ISRAEL IZ KAMAKAWIWOʻOLE - SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW

SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW

ISRAEL "IZ" KAMAKAWIWOʻOLE

SONGWRITERS: : E.Y. HARBURG & HAROLD ARLEN

COUNTRY: HAWAII

ALBUM: KA’ANO’I

LABEL: DISCOS TROPICAL

GENRE: FOLK

YEAR: 1990

Israel "Iz" Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole (Hawaiian pronunciation: [kəˌmɐkəˌvivoˈʔole]) translation: "The Fearless Eyed"; May 20, 1959 – June 26, 1997), also called Braddah Iz (Brother Iz), was a Native Hawaiian musician, entertainer and Hawaiian sovereignty activist.

His voice became famous outside Hawaii when his album Facing Future was released in 1993. His medley of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" was subsequently featured in several films, television programs, and television commercials.

Along with his ukulele playing and incorporation of other genres, such as jazz and reggae, Kamakawiwoʻole remains influential on Hawaiian music.

Ooh, ooh, ooh ooh ooh

Ooh ooh ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh ooh ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Somewhere over the rainbow

Way up high

And the dreams that you dreamed of

Once in a lullaby

Somewhere over the rainbow

Blue birds fly

And the dreams that you dreamed of

Dreams really do come true

Someday I'll wish upon a star

Wake up where the clouds are far behind me

Where trouble melts like lemon drops

High above the chimney top that's where you'll find me, oh

Somewhere over the rainbow

Blue birds fly

And the dream that you dare to

Oh, why, oh, why can't I, I?

Oh, someday I'll wish upon a star

Wake up where the clouds are far behind me

Where trouble melts like lemon drops

High above the chimney top that's where you'll find me, oh

Somewhere over the rainbow

Way up high

And the dream that you dare to

Oh, why, oh, why can't I, I?

Ooh, ooh, ooh ooh ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh ooh ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh ooh ooh!