One of my favorite Sesame Street songs ( mind you, I have tons of them!) is “I Don’t Want to Live on the Moon,” sung by Ernie and written by Jeff Moss.
This song was originally part of the “The People in Your Neighborhood ” album from 1980. However, it was part of Sesame Street season 15 on November 28, 1983. We find Ernie expressing his total interest in visiting the moon but not wanting to live there. He also discusses other places he would love to visit, like the ocean, to see all of the fishes of the sea. However, Ernie prefers to just visit those places because he would rather stay with his friends and loved ones and return home.
There are many different versions and interpretations of the song, including a book of the same name released in 2001. Even different languages sing this song, like the one from Plaza Sesamo.
What is your favorite Sesame Street song? Comment below!
Source: Youtube and Sesame Street Wiki.
Beauty and the Beast directed by Jean Cocteau (1946)- I know there is countless variations of this fairy tale classic but I enjoy this version a bit more due to this darker undertones.
Picnic at Hanging Rock directed by Peter Weir (1975)-this is the kind of movie kind lingers in your movie. A true mix of mystery, drama that centers around a group of girls that go out on a field trip on Valentine’s day and never ever made it back.
Ace in the Hold directed by Billy Wilder (1951)- Kirk Douglas is a conniving newspaper reporter that has done and will continue to do anything humanly possible to get his story. But has he gone to far this time?
Pierrot le Fou directed by Jean-Luc Godard (1965) this movie is a mixture of themes. A bit of drama, comedy and mystery rolled into a six year road trip starring one of my favorite actors Jean-Paul Belmondo and also starring Anna Karina.
Pan’s Labyrinth directed by Guillermo del Toro (2006)- this was the first movie I saw by Guillermo Del Toro in the theaters. It was such a magical moment to see such a dark fairy tale unfold on screen. This movie also taught me that even adults should never ever loose their childhood imagination.
Rabid: A Cultural History of the World’s most Diabolical Virus- a very interesting and in depth history of rabies. I did know a lot about one of the world’s most deadly viruses but after reading this insightful book it gave me a better perspective of this virus. Everything about rabies is discussed from myths of how it originated to trial and errors to figure out treatment for it.
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton- in my continuing quest to read every book on the Frequently banned & challenged list I decided to give this book another try. I haven’t read this book since 9th grade summer school. I remember that that first time I read it it was my least favorite book I had to read for a class. Although I found it much more interesting the second time around.
The Shining by Stephen King- classic reading. I have never been a reader of King’s books but I decided this was a good start!
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