Somewhere over the rainbow

On this day in 1939 Judy Garland recorded the song she was most known for.

I claim not to be a big fan of The Wizard of Oz, but...oh gosh, I think every day I'll mutter some line like "Half you go this way, half you go that way," or "I'll bite you myself, you wicked ol' witch!"  And the Cowardly Lion's wailed "I WANNA GO HOOOOOME!" is one of my mantras when work gets tough.  So I like that goofy movie more than I say I do.  I just wish that it weren't so different from the book.  In the movie Dorothy spends much of her time crying about something, and by the end of it all I'm about ready to "give her somethin' to cry about," as Mama would say.  In the book Dorothy isn't afraid to cry if she's sad or scared, but she also isn't afraid to sass the witch or help her friends if they're in a pickle.

As to the song, I...I actually prefer Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's version.  He was Hawaiian, and I tend to associate rainbows with the famously tropical state.  Israel had a warm, gentle voice, and he made the song sound lighthearted and idyllic.  To sweeten the deal, he paired it with "What a Wonderful World," a song that I love.  Poor ol' Israel was my age when he died.  He was a very heavy man, and his body couldn't handle it.  Shame, because he seemed like a nice guy.

Not to knock Judy Garland's version of the song, of course; indeed, most folks I know only know of her singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."  That particular scene makes me glad that Shirley Temple DIDN'T get the role of Dorothy Gale.  I like Shirley Temple, but she wasn't the best at singing.

Rainbows and hugs,
RagingMoon1987 

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