OVER THE RAINBOW - JUDY GARLAND 78 WIZARD OF OZ FILM CLASSIC BRUNSWICK 02866 EX

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AN EXCELLENT COPY OF THIS CLASSIC JUDY GARLAND 78 FROM THE FILM "THE WIZARD OF OZ"   OVER THE RAINBOW b/w   JITTERBUG   SUPRISINGLY RARE BUT AMAZINGLY GOOD!

Written for the movie The Wizard Of Oz, this song was used early in the film when Dorothy (played by Judy Garland) longs to escape her dreary life on the farm in Kansas. A deeper interpretation can have Dorothy longing for heaven.

The music was written by Harold Arlen, The lyrics by Yip Harburg. They were asked to write this based on their previous hits, "It's Only A Paper Moon," "Brother, Can You Spare A Dime," and "Lydia The Tattooed Lady."

Arlen came up with the melody while sitting in his car in front of the original Schwab's Drug Store in Hollywood. Harburg hated it at first because he thought it was too slow. After Arlen consulted with Ira Gershwin, he sped up the tempo and Harburg came up with the words.

The original title was "Over the Rainbow is where I want to be."

A lot of effort went into the first line. Ideas that didn't make the cut included "I'll go over the rainbow" and "Someday over the rainbow."

Some of the artists who recorded this include Glenn Miller, Bob Crosby, and Larry Clinton. (thanks, Steve - Torrance, CA, for above 4)

The lyrics have a political significance. Harburg was expressing hope for America under president Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal" program, which was designed to get America out of the Great Depression in the early '30s.

This was almost cut from the movie. Some executives from MGM thought the film was too long and wanted this removed. They thought it slowed down the action too early in the movie.

This won an Oscar in 1939 for Best Original Song. Garland was urged to sing it when she accepted the award. She did, but had a hard time getting through it because she was so excited.

The film was nominated for 6 Oscars, but had the misfortune of being released the same year as Gone With The Wind, which won Best Picture. The Wizard Of Oz won only for this and Best Score, which was written by Herbert Stothart.

The movie was bought with the intentions of having Judy Garland play Dorothy, but then executives switched it to Shirley Temple after Judy was already given the role. Fox would not release Shirley Temple from her contract nor could she hit the notes to the songs.

In a 2001 poll conducted by the Recording Industry Association Of America and the National Endowment for the Arts, this was voted the #1 song of all time.

During his 2001 world tour, Eric Clapton was known to play an acoustic blues version of this.

Tori Amos covers this at many of her concerts and did a version on her 1996 MTV Unplugged concert. (thanks, Kristy - La Porte City, IA)

Liza Minnelli, who is Garland's daughter, sang some of this to Michael Jackson at his 2001 tribute special.

Harry Connick Jr. sang this at the closing ceremonies of the 2002 winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Dorothy Hamill skated while he sang.

Hawaiian ukulele musician Israel Kamakawiwo'ole recorded this in a medley with "What A Wonderful World" for his 1993 album Facing Forward. This version was used in the films Finding Forrester, Meet Joe Black, and 50 First Dates, as well as on the television show ER. Kamakawiwo'ole, more often known as IZ, was very obese, weighing about 750 pounds at one point, and he died from respiratory illness connected with his weight. His coffin rests in the capital building in Honolulu, the only non-politician of only 3 people to be honored like this. The Hawaiian state flag flew at half mast on the day of his funeral and thousands of fans came to see his ashes scattered into the ocean.

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UK gold BRUNSWICK 02866   10" 78rpm SHELLAC

CONDITION - EX

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