Me and my partner sing this to are kids every night and it helps them to fall asleep a good one is rubbing there backs with your fingers going around like a Circle I remember my nan did it to me great movie and songs but that child catcher was very scary especially his voice dick van dick is now 98 and still alive till this day 👏 👏 👏
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang will forever remain my favourite film musical and Dick Van Dyke will always remain my favourite actor but this piece of music is by far the best ending of a film musical ever and this soundtrack is by far the best ever
I wish Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was a Disney movie, then the seven dwarfs and Bambi and all his animal friends will all be in it, making it a live-action/animated movie
I don't care if anyone tells me I'm to old to listen to this song it's a masterpiece from my childhood I'm 26 and will still sing this song all the time
I grew up in an era (the 70s & 80s) when a special film like this would air on TV once a year, and if you missed it then you were out of luck. Certain films from the classic Hollywood period still capture my imagination and bring me back to childhood: this gem, and also Mary Poppins, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, The Court Jester, The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao, Pippi Goes on Board, etc. Even past middle age I still enjoy them. Guess I never grew up. This track is great because as an overture it includes many of the delightful musical themes found in the movie. And, really, how infectious and catchy are some of these tunes? Truly scrumptious is what they are!
I listened to this song at least a dozen times today. Memories from childhood come back fondly. They don't, or they can't make movies like this anymore.
“So dreams CAN come true!” “Yes they can! YES THEY CAN! But you have to be practical, too!” “Oh?” “You have to _face_ the facts! A man has to see things as they _really are!_ After all, a man with responsibilities can’t walk around with his head in the clouds all the time. A man should…keep his feet solidly on the ground! Oh, a man SHOULD have his dreams! But a man should learn to put those dreams to some _practical use!_ Not just sit around, and think about them all the time!”
I always get tearful when I hear this from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. I think its because I remember watching the film in the dark at my local cinema with my Mum when I was little. Such cherished memories ❤️🙏🥹
