4 classic Sesame Street Musical Performances

I just came back from a Web Writing conference in Washington, DC, that famous "Land of Lincoln," "Cradle of Life" and "Sweet Home Chicago." I was hoping to make it down to the Jim Henson & the Muppets exhibit at the Smithsonian, but no such luck.
Instead, I'm paying tribute to the music of Sesame Street, which got its start on public television in DC 40 years ago. Here are some of my favorite "classic" performances:

James Taylor & Oscar the Grouch - "Whenever I See Your Grouchy Face"
Sure, James was probably on a heroin binge and hanging out at the dump when some cameras just happened to show up, but it doesn't mean it's not a good tune.

Stevie Wonder - "Superstition"
This is why Stevie was it in the 70s. The badass "too large for prime time" band, the 4 year-old go-go girl on the fire escape -- what more could you ask for?

Smokey Robinson - "You Really Got A Hold On Me"
There's a few seconds where that U gets a hold of him like only a trained physician should. Yikes!

Alice Cooper - "School's Out"
The adults are laughing because they know they're warping the minds of oh-so-many children.

If that's not enough for you, check out "Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music," a 3-disc retrospective of Sesame Street songs from 1968 - 2003 (although suspiciously absent is "Teeny Tiny Little Super Guy," my favorite song and segment when I was a kid).

Special thanks to The Daily Naked's collection of Sesame Street videos.