"Chu-Chi Face" is a song from ''

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'', the 1968

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. In the film it is sung by

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as Baron Bomburst and Anna Quayle as

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. "Chu-Chi Face" is also featured prominently in the award-winning stage musical version of ''

'' which premiered in London at the Palladium in 2002 and on Broadway in 2005 at the newly refurbished Foxwoods Theatre (then the Hilton Theatre). Brian Blessed and Nichola McAuliffe originated their respective stage roles at the London Palladium in 2002.

About the song

As the baronial couple profess their love for one another, the

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is simultaneously trying to kill his wife through a variety of barbaric means, yet his attempts always fail. Despite the obvious attempts on her life, the Baroness completely overlooks the fact that her husband wants her dead, even after he triggers an axe to fall on her head, a barbed spike to fall from the chandelier, and a trap door to open under her. The song is a humorous take on couples who maintain a façade of undying love, but have secretly grown to despise one another.

Songwriters

The song was written by Robert B. Sherman & Richard M. Sherman (also known as the "

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"). The instrumental version of this song is called the traditional Vulgarian dance which is accompanied by a brass band in the waltz's rhythm. A version titled "My Fluffy One" was used in a Yoplait commercial. {{authority control 1968 songs Songs from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Songs written by the Sherman Brothers