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 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
The James Bond books. True, the author is none other than Ian Fleming!
By parachute. During the earliest previews, Michael Ball did indeed come sailing down by parachute, but was eventually rejected because of danger risks. A minor explotion is certainly safer! LOL
Fold-out chairs and a soup bowl. If you've read Nichola McAuliffe's earliest entries in her diary at the official website (http://chittythemusical.com) this should be obvious. :-)
Green and red. Although one would rather watch the man with the hat instead of the hat itself... ;-)
"Oh, that's all I need - Folk dancing!". This is a tough one unless you have a very good memory after seeing the show, or listen to the recording often.
Argyll Street. Okay, so I had to look up that information myself. ;-) (I have a lousy memory for adresses.)
Red. And quite handsome men they are, too. ;-)
18 . Yes, at the mere age of 18 Williams got a theatre contract, a bigger fanbase and the right to get kissed by Michael Ball every night... Can't help envying her, uh? ;-)
Madly and Deeply. This one sure got a couple of chuckles from the audience...
4. Now, did you sing the song through before you answered? ;-)
"And our pretty chitty bang bang...". Sung by the children, Mr. Potts and Truly in the beginning of the wonderful musical, most of the lines are either praising Chitty Chitty, or saying the words "Chitty Bang Bang, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" over and over!
On a side note, Chitty got her name by the noise she makes. In the words of Caractacus, "all engines talk."
Caractacus. This is a very haunting lullabye. "A gentle from Hushabye Mountain softly blows o'er lullabye bay. It fills the sails of boats that are waiting; waiting to sail your worries away." Caractacus sings this song to his children, Jeremy and Jemima as they go to sleep.
| This song has both children and their father singing to each other. One of the lines is "What makes the battle worth the fighting?" What song is it? | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang lyrics
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"You Two". Sung by the family, Caractacus begins it with "What makes the battle worth the fighting?" A happy song, it makes it clear that the children are very important to their beloved father.
Truly Scrumptious. This is the song that is also in the duet "Doll On A Music Box," only then it's sung by Caractacus. The children say that several different type of candies "tell you what they are right from the start" and that her name does the same for her.
"A ship, out there, firing at us!". It was the Vulgarian ship, coming to take Chitty! Of course, Caractacus couldn't let that happen!
The Baroness. Interestingly enough, during this song (in the movie, at least) he keeps trying to kill her!
"You see a Doll on a Music Box that's wound by a key.". This is the duet that Truly and Caractacus use to distract the people of Vulgaria. It works, and the toymaker, Caractacus and Truly free the children!
A side note about the movie with Dick van Dyke: the castle that is pictured is an actual German castle called "Neuschwanstein."
"Me Ol' Bam-Boo". Caractacus tries to keep up with the folk dancers, and manages to do a pretty good job! He even sings a bit, "ladies use a parasol."
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. This song is used throughout the musical. It is used when they are out on the drive, when they find out she can fly, and at the end of the wondrous musical journey!
All of the quoted lyrics came from the piano/vocal/chords music book "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang." The info about the musical came from the recording of "CCBB" and also from the movie "CCBB." For more info about the West End musical, visit chittythemusical.co.uk
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