Sesame's Treet

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"Sesame's Treet" is a 1992 remix of the Sesame Street theme song "Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?" by the English rave group Smart E's. The song reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart. The title is a pun on "Sesame Street". At the time of its creation, dance music was not played on major radio stations. London radio station Kiss FM soon became legal, but developed a slightly more commercial style. According to Luna-C of Smart E's, “It was good, because now our music was getting the recognition it deserved, but it was crap, because the money men forced it to be less than it was trying to be. ”Kiss FM DJ Steve Jackson obtained the record and played it on the radio. Its popularity dramatically increased, and Smart E's was signed to Atlantic Records. "Sesame's Treet" followed a trend at the time of releasing tracks based on samples of children's TV themes. The first notable song that did this was "Summers Magic" by Mark Summers (January 1991), featuring the theme tune of the BBC's The Magic Roundabout. The Prodigy's "Charly" and Urban Hype's "A Trip to Trumpton" were two similar rave tunes of that era, also sampling from children's programmes (collectively known as "toytown techno"). 


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1992
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Luna-C (born Christopher Howell, 1 May 1973) is a British DJ and record producer, known for his work in breakbeat hardcore music. He was a member of the group Smart E's in 1992, who scored a No. 2 hit on the UK Singles Chart with "Sesame's Treet" which samples the Sesame Street theme song. He founded Kniteforce Records in 1992, for which he produced tracks and remixes under various aliases. The label was sold in 1997 but resurrected as Kniteforce Again (KFA) in 2001. more »

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Written by: JOSEPH G. RAPOSO, BRUCE HART, JON STONE

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10 facts about this song

Musical Genre
"Sesame's Treet" by Smart E's is classified under the Breakbeat Hardcore genre and also incorporates elements of electronic dance music.
Chart Performance
The song was hugely successful and reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1992.
Song Inspiration
It is a remix, sampling the theme tune from the popular children's television show, Sesame Street.
Controversy
There was a level of controversy surrounding the song due to it blending a children's theme with the hardcore rave music style.
Record Label
The song was released under the record label Suburban Base that was a prominent English breakbeat hardcore and drum and bass record label.
Band Members
Smart E's was a British band consisted of three members- Luna-C (Chris Howell), Mr Tom (Tom Orton) and Nick Arnold.
Global Reach
Despite being a UK-centric hit, "Sesame's Treet" also reached number 7 in the Irish Singles Chart and number 23 in the Australian ARIA Singles chart.
Music Video
The official music video consists of scenes with three babies, one with a guitar, another with a synthesizer, and the last with a set of turntables, interspersed with surreal imagery.
Release Year
"Sesame's Treet" was released in the year 1992.
Album
Even though it was a hit, the song did not appear on a traditional length album but was included in various compilation albums featuring other artists.

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