12.01.2008

RANDOM CHILDHOOD MEMORY II

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I had another childhood flashback today: the Manha Manha video from the Muppets.

Oddly enough, the song debuted in 'Italian' in 1968 on the soundtrack for a movie called Svezia, Inferno e Paradiso (Sweden: Heaven and Hell), a documentary about wild sexual activity and other behavior in Sweden. Shortly after it was debuted in 'English' on the Ed Sullivan Show and on the Muppet Show. Seems like a natural progression...

The first video posted below is the version I remember, the second is the original version and the third is a promo for The Office. There have been a ton of other spin-offs spawned over the years, including a cover by Cake and commercial for Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper.

My thoughts: 1 point Hipsters; 0 points Squares


Good luck getting the song out of your head.


MANHA MANHA





manha manha - the early years





Manha Manha meets The Office



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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

so i had to come back to this an hour later to let you know that the song is still in my head. wonderful.

Unknown said...

I remember that from the Muppet Show! Impossible to get out of your head. It's a lost cause.

Manana na, da da dadada. Manana na, da da da da...

Now I wish I had my Muppet show album -- (1st one I owned -- that I wore out on my Fisher Price Record Player.

http://dolinsky.fa.indiana.edu/caveart/spr02/nsPage/324/FisherPriceRecordplayer1.jpg