Cover version of "Over the Rainbow" on E.R.

Darryl Roberts (5330)

Guitar Miscellaneous Forum · 5/10/2002 2:42 PM

On the episode of "E.R." where Dr. Greene died, there was a fantastic version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." It had kind of a reggae feel to it, sounded like all acoustic guitar strumming. The vocal melody was completely different from the original Judy Garland version. If anyone can tell me who did it and maybe where I can get it, I'll be grateful forever...or at least for a real long time.

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Re: Cover version of "Over the Rainbow" on E.R.

5/10/2002 2:59 PM

Jeff Kirby (4886) wrote:

Got it right here man! It's actually a ukulele that you here. It was on a commercial a while back and I fell in love with the rendition too!

Anyway, the artists name is Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole! Here's a link...

Somewhere

Jeff

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5/10/2002 3:00 PM

Jeff Kirby (4886) wrote:

AHHHHH!!!!! I mean HEAR not HEAR!!!!!!

I'm sorry officer Maciek! It won't happen again, honest. Aw, I didn't mean to hurt nobody! It was just a gag...

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5/10/2002 3:01 PM

Jeff Kirby (4886) wrote:

AHHH!!!! I mean HEAR not HERE

Geeze, this isn't going well at all!

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5/10/2002 10:33 PM

Maciek Sakrejda (8047) wrote:

Jeff, Jeff. You'd best quit toying with me, or else.

-m

PS. Darryl, are you sure it wasn't the also-touching Me First & the Gimme Gimmes version? =)

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5/11/2002 1:54 AM

Darryl Roberts (5330) wrote:

Nope...it was definitely Kamakawiwo'ole. I just downloaded it and am working on a guitar adaptation of it.

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5/10/2002 4:48 PM

Darryl Roberts (5330) wrote:

Woohoo! You rock! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

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5/11/2002 2:48 AM

Michael Hungerford (837) wrote:

It kind of makes me chuckle when I picture a dude that BIG playing a tiny little ukulele...LOL

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5/11/2002 3:23 AM

Darryl Roberts (5330) wrote:

No joke! Ol' Bruddah Iz was a big boy, wasn't he? Voice like an angel, though. RIP, big guy.

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5/10/2002 4:01 PM

Tom Cavanagh (2603) wrote:

I first heard Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's beautiful medley of "Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" on the soundtrack of the Sean Connery movie Finding Forrester. Jeff Kirby's link will take you to a page where you can purchase Israel's "Facing Future" CD, which includes the medley. The Finding Forrester soundtrack also includes Israel's vocal medley as well as Bill Frisell's instrumental version of "Over the Rainbow", a couple other Frisell tunes, Ornette Coleman's "Foreigner in a Free Land" and Miles Davis' "Recollections" and "Lonely Fire" from Bitches Brew and "Black Satin" from "On the Corner".

Tom Cavanagh

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5/10/2002 5:08 PM

Tom Cavanagh (2603) wrote:

The entire 5:45 clip of Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's "Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" medley is available from NPR's All Songs Considered website at http://www.npr.org/programs/asc/archives/asc07/#israel

Tom Cavanagh

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Re: Cover version of "Over the Rainbow" on E.R.

5/10/2002 5:24 PM

Darryl Roberts (5330) wrote:

Thanks Tom...you rock too!

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