Sesame Street - Little Things (original version)

You gotta love the late Joe Raposo!

[@briansky10]

"I believe in little things . . . like you and me. And just how big little things can be." That line always makes me cry. So moving and true.

[@torontonian1978]

i think part of the reason why these classic ss videos bring tears for us is not only the profound nostalgia, but also the feeling that this is only a remnant of an era past that we are not likely to experience on tv anymore. thank youtube and jonnytbirdzback!

[@pinedelgado4743]

Today, most of our youth are nasty, vindictive, entitled-feeling and are getting pregnant left and right! We need to get back to our roots BIG TIME!!!

[@jennifermoir500]

♥️

[@xrusted]

@Vicky So very true!!!

[@lucyfernandez8304]

@@xrusted This song 1st appeared in episode 2 Everybody Missing

[@jasonwilloughby1372]

​@pinedelgado4743 you raised them.

[@sisterjanet4]

Beautiful. How wonderful that someone wanted us to have songs like this in our childhoods.

[@briansky10]

This song brings tears to my eyes every time I listen to it. Joe Raposo was a classic songwriter for children's television. This song points out the fact that little things are far from insignificant. Far from unimportant. Far from not special. Little things are everything, beginning with children and their feelings. I love this song.

[@mikeoittinen5623]

The billowing cloud scene is undescribably pleasant, yet thrilling, sad, and neat. 1960 born man's perception...

[@jeantakarada5480]

I can’t stop crying when I hear this song. I remember seeing it on Sesame Street in the 80’s, right before my parents divorced. It reminds me of the house I lived in before they separated. It’s bittersweet to hear it many years later, and I miss the earlier childhood time frozen in songs like this

[@briansky10]

Touches me so deeply. Everything . . . the words, the music, the video footage, joe Raposo's voice, everything. It just makes me cry my heart out.

[@katb2101]

Omg I definitely agree! I thought I was the only one!! It does make your heart melt. Reminds me when my niece was young years ago and we'd watch this over and over when she was 3 or 4 years old.

[@mikejones352]

40 years without a thought and this suddenly pops into my head yesterday so strange when this happens thanks yt :)

[@reshabriella]

Who the hell could possibly dislike this?! Lovely, lovely song.

[@ryanstevens11]

no one!

[@dionwalcott9677]

don't know why but this always brings tears to my eyes. just love it

[@gailzdesign]

Joe's music from Sesame Street was such an influential part of my childhood that I sang all his songs to my own children when they were babies...and sometimes even now...

[@briansky10]

This is so moving. So beautiful, so touching. I cry every time I listen to it.

[@katb2101]

Me too 😭😭😭😭

[@soulsee410]

These song stayed in my head as a kid ..im walking around humming these tones....

[@BizzarreProductions]

I really appreciate how the original Sesame Street used clips of kids just hanging out and having fun. I'm not sure if there are any segments like that on TV nowadays but when I was little it always made me happy to see other kids having fun because it reminded me of my own fun times.

[@70Kenny]

Joe Raposo was such a brilliant composer. He was so skilled at writing songs that cut to the heart of the matter so that both kids and adults could understand them. I'd say that as a performer, Mr. Raposo was in the style of Burt Bacharach. Had he sold his songs commercially, it would have been fans of that genre that bought them. But Sesame Street has given his songs an immortality very rarely seen.

[@rockintetster]

I agree. In addition to Bacharach I hear similarities to Carole King, Laura Nyro, Antonio Carlos Jobim and even hints of Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney.

[@daniellejohnson5023]

Me too I can’t believe how different the world was back then was born in the 80s this song still brings a tear to my eye

[@tysargent9647]

I still can't believe that this is the same guy that wrote both this song and "C is for Cookie".

[@katb2101]

takes me back to my younger days when life was so much better

[@mohinderbauer]

Joe Raposo had a gift for writing music for a kid show that didn't talk down to them. This song appeals to all ages. Thank you Mr. Raposo.

[@Paolo8772]

This song 1st appeared in episode 528 season 4 w Bob singing it. This filmed version came out on episode 655 Friday May 3rd 1974.

[@brightbite]

Big things come in little packages. This little vid was a big help today. Thanks for posting.

[@SquidProQuo80]

I remember watching this once in the early 80's even though I know it was from much earlier and through the years it always struck a chord with me though I couldn't quite recall all of the words. It wasn't until a few years ago that I was able to find it again... such bittersweet nostalgia!

[@christopherjudge1138]

A sentimental song, which, like Bein' Green, Wonder Child, Boy From Indiana, How Do You Do, Somebody Come And Play, Song From Kermit, Children Of The World, We Are All Earthlings and all those meaningful and not-so-silly songs from Sesame Street past makes my eyes watery!

[@melinasameer9415]

My sentiments exactly. I keep revisiting theses classics. I Am the World, We All Sing With the Same Voice.

[@NichOlsonSmooth]

Touching song. I remember this so long ago

[@d72jjpilc]

I believe in great memories, many of which are the work of Joe Raposo! Raposo covered an entire spectrum - a corny investigator ('Fred, get me a 20'), peppy music for running ('Everybody Run'), soothing aerial tunes ('Flying'), and touching, introspective tunes (like 'Trying and Trying Again' and this one)! Thanks, Joe R.!

[@ичо-ю8ш]

It touches my soul...

[@elzberay9709]

Thank you for posting this! This song brings back wonderful childhood memories!

[@pennycarlson5465]

Beautiful.

[@davidmoore9706]

god this takes me back to when I was about 7 or 8!!

[@briantaylor9285]

Beautiful

[@BonzoGal1980]

Sesame Street needs to dig into it's archives and make a Joe Raposo CD, or even better, a DVD. It's LONG overdue.

[@mcpeanutful]

Since I feel "It takes a lot of little nuts to make a jar of peanut butter" needs to be redone so that current and future generations of children will know there are other nut butters besides peanut butter (almond butter, cashew butter, pecan butter, walnut butter, macadamia nut butter, soy nut butter, sunflower seed butter) if you want the Joe Raposo CD or DVD to include the original, it would have to say "Disclaimer: This song was made in the 70s and since we have more nut butters now than we did then, it will not meet the needs of today's preschoolers. If buying for a new generation of children, we recommend you buy the current version that portrays the making of other nut butters besides peanut butter."

[@pinedelgado4743]

Amen that, Bro!!!

[@AidanEvans-x4m]

SHE DOES LOVE THEM BOTH😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@nightowlnoe9010]

I remember this those were the days 😊

[@briansky10]

This song just makes me cry every time I listen to it Joe Raposo so knew how to educate children such a moving way with his music

[@sherwincuffy4563]

I can't believe I'm this old. But I still love it 💯💯🇹🇹🇹🇹

[@verkaforever]

I totally agree. Joe Raposo had a real gift for singing and songwriting.

[@TrinidadPuppets]

This brings so much joy to my wee heart

[@TheCloakedTiger]

A song that makes us appreciate the little things in life... Like a sunrise or a coffee cup and ect... :)

[@jenniferhansen3622]

This is so comforting.

[@rjcrjcrjc]

I believe in little things That you can hardly see Like honeycomb and spider webs And starfish in the sea I believe in little things Like icy drops of rain That melt into the morning mist When winds are warm again I believe in little things Like colors in the sky And noticing the waves roll in And how the flowers die Knowing they'll come back again Whenever it's July I believe in little things Like you and me And just how big Little things can be

[@timothymclorin]

Sesame Street - Little Things (original version) season 4 (1972 - 1973)

[@pinedelgado4743]

Beautiful!! Bravo!!

[@stephanierossi2586]

make me sad

[@lkcollins75]

I still have the video of the TV tribute to Joe Raposo. I'd like to see it on KZbin. What a great composer! He died much too soon.

[@TinyDancer500]

They need to at least reissue the 1992 tribute album, "Sing: Songs of Joe Raposo", only one they've done as far as I know and now out-of-print. His music is an essential part of the show! Still love this one, takes me right back.

[@d72jjpilc]

Speaking of Joe Raposo, 'Fred, get me a 20' is now here! When you believe in little things, big results can come about!

[@giaromie663]

Sigh. Memories :(

[@anonymousMist]

why im here in 2021, idk. But my gosh I love this song!!!!

[@babygracie68]

My heart ♥️

[@melanieenglert931]

I wish I could be a kid watching this at my parent's house again. Being an adult is cancer.

[@1soldier418]

😢another song that take me back to when I was 1 years old and in kindergarten when miss put on the T.V. we used to just run and sit in front the T.V. and smile 👬👫

[@jaibhimadevi5805]

Go ahead- try to write a song this memorable and emotionally nuanced that's only a minute and a half long. I'll wait.

[@jenniferhansen3622]

I hear you. This song literally brings tears to my eyes. It's so beautiful.

[@KellyClement]

there is no reason why We can't create this idea for our Children.

[@austenoliviawheeler3993]

Gee! this tune/song from the cd album/cd/music cd aka Sesame Street platinum all time favorites makes me hungry for Dallas and autism

[@austenoliviawheeler3993]

Of course this version is not sung by prairie dawn

[@Tejaye777]

From 1974.

[@ElChupacabra77B]

The starfish in this video clip is a Crown Of Thorns.

[@rockintetster]

@themtb2003 the song chet baker sang is "Look For the Silver Lining" By jerome kern

[@kennybegeske8824]

I do Believe in little things

[@thudor1]

@Akira625Oh HELL yeah! DVD and CD. You KNOW you gotta have both so you can watch at home and listen in the car, the perfect cure for road rage!!

[@lindelljjames]

When the world was a better place

[@goddesswomon]

This was refilmed...I remember this version, but also the newer version....I knew I wasn't crazy....

[@michaelt977]

sesame workshop needs to do no such thing if there's no plans for a joe raposo cd.

[@SidJustice1]

This one gets next to me. : (

[@Ashley9thwd]

🥺❤️

[@babygracie68]

❤️💗

[@Gshadow1000]

Which would you prefer? This or the Prairie Dawn version?

[@davidmoore9706]

Gshadow1000 the Prairie Dawn version of course!!

[@pinedelgado4743]

Who are the seven (7) numbskulls who DISLIKED this video???!!! I want their phone numbers so that I can read them the riot act!!!

[@lucyfernandez8304]

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