Israel Kamakawiwo’ole- Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Posted on January 3, 2009 by Charles Lambert

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2 Responses to Israel Kamakawiwo’ole- Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  1. Unknown's avatar Ms Baroque says:
    January 9, 2009 at 12:06 am

    Oh, Charles, there is a much happier video of that around somewhere where he isn’t dead… you know, that guy really did something, didn’t he. Israel. I know this recording has been overused for commercials etc, but it really is something that stays with you. I posted it up on my blog once just like this, with no text, or very little, just because it made me so happy.Oh, wait. The one I used was film of people hugging each other in the street. Terrible! It makes me cry! xx

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  2. Unknown's avatar Charles Lambert says:
    January 9, 2009 at 11:00 am

    I hadn’t heard this version for ages and then there it was, on someone else’s blog, and, as you say, it just made me feel good, so I posted it. It’s an endlessly re-interpretable song, and he’s a singer who touched whatever he did with grace.I’ve never heard it on a commercial either, which has protected it for me…

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