--- description: "I'm gonna pop some trash / only got seven bags in my trash can" title: Watch Macklemore Parody 'Thrift Shop' on 'Sesame Street' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Macklemore Parody 'Thrift Shop' on _Sesame Street_  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 13, 2015 1:57 AM CUT  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 13, 2015 1:57 AM CUT Macklemore — excuse me, _Muck_lemore — stopped by _Sesame Street_ to join the Grouches for a “Thrift Shop” parody that, at times, is near indistinguishable from his actual hit song. While famous musicians have stopped by the children’s program before to teach them valuable lessons [and impart important advice](http://youtu.be/XLeUvZvuvAs "undefined"), the take-away from the Seattle rapper’s guest appearance is not so clear. Consider a future career as a garbageman or garbagewoman? Don’t be afraid to get your hands dirty? Always keep an eye out for a bargain, even if it’s _actual_ trash? Either way, he deserves props for the reworked hook — “This is gross and awesome” — which manages to both sanitize the original not-so-child-friendly lyrics _and_ embrace what some viewers are probably already thinking. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3664999/macklemore-sesame-street/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3664999/macklemore-sesame-street/"},"headline":"Watch Macklemore Parody 'Thrift Shop' on Sesame Street","datePublished":"2015-01-13T01:57:55.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:31:02.325Z","description":"\"I'm gonna pop some trash / only got seven bags in my trash can\"","url":"https://time.com/3664999/macklemore-sesame-street/","keywords":["Television","Music","Macklemore","Sesame Street"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3664999/macklemore-sesame-street/","name":"Watch Macklemore Parody 'Thrift Shop' on Sesame Street"}}]}] ```