All The Pretty Horses (lullaby) - Musical and Literary Adaptations

Musical and Literary Adaptations

"All the Pretty Little Horses" has inspired a variety of recordings (both direct performances of the known lyrics and adaptations thereof). Some of the singers who have recorded adaptations of "All the Pretty Little Horses" include (but are not limited to):

• Víctor Jara and Quilapayún, 1968
• Barbara Dickson
• Alfred Deller, in the style of the Renaissance countertenor voice
• Late Night Alumni, The song name "Of birds and bees, butterflies etc" is a part of the lyrics of "All the Pretty Horses"
• Caroline Herring
• Calexico
• The Chieftains with Patty Griffin
• Coil, as "All the Pretty Little Horses", for their album Black Antlers
• Current 93, two versions as "All the Pretty Little Horses", for their 1996 album of the same name, one sung by Nick Cave
• Esther Ofarim
• Five Folk Songs for Soprano and Band, as part of a 1963 folk song suite by Bernard Gilmore
• Friends of Dean Martinez
• Grant Campbell for ]
• Holly Cole, as "All the Pretty Little Horses", for her 1997 album Dark Dear Heart
• Joan Baez
• Jon Crosse, in his 1985 album Lullabies Go Jazz: Sweet Songs for Sweet Dreams, with Clare Fischer, Putter Smith, and Luis Conte
• The Journeymen on their 1963 album New Directions in Folk Music
• Judy Collins, for her 1990 album Baby's Bedtime
• Kenny Loggins, as "All the Pretty Little Ponies", for his 1994 album Return to Pooh Corner
• Laura Gibson, as "All the Pretty Horses", for her EP Six White Horses
• Laurie Berkner
• Sam Cahoon as "All the Pretty Little Horses", on his 2008 album The Dismal Stars and the Clouds Afar
• Odetta, as "Pretty Horses"
• Olivia Newton-John
• Peter, Paul and Mary, as "Hush-A-Bye", for their 1963 album In the Wind
• Laura Veirs as "All the Pretty Little Horses", on her 2011 album Tumble Bee
• Shawn Colvin
• Shearwater, as "All the Pretty Horses", for their 2004 split album Sham Wedding/Hoax Funeral
• Suzanne Langille & Loren Connors, as "Horses Blues" on Suzanne Langille & Loren MazzaCane Connors 1987-1989 CD, Youtube
• Charlotte Church, "The Little Horses" on her album Enchantment released October 9, 2001.
• The New Christy Minstrels, on their album Live From Ledbetters, recorded live on April 10, 11 & 12, 1964, released in 1999.

It has also inspired several pieces of literature, including Cormac McCarthy's award winning novel in 1992 (All the Pretty Horses), a young adult short story in the 1998 Here There Be Ghosts collection by Jane Yolen and David Wilgus, as well as Lisa Saport's 1999 children's picture book adaptation (All the Pretty Little Horses: A Traditional Lullaby). Additionally, it is sung by Viv in Ken Kesey's novel Sometimes a Great Notion.