# Music That Outlived What It Was Originally Associated With

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“[Mah Nà Mah Nà](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mah_N%C3%A0_Mah_N%C3%A0)” was written by an Italian composer, Piero Umiliani, in 1968 for the soundtrack of an Italian exploitation documentary film about sexuality in Sweden, titled _Svezia, inferno e paradiso_ (“Sweden: Heaven and Hell”).

That movie is pretty much long forgotten, except for the song, which is now almost entirely associated with The Muppets:

[![](https://i.cbc.ca/ais/1.5375778,1574887271000/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C16%2C568%2C319%29%3B) ](https://i.cbc.ca/ais/1.5375778,1574887271000/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C16%2C568%2C319%29%3B)

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