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"Over the Rainbow", also known as "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", is a ballad by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg. [1] It was written for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz , in which it was sung by actress Judy Garland [ 2 ] in her starring role as Dorothy Gale .
And the first thing at hand is to find something for him to sit on." The building security found Israel a large steel chair. "Then I put up some microphones, do a quick sound check, roll tape, and the first thing he does is 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow.' He played and sang, one take, and it was over." [2]
Over the Rainbow is singer-songwriter Livingston Taylor's third album, released in 1973. Its eleven tracks include nine of his own compositions, as well as two cover versions: "Over the Rainbow", from The Wizard of Oz, and George Harrison's "If I Needed Someone". [1]
Arlen composed two of the defining songs of Judy Garland's career: "Over the Rainbow" and "The Man That Got Away", the last written for the 1954 version of the film A Star Is Born. [2] At her famous 1961 Carnegie Hall concert , after finishing a set of his songs, Garland acknowledged Arlen in the audience and invited him to receive an ovation.
Over the Rainbow (Livingston Taylor album), 1973; Over the Rainbow (A Compilation of Rarities 1981–1983), an album by the Virgin Prunes; Over the Rainbow (Nocera album), 1987; Over the Rainbow – The Songbird Collection, a 2005 compilation album of female singer/songwriters; Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Willie Nelson album), 1981; Somewhere ...
All of the compositions are by Harold Arlen. [1] Mabern commented that, "I've always studied him because his music is very bluesy. And you don't really have to do anything to his music but just go ahead and play it."
Once again, Queen Camilla has shown her commitment to literacy and literature. The Queen, 77, joined Brigitte Macron at the Entente Littéraire Prize ceremony on Wednesday, Dec. 4, the day after ...
The lyrics are about her destiny—to be with the one she loves and how she finds it difficult to believe that everything that she had always dreamt of is actually happening to her. It was released as a CD single on June 27, 2006, with a cover of Eva Cassidy 's unique 1996 version of " Somewhere Over the Rainbow " as the B-side .