Stop snapping selfies and look up at the spectacular world around you.
Zachary Levi and Sesame Street's Bert know that a day in the park doesn't need a filter. The quirky pair combined their mutual fondness of pigeons and song 'n dance numbers to collaborate on "Lovely Sunny Day," a tune all about turning off your gadgets, muting social media and soaking in the sunshine.
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Facebook can't increase your Vitamin D levels and no video game will ever match the 3D graphics of real life. Oh, and don't forget about all those birds tweeting -- no hashtags on the tree branches, #thankyouverymuch.
Bert, Zachary and a few surprise friends (Spoiler: It's Kal Penn and a blue Muppet) skipped through a New York City park collecting real-life followers. Sing along with the lyrics, if you dare bust out your inner Muppet at work today.
Every day I sit right there
Sit and stare and check my Facebook, email, Instagram
Chatting with my friends and making plans.
But on days with lots of sun
I say goodbye to everyone online
And say hello, cuz I know there's a place where all the
Bees are always buzzing 'bout the flowers they have seen.
And every tree is trending,
I don't miss my little screen, because
The sky won't need a filter
And the birds tweet just to say:
You should really take a walk on this lovely
sunny day.
In the park I reconnect
Take some time to self-reflect
Yo, this Snapchat is going to be cray!
No hashtag selfie, put that thing away.
The pigeons make it feel like home
Follow me and we can can roam
Across the grass and see
That now we're running faster than 4G!
On the playground there's a million games to play.
We don't need a fancy tablet with a
retina display.
Because...
The Bees are always buzzing 'bout the flowers they have seen.
And every tree is trending,
I don't miss my little screen, because
The sky won't need a filter
And the birds tweet just to say:
You should really take a walk on this lovely
sunny day.
Just look up and there will be
Bright blue skies, don't need a
Weather app to tell you that.
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Bees are always buzzing 'bout the flowers they have seen.
And every tree is trending,
I don't miss my little screen, because
The sky won't need a filter
And the birds tweet just to say:
You should really take a walk on this lovely
sunny day.
Well, what are you doing? Go outside and skip around the park already.
Special thanks to Zachary Levi, Kal Penn, Sesame Street's parks initiatives, Paul Loren and EA Management.
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