Sesame Street - Sesame Sings Karaoke

Starring:Sesame Street
Studio: Sony Wonder (Video)
Product Type: DVD

Description

Get ready for a musical Sesame Street Muppet ® extravaganza! Something's in the air on Sesame Street that makes everyone want to sing! Elmo and Rosita break into song when they have a playdate, but can't find each other! Won't "Somebody Come and Play?" The music goes on into the night when Sesame Street stays up late to sing more songs - karaoke style. Kids of all ages can sing and dance along to renditions of such Sesame Street favorites as "ABC-DEF-GHI," "You Say Hola," "Ladybug Picnic," "New Way to Walk," "Let's Go Driving," and "People in Your Neighborhood." And the beat goes on - even with forgotten lyrics, stage fright and a broken karaoke machine! Featuring special guest performance clips by Gloria Estefan, Destiny's Child and Ben Stiller!

Customer Reviews:

A family favorite.......2007-05-14

Both of my toddlers love this DVD and my husband and I remember many songs from when we were growing up. Highly recommended.

Good, Fun Video.......2007-01-09

My 18 month-old son just loves this video and it's one that I don't hate watching over and over (and over); that's a big plus.

As usual with a Sesame Street music video, there's little or no plot. But first, I don't really expect one. Two, in this case they don't even pretend to have one (there's a short plot early on about Elmo and Rosita looking for each other) so you're not forced to sit through the usual bad plot! People getting up and singing karaoke isn't a plot. It is, however, fun.

In addition, the songs are generally quite good and include a number of Sesame Street classics such as "I've Got a New Way to Walk," "People in Your Neighborhood," and "Somebody Come and Play."

With regard to some of the criticism:
1) I have no idea why one might think that a Sesame Street DVD could be used in a karaoke machine. To the extent that I'm missing something, this person is correct. This is "only" a video DVD.
2) With regard to the person who complains that the karaoke scenes cut away from the Sesame Street characters to other scenes (either guest stars or the original SS scene in which the song aired), I must say that he has a point. However, I chose to not take away any stars because of it as it doesn't bother me or my son. Indeed, it had never even occurred to me as a possible flaw until he pointed it out.

Finally, while I've always enjoyed the potential side-benefit that Sesame Street may help teach while it entertains (and there is the occasional good lesson buried among the songs - such as it being okay to make mistakes), I never expected my child to learn precisely what he did from this video. At seventeen months my son learned to say his first four-syllable word: "karaoke."

One of the Best!.......2006-04-20

We have quite a few Sesame Street DVDs and this one is my favorite. The songs are not annoying and you might even get a few stuck in your head. My son really enjoys the singing and watching the cool "non-character" stuff that they incorporate. I would recommend this video to anyone looking for a GREAT Sesame Street DVD to own.

One you can watch over and over.......2006-02-17

This has two of my favorite Sesame Street skits from recent years, which were Elmo and Rosita's play date, and Karaoke Night at Hooper's Store. There are tons of great songs scattered in between, with several guest stars (Destiny's Child, Gloria Estefan, Ben Stiller). This DVD is worth buying for the very funny skit with Telly and Ben Stiller at the end. They sing "People in Your Neighborhood" and Ben decides he wants to be a person in the neighborhood and puts on a costume. It is very funny, entertaining, with great songs and good guest stars. What more could you ask for from Sesame Street?

"Somebody Come And Play" Today.......2005-09-11

I first heard the song "Somebody Come And Play" at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. It was performed by Sesame Street characters Big Bird, Rosita and Elmo with a live full orchestra. It sounded amazing, and catchy too. Of course I then wanted to hear the original version from the television show, and thus found this DVD- Sesame Street Sings Karaoke.

And what a lot of fun it is. You see, on Sesame Street, there's something in the air that makes everyone want to sing. And just to start things off right, the DVD starts with the full version of my favorite Sesame Street song "Somebody Come And Play". Elmo and Rosita have a playdate but can't find in each other, and so break into this very cute song.

We then move on into the evening and the main part of the Karaoke show where the Sesame Street family are gathered together. Various Sesame Street favorites are performed by our Sesame Street friends: Rosita sings "You Say Hola" as does Gloria Estefan, Gabi and Miles sing "New Way To Walk" as do Destiny's Child, Telly and Baby Bear sing "Let's Go Driving" Gina and Elmo sing "Ladybug Picnic", Bob sings "People in Your Neighbourhood" as does Ben Stiller and Elmo sings "ABC-DEF-GHI". There's more too. It's also perfect singing learning for kids and adults in that we can learn through the Karaoke mistakes that the Sesame Street characters make.

Note that there are no on-screen lyrics for we the audience. The Sesame Street gang have their lyrics if they need them on their screen, but we don't on our screen. Perfect excuse to simply re-watch the DVD again and again.

All in all, a very enjoyable DVD and possibly the best Sesame Street DVD out there.