The Electric Company - The Sweet Sweet Sway

Mel Mounds (Morgan Freeman) introduces another song from the second lineup of the Short Circus: Allison (Denise Nickerson, who played gum chewing Violet in Willy Wonka), Julie (June Angela), Zachary (Douglas Grant), Buddy (Stephen Gustafson), and Kathy (Melanie Henderson).

This song, written by Joe Raposo, has to be near the top of my list of all time favorite songs from the Electric Company. If they had released it as a 45rpm single, who knows how many copies it might have sold.

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[jagman31]

When was this made?

[NantoVision1]

@jagman31 It was made in 1972.

[texasghost]

Sorry...I will always remember Denise Nickerson as Violet Boreguard.

[NantoVision1]

@texasghost Nothing wrong with that. "By gum, it's gum!"

[sammizu0]

That was....freaking adorable

[jeopardy60611]

I met Denise Nickerson at Comic Con in Rosemont, IL. She sang the "Sweet Sweet Sway" and the "Bicycle" song for me when I told her I was an Electric Company fan.

[blackamerican40]

At 2:15

[blackamerican40]

The only one with rhythym is the black woman. You go girl!! Boogie down!!

[timpriddy73]

SUPER SOUL

[rickstheone]

@monajonesy You said it! I was born in the early 70s. The new EC does not even compare to the original.

[TELEVISIONARCHIVES]

I met Denise Nickerson at a Willy Wonka Reunion.

[regvision]

@MAinsworth0375 sad to say that i never watched darkshadows, but are you saying that she played more than one role on darkshadows??

[wardragonprime]

@texasghost

I'll always remember her from Dark Shadows.

[oMOTHo]

Man how cool were the 70's?

[pardyhardly]

@gemini9921 thats becuz they fat.

[TheRealThreeP]

Got any gum?