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On this day in 1977, the Muppets single “Mahna Mahna” dropped out of the Top 30 after peaking at #26 on the Australian charts (December 5)
If ever there was an ear worm song, this is it!
Originally “Mah Nà Mah Nà" was actually a popular song by Italian composer Piero Umiliani, which first appeared in the 1968 Italian mondo film “Sweden: Heaven and Hell” (Svezia, inferno e paradiso).
It was a minor radio hit in the US and the UK, but became better known internationally when it was later sung by by the Muppets…
After hearing the track on radio, a Sesame Street producer decided it would be a perfect addition to the show, and was first performed by Jim Henson (Kermit the Frog, et al.), Frank Oz (Miss Piggy, et al.) and Loretta Long (Susan) on the fourteenth episode, broadcast on November 27, 1969.
The following Sunday, Henson and his Muppets performed the song on The Ed Sullivan Show, and seven years later the song was part of the premiere episode of The Muppet Show in 1976, and then released as a single.
In addition to peaking at #26 in Australia, it cracked the Top 10 in the UK, reaching #8.
There have been heaps of cover versions, including from high profile bands like The Fray and Cake, and an uptempo punk/metal version recorded by UK band Skin in 1996, for the "Perfect Day" single (a minor hit in the UK – #33)
This version is called “The Muppet Song (Mah Na Mah Na)".
In Australia, the song was used as a jingle in television commercials for sunscreen brand Banana Boat in the 1990s and 2000s…
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https://youtu.be/TbZ_hTEOKZc?feature=shared
On this day in 1977, the Muppets single “Mahna Mahna” dropped out of the Top 30 after peaking at #26 on the Australian charts (December 5)
If ever there was an ear worm song, this is it!
Originally “Mah Nà Mah Nà" was actually a popular song by Italian composer Piero Umiliani, which first appeared in the 1968 Italian mondo film “Sweden: Heaven and Hell” (Svezia, inferno e paradiso).
It was a minor radio hit in the US and the UK, but became better known internationally when it was later sung by by the Muppets…
After hearing the track on radio, a Sesame Street producer decided it would be a perfect addition to the show, and was first performed by Jim Henson (Kermit the Frog, et al.), Frank Oz (Miss Piggy, et al.) and Loretta Long (Susan) on the fourteenth episode, broadcast on November 27, 1969.
The following Sunday, Henson and his Muppets performed the song on The Ed Sullivan Show, and seven years later the song was part of the premiere episode of The Muppet Show in 1976, and then released as a single.
In addition to peaking at #26 in Australia, it cracked the Top 10 in the UK, reaching #8.
There have been heaps of cover versions, including from high profile bands like The Fray and Cake, and an uptempo punk/metal version recorded by UK band Skin in 1996, for the "Perfect Day" single (a minor hit in the UK – #33)
This version is called “The Muppet Song (Mah Na Mah Na)".
In Australia, the song was used as a jingle in television commercials for sunscreen brand Banana Boat in the 1990s and 2000s…
#mahnamahna, #themuppets, #themuppetshow, #jimhenson, #muppets, #dailyrockhistory, #thisdayinmusic, #onthisday
"Pure signal, no noise"
Credits Goes to the respective
Author ✍️/ Photographer📸
🐇 🕳️
