"I Am What I Am" on SESAME STREET

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 6/5/15 at 12:17pm

Cookie Monster is singing "Me Am What Me Am" on Sesame Street which sounds like a parody of "I Am What I Am" from LA CAGE. Mario Lopez is the host of Extra Sesame Street and catches Cookie eating vegetables and continues to report, while taking it out of context, and is dubbed the Veggie Monster. Cookie says that he is not the Veggie Monster even though he likes vegetables. Mario says what's wrong with begin the Veggie Monster and Cookies replies "it's not who me am", thus breaking out into song.

Just thought you'd like to know. lol.

[cardamon]

Posted: 6/5/15 at 9:33pm

One of my favorites!

[AHLiebross]

Posted: 6/6/15 at 2:59am

It's cool how this song of affirmation from an "adult" musical has become so mainstream that it becomes a kiddy song. The only other time I can think of that something similar has happened in recent years is the Village People's "YMCA" becoming a favorite at Bar Mitzvahs. It also happened in ancient times when a song about the dead victims of the bubonic plague became a kiddy favorite -- "Ring around the Rosy."

[Auggie27]

Posted: 6/6/15 at 8:24am

This will sound off-topic, but watching clips of FUN HOME's "Ring of Keys," out of the context of the show, I'm thinking that song may forever be associated with LGBTQ youth in mysterious, wonderful ways.  In a culture finally letting go of the "choice" component of the discussion of gay people, this song speaks to simply and eloquently of moments of recognition on the cusp of adolescence. I can't see it on Sesame, obviously, but the song's affirmation of identity in the youngest of adolescents may make it anthemic in days ahead.  Just a speculation. And it won't hurt that it's being done on the Tonys.