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You watched the world-famous ascent. Now, see the music video.

Joining posters and sketches, parodies and countless internet memes, The Current has released an homage to the #mprraccoon, made famous by an 

astonishing climb up a 25-story office tower this week

We need someone / someone to believe in today

So begins the song written by The Current program director Jim McGuinn and performed by "The Raccoon Climbers" featuring Mark Mallman.

Let's count the floors! / 15-16-17-18 / 19-20-21

Did you know the world was watching / Or were you just having fun?

Also performing on the song are Ed Ackerson, Jimmy Olson and McGuinn. The video — shot on location outside of the Minnesota Public Radio headquarters and in view of the UBS Plaza building the raccoon scaled — was filmed and edited by Nate Ryan.

The raccoon's death-defying exploits drew attention not just in the Twin Cities, but around the nation and the world. On social media, thousands followed the progress of #mprraccoon and 

The song ends with a tip of the metaphorical hat to another female made famous for a skyward gesture in Minnesota: the tam-tossing Mary Tyler Moore seen among the skyscrapers in Minneapolis during 

the credits of her eponymous CBS television series

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Joining posters and sketches, parodies and countless internet memes, The Current has released a musical homage to the #mprraccoon.

A raccoon scurries up the side of the UBS tower in St. Paul.

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A raccoon scratches itself a window sill. 

The #mprraccoon was caught in a live trap baited with cat food overnight.

Climbing the charts: #mprraccoon gets its own song

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