Born to Add is a collection of rock and roll songs from Sesame Street. Many of the songs featured obscure or one-shot Sesame Street characters which were parodies of popular classic rock bands. However, a number of well-known characters (Bert, Count von Count and Cookie Monster) were also featured. This album (as well as its namesake) was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Recording for Children, but lost to the Michael Jackson-narrated read-along album from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. The album cover, like the title song, is a parody of Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run.