Somewhere Over the Rainbow

The 1939 Wizard of Oz , the most watched film in history, produced the most popular song of all time Over the Rainbow. It also made Judy Garland a household name not only in the United States but all over the world, as well.
 

Judy Garland

I don't know if we should ever doubt the number one status. My kids who were born on 2000 and 2003 either hum or sing this tune occasionally, to this very date. This song is as great as its makers, Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg, composer and lyricist, respectively, who made possible what our ardent desires and aspirations are, in a place:

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?

Celtic Woman

Garland's raw singing just made the song a masterpiece, while Celtic Woman's rendition turned the cosmos into deep slumber.

A classic is meant to last... even after forever.

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Celtic Woman, German Version