Dan + Shay have done some pretty cool things in their career so far, including two performances on Dancing With The Stars, singing their hit records on multiple award show stages, and selling out Madison Square Garden on their first two arena tours. In 2020, the duo added performing on The Not-Too-Late-Show with Elmo to that list.
I grew up watching Barney & Friends and Sesame Street, so it made my childhood heart happy when they posted the video clip of their performance on Instagram back on June 26, 2025.
Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney (who was a dad of two at the time) performed their rendition of the Sesame Street original song "I Don't Want to Live on the Moon" in front of Elmo and his studio audience, which aired on June 25, 2020. Featuring Smyers seated on a crescent moon playing the guitar, Mooney next to him seated on a stool, and Elmo's band, the duo told the story about what it would be like to spend some time on the moon, under the sea, in the jungle, and in pre-historic times with dinosaurs. While it would be cool to spend a short period of time going on these fun adventures, the songwriter says that they would not want to live full time in any of these places. They would want to go back home to be with their loved ones.
During the performance, Mooney used his voice, facial expressions, and hands to tell the story to the studio audience and the people watching at home. His vocals were soft and pure to match the tone of the children's song. When Smyers joined in with his harmonies, it made the duos rendition of of the song soar to new heights. Hearing both guys sing the "oooh" line together toward the end sounded incredibly smooth. It left me wanting to hear even more of that on their future songs!
Below is Dan + Shay's rendition of "I Don't Want To Live On The Moon" on The Not-Too-Late-Show with Elmo courtesy of Sesame Street's YouTube Channel! Enjoy!
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