- Audio CD (2 Sep 2003)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Box set
- Label: Koch Records
- ASIN: B00133KENQ
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 157,705 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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26 Mar 2009
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Whether you are a fan of Sesame Street or just wanna teach your kids the
A-B-C's and 1,2,3's...Songs From The Street: 35 Years of Music is a fantastic CD.
Songs like "The Pin Ball Number Count", which teaches how to count to twelve while using a fast upbeat rhythm, and "Ladybug's Picnic" which also teaches to count to twelve using a fast upbeat rhythm.
Then there are songs that teach about numbers like "I've Got Five People In My Family", which teaches about the number five and teaches about family members, and "I'v Got Two" which teaches about the number two and about body parts (two eyes, two ears, two arms, etc.)
My Favorite songs are the nonsense songs like "Rubber Duckie" and "What's The Name Of That Song" which taught me to LOVE music.
This CD is educational and fun to listen to. Parents can reminscence about the songs they grew up with and teach their kids their A-B-C's and 1,2,3's and teach other things like "Everybody Sleeps".
A-B-C's and 1,2,3's...Songs From The Street: 35 Years of Music is a fantastic CD.
Songs like "The Pin Ball Number Count", which teaches how to count to twelve while using a fast upbeat rhythm, and "Ladybug's Picnic" which also teaches to count to twelve using a fast upbeat rhythm.
Then there are songs that teach about numbers like "I've Got Five People In My Family", which teaches about the number five and teaches about family members, and "I'v Got Two" which teaches about the number two and about body parts (two eyes, two ears, two arms, etc.)
My Favorite songs are the nonsense songs like "Rubber Duckie" and "What's The Name Of That Song" which taught me to LOVE music.
This CD is educational and fun to listen to. Parents can reminscence about the songs they grew up with and teach their kids their A-B-C's and 1,2,3's and teach other things like "Everybody Sleeps".
24 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Nostalgic for adults, but dull for the kids
13 Aug 2008
Format:Audio CD
Like many other people in their 30s, I grew up watching Sesame Street and had a few Sesame Street records that I listened to back then. Now that I have two small kids, it's been a joy to watch Sesame Street with them, even if the show has changed a bit from those early days.
I got Songs From The Street ostensibly for my kids to listen to, but in truth it was really for myself. Old favorites like "Rubber Duckie" and "I Love Trash" bring back good memories. My kids, on the other hand, couldn't care less. Ernie and Oscar are still on the show, but they take second fiddle to stars like Elmo and Abby Cadabby these days. Besides, they don't want to /listen/ to Sesame Street, they want to /watch/ it. They'd rather listen to The Wiggles.
If my kids were to review it, they'd give it a 1-star rating, but I have a hard time rating anything with the original "Rubber Duckie" that low. But the collection only contains a few of those old favorites. Perhaps because of the lack of memorable songs in the later years, half of the collection consists of performances by special guests instead of great children's music. These guests range the gamut from Stevie Wonder to Steven Tyler, Tony Bennett to The Fugees, Johnny Cash to The Dixie Chicks. Their performances are interesting from a historical point of view, as in "Wow, Stevie Wonder singing on Sesame Street!", but there's nothing musically that really grabbed my attention.
The accompanying booklet is well done. It gives a brief history of the music of the show, and authored by one of the Sesame Street songwriters. It has black-and-white screencaps of many of the performances on the CD, particularly those with the celebrities. It's a nice touch, but doesn't overcome the compendium's shortcomings.
Songs From The Street represents a wonderful historical compilation of music from a great television program, but one that doesn't merit repeated listenings by either kids or adults. See if your local library has a copy and borrow it for a listen or two, but don't buy it.
I got Songs From The Street ostensibly for my kids to listen to, but in truth it was really for myself. Old favorites like "Rubber Duckie" and "I Love Trash" bring back good memories. My kids, on the other hand, couldn't care less. Ernie and Oscar are still on the show, but they take second fiddle to stars like Elmo and Abby Cadabby these days. Besides, they don't want to /listen/ to Sesame Street, they want to /watch/ it. They'd rather listen to The Wiggles.
If my kids were to review it, they'd give it a 1-star rating, but I have a hard time rating anything with the original "Rubber Duckie" that low. But the collection only contains a few of those old favorites. Perhaps because of the lack of memorable songs in the later years, half of the collection consists of performances by special guests instead of great children's music. These guests range the gamut from Stevie Wonder to Steven Tyler, Tony Bennett to The Fugees, Johnny Cash to The Dixie Chicks. Their performances are interesting from a historical point of view, as in "Wow, Stevie Wonder singing on Sesame Street!", but there's nothing musically that really grabbed my attention.
The accompanying booklet is well done. It gives a brief history of the music of the show, and authored by one of the Sesame Street songwriters. It has black-and-white screencaps of many of the performances on the CD, particularly those with the celebrities. It's a nice touch, but doesn't overcome the compendium's shortcomings.
Songs From The Street represents a wonderful historical compilation of music from a great television program, but one that doesn't merit repeated listenings by either kids or adults. See if your local library has a copy and borrow it for a listen or two, but don't buy it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Blast from the Past
16 Nov 2009
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This CD combo set is fantastic. It brings back a lot of warm memories for my husband and me, but also creates new ones for our son. It brings back those fond memories of watching the TV show as a kid on my parents' TV that had 4 channels total. Great music, great memories!
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