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2 unusual facts about Somewhere over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World


Somewhere over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World

"Somewhere over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" is a medley of Judy Garland's "Over the Rainbow" and Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole and released on his albums Ka ʻAnoʻi and Facing Future.

According to Israel Kamakawiwo'ole website, Universal Films first became interested in using "Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" in the movie and on the soundtrack for Meet Joe Black after director Martin Brest became interested in the song.


Blacktrash: The Autobiography of Kirk Jones

The listener is taken from street drama on "My Dogz Iz My Gunz" to metaphysical musings on "Oh My God" and rage-filled vents on his girlfriend in "Cheatin'" before an ironic post-mortal cover version of Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" finishes this album which went deeper than many critics had expected from the hardcore rapper.

CHQM-FM

By 2010, sister station CJMJ-FM in Ottawa dropped the remaining 1960s songs, although 1960s songs can still be found on CHQM, such as Stand By Me by Ben E. King and What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong, making CHQM one of the only AC stations owned by Bell Media to do so.

Danny Barcelona

Barcelona's recording career with Armstrong included the jazz music hits "Hello, Dolly!" (1964) and "What a Wonderful World" (1968).

Daryl Brunt

Daryl did not make it past the Top 7 in the competition; his version of Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" was not enough to convince the voting public that he should advance in the competition.

Lemon of Troy

It features cultural references to the 1984 song "When Doves Cry", the 1981 film The Road Warrior and the 1968 song "What a Wonderful World", and the title of the episode is a play on the name Helen of Troy from Greek mythology.

Maniaxe

The last track "What a Wonderful World" is a parody of Louis Armstrong's hit, with the lyrics perverted into an observation of nuclear war.

Scalby School

On 5 July 2010 the school released a digital download Somewhere Over The Rainbow/Wonderful World, in an attempt to reach the charts.

The Katie Melua Collection

The songs on the album include the main singles from Melua's three previous albums, "When You Taught Me How to Dance" from the film Miss Potter, "What a Wonderful World" performed with a recording of the late Eva Cassidy and three new songs recorded for the album - "Toy Collection" (written by Melua for the MySpace film Faintheart), "Two Bare Feet" and "Somewhere in the Same Hotel".

The Who, What, or Where Game

The music for The Who, What, or Where Game was written by George David Weiss, co-writer of the classic song What a Wonderful World.

Virgin Radio Italia

Virgin Radio Italia is a music-based Italian radio station, which started nationwide broadcasting on 12 July 2007 at 12:00 AM (with the song What a Wonderful World by Joey Ramone).


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