 "Over the Rainbow," with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, is the Academy-Award-winning song from the 1939 MGM film, The Wizard of Oz. Dorothy Gale, played by Judy Garland, sings it when longing for "some place where there isn't any trouble". Show LyricsSomewhere, over the rainbow, way up high Somewhere, over the rainbow, skies are blue Someday I'll wish upon a star, and wake up where the clouds
are far behind me Somewhere, over the rainbow, bluebirds fly If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow, why, oh why, can't I? ProductionHarburg himself later said that he did not like Arlen's tune when he first heard it; Arlen had played it in a grandiose piano arrangement. Harburg changed his mind, however, when Ira Gershwin reacted positively to a more restrained rendition of the melody. The lyrics were submitted on June 28th, 1938 and an assistant choreographer hired for the film named Dona Massin was asked to sing a demo version as she pushed for it to be included in the film. It was approved by Joseph Breen on July 1st who as a film censor noted that it met the requirements of the production code. As with the Kansas sequence as a whole, King Vidor directed the scene of the film in which Judy Garland sings the song. Vidor later admitted that "I get a tremendous kick out of knowing I directed that scene." Vidor filmed the scene with a fluid camera motion, instead of the static camera position often used for songs in musicals of the day.[1] The song was the biggest popular hit of 1939. Ironically, it was almost cut from the film during the process of test screenings and final editing in the summer of 1939. According to one report, studio head Louis B. Mayer thought the song was too sad. In another account, half a dozen MGM executives were in favor of cutting the song, questioning why Judy Garland was singing in a farmyard. Eddie Mannix, manager of the MGM studio, claimed that the song slowed the pace of the movie. Producer Mervyn LeRoy and assistant producer Arthur Freed argued passionately for the song's inclusion; Mervyn reportedly threatened to quit the film if the song was cut. Their protests were effective, and Mayer decreed that the song remain in the film.[2] LegacyThe song was performed by Judy Garland throughout the rest of her career often while dressed up as a tramp. Her association with the song inspired the musical End of the Rainbow in 2005 which featured it as a song and was adapted into the Judy biography film in 2019. In the ending of the film, Renée Zellweger as Garland tries to sing it but appears choked up which leads the audience to sing the words. The song was featured on many different albums related to the film and other Oz projects with a instrumental remix being used for the The Wizard of Oz (1993 video game). In 2011's Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz, it is sung by Nikki Yanofsky. In 2016, "Over the Rainbow" entered the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry. More can be read on the Wikipedia page about covers and other uses. Deleted LyricsAs with some other songs of its era, Over the Rainbow has an opening verse that is rarely heard today. It is used in the stage musical adaptions. Its lyrics are these: When the world is a hopeless jumbleAnd the raindrops tumble all aroundHeaven opens up a magic laneWhen all the clouds darken up the skyway,There's a rainbow highway to be found,Leading from your windowpaneTo a place behind the sunJust a step beyond the rain —Somewhere, over the rainbow....This verse is, however, still often heard in musical productions. Also, the song originally had a different bridge: Someday I'll wake and rub my eyesAnd in that land beyond the skiesYou'll find meI'll be a laughin' daffodilAnd leave the silly cares that fillMy mind behind me.Harburg later revised those lines into the familiar version, "Someday I'll wish upon a star," etc. Music VideoTHE WIZARD OF OZ ('39) "Over the Rainbow" ✿ somewhere over the rainbow ✿ GalleryReferences
Was Somewhere Over the Rainbow written for The Wizard of Oz?“Over the Rainbow” was written for the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz, and was sung by actress Judy Garland in her starring role. With music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E. Y.
Why was Over the Rainbow cut from The Wizard of Oz?When Judy Garland went over the rainbow as Dorothy Gale in the classic 1939 musical The Wizard of Oz, she almost left without singing what was to become her signature number. For an advance screening, MGM executives had removed “Over the Rainbow” because they felt it slowed down the film.
Who said Somewhere Over the Rainbow?This line is from the song "Over the Rainbow," sung by Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) in the movie The Wizard of Oz (1939). Five minutes into this classic movie, our heroine Dorothy sings this song to cheer herself up after her neighbor Miss Gulch threatens to kill her little dog, Toto.
Did Dorothy sing Somewhere Over the Rainbow?About five minutes into the film, Dorothy sings the song after failing to get Aunt Em, Uncle Henry, and the farmhands to listen to her story of an unpleasant incident involving her dog, Toto, and the town spinster, Miss Gulch (Margaret Hamilton).
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