Everybody Sleeps
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| Music by | Joe Raposo |
| Lyrics by | Daniel Wilcox |
| Date | 1972 |
| Publisher | Instructional Children's Music, Inc., Sesame Street, Inc. |
| First | Episode 0406 |
"Everybody Sleeps" is a Sesame Street song composed and sung by Joe Raposo over a film of people and animals sleeping in various ways.
The film was re-edited in the late 1980s. The original version featured a shot of a man falling asleep in a chair, only to fall out of it, which was later replaced with a shot of astronauts sleeping. (First: Episode 2508)
In season 24, the segment was re-filmed entirely. The song track was also remixed, using an alternate vocal take by Raposo with some slight lyric changes. (First: Episode 3026)
Alan performed the song in Episode 3807. The song was also remade as "Every Kitty Sleeps" for a Suzie Kabloozie cartoon. (First: Episode 3860)
A similar song called "Everybody Eats" uses the same tune, but has lyrics that pertain to food and eating.
Releases[]
- Audio
- Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music (2003, 1990s version)
- Video
- Bedtime Stories & Songs (1986, original version)
- Sleepytime Songs & Stories (1996, 1990s version)
- Old School: Volume 1 (2006, original version)