bestdaddy33]

This is so great to hear this again after all those years. Does any one know who actually sang this. I believe its the same guys that do capital I. Fantastic stuff! Thanks for posting it!

[dogdoo4brains]

Aww, poor lowercase N. This was always a catchy song for me.

[FearItself187]

Man, this used to make me sad when I was a kid! Cool to see it again.

[kll510]

same here fearitself187. I always felt really sad when I heard this song too. But yea it's great to see it again. It's still a sad song though.

[vrikey]

Has anybody EVER noticed that letters have personalities?

Think of e

Think of j

Think of p

and z and x and T

Now this cartoon and song is just the sort of tribute a lower-case n is worthy of.

Only Sesame Street could have discovered that.

[dickonet]

do you have "I in the sky" ? the letter I song...love that song!

[hbofbyu]

The 2 part harmonies of these guys sound better than The Proclaimers ever did.

[MimiW333]

This used to make me sad even though I like the music.

[chekdis1]

Man this was so awesome, MSTATZ, do you have the one with a hole in the bucket and the one with Kermit when the cow jumped over the moon.

[lenanirocksalot]

Very groovy

[henkjuliet]

Poor lowercase n I always felt so sorry for him.

[mightycowhero]

the n is female. "lower case n "SHE's" not lonely anymore."

[busplunge]

both n`s are female!

[mightycowhero]

uh, no.

[PandaMishima]

Maybe the male lowercase n was lonely too, until he found the female n on her hill.

[henkjuliet]

WOW,that brings back some old feelings, I wish they would bring back the OLD Sesame Street so my kids can grow up with it too.Thanks for posting it.

[woodrailking]

Does anybody know the chords for this song? I love it.

[shirlyn74]

I thought I commented already but this is the best. Thanks for the clip. This I like and Capital I they were my faourite songs on SS.

[holiday07]

yay! thanks for posting. been looking for this clip for quite a while, one of my favorites from SS, maybe because of the song or maybe because my kiddie pet name starts with N. =)

[icequeen55uk]

OMG! I haven't seen this in eons, but I've always remembered it. Its very poignant for a kid's song.

[jzapert]

This blew my mind when I was little. Awesome to find it here again!

[raposofan]

I think I will remember the scene at 00:28, where the pink rabbit looks apprehensively up at the sky, forever. It's like it's seared in my brain cells.

[dca9385]

I used to try and sing this for Kathy and she thought I was fucking crazy. Best song ever. I love you lower case n!!! I love you!

[TigerCavill]

Yes a glorious hippy song for the poor lowercase n. I loved this.

[tafferette]

Haven't seen this video in ages, a blast from the past thanks Sesame Street!

[ellethekitty]

I remebered this clear as a bell and sought it out. thanks for posting it so it was here for me.

[dudleydiva]

God, thank you so much for posting this. I am beginning to understand why I was such a melancholy child! Love it :-)

[woodrailking]

I can't believe that a song about a lowercase n can send chills up my spine!

[cdkscully]

I know. I still feel bad for the lowercase n. :(