Who would believe a song from a soft-core porn movie would be forever linked to the Muppets? From the 1968 flick “Svezia, inferno e paradiso” (“Sweden: Heaven and Hell”) with music by Piero Umiliani, Red Skelton used it behind a recurring sketch on his show. Not sure why “Sesame Street” producer Joan Ganz Cooney thought it would fit, but she used it during an early appearance by the Muppets. Jim Henson put it behind a skit on Ed Sullivan; later, I believe it was the first song on the first episode of the Muppet Show. Benny Hill also appropriated the tune.
No comments:
Post a Comment