when did sesame street get so cool?

I mean, don't get me wrong, I've always been a fan of Elmo and Big Bird. And Bert and Ernie. And Oscar and Snuffleupagus. (In fact, I had Sesame Street bedding and decorations when I was a kid.) But these songs? These are rad!

"When you wanna do something that's new.

And it seems really, really hard to do.

You feel like quitting, you feel you're through.

Well I have some advice for you, don't give up."

"Oh! I'm a keep my head up high

Keep on reaching high

Never gonna quit

I'll be getting stronger.

And nothing's gonna bring me down (no!)

Never gonna stop, gotta go.

Because I know

I'll keep getting stronger."