Need Help with this Sesame Street song...

[ike07]

I remember seeing an episode long time ago with a kid by the name of "carlos" singing along. It went along the lines of this: "Carlos is my name, well its my name and i dont want to change it and i like it just fine".. well you get the jist of it now.. If anyone can tell me from what episode or if there is a video clip online for this then I would greatly appreciate it......

 

[CensoredAlso]

I do think I remember that sketch. An older woman is singing with two kids named Lexi and Carlos and also Elmo. The lyrics were roughly, "Your name's Carlos, that's a fine name. It's not my name but it's fine just the same. Stand up tall and say it proudly! Carlos is my name! Yes it's my name and no one can take it, yes it's my name and I'm glad that it's mine. Yes it's my name and I don't want to change it. Yes it's my name and I'm glad that it's mine."

Unfortunately all I know is that it's from the early to mid '90s. I believe the episode also featured Tara (?) the girl who was in a wheelchair. Hopefully someone else can shed some light.

 

[The Count]

Hmmm... Well, if that's the song, "My Name Is", it's a remake of the song sung by David at a Sesame Live show/tour, it plays on MC Radio from time to time. Actually, I was thinking it could be the song "Amigo" with an AM kid named Carlos, but the post made by heralde might be a better answer. Hope this helps.

 

[CensoredAlso]

That's right, I've also heard David sing the song too. So it was probably a remake if I remember it correctly.

You're lucky, it's one of the few '90s episodes I got to watch at that time, lol.

 

[sesameguy]

The song was originally called "My name" or "My name is David", and it appeared on the Sesame Street album "Concert- on stage live!" back in the 1970s. Heralde is right, it was redone in the 1990s with Maya Angelou, Elmo and the two kids. Maya appeared on a few Sesame St. skits, and was the narrator of "Elmo saves Christmas".

Here's a clip with Maya and Herry Monster:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvkKg529mJk