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"Sing" is a 1971 song written by Joe Raposo for the children's television show ''Sesame Street''. In 1973, the song gained popularity when performed by the Carpenters, who made it a #3 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Raposo was one of the staff songwriters on ''Sesame Street'',〔(Review of "Sing" ) on allmusic〕 and the song became one of the most popular on the program, sung in English, Spanish, and sign language. In its initial appearance, the song was sung by adult human cast members of the show (the most frequent lead singer was Bob McGrath) and Muppets, including Big Bird. Barbra Streisand's 1972 version of "Sing" was released as a single, reaching number 28 on the Easy Listening chart and number 98 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Many other versions of the song have since been recorded by a variety of artists and probably most popular in the Philippines, and also featured in the Philippine variety noontime show ''Eat Bulaga!'' as theme of the segment "Bulagaan". ==Background of The Carpenters version== Although Barbra Streisand had an Easy Listening hit in 1972 with "Sing", Karen and Richard Carpenter heard the song for the first time as guests on ABC television special ''Robert Young with the Young'' in 1973. The Carpenters loved the song and felt it could be a hit.〔 The song acted as their debut single from the LP album ''Now & Then'', released in 1973.〔 "Sing" reached number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and number-one on the easy listening chart, and it became the group's seventh gold single. Their recording of the song was produced and arranged by Richard Carpenter, and engineered by Ray Gerhardt. The lead vocal was sung by Karen Carpenter, with backing vocals by Karen and Richard Carpenter and the Jimmy Joyce Children's Choir. Keyboards were by Richard Carpenter, bass by Joe Osborn, drums by Karen Carpenter, and recorders by Tom Scott.〔("Carpenters •• Sing" ) on richardandkarencarpenter.com〕 In 1974 while touring Japan, The Carpenters recorded their first live album in Osaka. The album contained a new version of "Sing" with the children's chorus sung by the Kyoto Children's Choir. The song is featured on the album ''Live in Japan'' which was recorded in June 1974 and released in Japan only on March 7, 1975.〔(Live in Japan > Overview ) at allmusic〕 This album has since been released on CD. The 1991 box set ''From the Top'' contains a "Spanglish" version of the song. The title is listed as "Canta/Sing", and is sung with the Spanish and English versions switching off between certain lines of the song.〔(Carpenters - From The Top (Box Set) )〕 An additional recording and remix of the Carpenters version was done in 1994, that time with sound engineer Roger Young.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sing (Joe Raposo song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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