Musician Discovers Racy Roots of Muppets Song

Musician Discovers Racy Roots of Muppets Song

AUCKLAND, N.Z. (Wireless Flash) – One of the top tunes from the Muppets’ kiddie show has some racy roots. The jazzy nonsensical track, “Mah-Na, Mah-Na,” is a cult fave with adults who grew up watching The Muppet Show and even appears in kiddie sing-along books. However, the song originated on the soundtrack of a 1968 X-rated documentary titled Sweden: Heaven or Hell, according to musician and writer Peter McLennan, who has been researching the tune. The film was banned in Sweden for featuring lesbian nightclubs, nudity and wife-swapping. McLennan figures someone at the Muppet Show must have known about the song’s salacious origins, but decided to kept it secret. Muppets representatives weren’t available to comment on the “Mah- Na, Mah-Na” sex film connection.

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