I also one the faces of people passing by.Īnd i think to myself, “What a wonderful world!” High above the chimney tops that’s where,Īnd I think to myself what a wonderful world.īlessed skies are blue, I see clouds of white,Īnd the brightness of day, highlight the dark, Wake up where the clouds are far behind me. Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Ukulele/Techno Cover) - Somewhere Over the Rainbow is a classic. Somewhere Over the Rainbow (What a Wonderful World) Lyrics By combining these two songs we get an idea of what Iz viewed his heaven would look like: It would keep the beautiful aspects of nature like “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and add the brotherly love aspect of “What a Wonderful World”. It’s been covered multiple times by numerous artists since. Someone who is hopeful of what is essentially the afterlife. Although Somewhere Over the Rainbow is a song that is attributed to Judy Garland, who first sang the song in 1938 based on an arrangement by Murray Cutter and lyrics by Yip Harburg, the ukulele version of this song was popularized in 1990 by Hawaiian singer Israel Kamakawiwo’ole. It is hard to believe a performer with such a radical vision of tomorrow. Performing this song honestly is difficult to pull off. “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” will have none of that.
Some people might greet the realization that happiness is not around the corner with despair. There is a yearning for another place, one where our dreams come true but there is a sadness in the realization that this place might not exist on earth. Somewhere over the rainbow F C Blue birds fly F C And the dreams that you dreamed of G Am F Dreams really do come true C Someday I'll wish upon a star Em Am F Wake up where the clouds are far behind me C Where trouble melts like lemon drops Em Am F High above the chimney tops is where you'll find me C Em Somewhere over the rainbow F C Bluebirds. Listen to Somewhere Over The Rainbow: The Best of Israel Kamakawiwoole by Israel Kamakawiwoole on Apple Music.
The meaning of the song is about escape and hope. Scroll Stop Speed 5 Chords: Hide Show Top Right Harburg & Arlen: Ukes4Fun Songbook 7 Liz Panton - April 2012 C Somewhere Em over the rainbow. I suppose this was one of the first mashups-kind of. I can’t think of another instance of this-especially where it is implemented so seamlessly. It allows us to concentrate on Israel’s voice and the message.Īnother unique aspect of this song is how Iz combines two songs into one-a medley. The ukulele is not a sexy instrument-you won’t find it on many rock or pop songs, but here it works perfectly. Israel’s voice is accompanied by just a ukulele. In “Somewhere Over the Rainbow (What a Wonderful World)”, Israel Kamakawiwoʻole delivers an extremely powerful vocal with the most stripped-down arrangement you will ever hear.
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