"Over the Rainbow"

Judy Garland Singing
"Over the Rainbow"

By Peter Y. Chou
WisdomPortal.com

Judy Singing Wizard of Oz (1939)

Judy (Paris, 1961)

Preface: After Song #6, Tony Bennett singing "I Left My Heart in San Francisco", there was a segment showing Tony and Judy Garland singing this song together (1963). Recall reading that Judy attended
a Tony Bennett show, and when he saw her in the audience, he got her up on the stage, and perform
her songs. So the audience who came to listen to Tony Bennett got to hear Judy Garland instead. It's
a wonderful story showing that one can put his ego behind to promote a friend. For Song #7, found
Judy Garland performing her signature song "Over the Rainbow" in "The Wizard of Oz" film (1939)
at age 17, and at the Olympia in Paris (1960) 21 years later at age 38. This ballad was written by
Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg.

Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby

Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true

Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me

Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why, then, oh, why can't I?

If happy little bluebirds fly
Beyond the rainbow
Why, oh, why can't I?

© Peter Y. Chou
WisdomPortal.com
May 13, 2023