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Post number 20622

boneybaloney — Mon, 07 Oct 2002 17:26:49 -0800

'Mais Non, Mais Non?'... Well, there goes the neighbourhood. You go for nigh on a quarter of a century crediting The Muppets with an all time classic, when you find out that it was someone elses - Italian soundtrack composer Piero Umiliani. Not only that, but used as part of the score for an oh-so-dodgy a Swedish porn film!?!?. But no, that's not the end of it, as it transpires (see bottom of page) that 'Mahna Mahna' was originally performed by a Frenchman, Henri Salvador, and was called 'Mais Non Mais Non'. Still, in any of these forms, it's one of the few songs that still makes me smile every time I hear it, especially so when accompanied by the visuals.

By: boneybaloney

boneybaloney — Mon, 07 Oct 2002 17:47:16 -0800

the score for an oh-so-dodgy a Swedish porn film!?!?. Apologies for my oh-so-dodgy a syntax. My nuts are now removed from the blender.

By: cortex

cortex — Mon, 07 Oct 2002 17:55:50 -0800

Wonderful post! I've always loved that song, but had no idea it went beyond the scope of Muppetdom. I know a guy from college named Zac Mouneimneh. He was born to carry the torch for that song.

By: riviera

riviera — Mon, 07 Oct 2002 17:58:25 -0800

Those watching the new series of 'The Office' will find these links especially timely. Thank you.

By: MrBaliHai

MrBaliHai — Mon, 07 Oct 2002 18:00:21 -0800

I just hope that someday, Kermit and Miss Piggy will cover Serge Gainsbourg's "Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus."

By: boneybaloney

boneybaloney — Mon, 07 Oct 2002 18:06:58 -0800

I introduced my Italian girlfriend to 'Mahna Mahna' via mpeg recently, and she loves it to bits, even taking to singing it when we're out for a walk. Then, the other day, we're sitting at home, watching 'The Office'....my god, I felt like a twat. It's still great though.

By: Danelope

Danelope — Mon, 07 Oct 2002 18:08:49 -0800

MrBaliHai: I just hope that someday, Kermit and Miss Piggy will cover Serge Gainsbourg's "Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus." Cibo Matto does a fun version, if you're shopping around in the meantime.

By: Electric Elf

Electric Elf — Mon, 07 Oct 2002 18:13:26 -0800

Adding more to the history of the Muppet version of this song, the "Mahna Mahna" song was apparently performed on the Ed Sullivan show. I've seen it on a few of the Sullivan highlight shows...

By: internal

internal — Mon, 07 Oct 2002 19:14:57 -0800

For those interested, I found a copy of the Henri Salvador version on WinMX.

By: homunculus

homunculus — Mon, 07 Oct 2002 19:46:39 -0800

This post makes me indescribably happy.

By: Marquis

Marquis — Mon, 07 Oct 2002 21:12:23 -0800

Outstanding post. Bookmarked for further pointing-to. Thank-you!

By: Winterfell

Winterfell — Mon, 07 Oct 2002 21:38:24 -0800

This is a guilty pleasure song, one I hum to myself under my breath and hope nobody around me has noticed. This and the banana-splits theme song. Are there any links to an MPEG or an MP3 of this song (as done very properly by the Muppets)?

By: Frasermoo

Frasermoo — Tue, 08 Oct 2002 01:29:15 -0800

Does anyone have a link to a Nokia ringtone for it?

By: toddshot

toddshot — Tue, 08 Oct 2002 01:51:14 -0800

Winterfell, there's no e-mail address in your profile, so here you go. Everyone else is welcome to it as well. Just be gentle on the poor server, I don't know how much traffic it can take. And why in the world would you feel guilty for humming this song? It's great!

By: internal

internal — Tue, 08 Oct 2002 05:38:08 -0800

Winerfell: I found that on WinMX also.

By: Tarrama

Tarrama — Tue, 08 Oct 2002 05:45:40 -0800

It's such an infectious song. One of my friends started singing this as we walked into a restaurant and by the end of the evening even the waiters were singing parts of it. I'm going to have "Mahna Mahna" stuck in my head for hours now. The spelling lesson is an added bonus. Nice link boneybaloney, thanks.

By: asok

asok — Tue, 08 Oct 2002 07:26:55 -0800

chris morris has purged this song from my head with his jam. *shudder* don't make me think about it. i suppose you had to be there.

By: kersplunk

kersplunk — Tue, 08 Oct 2002 12:28:52 -0800

Piero Umiliani's non gimmicky cult stuff is pretty good too. He did tons of great loungey, Moog driven Air type music 3 decades before Air. Check Kazaa/whatever Lady Magnolia or Cotton Road for starters.

By: redshoes3

redshoes3 — Tue, 08 Oct 2002 16:24:21 -0800

Bookmarked. Sent to family. Sent to friends. It's spreading....

By: cortex

cortex — Tue, 08 Oct 2002 16:32:22 -0800

i suppose you had to be there. No, no, I totally dig! That Chris Morris is one crazy character. His jam, hoo boy! I mean, yeah. Ha ha ha! I can't stop laughing, thinking back on those crazy, hazy days with the jam and Chris and the shuddering! THIS MESSAGE PAID FOR BY THE OVERWROUGHT SARCASM 2002 CAMPAIGN