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{{Short description|1971 song by Joe Raposo and performed by Cookie Monster}}
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[[File:Album c is for cookie cookies favourite songs.jpg|thumb|250px|Album cover of 'C Is For Cookie']]
{{Infobox song
| name = C Is For Cookie
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| cover = Album c is for cookie cookies favourite songs.jpg
| alt = Cookie Monster holding a half-eaten cookie
| caption = Album cover the 1995 re-release
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| type = song
| artist = [[Cookie Monster]] ([[Frank Oz]])
| album = [[The Muppet Alphabet Album]]
| written = {{Start date|1971}}
| genre = [[Children's music|Children's]]
| length = {{Duration|01:29}}
| label = [[Hal Leonard Corporation|Hal Leonard]]
| writer = [[Joe Raposo]]
| producer = [[Jim Henson]]
}}


"'''C Is For Cookie'''", by [[Joe Raposo]], is a song performed by [[Cookie Monster]] ([[Frank Oz]]), a [[The Muppets|Muppet]] character from the preschool television series ''[[Sesame Street]]''. It was first performed in Season 3, although it had been released on record a year previously, on ''[[The Muppet Alphabet Album]]''. Along with [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]]'s "[[Bein' Green]]" and [[Ernie (Sesame Street)|Ernie]]'s "[[Rubber Duckie]]", it is one of the show's most recognizable songs. The original version was made in 1971 and was one of the few Sesame Street sketches directed by [[Jim Henson]].
"'''C Is For Cookie'''", by [[Joe Raposo]], is a song about the letter [[C]] performed by [[Cookie Monster]] ([[Frank Oz]]), a [[List of Sesame Street Muppets|Muppet]] character from the preschool television series ''[[Sesame Street]]''. It was first performed in Season 3, although it had been released on ''[[The Muppet Alphabet Album]]''. Along with [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]]'s "[[Bein' Green]]" and [[Ernie (Sesame Street)|Ernie]]'s "[[Rubber Duckie]]", it is one of the show's most recognizable songs. The original version was made in 1971 and was one of the few Sesame Street sketches directed by [[Jim Henson]].


==History==
==History==
According to the Muppet Central articles on the "Songs from the Street Boxed Set, people really like cookies. In 1971, [[Jim Henson]] and his performers teamed with [[Jerry Juhl]], Joe Raposo and [[Jeff Moss]] to write a [[sketch comedy|sketch]] on each letter of the [[alphabet]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.muppetcentral.com/articles/reviews/merchandise/songs_from_the_street.shtml |title=Muppet Central Articles - Songs from the Street Boxed Set|publisher=muppetcentral.com|accessdate=2008-05-19}}</ref> ''C Is For Cookie'' derives from this project.
According to the Muppet Central articles on the "Songs from the Street" boxed set, people really liked cookies. In 1971, [[Jim Henson]] and his performers teamed with [[Jerry Juhl]], Joe Raposo and [[Jeff Moss]] to write a [[sketch comedy|sketch]] on each letter of the [[alphabet]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.muppetcentral.com/articles/reviews/merchandise/songs_from_the_street.shtml |title=Muppet Central Articles - Songs from the Street Boxed Set|publisher=muppetcentral.com|access-date=2008-05-19}}</ref> ''C Is For Cookie'' derives from this project.
Actress [[Candice Bergen]] sang the song when she visited ''Sesame Street''.
Actress [[Candice Bergen]] lip-syncs the song when she visited ''Sesame Street''.


A version was included on ''[[Sesame Street Fever]]''. A [[12"]] promo single included disco remixes by [[Larry Levan]] and Roy Thode.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Cookie-Monster--Girls4--Pointer-Sisters-C-Is-For-Cookie-Pinball-Number-Count/release/185027 |title=Cookie Monster & The Girls / Pointer Sisters - C Is For Cookie|website=Discogs|accessdate=27 June 2018}}</ref>
A version was included on ''[[Sesame Street Fever]]''. A [[12"]] promo single included disco remixes by [[Larry Levan]] and Roy Thode.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Cookie-Monster--Girls4--Pointer-Sisters-C-Is-For-Cookie-Pinball-Number-Count/release/185027 |title=Cookie Monster & The Girls / Pointer Sisters - C Is For Cookie|website=Discogs|date=September 2003 |access-date=27 June 2018}}</ref>


In 1993, a new operatic version was taped, featuring opera singer [[Marilyn Horne]] as [[Cleopatra]] in an Egyptian setting, with a pyramid made entirely out of cookies in the background. At the end of the song once "Cleopatra" is carried away out of sight, Cookie Monster appears in Egyptian attire and pulls a cookie off the pyramid, causing it to collapse with a huge crash while he eats it.
In 1993, a new operatic version was taped, featuring opera singer [[Marilyn Horne]] as [[Cleopatra]] in an Egyptian setting, with a pyramid made entirely out of cookies in the background. At the end of the song once "Cleopatra" is carried away out of sight, Cookie Monster appears in Egyptian attire and pulls a cookie off the pyramid, causing it to collapse with a huge crash while he eats it.
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|url=http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/7506.html
|title=C Is For Cookie - Cookie Monster & The Girls: Available at www.tunes.co.uk, the dance specialists
|title=C Is For Cookie - Cookie Monster & The Girls: Available at www.tunes.co.uk, the dance specialists
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|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20051130094425/http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/7506.html |archive-date = 2005-11-30}} (via [[Internet Archive]])</ref> Laura Pace's review of the home video ''[[Elmo's World: The Street We Live On]]'' noted 'the bizarreness of "C is for Cookie" done in ''[[Aida]]''-style opera'.<ref>{{cite news
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|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20051130094425/http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/7506.html |archivedate = 2005-11-30}} (via [[Internet Archive]])</ref> Laura Pace's review of the home video ''[[Elmo's World: The Street We Live On]]'' noted 'the bizarreness of "C is for Cookie" done in ''[[Aida]]''-style opera'.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04251/374529.stm
|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04251/374529.stm
|title=DVD/video shelves overflow with children's favorites and also-rans
|title=DVD/video shelves overflow with children's favorites and also-rans
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}}</ref> A short reprise of the song is also performed by Cookie Monster and the cast of ''Sesame Street'' on the 1975 album ''[[Bert & Ernie Sing-Along]]''. In addition, since the advent of YouTube, there have also been recordings of the song, regular and operatic, in reverse, under such titles as "C Is For Cookie Reversed" or "Cheese Good For Fleas" (which is what the phrase "C is for Cookie" sounds like dubbed backwards).
}}</ref> A short reprise of the song is also performed by Cookie Monster and the cast of ''Sesame Street'' on the 1975 album ''[[Bert & Ernie Sing-Along]]''. In addition, since the advent of YouTube, there have also been recordings of the song, regular and operatic, in reverse, under such titles as "C Is For Cookie Reversed" or "Cheese Good For Fleas" (which is what the phrase "C is for Cookie" sounds like dubbed backwards).


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Sheet music of the song has been published by the [[Hal Leonard Corporation]], [[Sheet Music Plus]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=C Is For Cookie (Operatic Version) By - Digital Sheet Music For Piano Reduction,Score - Download & Print H0.1055965-SC004558550 {{!}} Sheet Music Plus|url=https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/c-is-for-cookie-operatic-version-digital-sheet-music/22041248?aff_id=590561|access-date=2021-08-25|website=www.sheetmusicplus.com|language=en}}</ref> and others. The toy "Letter of the Day Cookie Jar" features Cookie Monster saying a short phrase about each letter. For "C", he says "C is for Cookie". He also adds that a donut is a 'C' if you eat part of it.
Concerned about increased [[obesity]] rates in children, [[PBS]] announced that for its 36th season ''Sesame Street'' will have Cookie Monster promoting a more healthy approach to diet and nutrition. Cookie Monster listened to another character's song about cookies being a sometime food. At the end, Cookie Monster declared 'Now is sometimes!' and ate a cookie. This is nothing new however, as Cookie also did a rap music video called "Healthy Food" in the mid-1980s where he sings about healthy food like bread, fruits and vegetables with assorted [[muppets]] (most of whom are themselves singing, googly-eyed breads, fruits, and vegetables). Later, Haitian rapper [[Wyclef Jean]] accompanied Cookie Monster in a remake of the song. He also promoted the image of healthy eating in a song called "A Cookie is a Sometime Food", featuring Hoots the Owl.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1112985326449_58/?hub=Health
|title = CTV.ca: Cookie Monster advocates healthy eating
|publisher = www.ctv.ca
|accessdate = 2008-05-19
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|archivedate = 2007-03-11
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Sheet music of the song has been published by the [[Hal Leonard Corporation]], and others. The toy "Letter of the Day Cookie Jar" features Cookie Monster saying a short phrase about each letter. For "C", he says "C is for Cookie". He also adds that a donut is a 'C' if you eat part of it.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{youtube|Ye8mB6VsUHw|C is for Cookie by Cookie Monster}}
* {{YouTube|Ye8mB6VsUHw|C is for Cookie by Cookie Monster}}
* Raposo, Joe: [https://web.archive.org/web/20050321092358/http://www.northern-pine.com/songs/cookie.html C Is For Cookie – lyrics]
* Raposo, Joe: [https://web.archive.org/web/20050321092358/http://www.northern-pine.com/songs/cookie.html C Is For Cookie – lyrics]
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Latest revision as of 01:17, 7 June 2024

"C Is For Cookie"
Cookie Monster holding a half-eaten cookie
Album cover the 1995 re-release
Song by Cookie Monster (Frank Oz)
from the album The Muppet Alphabet Album
Written1971 (1971)
GenreChildren's
Length1:29
LabelHal Leonard
Songwriter(s)Joe Raposo
Producer(s)Jim Henson

"C Is For Cookie", by Joe Raposo, is a song about the letter C performed by Cookie Monster (Frank Oz), a Muppet character from the preschool television series Sesame Street. It was first performed in Season 3, although it had been released on The Muppet Alphabet Album. Along with Kermit's "Bein' Green" and Ernie's "Rubber Duckie", it is one of the show's most recognizable songs. The original version was made in 1971 and was one of the few Sesame Street sketches directed by Jim Henson.

History

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According to the Muppet Central articles on the "Songs from the Street" boxed set, people really liked cookies. In 1971, Jim Henson and his performers teamed with Jerry Juhl, Joe Raposo and Jeff Moss to write a sketch on each letter of the alphabet".[1] C Is For Cookie derives from this project. Actress Candice Bergen lip-syncs the song when she visited Sesame Street.

A version was included on Sesame Street Fever. A 12" promo single included disco remixes by Larry Levan and Roy Thode.[2]

In 1993, a new operatic version was taped, featuring opera singer Marilyn Horne as Cleopatra in an Egyptian setting, with a pyramid made entirely out of cookies in the background. At the end of the song once "Cleopatra" is carried away out of sight, Cookie Monster appears in Egyptian attire and pulls a cookie off the pyramid, causing it to collapse with a huge crash while he eats it.

Since then, several authorized and unauthorized versions of the song have been produced, including "funky" and "sweet" versions released on the 2003 record Cookie Monster & the Girls.[3] Laura Pace's review of the home video Elmo's World: The Street We Live On noted 'the bizarreness of "C is for Cookie" done in Aida-style opera'.[4] A short reprise of the song is also performed by Cookie Monster and the cast of Sesame Street on the 1975 album Bert & Ernie Sing-Along. In addition, since the advent of YouTube, there have also been recordings of the song, regular and operatic, in reverse, under such titles as "C Is For Cookie Reversed" or "Cheese Good For Fleas" (which is what the phrase "C is for Cookie" sounds like dubbed backwards).

Sheet music of the song has been published by the Hal Leonard Corporation, Sheet Music Plus,[5] and others. The toy "Letter of the Day Cookie Jar" features Cookie Monster saying a short phrase about each letter. For "C", he says "C is for Cookie". He also adds that a donut is a 'C' if you eat part of it.

References

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  1. ^ "Muppet Central Articles - Songs from the Street Boxed Set". muppetcentral.com. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
  2. ^ "Cookie Monster & The Girls / Pointer Sisters - C Is For Cookie". Discogs. September 2003. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  3. ^ "C Is For Cookie - Cookie Monster & The Girls: Available at www.tunes.co.uk, the dance specialists". Archived from the original on 2005-11-30. Retrieved 2008-05-19. (via Internet Archive)
  4. ^ Vancheri, Barbara (2004-09-07). "DVD/video shelves overflow with children's favorites and also-rans". www.post-gazette.com. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
  5. ^ "C Is For Cookie (Operatic Version) By - Digital Sheet Music For Piano Reduction,Score - Download & Print H0.1055965-SC004558550 | Sheet Music Plus". www.sheetmusicplus.com. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
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