Belated anniversary filk: "40 Years on the Air"

[ISNorden]

"40 Years on the Air" by Ingeborg S. Nordén
Based on an original performed by Jerry Nelson

[Spoken as director's slate claps:]​

"Lights, camera, action!"

[Sung from here on:]​

One year, two years, three
The moms watch along on TV
Four, five, six
A new Gordon joins in the mix
Seven, eight, nine
The airlines send Buffy flyin'
Ten--count 'em, ten
Man, the Count's counting people again
Yeah, life's been pretty cool
Helpin' kids prepare for school...
40 years on the air!​

11, 12, 13​

The Street's got new corners, too​

14, 15, 16​

Now David's in Hooper's shoes​

17, 18, 19​

Luis marries Maria​

20 seasons, 20​

Gabriela, it's great to see ya​

Yeah, life's been pretty cool
Helpin' kids prepare for school...
40 years on the air!​

21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27​

Seems Elmo's really made it big--congratulations, Kevin!​

28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34​

The season's shorter now, but man, they've got six years more​

Celebrities all reminisce--year 35 feels great!​

Nutrition, reading, math and more--36, 37, 38!​

They've opened up the laundromat in Season 39​

And Kermit drops in at 40--yeah, 40 feels just fine!​

40 years--it's cool​

Helpin' kids prepare for school...​

40 years on the air!​

 

[sesamemuppetfan]

What?! No comments?! Come on you guys, this deserves all the applause and great amount of respect it can get!! Well done, Ingeborg!

 

[minor muppetz]

This was good. Though the "street's got new corners" seems like it'd be more appropriate to mention after season 25, since that's when "around the corner" was added.

 

[ISNorden]

This was good. Though the "street's got new corners" seems like it'd be more appropriate to mention after season 25, since that's when "around the corner" was added.

In the words of Grover, "I am so embarrassed!" Setting the history of Sesame Street to music (especially someone else's music) was a lot harder than I thought; unfortunately, the rhythm and rhyme in the original song made it impossible to fit the Around the Corner reference where it belonged.