Sesame Street - Somebody Come and Play (original)

Original film for the classic song by Joe Raposo. This put me in a pensive mood as a kid, but I was captivated, especially by the orangutans' cement enclosure.
From my perspective today, the dated zoo environment is definitely depressing. Maybe that's what led to footage of snow leopards replacing the original visuals. Raposo, however, subtly and artfully kept this bouncy tune from being 100% lollipop, so the original filmmaker's choice of images is still intriguing to me.

wiki article:
http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Somebody_Come_and_Play_%28song%29

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• sesame
• street
• classic
• raposo
• 70's
• 70s
• 1970's
• 1970s
• zoo
• orangutan

[jumpinjax2]

This IS my youth. The show will never be this great again.

[torontonian1978]

only joe raposo could portray the truly mixed sentiment of a child's wonder and sadness like this. this was the type of music that told you as a child 'it's normal to be sad sometimes too'

[CelesteK]

I used to love this. :)

[julpjones]

My mom recently shared a very "motherly" story with me, about how she was pregnant with me, listening to this song; thinking, and I suppose spiritually knowing that this song was to be my anthem... I was always going to be social. It seems this song serves as a kind of story to many people. My mom and I still get emotional when we listen to it. It is a special one.

[kagomeshuko]

Yes, I'm a HUGE fan of Joe Raposo's Sesame Street songs!

[redgrapeskins]

great song ---It was on the sesame street LP years ago! ]sung by the kids]!

[shoofirbin]

joe raposo was a genius.

[MsPandaRosa]

I'm 52 years old, and when I wake up at 10 am, this is still what jingles thru my mind.

Somebody come and play, please?

[classicslover1000]

@jumpinjax2

I agree!!! The original Sesame Street episodes were the best!!! Now today, it's all computerized!!!

The shows today are ok, but they will never hold a candle to the original!!!

[travelplus1]

I remember back in 1989 going to Kindergarten our TV Station KQED had the simulcast of shows on 88.7 FM and I heard this song and broke down in tears as I wanted to play with kids but they teased me. I remember this so well. But now the song has so much meaning and it shows the more friends we have the better.

[GeorgiaKev]

"Somebody come, and be my friend,

and watch the sun until it rains again"

That is so beautiful.

[HippieNiecey]

I agree. It brings happy tears to my eyes. I will never forget these days.