By Gary Symons
TLL Editor in Chief
Sesame Workshop is releasing a pop parody album this summer, bringing together new and previously released takes on recent chart hits from artists including Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift and Chappell Roan.
The Parody Party album arrives July 26 and will be distributed by Warner Music Group’s Arts Music, which has served as Sesame Workshop’s music distribution partner since 2019. It features four new parodies alongside three tracks previously available only on YouTube.
“Sesame Street has always been at the forefront of popular culture, using music as a powerful way to connect with each new generation,” said Aaron Bisman, senior vice president and head of marketing at Sesame Workshop. “Parody Party marks an exciting new chapter in Sesame Street’s musical history and reinforces our ongoing commitment to creativity, innovation, and cultural relevance.”
The lead single, “Take A Bite” — a parody of Bruno Mars’ “I Just Might” — dropped alongside a music video on YouTube. Set in a kitchen-meets-recording studio, the retro-inspired clip features a band of Cookie Monsters performing a disco-pop song about baking and eating cookies.
Other tracks on the album include “Got to Go,” a potty-training anthem set to the tune of Chappell Roan’s “Hot to Go,” and “Sort It All,” a recycling-themed rework of Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” featuring Oscar the Grouch. A K-pop-styled track called “Go for the Gold,” based on the song “Golden” in the film KPop Demon Hunters, celebrates teamwork and features Sesame Street characters Abby, Zoe and Rosita. Additional parodies draw from songs by RAYE, Icona Pop and Carly Rae Jepsen.
The album release reflects what Sesame Workshop described as a renewed focus on music, which the organization called a defining part of Sesame Street’s identity and a tool in its educational mission to help children “grow smarter, stronger, and kinder.” Last year, the organization released a new version of the classic “We All Sing with the Same Voice” and a recording of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” that played at baseball stadiums during Sesame Street theme nights.
A second album, Friends, Feelings and Phonics, collecting original songs released on YouTube throughout 2026, is also expected later this summer.
Sesame Street, which premiered in 1969, has long incorporated parodies of popular songs as a way to engage both children and the adults watching alongside them.
Parody Party is available to pre-save now on major streaming platforms.