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Somewhere Over The Rainbow-What A Wonderful World (C)(WORD)
Somewhere Over The Rainbow-What A Wonderful World (C)(PDF)
Somewhere Over The Rainbow-What A Wonderful World (G)(WORD)
Somewhere Over The Rainbow-What A Wonderful World (G)(PDF)
YOU CAN PLAY ALONG WITH THE SECOND VIDEO using the (C) songsheet! At April 2024 BUG Jam with Sue leading, we'll do it in (G).
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" is a medley of the songs "Over the Rainbow" and "What a Wonderful World" arranged and sung by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole and released on his albums Ka ʻAnoʻi and Facing Future. The song was originally recorded in a spur-of-the-moment demo session in 1988, and was done in a single take. "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" reached #12 on Billboard's Hot Digital Tracks chart the week of January 31, 2004. The song had 358 weeks on top of the World Digital Songs chart, making it the longest-leading number-one hit on any of the Billboard song charts.
"Over the Rainbow", with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Yip Harburg, was written for the movie The Wizard of Oz and was sung by actress Judy Garland. To me, the version sung by Judy Garland is the definitive song, and I've created a songsheet for it so it won't be forgotten: https://bytownukulele.ca/songs/over-the-rainbow/
"What a Wonderful World" is a pop ballad written by Bob Thiele (as "George Douglas") and George David Weiss. It was first recorded by Louis Armstrong and released in 1967 as a single, which topped the pop charts in the United Kingdom.
Israel Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole (May 20, 1959 – June 26, 1997), also called Braddah IZ or just simply IZ, was a Native Hawaiian musician and singer. He achieved commercial success and popularity outside of Hawaii with his 1993 studio album, Facing Future. His medley of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" was released on his albums Ka ʻAnoʻi and Facing Future, and was subsequently featured in various media. Kamakawiwoʻole is regarded as one of the greatest musicians from Hawaii and is the most successful musician from the state. He was named "The Voice of Hawai‘i" by NPR in 2010.