High above the chimney top that’s where you’ll find me. I also one the faces of people passing by.Īnd i think to myself, “What a wonderful world!” High above the chimney tops that’s where,Īnd I think to myself what a wonderful world.īlessed skies are blue, I see clouds of white,Īnd the brightness of day, highlight the dark, clouds of white, F C E7 Am And the brightness of day. what a wonderful world Verse 6 C Em F C Well, I see skies of blue, and I see. Wake up where the clouds are far behind me. Verse 5 C Em F C Well, I see trees of green, and red roses too, F C E7 Am Ill watch them bloom, for.
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It was inspired by Polanskis love of classic pirate films, as well as Disneyland s Pirates of the Caribbean attraction. Series: Pop Choral Series Publisher: Hal Leonard Format: Octavo SATB Artist: Israel Iz Kamakawiwoole Composers: Harold Arlen, George David Weiss. Somewhere Over the Rainbow (What a Wonderful World) Lyrics Pirates is a 1986 adventure comedy film written by Gérard Brach, John Brownjohn, and Roman Polanski and directed by Polanski. By combining these two songs we get an idea of what Iz viewed his heaven would look like: It would keep the beautiful aspects of nature like “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and add the brotherly love aspect of “What a Wonderful World”. Someone who is hopeful of what is essentially the afterlife. It is hard to believe a performer with such a radical vision of tomorrow. Performing this song honestly is difficult to pull off. “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” will have none of that. Some people might greet the realization that happiness is not around the corner with despair.
There is a yearning for another place, one where our dreams come true but there is a sadness in the realization that this place might not exist on earth. The meaning of the song is about escape and hope. I suppose this was one of the first mashups-kind of. De Mello surrounded IZ’s original voice and ukulele tracks with newly recorded lush string arrangements on 12 of his most beloved songs.
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I can’t think of another instance of this-especially where it is implemented so seamlessly. As the 10th anniversary of Israel’s passing approached, producer Jon de Mello remembered IZ’s wish to someday record with a full orchestra and was inspired.
It allows us to concentrate on Israel’s voice and the message.Īnother unique aspect of this song is how Iz combines two songs into one-a medley. The ukulele is not a sexy instrument-you won’t find it on many rock or pop songs, but here it works perfectly. Wonderful World by Israel Iz KamakawiwoOle Piano/Vocal/Chords More than a decade after his death at age 38 in 1997, Israel IZ Kamakawiwoole remains.
Israel’s voice is accompanied by just a ukulele. In “Somewhere Over the Rainbow (What a Wonderful World)”, Israel Kamakawiwoʻole delivers an extremely powerful vocal with the most stripped-down arrangement you will ever hear.
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