Deja View
Going through the 1973-74 episodes on Sesame Street Old School Vol. 1 gave me some of the weirdest “deja vu” feelings. Cartoons and skits buried in the subconscious for thirty years flashed back as if I just saw them yesterday. Case in point is the following clip of two muppets singing “Me/Yo,” a perky tribute to the ‘Lil Narcissist in all of us. Ayn Rand would approve, I’m sure. I can appreciate the quality and craftsmanship that went into these things much more as an adult — and really, Joe Rapaso must’ve written these tunes in his sleep, they’re so great. The only bad part lies in how once the song enters your head, it has a tough time leaving.
Semi-interesting factoid: the actress doing the voice of the little girl is Marilyn Sokol, who also played LuLu in the classic Village People camp-fest, Can’t Stop the Music.
OMG! Yep, yep, yep… I STILL remember that song! Not verbatim, but I remember the bed and the mirror part. It is amazing how that stuff will sink down into your subconscious and come back to life the minute you hear it again 30+ years later! THANKS, Matt! (Now I can’t get it out of my head! LOL)
I’m surprised this obscure little gem hasn’t been dusted off and turned into a cabaret classsic, a la Karen Akers, et al…
I can see
Kristen Chenowith having a ball with this, too…!