50+ Music<p>"Sing" is a 1971 song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JoeRaposo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoeRaposo</span></a> for the children's television show Sesame Street as its <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/signatureSong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>signatureSong</span></a>. In 1973, it gained popularity when performed by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theCarpenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theCarpenters</span></a>, a number 3 hit on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Billboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Billboard</span></a> Hot 100. Raposo was a staff songwriter for Sesame Street, and the song became one of the most popular on the program, sung in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>English</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Spanish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spanish</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/signLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>signLanguage</span></a>. In its initial appearance, it was sung by the show's adult human cast members and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theMuppets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theMuppets</span></a>. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kvc_dWs1f4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=1kvc_dWs1f4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>