Those Muppets are pretty sweet, wholesome things aren’t they? They’re all cute and furry and funnier than a politician falling down a manhole. They’ll never get involved in any sex scandals or anything like that… not like stupid human celebs.
BUT WAIT! WHAT’S THIS?!
There’s a big ol’ link from The Muppets to soft core Italian porn! What’s going on? Are all our dreams about to be ruined? Are we actually going to start getting aroused by the new Muppets movie?! Let us explain…
Fret not! Your Muppets are safe with us.
No, this revolves around the famous Muppets tune, ‘Mahna Mahna’. Or, as it should be known, ‘Mah N? Mah N?‘. That’s because it’s an Italian song.
And yes, it made a debut in Umiliani’s soundtrack for Italian film Svezia, inferno e paradiso (or, if you want it in English, Sweden: Heaven and Hell). It’s a swinging sixties look about the wild sexual activity in Sweden. They’re all sex-mad in Sweden, right? Right.
The song accompanies a scene set in a sauna and was performed by a band called Marc 4 with the lead part sung by Italian singer/composer Alessandro Alessandroni.
So, can we assume that, when looking for something funny for The Muppets to sing, Jim Henson used his extensive knowledge of softcock porno to pluck Mah N? Mah N? from his brains?
God, we hope so.
Anyway, here’s a clip from Svezia, inferno e paradiso and the famous, famous song. And don’t worry, it is totally SAFE FOR WORK.
Enjoy!
Cookie Monster says
Count one childhood memory transformed into adult format.
Now I’m going to have that song in my head for a few hours.