I am trying to find the song Manuh Manuh by Animal

[Cindy]

That's "doo-doo-do-do-do," not what you put! Newbs always get that wrong!!!

Well, I'm certainly not a "newb" as you put it, but from what I understand the lyrics have been cited both ways. The way I see it, both ways are correct.

 

[erniebert1234ss]

Thank you Cindy!

Thank you! I always thought with the Snowth mouths that they were in the shape of the "oo" sound! Whatever.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

In the earlier SS versions of the song, the backup singers (two girls) did sing "Ba dee ba dee bee." This version of the song is on the tape "Sesame Street Celebrates Jim Henson."

However, the Sullivan appearance, and Ep.1 of TMS, both used the version "Doo do doo do do."

I wrote an article over a year ago and researched all this deeply, but the guy who was bringing it up to use it still hasn't yet.

 

[muppetmayhem]

I am starting to get dizzy trying to keep track of tall this ba-dee-bee-do's and doo-dee-doo-bees and bee-bee-dee-bo's. The point is that she now has the lyrics and can listen to the song whenever she wants. Who really cares how the words go, most of us just hum that part anyways.

 

[JaniceFerSure]

That's "doo-doo-do-do-do," not what you put! Newbs always get that wrong!!!

I know what it is,thanks.I just copied the song from a lyric site. I've seen Muppet everything for over 30 years.I'm hardly a newb.<neener>

 

[JaniceFerSure]

I just watched the SS special today.At the final end,they show the skit with Bip Boppity and 2 girls,with the lyrics I provided in an above post.So,the skit does exist after all.No point,just stating facts.

 

[Frazzle]

Both lyrics are indeed correct & as a matter of fact, the song was used elsewhere too from what I have heard. I have heard the story that the song was actually in a foreign porn flick. I have a hard rock, fast paced version of the song. I put in on one of my mix CDs a few years ago. Cannot remember where I got it. I forgot all about it until I popped the disk in my car stereo a few weeks ago. It uses the "do do do do do" instead of the "ba de be de" but the old SS clip used "dees" & the MS used "dos" Lighten up, erniebert1234ss! The forum is a happy & fun place.

 

[astrotrain]

Do The .. Mahna Mahna!

Still looking through my links, but there was a site that contained all
three versions (.ra format) (yes, three...)

The Muppet Show version, the original version released on 45 RPM
(daddy whats a r-record?), and a rare Disco version.

Yes it was such a hit in Sweeden, they decided to Discoise it... A chick
sings the main lyrics in the song, like "Mahna-----ma----na..." with
some disco-like string sounds providing the "dee-doo-bees and
bee-bee-dee-bo's".

And for those old enough to remember The Benny Hill Show, Benny
used the song quite freqently (instrumental) in his "fast moving"
skits.

(and no it was not the "end chase" music, that was "Yakety Sax"
by Boots Randolph)

 

[astrotrain]

Brady Kids, Gabriel Kaplan, and Mah na mah na!

FOUNT IT!

http://www.crapfromthepast.com/favorites/sounds/index.htm

Scroll down past the Brady Kids performing the Hustle to almost
the bottom of the page. The songs are in Real Audio format.

All three versions are there, along with the picture of the original 45 rpm.

Also during my ventures, found a nice page with the history of Piero
Umiliani (the creator of Mah na mah na)!

http://www.geocities.com/pieroumiliani/

 

[Tim Kelly]

In the earlier SS versions of the song, the backup singers (two girls) did sing "Ba dee ba dee bee." This version of the song is on the tape "Sesame Street Celebrates Jim Henson."

I've got episode #573 from 1973 on VHS, and it has the spoken intro with Bip Boppity and the two girls, and Bip Boppity walking away at the end (Although it might not be complete, since the first thing one of the girls says is "We could sing a good song, if we had one more person to sing," and that doesn't sound like the first line of a skit).