From Kent Williams Sent Sun, Jul 25th 1999, 14:53
From Kent Williams Sent Sun, Jul 25th 1999, 14:53
On Fri, 23 Jul 1999 xxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx wrote: > > Speaking of Sesame Street, wasn't there a post a while back in which > someone's vinyl collection was broken down by category, including 30 records > in the Sesame Street category? (Possibly Hvratski, but I could be wrong). > I have a fair number of CTW records. The problem is that they were usually played on a Close'N'Play by kids who are as fascinated by rubbing sand in the grooves as in hearing the record. > That's a serious collection. Dare I suggest the idea of sampling/remixing > some of this material? I feel like this is something I've heard Kid Koala do. > Not to mention the 'Toytown Techno' movement, who made an early breakbeat anthem of the Sesame Street theme. > Maybe Ibiza would go for an anthemic dance floor remix of "C is for Cookie." > Maybe "E is for Ecstasy," with Cookie all loved up, guzzling bottled water, > hugging all the other muppets, eyes big as saucers - oh wait, they're already > big as saucers. Makes you wonder what those muppets get into backstage. > My personal favorite is "Bert and Ernie's Greatest Hits." There's a cut where Bert is sick, and Ernie is cataloguing Bert's symptoms without acknowledging that he's ill. Bert ends up yelling "I'M SICK ERNIE, I'M SICK!" which I've scratched into live sets...