Mockingbird (Inez & Charlie Foxx song) "Hush Little Baby" in the lyrics of his single "Mockingbird" from his 2004 album "Encore". In The Simpsons episode "Three Gays of the Condo" (2003), Marge and Homer sing the opening from the James Taylor/Carly Simon version of the song after Marge finds a puzzle piece that has James Taylor's face that is part of a jigsaw puzzle that the Simpsons put together. British singer Dusty Springfield performed the song as a duet with Jimi Hendrix on a 1968 episode of her ITV variety show, "It Must Be Dusty". No high quality versions appear to have survived to present day,
James Taylor In December 2007, "James Taylor at Christmas" was nominated for a Grammy Award. In January 2008, Taylor recorded approximately 20 songs by others for a new album with a band including Luis Conte, Michael Landau, Lou Marini, Arnold McCuller, Jimmy Johnson, David Lasley, Walt Fowler, Andrea Zonn, Kate Markowitz, Steve Gadd and Larry Goldings. The resulting live-in-studio album, named "Covers", was released in September 2008. The album forays into country and soul while being the latest proof that Taylor is a more versatile singer than his best known hits might suggest. The Covers sessions stretched to include "Oh What a