C is for Cookie

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C Is For Cookie, by Joe Raposo, is a song performed by Cookie Monster, a muppet character from the television series Sesame Street. It was first performed on the show on March 28, 1972, although it had been released on record a year previously, on The Muppet Alphabet Album. Along with Kermit's Bein' Green and Bert's Doin' the Pigeon, it is one of the show's most recognisable songs.

The original version of the song is now hard to come by; the lyrics "C is for cookie, and cookie is for me" have been updated to "C is for cookie, that's good enough for me."

1 Lyrics
2 History
3 Covers
4 Merchandising and licensing
5 References
6 External link

[edit] Lyrics

At the beginning of C is for Cookie Cookie Monster asks "Now what starts with the letter C?", answering with the reply, "Cookie starts with C!" He then says, "Let's think of other things that starts with C," before casually dismissing their merits, replying "Oh, who cares about the other things?" Several times Cookie Monster emphasizes that "C is for cookie, that's good enough for me!" A chorus group of monsters (including Grover) then appear in the background to sing. Furthermore, he compares the letter C to partially-eaten round donuts, and Earth's moon during its crescent phase. He concludes by biting into a large cookie.

[edit] History

C is for Cookie single.

According to the Muppet Central articles on the Songs from the Street Boxed Set, "In 1971, Jim Henson and his performers teamed with Jerry Juhl, Joe Raposo and Jeff Moss to write a sketch on each letter of the alphabet"[1]. C is for Cookie derives from this project.

Since then, numerous authorized and unauthorized versions of the song have been produced, including "funky" and "sweet" versions released on the 2003 record Cookie Monster & The Girls[2]. Laura Pace's review of the home video Elmo's World: The Street We Live On noted 'the bizarreness of 'C is for Cookie" done in Aida-style opera'[3].

Actress Candice Bergen sang the song when she visited Sesame Street.

Concerned about increased obesity rates in children, PBS has announced that for its 36th season Sesame Street will have Cookie Monster promoting a more healthy approach to diet and nutrition. This will include him singing a new song: "A Cookie Is a Sometimes Food".