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<h1>Hushabye Mountain</h1><p>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p><p><br></p><p>"<strong>Hushabye Mountain</strong>" is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentimental_ballad" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ballad</a> by the songwriting team <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_Brothers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robert and Richard Sherman</a>. It appears twice in the 1968 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_R._Broccoli" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Albert R. Broccoli</a> motion picture <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitty_Chitty_Bang_Bang" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Chitty Chitty Bang Bang</em></a>:<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hushabye_Mountain#cite_note-BondMusic-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[1]</a> first as an idyllic lullaby by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caractacus_Potts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Caractacus Potts</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Van_Dyke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dick Van Dyke</a>) to his children;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hushabye_Mountain#cite_note-Broadway-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[2]</a> and later when the children of Vulgaria have lost all hope of salvation. The song is also featured prominently in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitty_Chitty_Bang_Bang_(musical)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">2002 and 2005 stage musical versions</a>.</p><h2><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/David_Gilmour_in_Munich_July_2006-ed-.JPG" alt="undefined"></h2><h2>Other versions</h2><p>The song was first released in a version by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Bennett" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tony Bennett</a> in June 1968, before the film and its soundtrack were released. "Hushabye Mountain" has since been covered by many artists. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobbie_Gentry" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bobbie Gentry</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_London" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Julie London</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Sunshine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Monty Sunshine</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_Craig" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wendy Craig</a> also recorded the song in 1968. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_and_the_Chipmunks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alvin and the Chipmunks</a> covered the song for their 1969 album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chipmunks_Go_to_the_Movies" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Chipmunks Go to the Movies</em></a>.</p><p>Singer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stacey_Kent" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stacey Kent</a> recorded a version of this song for her 2001 album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamsville" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Dreamsville</em></a>,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hushabye_Mountain#cite_note-Allmusic-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[3]</a> British cellist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Lloyd_Webber" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Julian Lloyd Webber</a> recorded the song on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unexpected_Songs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Unexpected Songs</em></a> (2006),<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hushabye_Mountain#cite_note-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[4]</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayley_Westenra" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hayley Westenra</a> recorded a version for her album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hushabye_(album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Hushabye</em></a> (2013),<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hushabye_Mountain#cite_note-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[5]</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Martini" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pink Martini</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_Trapp_Children" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">von Trapps</a> recorded a version for their 2014 collaboration album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_a_Little_Dream_(Pink_Martini_and_the_von_Trapps_album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Dream a Little Dream</em></a>,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hushabye_Mountain#cite_note-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[6]</a> British comedian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Armstrong" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alexander Armstrong</a> performed it for his album debut <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Year_of_Songs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>A Year of Songs</em></a> (2015),<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hushabye_Mountain#cite_note-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[7]</a> British comedian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Manford" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jason Manford</a> included the song on his album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Different_Stage_(album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>A Different Stage</em></a> (2017),<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hushabye_Mountain#cite_note-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[8]</a> American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belz_(Hasidic_dynasty)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Belz</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasidic_Judaism" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hasidic</a> singer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shulem_Lemmer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shulem Lemmer</a> covered the song on his album <em>The Perfect Dream</em> (2019),<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hushabye_Mountain#cite_note-9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[9]</a> and English actress and television personality <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Holden" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amanda Holden</a> recorded her version for her 2020 debut album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_from_My_Heart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Songs from My Heart</em></a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hushabye_Mountain#cite_note-10" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[10]</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pink Floyd</a> guitarist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Gilmour" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Gilmour</a> performed the song at his 2001-2 semi-acoustic solo performances, as captured on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Gilmour_in_Concert" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>David Gilmour in Concert</em></a> DVD.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hushabye_Mountain#cite_note-11" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[11]</a> In October 2017, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belly_(band)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Belly</a> released a cover of the song, as part of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PledgeMusic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PledgeMusic</a> campaign for their new album.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hushabye_Mountain#cite_note-12" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[12]</a> It was also included on their 2018 EP <em>Feel</em>, released as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Store_Day" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Record Store Day</a> exclusive.</p><h2>In popular culture</h2><ul><li>A version of the song was used in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boots_UK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Boots</a> commercial for their Full Impact No.7 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mascara" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">mascara</a>, directed by Dougal Wilson.^[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^{<em>when?</em>}</a>^][<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^{<em>citation needed</em>}</a>^]</li><li>The song was recorded by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Elfman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Danny Elfman</a> as the character <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Skellington" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jack Skellington</a> for the film <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nightmare_Before_Christmas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Nightmare Before Christmas</em></a> (1993), but was ultimately not used.^[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^{<em>citation needed</em>}</a>^]</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakota_Fanning" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dakota Fanning</a> sang the song in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Spielberg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Steven Spielberg</a>'s 2005 release of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Worlds_(2005_film)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>War of the Worlds</em></a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hushabye_Mountain#cite_note-13" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[13]</a></li><li>A cover by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie_Szabo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Maggie Szabo</a> was used in a 2016 episode of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_Minds" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Criminal Minds</em></a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hushabye_Mountain#cite_note-14" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[14]</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p>