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All together now: What’s the concert (what’s the concert?), the concert of the daaaay? The concert of the day is... “Sesame Street� at the Tiny Desk.

The “Sesame Street� gang injected color and new life into NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concert series on Monday when they performed a six-song show in honor of the children’s program’s 50th anniversary.

Kicking off with a countdown by none other than Count von Count — and interrupted on several occasions by Cookie Monster and his urgent cookie impulses — the Muppets played a 15-minute show at National Public Radio’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. It began with the program’s iconic theme song, “Sunny Days,� led by Elmo, Rosita, Bert, Ernie, Abby, Big Bird and Cookie Monster.

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The blue monster Grover next led “People in Your Neighborhood,� with cameos from the concert musicians, an NPR reporter and “All Songs Considered� host and producer Bob Boilen, who helms the recurring series. He even gets razzed by Grover and winds up singing a few lines about his job.

At the 12-minute mark, the gang breaks into a medley of memorable show tunes, including “Rubber Duckie,� “C Is for Cookie� and a counting song, which has previously been performed by Electric Company and a cappella group Pentatonix.

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The concert series is beloved for giving superstar musicians an intimate setting to strip down their songs into bare-bones live performances. This go-around made it even more kid-friendly and interactive. With 11 Grammy Awards and 192 Emmys, the “Sesame Street� performers have won more major awards than any other group that has played the Tiny Desk, Boilen said.

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