The Sesame Street Characters Sang In The Circle Of The Opry With Lauren Alaina And Tayla Lynn
“Elmo is so excited to be at the Grand Ole Opry,” said 3 1/2-year-old Elmo, the beloved red Muppet of Sesame Street.
On Thursday, August 14, as part of the ongoing celebration of the Grand Ole Opry’s 100th anniversary, Elmo made his Opry debut, and he wasn’t alone. Accompanying him in Nashville, Tennessee, was another resident of 123 Sesame Street: Abby Cadabby.
Their visit to the Opry was part of Sesame Street’s Road Trip Across America, which will now be introducing a new generation of youngsters to Music City.
While there, country singer (and new mom) Lauren Alaina sang with Elmo for her first performance since giving birth to her first child, Beni Doll; and Tayla Lynn, the granddaughter of the late country icon Loretta Lynn, sang with Abby Cadabby.
Watch Lauren Alaina speak about the joy of singing with Elmo, here:
Related: Elmo Sings With His Friend, Chris Stapleton, On ‘Sesame Street’
Lauren Alaina Sings “Road Less Traveled” With Elmo
For her first performance since the June 11 birth of her daughter, Lauren Alaina took to the stage of the Grand Ole Opry with Elmo.
Together, they sang Lauren’s 2015 hit song “Road Less Traveled.”
Donning a blue cowboy hat, with a matching Western shirt and a bolo tie, when Lauren sang the lyric “show me that you’re one of a kind,” she then asked if Elmo is “one of a kind.”
Elmo replied, “Yes, and so are you!”
Then, the two hit the chorus together, with Elmo harmonizing with Lauren.
Watch the performance, here:
Many comments on social media praised Elmo’s singing voice, with one person writing, “HOLY HARMONIES, Elmo — when is the duets album dropping?”
Tayla Lynn Sings Mother’s “You’re Lookin’ At Country” With Abby Cadabby
Singing a tribute to Loretta Lynn, who died in 2022, was her granddaughter, Tayla Lynn.
Joined by Abby Cadabby, the two sang Loretta’s 1971 song “You’re Lookin’ At Country,” with Tayla introducing the song by asking Abby to look out to the crowd at the Opry, saying, “We’re gonna do a good ol’ country song ’cause you’re lookin’ at country.”
As the song began, Abby then looked up to the heavens and said, “This is for you, Miss Loretta.”
Watch their performance, here:
More From Elmo And Abby’s Visit To Nashville
Being in Nashville for Sesame Street‘s Road Trip Across America, Elmo and Abby made the most of visiting the Grand Ole Opry.
Speaking with AP News, Elmo and Abby said “the Count always talks about Loretta Lynn,” alluding to his performance with Loretta on the show in 1981.
Elmo went on to praise Chris Stapleton’s song about the power of music, which he sang on Sesame Street last month.
Thinking ahead, Elmo and Abby both said they were “dreaming” of singing with Dolly Parton.
“Elmo would love to do a duet with Miss Dolly Parton,” Elmo said. “Maybe we could do ‘Jolene’ together. Come on Dolly! Call Elmo!”
Abby chimed in, saying, “Yeah! Or ‘Love is Like a Butterfly!’”
Elmo added, “Call us! We’re available!”
Here, Elmo and Abby announce their arrival in Nashville:
When one arrives in Nashville, you’ve got to go to the Grand Ole Opry. Here’s a video of Elmo arriving at the Grand Ole Opry:
Even Elmo’s arch-nemesis, the pet rock named Rocco, made an appearance, compelling Elmo to say, “This is country music, not rock and roll.”