Hushabye Mountain
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"Hushabye Mountain" is a popular ballad which appears in the 1968 Cubby Broccoli motion picture, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. In the motion picture it is sung twice, first as an idealic lullabye by Caractacus Potts (Dick Van Dyke) to his children. It is then reprised later in the film when the children of Vulgaria have lost all hope of salvation. The song is also featured prominently in the 2002 and 2005 stage musical versions.
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The song has been covered by Tony Bennett and more recently by child star Dakota Fanning in Steven Spielberg's 2005 release of War of the Worlds. David Gilmour from Pink Floyd performed the song at his 2001-2 semi-acoustic solo performances. The song was written by the prolific brother songwriting team, Robert and Richard Sherman.
