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"Mah Nà Mah Nà" is a popular song by Italian composer Piero Umiliani. It originally appeared in the Italian film Sweden: Heaven and Hell (Svezia, inferno e paradiso).On its own it was a minor radio hit in the United States and in Britain, but became better known internationally after it was used by The Muppets and on The Benny Hill Show.
In usage, the misspellings far outnumber the correct spellings. The original version ("Mah Nà Mah Nà" and "Mah Na Mah Na", counted together by Google) only gets 60,800 mentions. The Muppets' slightly-contracted version, "Mahna Mahna", gets 160,000 mentions, 2.5x as many.
Performed by Jim Henson (1975–1990), John Kennedy (1991–2003), Bill Barretta (2005–present); Dr. Gerald Teeth Jr. is the gravelly-voiced lead singer and keyboardist.He is green-skinned and red-haired with a large grinning mouth of teeth including a gold tooth supposedly fashioned by melting down his gold records. [10]
The Muppets: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack is a soundtrack album released by Walt Disney Records on November 22, 2011 for the musical comedy film The Muppets.The soundtrack features five original songs, four re-recordings and remasterings of popular Muppet songs ("The Muppet Show Theme", "Rainbow Connection", and "Mah Nà Mah Nà"), two cover versions of existing songs (Cee Lo ...
Although the disc is considered a Muppet Show and Muppets soundtrack collection, it includes two tracks that originated on Sesame Street ("Mahna Mahna" and "Bein' Green"). This was the last Muppet album produced before The Walt Disney Company's acquisition of the Muppets in 2004; since then Muppet albums have been released by Walt Disney Records.
Cake's cover of "Mahna Mahna" appears on the charity CD For the Kids whose proceeds benefit the "VH1 SAVE THE MUSIC" organization. "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" features in the movie An American Werewolf in Paris. Cake's cover of "Strangers in the Night" appears on the PC video game soundtrack Stubbs the Zombie in "Rebel Without a Pulse"
Bill Barretta is an American puppeteer, producer, writer, director, and actor, best known for his involvement with the Muppets.Barretta performs the Muppet characters Pepe the King Prawn, Bobo the Bear and Johnny Fiama, as well as inheriting the roles of Rowlf the Dog, The Swedish Chef, and Dr. Teeth from Jim Henson.
"Mahna Mahna" "The Great Gonzo Eats a Rubber Tyre to the Flight of the Bumblebee" "Mr. Bassman" "Cottleston Pie" "The Amazing Marvin Suggs and His Muppaphone Play Lady of Spain" ”Pachalafaka” "Lydia the Tattooed Lady" "Halfway Down the Stairs" Side B "Tenderly" "I'm in Love with a Big Blue Frog" "Tit Willow" "Veterinarian Hospital – Soap ...