Chim Chim Cher-ee (Chim Chimney) by Jazz Piano player Mark Chang

PRO SOUND VERSION! Recorded May 14, 2009 in El Dorado Hills, CA. Pianist Mark Chang.

This is my improvised interpretation of the classic Sherman Bros. tune. Hope you enjoy it.

Recorded using stereo matched pair large condenser microphones and Helpinstill magnetic induction pickup on bass strings. This is the highest quality piano recording setup I have built to date. Compare this audio with my old videos to hear the difference. Please comment.

SONG INFORMATION:

"Chim Chim Cher-ee" is the Oscar winning song from Mary Poppins, the 1964 musical motion picture. It was originally sung by Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. "Chim Chim Cher-ee" is also featured prominently in the award winning Cameron Mackintosh/Disney stage musical of the same name which premiered in London at the Prince Edward Theatre in 2004. Mary Poppins premiered on the Broadway stage on November 16, 2006. The song is sung in the Mary Poppins scene of The Great Movie Ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

In 2005, Julie Andrews re-recorded the song for her album "Julie Andrews Selects Her Favorite Disney Songs".

The song was written in by Robert B. Sherman & Richard M. Sherman (the "Sherman Brothers") who also won an Oscar and a Grammy for Mary Poppins' song score. The Mary Poppins score is one of the consistently best selling scores of all time.

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.

Aside from another Dick Van Dyke song being referenced in this film, Jim Carrey also famously parodies this song in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls.

It is possible that this song inspired the song "King Caesar" in Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla.

In the Spongebob Squarepants episode "Selling Out," Mr. Krabs sings a song about money called 'Cha-Ching' that has a similar tune and lyrics to the Chim Chim Cher-ee song.

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[MariJuaNiC]

i really enjoyed it thanx x]

[r0z3nkero]

amazing!!! :OOO

[OmulangiraBam]

why do this SLAP HELLA HARD!!!!

[Xw0LveS89]

can anyone teach me what's the first step to learn piano for exercise ??

[Hankdevries]

why do you wear a headset when you're playing the grand piano?

[Radukul1]

another one from the verry talented , Bravo !

[Hacker45100]

Lovely :)

[koli2008]

cool version !

[dkastrul]

Bravo!

[geofrye]

Beautiful. I can listen to this all night long...