Joe Raposo

thumb|300px|Raposo playing piano at the age of 6.
Joe Raposo (February 8, 1937 - February 5, 1989) was a composer who wrote songs, score, background cues, and other music for Sesame Street and other Muppet projects. Raposo created some of the best known Muppet songs, notably the "Sesame Street Theme," "Bein' Green," and "C Is for Cookie," and helped establish the musical sound of Sesame Street. Some of his Sesame Street songs have since become popular standards covered by everyone from the Carpenters to Barbra Streisand, including "Bein' Green" and "Sing."
==Background==
Joseph Guilherme Raposo was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, of Portuguese heritage. His father was a music teacher and conductor, but Raposo initially majored in law at Harvard College, where he graduated in 1958.Canemaker, John. The Animated Raggedy Ann & Andy. Bobbs-Merill, 1977. p. 81-87 He soon began performing as a jazz piano accompanist and then studied at L'Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris with Nadia Boulanger instead of going on to law school.Flint, Peter B. "Joseph G. Raposo Is Dead at 51; Helped to Create 'Sesame Street'." The New York Times. February 6, 1989 While still at Harvard, he conducted an out of town tryout for a Broadway show, with his first scored musical Sing Muse! opening in 1961. Raposo subsequently moved from Boston to New York where he provided dramatic underscoring for Bertolt Brecht's A Man's a Man, served as musical director of Truman Capote's House of Flowers (1968) and wrote incidental music for Jackie Mason's Broadway comedy A Teaspoon Every Four Hours (1969). It was Sesame Street that brought Raposo widespread fame, however.
==Work with Henson and Sesame==
Raposo first worked with Jim Henson in 1965 on a television pilot based on the Cinderella fairy tale, which would be reworked a few years later as the special Hey Cinderella! Raposo scored and wrote songs for both incarnations of the project, and subsequently worked on Sesame Street, though he was chosen independently of Henson on the recommendation of Hey Cinderella! writer Jon Stone.Davis, Michael. Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street, Viking, 2008, p. 159 Serving as musical director for the first five seasons, Raposo initially wrote material for all aspects of the show, including the instrumental theme for the live action Buddy and Jim skits, and only occasionally collaborating with staff writers such as Stone, Jerry Juhl, Daniel Wilcox, and Jeff Moss (who contributed heavily to the show's musical sound himself), among others. As Raposo recalled, Sesame Street "just came along. It didn't have a name. It was a bunch of people meandering around trying to do a show for Public Television." Most of his best known songs, however, soon fell into two groups: those written for Muppet segments and those for live action films, often sung by Raposo himself.
Of the Muppet tunes, some were jaunty, whimsical exercises in education, as with Cookie Monster's anthem "C Is for Cookie" or "Would You Like to Buy an O?" Others were slower and more contemplative, expressing the innermost thoughts, fears and desires of the characters, as with "Imagination," "Nobody," and especially Kermit's classic lament "Bein' Green." Such introspection resulted from Raposo's songwriting methods, a process he called "psychological dress-up":
Raposo's sound, often dominated by the piano over other instruments, was also a fixture of film inserts, usually played over footage of people or animals and performed by Raposo himself. As with the Muppets, Raposo's style as composer and singer varied in moods, from the comedic and even brash (adopting cartoonish voices for "What Do You Do With a Fruit?" or as the titular animal in "I'm an Aardvark") to the melancholy ("Somebody Come and Play") or soothing mood pieces ("Everybody Sleeps"). One of the few occasions when he lent his voice to songs written by others was "High, Middle, Low" (as the Anything Muppet singing "middle"). One Raposo classic which fits in neither of the above two categories is "Sing," performed in many different contexts on the show, and later covered by a variety of popular artists.
In fact, through his work on Sesame Street, Raposo deliberately set out to cross the forced boundaries between pop music and children's songs. 
Raposo continued to work with Henson on The Great Santa Claus Switch and The Frog Prince (both with lyrics by Juhl) and went on to serve as musical director and song writer for CTW's follow-up to Sesame Street, The Electric Company. Raposo left Sesame Street after 1974 (replaced by Sam Pottle as musical director) contributing only occasional material (such as new songs for Sesame Street Fever) and would not return full-time until Season 15 in 1983, working more often with other lyricists. During that interim, Raposo continued to collaborate with Henson, scoring the pilot The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence (originating the "At the Dance" theme used on The Muppet Show) and both songs and score for The Great Muppet Caper, which garnered him an Academy Award nomination for "The First Time It Happens." He also worked on The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show and composed and produced all songs for Miss Piggy's Aerobique Exercise Workout Album.
==Fame and Later Work==
In 1970, "Bein' Green" was covered by Frank Sinatra, and as Raposo put it, "then I became famous." Sesame Street took a backseat for a time to a wide range of projects in film, TV, and theater, as well as writing original songs for Sinatra and other singers. While still staff musical director for CTW, Raposo worked on You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1971) as musical arranger, supervisor, and composer of incidental music. Following his departure from Sesame in 1974, producer Richard Horner tapped Raposo to write all songs and score for the animated film Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure (finally released in 1977). One song from the film, "Blue," was later used on The Muppet Show (performed by Helen Reddy, who also covered the song on albums). "Blue" and "Rag Dolly" were later recycled by Raposo for the 1986 Broadway show Raggedy Ann (with a substantially different plot and several new Raposo tunes).
On a more adult level, Raposo composed music for the Three's Company theme song (with lyrics co-written by producer Don Nicholl) as well as the instrumental theme for its spin-off The Ropers. He returned to children's projects in the 1980s; collaborating with Theodor Geisel on three Dr. Seuss animated TV specials, composing music for the first Madeline animated special for HBO, incidental music for John Byrne's 6-part "Man of Steel" Audio Theatre adaptation of Superman in 1989, and writing the theme for Shining Time Station.
In the theater world, Raposo collaborated with Sheldon Harnick (lyricist of Fiddler on the Roof) on the cantata Sutter's Gold (1980), and A Wonderful Life (1986), a musical adaptation of It's a Wonderful Life which was performed largely in colleges and made its Broadway debut as an Actor's Fund benefit in 2005.
==Legacy==
Raposo died from lymphoma on February 5, 1989, three days before his 52nd birthday. He was survived by his wife Pat Collins, three sons, and a daughter. The special Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music, hosted and directed by Jon Stone, aired in memoriam, and a tribute album was released commemorating his work on Sesame Street. In 2004, a short children's book about Raposo, A Boy and His Music, was written by Odete Amarelo and Gilda Arruda with illustrations by Josette Fernandes.The Herald News "‘Sesame Street’ composer Raposo the subject of new children’s book" Kathleen Durand, 09/18/2004 Raposo's songs continue to be heard on Sesame Street, and his name appeared in the credits for original songs up to Season 40.
==Compositions==
===Sesame Street===
File:Bigbirdabcdefghi.jpg|"ABC-DEF-GHI"
File:Bayoualphabet.jpg|"ABC's of the Swamp"
File:Ladysmithblackmambazo.jpg|"African Alphabet Song"
File:Airbip.jpg‎|"Air"
AlmaMamma.jpg|"Alma Mamma"
File:BBKing-AlphabetBlues.jpg|"Alphabet Blues"
1940 04.jpg|"Alphabet R & R"
2481a.jpg|"Amor"
File:LiveLP.jpg|"The Arm"
2059k.jpg|"As I Was Going to St. Ives"
File:AtYourLibrary1.jpg|"At Your Library"
File:2211-Ayuda.jpg|"Ayuda"
File:bisforbubble.jpg|"B is for Bubble"
File:BaaBamba.jpg|"Baa Baa Bamba"
2558-C1.jpg|"Baby's Heart Beat"
File:Caseymcphee.jpg|"The Ballad of Casey McPhee"
File:2475c.jpg|"Basura"
File:Character.bats.jpg|"The Batty Bat"
RFranklinLP.jpg|"A Bear Eats Bear Food"
File:0084_07.jpg|"Beautiful Present"
File:2356-6.jpg|"Bein' a Pig"
File:BeinGreen-1970.jpg|"Bein' Green"
File:DRossBelieve.jpg‎|"Believe in Yourself"
Image:2170a.jpeg|"Big and Small"
File:2499a.jpg|"Big Surprise"
File:2365h.jpg|"The Birdketeer Song"
BlueBird-Earth.jpg|"Blue Bird Theme"
2393b.jpg|"Break Out of Your Shell"
1998e.jpg|"Broken Arm Blues"
2004e.jpeg|"Broken Arm Guitar"
File:BubblesBubblesBubbles.jpg|"Bubbleholic Song"
1872a.jpeg|"Buenos Dias"
2191c.jpeg|"Buster's Marching Song (Glockenspiel)"
2088d.jpg|"A Butterfly"
File:Cisforcookie.jpg|"C is for Cookie"
2251c.jpg|"Cabbage Soup"
Guess What Happened cows 01.jpg|"Can You Guess What Happened?"
File:Whichcomesfirst.jpg|"Chicken or the Egg"
ClinkClankInside.jpg|"Clink, Clank"
File:Elmo%26BabyDavid.jpg|"Closer to Me"
File:CombYourFace.jpg|"Comb Your Face"
Song-ComeToTheParty.jpg|"Come to the Party"
BBKing-Counting.jpg|'"Count to Ten"
File:2624streetstory1.jpg|"Counting on the Weather"
2211 01.jpg|"Cuando Estoy Solo"
2016b.jpg|"The Cuckoo Clock Song"
File:ItSoonGetsDone.jpg|"Daddy Helps with the Dishes"
File:RF-DaysOfTheWeek.jpg|"Days of the Week"
File:Differentyetthesame.jpg|"Different Yet the Same"
File:Sesame.discofrog.jpg|"Disco Frog"
File:0527h.jpg|"Do You Think?"
File:Song.doggypaddle.jpg|"Doggy Paddle"
File:Song.pigeon.jpg|"Doin' the Pigeon"
0327 04 Doin the Snuffleupagus.jpg|"Doin' the Snuffleupagus"
Whatmakesmusicsingle1979.jpg|"Doin' the Trash"
DonMusicandMeryl.jpg|"Don's Latest"
File:0592c.jpg|"Don't You Know You're Beautiful?"
Dot Bridge 01 straight.jpg|"Dot Bridge"
Song.drawingsong.jpg|"The Drawing Song"
File:2484-04.jpg|"The Dress, The Suit"
File:2096d.jpg|"Dressed Up"
File:Waterfountain.jpg|"Drink of Water"
File:Raposo.Eating.jpg|"Eating"
File:2760-Elbows.jpg|"Elbow Song"
0409f.jpg|"Enumeration Song"
2093g.jpg|"Escondido"
2188b.jpeg|"Evensong"
File:Song.EverybodyEats.jpg|"Everybody Eats"
File:Everybodysleeps.jpg|"Everybody Sleeps"
File:Everybodywash.jpg|"Everybody Wash"
File:0914 05.jpg|"A Face"
File:FaceGame.jpg|"Face Game"
File:Song.Family.jpg|"Families"
File:Telaviv.anythingfamily.jpg|"Family"
File:Mahnasesame2.jpg|"Fat Cat"
1918b.jpg|"Feelin' Good"
File:Raposo-Feet.jpg|"Feet (One Foot, Two Foot)"
FeetSong-S1.jpg|"Feet (Some Feet are Big)"
File:FeverLP.jpg|"Fever"
File:FirstandLastsong.jpg|"First and Last"
File:2324d.jpg|"Flabbergasted"
File:2678-Itchy.jpg|"Flies on Animals"
2535a.jpg|"Forty Miles"
File:Song.FourFurryFriends.jpg|"Four Furry Friends"
File:Song.frogstruggle.jpg|"Frog Struggle Song"
File:Song.FrogKick.jpg|"Froggy Kickin'"
File:SSGardenSong.jpg|"The Garden"
File:666a.jpg|"Go Ahead and Touch"
File:Raposo.Goat.jpg|"Goats"
File:2544g.jpg|"Gonna Be a Dad/Mom"
File:GoodNight-WakeUp.jpg|"Good Night, Wake Up Lullaby"
2571f.jpg|"Grouch Blues"
File:2159f.jpg|"Grouch Melody"
2517e.jpg|"The Grouch Who Cooperated"
File:GrouchesSF.jpg|"Grouches in the South of France"
File:Vegetables.jpg|"Grow High Grow Low"
RFranklinLP.jpg|"Halfies"
Happieststreetsingle.jpg|"The Happiest Street in the World"
File:Seenmydog.jpg|"Has Anybody Seen My Dog?"
2426 02.jpg|"Healthy as a Horse"
2415b.jpg|"He'll Never Stop Saying Maria"
File:Song.HeeHeeHaHa.jpg|"Hee Hee Ha Ha"
2083a.jpg|"Hello, I Must Be Going"
0914 04.jpg|"Here Are Some Things"
File:Herryanddad.jpg|"Herry's Family Song"
File:Song.hippopotamusround.jpg|"Hippopotamus Round"
File:Split_screen_home.jpg|"Home to Me"
File:Ullman1.jpg|"Honk Ding Quack Quack Game"
2517h.jpg|"The Honker Quartet"
2195a.jpeg|"Hoots' Song"
File:2253 05.jpg|"How Big Is the Sky"
File:BigBirdSingsLP.jpg|"How Do I Know?"
File:HorneGrover536.jpg|"How Do You Do?"
File:2459streetstory2.jpg|"How Far is Japan?"
0099 04.jpg|"How Many Wheels Has a Roller Skate?"
File:SSBeinGreen.jpg|"I Am Blue"
File:countedonyou.jpg|"I Counted on You"
File:IDontWanna.jpg|"I Don't Wanna"
File:Song.ilikealaska.jpg|"I Like Alaska"
2100 03.jpg|"I Love It When You Wake Me Up"
File:Istandup.jpg|"I Stand Up Straight and Tall"
1928f.jpg|"I Think That It Is Wonderful"
File:2265h.jpg|"I Wish I Were a Postcard"
Idliketotellastory.jpg|"I'd Like to Tell a Story"
File:2682q.jpg|"I'm a Real Cowboy"
File:Aardvark edited.JPG|"I'm an Aardvark"
File:I%27mCold.jpg|"I'm Cold"
File:Prettyfish-refilm.jpg|"I'm Pretty"
File:Song.imagination.jpg|"Imagination"
2043d.jpg|"Imagine That"
2336e.jpg|"Important"
File:In%26OutLuis.jpg|"In and Out"
File:Song.indianbabybath.jpg|"Indian Baby Bath"
0090 03b.jpg|"It Doesn't Take"
File:ItTakesTime.jpg|"It Takes Time"
File:Kermitsongit'salive.jpg|"It's Alive"
2010d.jpg|"I Want to Thank You"
2564 01.jpg|"I've Got Me"
File:Ivegottwo.jpg|"I've Got Two"
File:Jumpingfilm.jpg|"J Jump"
CountsJustBecauseBoardBook.jpg|"Just Because"
Yjustbecause.jpg|"Just Because" (underscore)
2356-28.jpg|"Just Cats"
JustThreeColors.jpg|"Just Three Colors"
File:2487g.jpeg|"Just the Two of Us"
File:Song.kangarooblues.jpg|"Kangaroo Blues"
RFranklinLP.jpg|"Keep on Trying"
File:Title.newsflash.jpg|"Kermit News Theme" 
File:Linoleum.jpg|"La, La, La"
File:Cap015.JPG|"Leaf Pageant"
2415a.jpg|"Lessons in Love"
File:Album.earthlings.jpg|"Let's Make a Dream"
File:1845b.jpg|"The Letter B"
File:BBSnuffyVaudeville.jpg|"Letter S Song"
File:Song.LittleBit02.jpg|"A Little Bit"
File:Ernieplant.jpg|"Little Plant"
File:Littlethings orig.jpg|"Little Things"
2381l.jpg|"A Long Adios"
Closer.Dog.jpg|"Look a Little Closer"
File:Song.Lookatthis01.jpg|"Look at This"
File:Lookthroughthewindow.jpg|"Look Through the Window"
ClinkClankInside.jpg|"Lots of Stuff"
0688 04.jpg|"Loud and Soft"
File:LoveLP.jpg|"Love"
File:Lovebirds.jpg|"Lovebirds"
File:Episode2414.jpg|"Love in the Fix-It Shop"
0318e.jpg|"Lullaby"
2153d.jpg|"Lullaby for Bugs and Worms"
2506h.jpg|"Mad About You"
MarchingSong.jpg|"Marching Song"
File:Ooohlookatthemarmoset.jpeg|"Marmoset"
File:Meyosong.jpg|"Me" (aka "Me and Yo")
RFranklinLP.jpg|"Me and You"
File:Melostmecookie.jpg|"Me Lost Me Cookie"
DaysMonthsBoardBook.jpg|"Mobity Mosely's Months"
File:123Family.jpg|"Mom and Me"
File:Moving_on.JPG|"Movin' On"
File:Song.rhymeschool.jpg|"Muppets Rhyme in School"
2517b.jpg|"The Music of the Fix-It Shop"
File:2574-D2.jpg|"My Baby's Going to Have a Baby"
File:2209c.jpeg|"My Family's Doin' Just Fine"
2181 Grouch Family 01.jpg|"My Grouch Family"
File:1186h.jpg|"My Little Game"
File:MyOwnCorner.jpg|"My Own Corner"
File:3150y.jpg|"My Triangle Home"
2315 04.jpg|"Natasha's Up-A-Bye"
File:WLovers.jpg|"The National Association of "W" Lovers"
File:2292b.jpg|"Naughty Door Opera"
File:Rosie.elmo.jpg|"Nearly Missed"
File:0491r.jpg|"The Neighborhood"
File:Frieda.jpg|"New Baby"
File:Song.newlife.jpg|"New Life"
2468a.jpg|"New Menu"
File:3154s.jpg|"A New Way to Walk"
2325d.jpeg|"Nimi Nami Nomi"
File:1971b.jpeg|"No Best Part"
File:0475c.jpg|"Nobody"
SomeOfUsAreHere.jpg|"None Some All"
File:Baker.jpg|"Numerosity"
File:Congacountingsong.jpg|"Numero Comparsa"
File:CoupleofGrouches.jpg|"The Off-Key Song"
File:Grundgetta9.jpg|"Ol' Number Nine"
RFranklinLP.jpg|"Old King Midas"
2517k.jpg|"Olivia's Solo"
File:Susanthesethings.jpg|"One of These Things"
File:2432b2.jpg|"One Terrific Stick"
File:Kammikluuk.jpg|"Ookyook Song"
File:Song.OppositeStuff.jpg|"Opposite Stuff"
File:Bsandwich.jpg|"Oscar's B Sandwich"
File:Under.jpg|"Over, Under, Around and Through"
File:Single.havinfun.jpg|"Pat Pat Patty Pat"
File:2096i.jpg|"Peanut Butter"
File:3978f.jpg|"Penguins Five"
PictureAWorld.jpg|"Picture a World"
2228j.jpg|"Picture Song"
File:2500c.jpg|"Pizza Delivery Man Song"
File:SS2BookandRecord.jpg|"Play Along"
2321a.jpg|"Playing Pirates"
1951c.jpg|"Plenty of Love"
2428e.jpg|"Point Your Fingers"
File:Raposo-Practice.jpg|"Practice"
File:Song.prettybaby.jpg|"Pretty Baby"
File:PutACircle.jpg|"Put a Circle"
PutItAway.jpg|"Put It Away"
1843e.jpeg|"Put the Toys Away"
File:2133a.jpeg|"Q is for Quick"
File:Me and My Apple Tree.jpg|"Quiet Time Song"
File:Song.Rainfalls.jpg|"Rain Falls"
File:2073n.jpg|"Rainy Day Madrigal"
File:AlphabetRap01.jpg|"Rappin' Alphabet"
File:Readersoftheopenrange.jpg|"Readers of the Open Range"
File:RhymeOut.jpg|"Rhyme Out"
File:RooseveltCounting.jpg|"Roosevelt Franklin Counts"
File:Roosevelt-SpellsName.jpg|"Roosevelt Franklin Spells His Name"
File:RFAlphabet.jpg|"Roosevelt Franklin's Alphabet"
File:4111zb.jpg|"Rub Your Tummy"
File:1836m.jpg|"Run Song"
File:RushHourSong.jpg|"Rush Hour Song"
2130 04.jpg|"S.S. Forgetful"
2517d.jpg|"The Sad Bird"
ColumbiaSkinImInSafetyBoyBlues.jpg|"The Safety Boy Blues"
SesameFundingCredits.jpg|"Sesame Closing Theme"
File:Bigbirdtheme.jpg|"Sesame Street Theme"
3977h.jpg|"Share"
Simplesongsingle.jpg|"Simple Song"
File:Singolivialinda.jpg|"Sing"
2584b.jpg|"Sing It Out, Baby"
File:sss-i.jpg|"Sing Your Synonyms"
ColumbiaSkinImInSafetyBoyBlues.jpg|"The Skin I'm In"
File:Song.slothsleepy.jpg|"Sloth Sleepy"
File:0253e.jpg|"Smile"
File:0596_05.jpg|"Snow"
File:0598h.jpg|"Snow, Snow, Snow"
File:SnuffleLullabye.jpg|"Snuffle Lullabye"
File:SnuffleShuffle.jpg|"The Snuffle Shuffle"
File:Snuffy-L.jpg|"Snuffy's Letter L"
File:2419c.jpg|"Snuffy's Sister Song"
File:Somebodycomeandplay.jpg|"Somebody Come and Play"
SomeoneNice.jpg|"Someone Nice"
File:SS.LorettaLynn.jpg|"Songs Are For Singing"
File:0007h.jpg|"Square Song"
File:Starfishrefilmed.jpg|"Starfish"
File:0295_04.jpg|"Stop!"
2312a.jpg|"Stop and Say Hello"
SwimmingRabbit.jpg|"Swimming Rabbit"
File:Swingalonewithme.jpg|"Swing Up High"
File:1092-23.jpg|"Take a Breath"
File:TakeMyHand.jpg|"Take My Hand"
File:TakingAPicture.jpg|"Taking a Picture"
File:PlacidoTelephone.jpg|"The Telephone Opera"
File:Song.ThatsWhatCounts.jpg‎|"That's What Counts"
File:There's a Bird on Me.jpg|"There's a Bird on Me"
File:SSnews.thisishowwelook.jpg|"This Is How I'm Made"
2091c.jpg|"This Street"
File:Raposo-3isMyFavoriteNumber.jpg|"Three Is My Favorite Number"
0236g.jpg|"Three of These Things"
1949b.jpg|"Time"
File:0926e.jpg|"Touch, Hold, Feel"
File:FeverTrash.jpg|"Trash"
File:2208f.jpg|"Trashbag Waltz"
File:Song.trying.jpg|"Trying Song"
File:0290g.jpg|"Tu Me Gustas"
2535d.jpg|"Tweet For Your Birdseed"
File:1091-21.jpg|"Two is You and Me"
File:OwlFlamingoBlues.JPG|"Two Owls and One Pink Flamingo Blues"
File:ULecture.jpg|"U Lecture"
File:2003c.jpg|"Uncle Wally"
UseABrick.jpg|"Use a Brick"
2447-01.jpg|"Waiting for Maria"
File:WaterBaby.jpg‎|"Water Baby"
File:WeAretheSame.jpg|"We Are the Same"
File:Out to Lunch-13.jpg|"We're in Charge"
File:WeaverBird.jpg|"Weaver Bird"
0333 - 04.jpg|"Welcome!"
0431b.jpg|"We've Got to Work Together"
File:Whaleteeth.jpg|"Whale Brushing Teeth"
File:Superbigbird.jpg|"What a Bird!"
2590-WalkInPark.jpg|"What a Day for a Walk"
2159g.jpg|"What a Day That Was"
Film.kidsmadeof.jpg|"What Are Kids Made Of?"
File:Song.WhatAreKidsCalled.jpg|"What Babies Are Called"
0270-05.jpg|"What Can I Do?"
2403a.jpg|"What Can You Add to the Song?"
File:Song.dowithafruit.jpg|"What Do You Do With a Fruit?"
File:Do-with-a-pet.jpg|"What Do You Do With a Pet?"
File:2560h.jpg|"What I See"
File:0220j.jpg|"What Makes Music?"
File:WhenBert'sNotHere.JPG|"When Bert's Not Here"
LPBlockPartyNew.jpg|"Who Wants to Go to a Party?"
File:WhoYouLookinAtTiger.jpg|"Who You Lookin' At Tiger?"
File:Bobopfamilysong.jpg|"The Word Family Song"
File:Buyano.jpg|"Would You Like to Buy an O?"
File:Xmarksthespot.jpg|"X Marks the Spot!"
YallFallDown.jpg|"Y'all Fall Down"
2141c.jpg|"Yodeling"
2308a.jpeg|"You Are You"
File:BeABirdketeer.jpg|"You Can Be a Birdketeer"
File:2155a.jpg|"You Can Be a Grouchketeer"
2470c.jpg|"You Can Do Anything"
Bob - You Gotta Have Rain.jpg|"You Gotta Have Rain"
File:3956n.jpg|"You Say Hola and I Say Hola"
2299d.jpg|"You're Important"
100021.jpg|"Young MacDonald"
File:ZizzyZoomers2.jpg|"The Zizzy Zoomers"
CeliaCruzZunzun.jpg|"Zunzun"
===Henson Projects===
* Run, Run (music)
* Hey Cinderella! (music and lyrics)
* The Great Santa Claus Switch (composer and conductor, no lyrics)
* The Ed Sullivan Show ("It's Christmas Tomorrow," "The Glutton" score)
* The Frog Prince (composer and conductor, no lyrics)
* Out to Lunch (music and lyrics)
* The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence (score and songs, including "At the Dance" theme)
* The Great Muppet Caper (score and songs)
* The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (arranger, conductor, all original songs and cues)
* Miss Piggy's Aerobique Exercise Workout Album (music, lyrics, and album producer)
==See also==
* Joe Raposo cameos
==Sources==
==External links==
*Joe Raposo.org
*IMDb
*Lortel Off-Broadway credits
*"Jim Henson's Red Book" entries: 3/29/1982, 12/9-11/1988
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