If you’re a fan of M*A*S*H*, then you are well aware of “Suicide is Painless,” the show’s iconic theme song.
If you’ve never heard that song, then just reading its title alone is confusing! You’re telling me the theme to M*A*S*H* is a song called “Suicide is Painless”? It is a bit baffling, and its title becomes even stranger when you listen to it and hear how truly beautiful it is.
Regardless, it has gone on to be a staple of one of the most beloved shows ever made and has lived on playing on people’s TV screens for decades now.
But that’s not even the best part: the song’s origins are not one that you’d expect at all.
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