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1-2-3-4 by Feist

This is the first song alphabetically in my list of favorite songs. With my decidedly limited exposure to the music world, it's no surprise that my introduction to it was in an Apple Ipod nano commercial. The gaiety of the music and simple dance was infectious and these days it's trivial to track down any piece one is interested in.

The video is composed as apparently one long continuous shot. Not sure what trickery they use to get a horde of dancers to appear and disappear. But they all sure seem to be having fun.

Feist does this song on Sesame Street in a very engaging way. They don't use all of the lyrics from the song. Maybe not surprising since one of the refrains is 1-2-3-4-5-6-9 and 10, which might not be the best. Apparently Feist is more interested in rhythm than mathematics!
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