Who is Piero Umiliani? Italian film music composer who wrote Mah Na Mah Na (covered by the Muppets)

Who is Piero Umiliani? Italian film music composer who wrote Mah Na Mah Na (covered by the Muppets): "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.'

Then Elaine sent me this? 'I just heard back from my contact at the Jim Henson Company with some further details on the Mah-Na, Mah-Na story. It seems it was Henson who picked the song for the Muppets because he liked it so much. There's no information as to where he heard the song, but the company is aware that it came from the soundtrack to 'Sweden: Heaven or Hell.''

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