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==Covers==
==Covers==
* [[Burl Ives]] on the 1964 album ''[[Chim Chim Cheree And Other Children's Choices]]''. (#6 [[RPM (magazine)|RPM AC]] Canada<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rpmimages.3345.ca/pdfs/Vol+3%2C+No.+5+-+Week+of+March+29th%2C+1965.pdf| title=RPM Magazine - March 29, 1965 - page 5}}</ref>)
* [[John Coltrane]] on the 1965 album ''[[The John Coltrane Quartet Plays]]''.
* [[John Coltrane]] on the 1965 album ''[[The John Coltrane Quartet Plays]]''.
* [[Wes Montgomery]] on the 1966 album ''[[Goin' Out of My Head (album)|Goin Out of My Head]]''.
* [[Wes Montgomery]] on the 1966 album ''[[Goin' Out of My Head (album)|Goin Out of My Head]]''.
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* [[Duke Ellington]] released a complete Album with Mary Poppins songs, ''[[Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/duke-ellington-plays-mary-poppins-mw0000248897 |title=Duke Ellington Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins |work=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=October 10, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Duke Ellington]] released a complete Album with Mary Poppins songs, ''[[Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/duke-ellington-plays-mary-poppins-mw0000248897 |title=Duke Ellington Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins |work=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=October 10, 2019}}</ref>
* The [[Howard Roberts]] Quartet covered this song in 1965.{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}
* The [[Howard Roberts]] Quartet covered this song in 1965.{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}
* [[The New Christy Minstrels]] on the 1965 album ''Chim Chim Cher-ee and Other Happy Songs''
* [[The New Christy Minstrels]] on the 1965 album ''Chim Chim Cher-ee and Other Happy Songs'' (#7 [[RPM (magazine)|RPM AC]] Canada<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.5577.pdf| title=RPM Top 20 AC - August 23, 1965}}</ref>)
* [[Mrs. Miller]] covered the song for her first [[Capitol Records]] album ''Mrs. Miller - Greatest Hits'' ([[1666 in music|1966]]).
* [[Mrs. Miller]] covered the song for her first [[Capitol Records]] album ''Mrs. Miller - Greatest Hits'' ([[1666 in music|1966]]).
* The Tinseltown Players on the some various albums including ''Chim Chim Charee & Other Kiddie Favorites''
* The Tinseltown Players on the some various albums including ''Chim Chim Charee & Other Kiddie Favorites''

Revision as of 03:35, 7 August 2022

For the album by Eric Alexander, see Chim Chim Cheree (album).

"Chim Chim Cher-ee" is a song from Mary Poppins, the 1964 musical motion picture.[1] It was originally sung by Dick Van Dyke and Julie Andrews,[1] and also is featured in the 2004 Mary Poppins musical.

The song won the 1964 Academy Award for Best Original Song. In 2005, Julie Andrews included this song as part of Julie Andrews Selects Her Favorite Disney Songs.

Songwriters

The song was written by Robert B. Sherman & Richard M. Sherman (the "Sherman Brothers") who also won an Oscar and a Grammy Award for Mary Poppins' song score.[1]

Inspiration

The song was inspired by one of the drawings of a chimney sweep created by Mary Poppins' screenwriter, Don DaGradi. When asked about the drawing by the Sherman Brothers, DaGradi explained the ancient British folklore attributed to "sweeps" and how shaking hands with one could bring a person good luck. In their 1961 treatment, the Sherman Brothers had already amalgamated many of the P.L. Travers characters in the creation of "Bert". His theme music became "Chim Chim Cher-ee".

In addition to the "standard" version of the song which Bert sings to the children, he sings short snippets of the song to himself at various times, with different verses specific to an unfolding plot element.

The "Mentsch" music group notes some similarities with a Yiddish song written by Itsik Manger named "Vaylu". The song also shares some sonic similarities to the Yiddish folksong, Tumbalalaika.[according to whom?]

Covers

Parodies

The song was parodied by song parodist Allan Sherman (no relation to the Sherman Brothers), using the song's same title. In his version, he poked fun at the American merchandise seen on TV commercials.

Supporters of English football teams, Millwall, West Bromwich Albion and Blackburn Rovers, sing a version of the song which is a reference to each team's local rivals, West Ham, Aston Villa and Burnley, who all wear claret and blue shirts.

English comedian Tim Vine played on the lyrics to the song in the title of one of his stand-up DVDs, Tim Timinee, Tim Timinee, Tim Tim To You and on the cover it features Vine dressed up as a chimney sweep.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c Roberts, Daniel (2017). British Hit Singles Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 135. ISBN 978-1-904994-10-7.
  2. ^ "RPM Magazine - March 29, 1965 - page 5" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Duke Ellington Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins". AllMusic. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  4. ^ "RPM Top 20 AC - August 23, 1965" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Disney Songs The Satchmo Way". Spotify. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  6. ^ Soundunwound.com
  7. ^ "The Three D's (2)". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  8. ^ "Visual kei bands to take on Disney songs for 'V-ROCK Disney'!". tokyohive.com. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  9. ^ "Turin Brakes - Chim Chim Cheree". Chim Chim Cheree. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
  10. ^ [1] Archived 2014-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Coca-Cola (November 16, 2021). "Coca-Cola | Chimney | Real Magic". YouTube. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  12. ^ "Brand new stand-up DVD coming soon!". Tim Vine.com. June 24, 2016. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2017.

Further reading

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