this is so funking beautiful

Post by **blumustard** » Sun May 21, 2006 10:33 pm

Remember this?Watched it many times as a kid.
How funky uh?
The steel drum solo kicks ass.
Wish I had a band like this.

YouTube · Post by **bingolong** » Mon May 22, 2006 3:17 am

blumustard,
Hell Yeah!! They showed it on "Family Guy" a while back and afterwards JTF sent me an Mp3 of it!! Classic tune!!!

Post by **blumustard** » Mon May 22, 2006 3:48 am

bingolong,

Cool man!! You or JTF know if this is a band or just a one deal song for sesame street?
If it's a known band I'd love to hear more!

Post by **blumustard** » Mon May 22, 2006 3:52 am

bingo+JTF,

Thanks for the mp3!
That was the pointer sisters??
I never knew that.
Awsome!!

YouTube · Post by **bingolong** » Mon May 22, 2006 5:43 am

blumustard,
Pointer Sisters.But I guess you already knew that....;p

Thank JTF!!!He is the man!!!

Post by **blumustard** » Mon May 22, 2006 8:07 am

Thanks again JTF!
Never knew it was pointer sisters.
The animation is great too.
What a high to hear and see it again.
One of the coolest things of the internet.
People upload it for nostalgic reasons alot.
Beter than TV.
But I'll be getting the TV hooked up again for the worldcup.

YouTube · Post by **bingolong** » Mon May 22, 2006 4:29 pm

astonamous,
I would have thought Electric Company too ....but it ended up being from Sesame Street circa 1975

Post by **blumustard** » Mon May 22, 2006 9:19 pm

Trudy, bingolong,

Songfacts:

This song played with a cartoon that aired regularly on the television show Sesame Street. There were 11 different versions (2 through 12, with no version made for the number 1), all with the same main chorus but different styles of music for the individual numbers - some jazz, some funk, one with music hailing for the Caribbean Islands - eclectic but familiar enough so the children would identify each number with a separate melody. (Think Schoolhouse Rocks but for numbers.)

The Pointers were asked to record the series for Sesame Street because at the time, their records were in the style of '40s Doo-Wop, Funk, C Country, and a little bit of Rock - eclectic enough to make them the ideal artist to record such a set of 'Auditory Vignettes.'

This was remixed for the club scene and was a dance hit in 2002.

Comments:
A parody of this cartoon appeared on the FOX sitcom Family Guy (12/18/05). The parody starts out with Stewie saying "you would not believe the morning I've had." The cartoon then begins with Stewie in a plastic ball replacing the actual the pinball in the cartoon. Pretty funny stuff. The cartoon was almost identical to the original.

*Taken from song facts website