Barry Philips Discos

Published by Barry Philips · January 17 at 1:00 PM · 

THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
68-Judy Garland-Over the Rainbow.
1939-Has never charted in the UK.There was no UK chart until 1952.
Best Bit-At 1.12.The American Film Institute have named this song the best movie song ever.
‘Over the Rainbow’ was composed by Harold Arlen(see also best songs 934-634 and 281) with lyrics by Yip Harburg for the movie ‘The Wizard of OZ.’The lyrics had a political significance,Harburg was expressing hope for America under President Franklin Roosevelt’s ‘New Deal’ programme which was designed to get America out of the Great Depression which had been ongoing since the early 1930’s(see also best songs 259.)
The song was sung by Judy Garland in the starring role of Dorothy Gale.Dorothy sings the song after failing to get Aunt Em,Uncle Henry and the farm hands to listen to her story of an unpleasant incident involving her dog,Toto,and the town spinster.
Judy Garland was born,Frances Ethel Gumm,June 10.1922 in Grand Rapids,Minnesota,U.S.,she died on June 22,1969 after accidentally overdosing on barbiturates.She recorded the film version of the song on October 7,1938 and the studio version in September 1939.The film version was not released for the public to buy until the films soundtrack was made available in 1956.She had three children,two of which followed her in to acting,Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli(see also best songs 182.)
‘Someday I’ll wish upon a star and wake up where the clouds are far behind me.’
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This is the 2nd highest placed pre Rock ‘N’ Roll era (before 1955) song on this countdown.YOUTUBE.COMSomewhere Over the Rainbow – The Wizard of Oz (1/8) Movie CLIP (1939) HDThe Wizard of Oz movie clips: http://j.mp/1L5gtKP BUY THE MOVIE: http://bit.ly/2cmiEyC Don’t miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS:…