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Ma-Na Ma-Na Song
"Ma-Na Ma-Na," by Brendan, I Hate Linux, http://ihatelinux.blogspot.com/2005/01/ma-na-ma-na.html, 31 January 2005..
"Dr. Pepper, Google, and the Muppets," by Sunidesus, Sunidesus Speaks, http://www.sunidesus.net/mt/archives/2005_02.html#001951, 4 February 2005.
"The Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper commercial," by Keth, Unsolved Mysteries, http://www.unsolvedmysteries.com/usm410025.html, 26 February 2005.
Click Here to Download the Ma-Na Ma-Na Song. (The link goes to a Muppet Music Video. It is also available on CD).
The Dr. Pepper ad is also available.
It is a song that's been misheard as
- Ba na, ba na,
- Phenomenon, and somehow as
- Paul is dead
but it's actually the Ma-Na Ma-Na Song.
Over at I Hate Linux, Brendan writes
There are songs out there that mean a great deal to me, this evening, I heard one of the most obscure ones on my list in commercial during 24.
The commercial, was one for some kind of diet dr pepper and involved a couple on a date, the guy talking about how he works at a children’s hospital and even if he won the lottery he wouldn’t quit... while his date enjoyed her freshly poured diet dr pepper as we hear the main vocals of "Ma-Na Ma-Na" from the guy when ever he opens his mouth with the rest of the restaurant patrons providing the accompanying vocals (if you can call any of "Ma-Na Ma-Na" vocal).
Wow. I’m still in shock.
I had that song in my head for years before I found a copy, and have since addicted a few to it.
My opinion: the ad was OK. I laughed out loud the first itme. Not the second. Eh.
Update According to kegstand at closkey, the audio of the original Muppets version can be found here
06:50 Posted by Dan tdaxp in Vanity | Permalink | Comments (9) | Email this
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In a moment of absolute boredom, I remembered ma na ma na. I googled it, and downloaded it. When I played it, two of my co-workers rushed over to enjoy it with me.
Thanks
Posted by: John Walker | Tuesday, November 08, 2005
If you think that's good, check out the Numa Numa Song
http://www.davesdaily.com/videoclips/59-numanuma.htm
Once you can stand that, check out the Hebrew version
http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2681934
Boredom be gone!
Posted by: Dan tdaxp | Tuesday, November 08, 2005
Who recorded Ma na ma na originally then
Cos it was a 'hit' in the late 60's
Posted by: Dave Rose | Monday, November 14, 2005
Dave,
The song was originally recorded in 1968 by Piero Umiliani, and Italian filmmaker. It was written by an adult film called "Sweden, Heaven or Hell" (Svezia, Inferno e Paradiso).
A year later, it was individually recorded as "Mais Non, Mais Non" by the Frenchman Henri Salvador. In 1976 the Muppet Show recorded it as a parody under the title ""Mahna Mahna."
For more information, see also an encyclopedia article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahna_Mahna
An online discussion about the song is also available:
http://www.milkandcookies.com/links/7452/details/
Hope this helps!
Posted by: Dan tdaxp | Monday, November 14, 2005
I thought it was also recorded by a group caleed The Pipkins or something similar, but thanks anyway, I'll store that in my 'Mine of Usless Pop Trivia' File at the back of my mind, that I use to bore my mates witless with. :-))
Dave
Posted by: Dave Rose | Wednesday, November 16, 2005
The Asylum Street Spankers do an awesome version on there DVD
"Sideshow Fez"
Posted by: Aubrey | Monday, January 02, 2006
I'm not sure if it appeared on the Muppet Show, but I do remember seeing it on Sesame Street back in the late 60's or early 70's, with two female muppets doing the background vocals "dee be be dee be", and a "hippy" male muppet singing the "Ma Na Ma Na" part. Cool song! One of my favs!
Posted by: Maria | Wednesday, June 06, 2007
This song was one of my childhood favorites. I heard it on Sesame Street sometime in the early 70s. It's fun to sing and, if there are other people around, it can be the initiator of a lot of silliness, which is always a good thing.
Posted by: phil | Wednesday, June 06, 2007
This song is often called the Phenomena Song because of a skit done between Sandra Bullock and Kermit the Frog where Kermit was a mental patient and Sandra Bullock was a psycho-therapist and everytime Kermit said the word "phenomena" 3 muppets appeared and sang "Do do do dodo" I can't remember if this was a skit on the Muppet Show or on Seasme Street.
Posted by: L.B. | Wednesday, May 27, 2009