Quackers for Sesame Street

In honor of the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street, I give you my all-time favorite music number from the show: “Put Down the Duckie”.

(It seems you’ve got to put down the duckie if you want to play the saxophone.)

There’s something about Gordon Jackson and Jean Marsh in their “Upstairs Downstairs” personas singing “You got to leave the duck alone.”

Or Ladysmith Black Mambazo lending their distinctive harmony to the line.

Or Itzhak Perlman plucking Yehudi Menuhin’s Strad like a banjo.

Turns out that Jeremy Irons does a crackin’ Charleston move.

For those of you who favor the other duck song, I offer “Rubber Duckie”. 

Frankly I think it doesn’t hold a patch on “Put Down the Duckie”, but de gustibus non est disputandum.

At any rate, this is an anniversary worth celebrating.