Over the Rainbow
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Over the Rainbow Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby
[Verse 2]
Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true
[Bridge]
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
[Verse 3]
Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why, then, oh, why can't I?
[Outro]
If happy little bluebirds fly
Beyond the rainbow
Why, oh, why can't I?
Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby
[Verse 2]
Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true
[Bridge]
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
[Verse 3]
Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why, then, oh, why can't I?
[Outro]
If happy little bluebirds fly
Beyond the rainbow
Why, oh, why can't I?
About
Genius Annotation
Also known as “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”, the 1939 classic and Academy Award winning song from “Wizard of Oz”.
In 2001, the National Endowment of the Arts and the Recording Industry Association of America named the song the 20th century top song (Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas” came second).
Written by a pair of NYC based writers (who also wrote the rest of the film’s songs), the song became a classic and an all time favorites. Lyricist Yip Harburg, though he was never credited for that.
While expressing a general hope for a better future, fitting well the story’s motif, the song draws on the lyricist’s personal Jewish experience, tradition and the ominous pre WWII and holocaust era.
An insight into the songwriter’s soul –
A song is the pulse of a nation’s heart, a fever chart of its health. Are we at peace? Are we in trouble? Do we feel beautiful? Are we violent? Listen to our songs.
The song has multiple covers, one even annotated on this very site… Israel Kamakawiwo'ole’s 1993 “Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World”.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
Is it in the public domain?
Genius Answer
Unfortunately, it’s not. Depending on how you interpret copyright laws, it could enter public domain in 2034 at the earliest, which is 95 years after the song’s original publication. Alternately, because the copyright was renewed in 1979, it might not enter public domain until 2056.
Is there another recording of Judy Garland singing this song?
Genius Answer
Yes. At 21, Judy Garland re-recorded “Over The Rainbow.”
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Vocals
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Arrangement
Recorded At
MGM Soundstage - recorded 10/7/38. "Introduction to 'The Rainbow" recorded 4/13/39
Release Date
September 1, 1939
Songs That Interpolate Over the Rainbow
Tomorrow Never Knows by Phil Collins, Silverfuck / Over the Rainbow / Jackboot (Live) by The Smashing Pumpkins, Way Over the Rainbow by Sun City Girls, I Can't Help Myself/Over the Rainbow by Brett Smiley, Billy the Mountain by Frank Zappa, Overture: The Trolley Song / Over the Rainbow / The Man That Got Away [Live] by Judy Garland, Billy The Mountain- Part 1 [Carnegie Hall] by Frank Zappa, Overture (Live) by Kylie Minogue & Where Bluebirds Fly by Radiohead
Over the Rainbow Covers
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Egypt Daoud Dean), somewhere over the rainbow by Christina Perri, Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Lea Michele, Over The Rainbow by Secret Castle, Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Mārcis Auziņš, Over the Rainbow by Venice (USA), Golden Slumbers / Over the Rainbow (Instrumental) by Fred Mollin, I'm Always Chasing Rainbows / Over the Rainbow by Ray Stevens, Over The Rainbow by Angélina Nava, Over the Rainbow by Peter Hollens, Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Annett Louisan, Over The Rainbow by Beau Dermott, Over the rainbow by Juliette Gréco, Over the Rainbow by Wing, Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Hayley Westenra, Over The Rainbow by Johnny Mathis (Ft. 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Johnny Mathis), Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Katharine McPhee, Over the Rainbow by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Danielle Hope, Over the Rainbow by Anne Murray, Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Kathy Troccoli, Over the Rainbow by Nikki Webster, Over the Rainbow by Michael Bolton (Ft. Paula Fernandes), Over the Rainbow by First to Eleven, Over The Rainbow (Single In Aid Of NHS Charities Together) by Amanda Holden, Over the Rainbow by The Innocence Mission, Over the Rainbow by Ray Stevens, Somewhere over the Rainbow by Joseph William Morgan (Ft. Shadow Royale), Over the Rainbow by Joey Alexander, Over the Rainbow by WWIII, Over the Rainbow by Mina, Over the Rainbow by Renée Zellweger, Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Pomplamoose, Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Over The Rainbow by Grace VanderWaal, Over the Rainbow by Jeff Beck, Somewhere over the Rainbow by Sara Evans (Ft. Olivia Barker), Over the Rainbow by Faith Hill, Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Live) [Dew Drop Inn Tour 1996] by Tori Amos, Over the Rainbow by Evynne Hollens, Over the Rainbow by Willie Nelson, Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Kylie Minogue, Over The Hiccups by Negativland, Over the Rainbow by Rita Lee, Over the Rainbow by Luiza Possi, Over The Rainbow by Becky Lee Meza, Over The Rainbow by Billy Ray Cyrus, Over The Rainbow by Martina McBride, Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Michael Bolton, Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Live from Manchester) by Ariana Grande, Over The Rainbow (From "The Wizard Of Oz") by Josh Groban, Over the Rainbow by Pentatonix, Over the Rainbow by Nikki Yanofsky, Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Marlisa, Over the Rainbow by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Connie Talbot, Over The Rainbow by Gin Wigmore, Over the Rainbow by Jordan Smith & Somewhere Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Over the Rainbow Live Performances
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