Cultural Influence
Both the musical and its title song are lampooned by the song "Naughty, Naughty Nancy" in the 1959 musical Little Mary Sunshine. "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life" is used as a recurring gag in the film Young Frankenstein. "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life" and "I'm Falling in Love With Someone" were used in Thoroughly Modern Millie.
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