Camping in Canada
Published July 5, 2006 @ 11:59 in Camping, Memories
In the early 80s, I thoroughly enjoyed "Camping in Canada". "Camping in Canada" was a Sesame Street album that was released in 1981 and featured Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch as they attended a summer camp right here in Toronto, Canada.
It was great fun with plenty of sing-a-long songs and local references thrown in the mix. We knew all the words and I've still got plenty of the songs memorized. A few years ago, I searched high and low for this rare album that was discontinued long ago and was only released in Canada. I found a vinyl copy in a little shop in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and dubbed it to cassette to share with my brothers. The next step is digitizing these files.
Here's the track listing for "Camping in Canada".
- Aerodynamic
- Holiday in Canada
- Busy Bee
- Going On a Picnic
- Soup Song
- Nature's Family
- Pitch In and Help
- What Do You Do On a Rainy Day
- The Three Bears
- Creatures in the Pond
- Sleeping Under the Stars
- J'ai Sommeil
- Start the Day Off Right
- Ham and Eggs
- We're Having a Wonderful Time
- Homesick
- I've Got the Lonesome, Wanna Be Back on Sesame Street, Blues
- Sad, Mad, Glad
- The Treasure Hunt
- Campfire
- I Can Do It
- Need a Friend
- Happy Place
Speaking of camping in Canada, that's the plan this weekend. It would be sweet to have those 23 tracks along for the ride. Does anyone wanna help me convert an album or cassette to MP3?
Mark
October 24, 2008 / 10:29
This was one if my favourite childhood records. I would LOVE to have this album on MP3. (Or on vinyl for that matter.) If you ever get it converted, is there any chance you'd share the tracks with me?