🎵 "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" Cover by Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole Reaction

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  • Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024

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  • @Gazzl33t
    @Gazzl33t 2 года назад +452

    IZ was a national treasure to his people.
    And for a good reason, he was such a delight and had the voice of an angel and he did so much for the Hawaiian people, their rights, and independence.
    When he died the Hawaiian flag at the state capitol building was flown at half-mast, he's one of only 3 people at the time to be honored like that in Hawaii, and the only one of those 3 that wasn't a member of government.
    I think some commenters said it already but around 10k people attended his funeral to celebrate his life!

    • @Kodi093
      @Kodi093 2 года назад +2

      Love IZ I have couple of his songs to go sleep too

    • @hawaiianrussian1047
      @hawaiianrussian1047 2 года назад +4

      Yessah he was and IZ 🤙🏽

    • @debbysmith5346
      @debbysmith5346 2 года назад +4

      4th generation Native Hawaiian Japanese American 🌈 IZ will always and forever be our National Treasure. Thank you for your love 💕

    • @Jimbow-sz9kh
      @Jimbow-sz9kh 4 месяца назад

      ​@@debbysmith5346so many of us love your culture, people and way of life. And many of us are so sorry for what our ancestors did and what some continue to do. They don't represent the vast majority of haoles who love and respect the ʻĀina from a haole that was blessed to be born and raised in Hawaii💙

  • @emanuelsanders2030
    @emanuelsanders2030 2 года назад +115

    When you get the chance, he also has a version of this song mixed with "What A Wonderful World " it is beyond beautiful!!!!!

    • @joelhammond4162
      @joelhammond4162 2 года назад +1

      Agreed, was about to make the same comment. And if you’re not familiar with the original by Louis Armstrong, then that is a must listen also, even if just for your own experience

    • @AwesomeECKS2461
      @AwesomeECKS2461 2 года назад +2

      this has to get more likes so they can react to it!

    • @tactikiller
      @tactikiller 2 года назад

      I like that version better

    • @donnazasgoat2274
      @donnazasgoat2274 2 года назад

      Me too! The mix is perfect and what I want my son to play at my memorial.

  • @nathanfisher1826
    @nathanfisher1826 2 года назад +194

    This video was dedicated to him, and his memory, also it included video of his funeral

    • @ericnavarre4255
      @ericnavarre4255 2 года назад +16

      And the rock insisted that his character in Moana resemble IZ too

  • @jennaowens6008
    @jennaowens6008 2 года назад +35

    Love this version of this song. I played it at my son's funeral. Rip baby Griffin💙💙💙

  • @armadillotoe
    @armadillotoe 2 года назад +308

    Few, if any other songs make me feel so peaceful.
    I can't imagine a better funeral than he had.

  • @DunceInAwhile
    @DunceInAwhile 2 года назад +536

    This is literally the best version of this song ever recorded.

  • @capecodbear1670
    @capecodbear1670 2 года назад +20

    When my son was 1, this was his favorite song. Always cheered him up or helped him go to sleep.

    • @hmichaelr1
      @hmichaelr1 2 года назад +1

      If he's musically inclined, buy him a uke for Christmas.

  • @KC-bv9kf
    @KC-bv9kf 2 года назад +122

    This rendition always makes me emotional!
    Very poignant.

  • @A_Name_
    @A_Name_ 2 года назад +69

    This guy walked into a studio in the middle of the night and recorded pure human happiness.

  • @ericpeterson1000
    @ericpeterson1000 2 года назад +176

    There is a short documentary about IZ and this song, he was a big positive vibe for the Islands of Hawaii. Feel it in the throat every time I hear this song :)

    • @NoName-fc3xe
      @NoName-fc3xe 2 года назад +1

      I feel ya there. Every time.

    • @christinerobinson9372
      @christinerobinson9372 2 года назад +4

      He sang some of his other work in the documentary, there was a stunning song that blew me away, What would our ancestors think of us?.

    • @GildedWarriorz
      @GildedWarriorz 2 года назад +5

      @@christinerobinson9372 that's called Hawai'i '78. It's a masterpiece.

    • @needfortweed8734
      @needfortweed8734 2 года назад +1

      @@GildedWarriorz yeah. A truly great song, even for faraway folks like myself.

    • @michaelasay8587
      @michaelasay8587 2 года назад

      Hawaii way too expensive, here where I am in paradise Puerto Vallarta... hahahaha

  • @matthewteague623
    @matthewteague623 2 года назад +155

    The voice of an angel. A gentle giant. One cannot see him without processing his size, but all of us wrestle with our hidden demons in our own way. If he used food to cope, well, so be it. His voice is a voice of peace, a voice that brought joy to everyone he knew, and a voice that the world badly needs more of. Most of us will never touch so many in our lives. RIP Iz.

    • @Loepfe7
      @Loepfe7 2 года назад +5

      R.I.P.

    • @joelhammond4162
      @joelhammond4162 2 года назад +3

      Well said

    • @AwesomeECKS2461
      @AwesomeECKS2461 2 года назад +4

      i don’t believe he passed because of his size (correct me if i’m wrong) but i 100% agree. he’d be a huge part of our salvation if he lived today. rest in paradise iz

    • @enyazogd5325
      @enyazogd5325 2 года назад +1

      @@AwesomeECKS2461 he did

    • @hainleysimpson1507
      @hainleysimpson1507 2 года назад

      He used to be a criminal he turned his life around.

  • @nrdztx
    @nrdztx 2 года назад +152

    They way Lex started smiling once he started to sing.

  • @mikeslover8065
    @mikeslover8065 2 года назад +93

    I read that he went into the studio with his ukulele and recorded this in one take. Amazing.

    • @grelch
      @grelch 2 года назад +7

      That’s the story. He called the studio at 3:00 am during a big storm and they gave him just a few minutes to record the song

    • @InstituteOfLos
      @InstituteOfLos 2 года назад +3

      Bruddah Is! Moe i Ka Maluhia 🙏🏼🤙🏼

    • @xavierpark5937
      @xavierpark5937 2 года назад +3

      This is my favourite song of all time .

  • @willardwooten9582
    @willardwooten9582 2 года назад +99

    I cry every time I see this.
    RIP IZ

    • @MrWadada1
      @MrWadada1 2 года назад +2

      Me too.

    • @quantumman555
      @quantumman555 2 года назад +3

      Same. I physically can't help it. A peferct mix of beauty and sadness.

    • @CrimsonDeathBed
      @CrimsonDeathBed 2 года назад +3

      I have to listen to this rarely even though I love it, because I become a blubbering fool with tear-soaked sleeves

    • @138NastyNate
      @138NastyNate 2 года назад +3

      Every damn time.....

    • @NoName-fc3xe
      @NoName-fc3xe 2 года назад

      This and Cats in the Cradle. It's like they are heart seeking missles to me. Oh, and when Bubba dies. Waterworks.

  • @cabby26
    @cabby26 2 года назад +24

    My mom passed away a few days ago from cancer. My dad played this version in her ear buds for her as she passed. She loved this song and loved this version.

    • @chudbo8751
      @chudbo8751 Год назад +5

      RIP to ur mom. Hope you're doing better now. it's tough losing a loved one.

  • @mattyjay8896
    @mattyjay8896 2 года назад +4

    Definitely top 5 songs ever written, and this is coming from a heavy metal fan!

  • @Darkofficial123
    @Darkofficial123 2 года назад +1

    Mah man Israel having his moment here! YEAH! R.I.P Legend 🙏🙏🌈

  • @child_of_gaia1836
    @child_of_gaia1836 2 года назад +29

    RIP "IZ" The world will always miss your beautiful heart.

  • @DaveThomson
    @DaveThomson 2 года назад +73

    Fun fact, he called the studio at 3am and because he was so nice they opened for him (within like 15 minutes of his call) to come in and record. He did this song in one take.
    His ashes were spread at Mākua Beach on July 12, 1997
    Mahalo from Hawai'i.

    • @clivestainlesssteelwomble7665
      @clivestainlesssteelwomble7665 2 года назад +3

      And they had to search the building for a chair strong enough for him to sit and play on... but he was a giant heart of Polynesia. 🌅🌊🌴🌄

    • @AwesomeECKS2461
      @AwesomeECKS2461 2 года назад +1

      if only he lived today :( he’d be the salvation we all need. Iz was the living embodiment of happiness and joy. he was peace. mahalo braddah

    • @MyCheriAnolani
      @MyCheriAnolani 2 года назад

      @@AwesomeECKS2461 We have it all Recorded Forever🌺 Mahalo

    • @hawaiianrussian1047
      @hawaiianrussian1047 2 года назад

      Yessah 🤙🏽

  • @SgtBart-pe2gw
    @SgtBart-pe2gw 2 года назад +42

    Always loved this version. .
    Especially when I was drunk and sad

    • @skygazer858
      @skygazer858 2 года назад +8

      Drunk and sad. That sounds like it should be awful but I know exactly what your mean and agree.

    • @SgtBart-pe2gw
      @SgtBart-pe2gw 2 года назад +9

      @@skygazer858
      I'm good now.. was fucked up after the War .
      I smoke weed and just a disgruntled old man lol

  • @markmiller3101
    @markmiller3101 2 года назад

    ❤️ ❤️ He was a treasure…that’s what love looks and sounds like.

  • @sixslinger9951
    @sixslinger9951 2 года назад +87

    this brings tears to my eyes but more joy to my heart that this man lived here on earth, even if only for a short time.

    • @garylorimer6543
      @garylorimer6543 2 года назад +2

      Always makes me cry! Just typing this makes me well up.

  • @afit5341
    @afit5341 2 года назад +24

    The end was his “paddle out” memorial. RIP IZ

  • @BigToeify
    @BigToeify 2 года назад +14

    Damn Lex you got a nice little voice there. You should sing more.

  • @lauriebarrett6789
    @lauriebarrett6789 2 года назад +17

    I'd recommend Eva Cassidy's cover of Somewhere over the rainbow too.

  • @annaoswald5943
    @annaoswald5943 2 года назад +35

    Brad, please do yourself a favor and watch The Wizard of Oz with Lex. Such a classic movie.

  • @LinguisticSugar
    @LinguisticSugar 2 года назад +1

    One of my favorite renditions of any song... ever. Rip

  • @Creamgirl78
    @Creamgirl78 2 года назад +1

    Ah m,an, doesnt matter how many times I see this, the funeral footage makes me cry every damn time.

  • @unholydriver4987
    @unholydriver4987 2 года назад +35

    Brad, you may be the first person I've ever heard say he's never seen The Wizard of Oz. I don't know how much you'd enjoy it now, but as a kid you would've loved it, like every other kid I've ever known.

    • @joelwonder5362
      @joelwonder5362 2 года назад +3

      Especially if you drop acid or mushrooms

  • @woahblackbettybamalam
    @woahblackbettybamalam 2 года назад +31

    Brad: “So does he mean literally over the rainbow like in a plane?”

    • @rsw1227
      @rsw1227 2 года назад +14

      Ha! "Is he gay? He's talking about rainbows.....I don't know."

    • @notkoikoi3159
      @notkoikoi3159 2 года назад +1

      @@rsw1227 🤣

    • @seantimmons5900
      @seantimmons5900 2 года назад +4

      Brad needs to relax!
      We've said it enough times.
      Just be in the flow of life.

    • @rhhfayetteville
      @rhhfayetteville 2 года назад

      PLEASE tell me Brad didn’t say that!

  • @beebadees5434
    @beebadees5434 2 года назад +59

    He was one of the most beloved island musicians Hawaii has had. His life and career were cut all too short due to his illness, but his music will live on forever. He has had many great song throughout his career, but I think that Lex would absolutely love hearing "Hawaiian Sup'pa Man" off his Facing Forward album.

    • @hmichaelr1
      @hmichaelr1 2 года назад

      I guess the other most beloved Hawaiian musician was Don Ho, singing 'Tiny Bubbles' - my father loved that song way back when and now I do too! ruclips.net/video/mlCiDEXuxxA/видео.html

    • @beebadees5434
      @beebadees5434 2 года назад +1

      @@hmichaelr1 That's very true. Don Ho is an icon, though he is one of many iconic singers and groups from Hawaii, among those icon you could include Moe Keale, The Brothers Cazimero, Cecilio & Kapono, Ledward Kaapana, Kealiʻi Reichel, Kalapana, Ohta-san, Sam Ku West, Na Leo Pilimehana,, Mākaha Sons of Niʻihau (of which IZ was a founding member) and so many others. I think Hawaiian music needs to be appreciated more outside of the islands so it can spread the Aloha spirit around the world. :)

  • @RussellStClair-cy1vu
    @RussellStClair-cy1vu 2 года назад +17

    If this doesn't put a smile on your face and a tear drop like a lemon drop .
    Keep listening 😁

  • @iesickboy
    @iesickboy 2 года назад

    How crazy you guys just did this reaction. I live where Bruddha IZ was born and raised, but am getting to leave and was binging documentaries of him. Been 25 years. Number 1 selling Hawai'ian musician of all time. He is royalty here. Thank you guys. This was awesome.

  • @BasedHawaiian
    @BasedHawaiian 2 года назад +4

    IZ is my father's cousin. I remember hanging out with him when I was a kid. Ka ma ka veh veh O lee.

  • @anessalyn1035
    @anessalyn1035 2 года назад +74

    such a soft voice. that they were celebrating his life is beautiful

  • @benjamininkorea7016
    @benjamininkorea7016 2 года назад

    Most impactful music video I ever saw. That's what real love looks like!

  • @antoinettelopes
    @antoinettelopes 2 года назад +14

    I feel bad for the younger folks. We watched THE WIZARD OF OZ every year when it came on regular TV. Like we did it as a nation. Cable ruined everything.

    • @irishgrl
      @irishgrl 2 года назад

      Yes, Oz & Rudolph ❤️

  • @edithmaxim2041
    @edithmaxim2041 2 года назад

    Always make me cry. Beautiful song, beautiful man.

  • @brentottoson6974
    @brentottoson6974 2 года назад +17

    Time for a movie reaction: Wizard of Oz.
    Like others have mentioned, I became aware of Iz's version from the death of Dr. Greene on ER. Still tear up.

    • @DeltaElites
      @DeltaElites 2 года назад +1

      One of the saddest moments in television history. I was in my 40s and cried like a baby. I still tear up from that episode every time I hear the song.

    • @necraig18
      @necraig18 2 года назад

      Dr Greeeeeeeennnnnnneeee!! 😭😭😭😭

  • @tomski120
    @tomski120 2 года назад +2

    This reminds me of Doctor Green dying in E.R. lol

  • @8cylinderstolife737
    @8cylinderstolife737 2 года назад +16

    You now MUST do “E ala E” by Iz, my favorite song by Iz and has incredible meaning for Hawaii

  • @quixote6942
    @quixote6942 2 года назад

    It was the Middle of the Night and they were closing the Studio for the night when Israel Came in and asked if he could use it.
    This Song was Done in One Take, With just Israel and His Ukulele... and Nothing Else... No Editing or Auto Tune... He was a True Miracle!

  • @josephbenson4444
    @josephbenson4444 2 года назад +27

    The Judy Garland version is worth a reaction, her voice is one of a kind and very powerful.

    • @GranpaMike
      @GranpaMike 2 года назад +3

      Wouldn't a duet of Judy and Iz on this song be awesome?

    • @bonsai67
      @bonsai67 2 года назад

      @@GranpaMike How?

    • @ralphkern380
      @ralphkern380 2 года назад +4

      @@bonsai67 Amazing what can be done within the digital world.

    • @GranpaMike
      @GranpaMike 2 года назад +1

      @@bonsai67 ruclips.net/video/WXOB1mkywyw/видео.html :)

  • @kruser79
    @kruser79 2 года назад

    Braddah IZ is a Hawaiian treasure. He was famous on his own, and earlier, as a member of the Makaha Sons of Ni'ihau, a group that was hugely popular. On his passing, his body lay in state at the State Capitol in Honolulu. The lines of people to see him off were huge, over 10,000 (?).
    Thanks to the internet, I found him and his music in 2000. Then blubbered like a baby when I learned he had passed three years prior.

  • @davidbanachek7966
    @davidbanachek7966 2 года назад

    Wizard of Oz was such a classic film. When you look at the quality of the film's production, acting, and script, its hard to imagine it came out in 1939. The first portion of the film is in B&W. Was surprised at first that Brad did not know it was from Wizard of OZ but realize what was must-see classics to my generation (I'm 56) is not necessarily the same classics for younger generations.

  • @austinanglin9818
    @austinanglin9818 2 года назад

    This version is my all time favorite song. I've always struggled with faith and this song makes me feel at peace and that it will carry me to that place I've always been searching for.

  • @Carlos559Caps
    @Carlos559Caps 2 года назад +8

    Definitely look into the story of how this song was recorded. We almost never got this song.

  • @mikeboi4870
    @mikeboi4870 2 года назад +12

    I may just be having a moment but this pulls on my heart strings so hard...so moving and beautiful it just gives me the feelz

  • @garylorimer6543
    @garylorimer6543 2 года назад +1

    Brad! You haven't seen the wizard of Oz??? In the 70s my son watched it every day after school. Lex has a beautiful voice 😍😍 xx

  • @fawkthescene666
    @fawkthescene666 2 года назад +27

    Met this guy one time when I was a little kid - early 90s or so. Me and my friend were walking in our neighborhood, Keaukaha, and a van drives by with IZ out the passenger window yelling "Haaaawaiian" at us. Lol. The van pulled into a house just ahead, so we went over and he gave us some stickers. Tales from hawaiian home lands lol.

    • @makana8083
      @makana8083 2 года назад +3

      Yessah Blessah!!! Keaukaha Homestead Cheee!!! 🤙🏽

  • @shadowfrost__
    @shadowfrost__ 2 года назад +9

    IZ melded Somewhere over the Rainbow, and What a Wonderful World. He was also a Hawaiian treasure, think Elvis, and the Beatles rolled into one man. His funeral which was in the video was attended by 10,000 people. Also the instrument he is playing is called a ukulele (yoo-kuh-lay-lee).

    • @erinl9056
      @erinl9056 2 года назад +2

      That would be pronounced ‘ooo-koo-leh leh’ The Hawaiian pronunciation of vowels doesn’t match mainland USA. Lived there for 9 years, and if someone pronounced ukulele wrong you could see locals bristle.

  • @BM-hb2mr
    @BM-hb2mr 2 года назад

    It was also played on the last scene on 50 First dates,awesome

  • @JohnSmith-gp3co
    @JohnSmith-gp3co 2 года назад +2

    It’s so frustrating listening to Brad. He’s never heard or seen or experienced anything. And he never knows what the instruments are or what the genres are. 🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @notjimmystewart
    @notjimmystewart 2 года назад +1

    That episode of ER gets me every time...when Mark Green dies...ouch

  • @richardbyers317
    @richardbyers317 2 года назад

    Had this played at my friend's funeral this very day!

  • @AzaleaLala
    @AzaleaLala 2 года назад

    Such a beautiful cover. Smooth is the perfect word to describe his voice.

  • @ocelot815
    @ocelot815 2 года назад +1

    Unforgettable and Beautiful version of a great song🌟🌺🌈💖

  • @craigmorris4083
    @craigmorris4083 2 года назад

    This song always made me shed happy tears. :)

  • @OldBoiler62
    @OldBoiler62 2 года назад +1

    If you saw the Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore movie Fifty First Dates, this was the closing song.

  • @senpai_lol8171
    @senpai_lol8171 2 года назад

    RIP Iz loved this version from first time hearing gave chills down spine still does

  • @dominrael8658
    @dominrael8658 2 года назад +10

    love the video for this one, but musically i prefer the version that has both 'somewhere over the rainbow' leading into the Louis Armstrong cover of 'What a wonderful world' just keeps that positivity going longer. and they just fit together so well.

    • @AwesomeECKS2461
      @AwesomeECKS2461 2 года назад

      WELL SAID. iz’s version of “what a wonderful world” always brings so much joy to my heart

    • @TripletDad3
      @TripletDad3 2 года назад

      I love that version.

  • @arescuda7234
    @arescuda7234 2 года назад +6

    Brad is always so clueless but Lex is the intellect to keep me watching these two.

  • @jasonrose9092
    @jasonrose9092 2 года назад

    The Hawaiian flag has only been at half mast 2 times. Once after pearl Harbor and the other time was when IZ died! Rock on IZ. Always in our hearts!

  • @stephenburns3262
    @stephenburns3262 2 года назад

    My kids just watched pour wedding video on there birthday last week and started crying I also never seen so many people on a beach to give someone love and a proper sendoff . I learned how to play and strum . Yea his ashes were spreaders uh uh uh ahh a uh uh

  • @donpaladino
    @donpaladino 2 года назад +5

    the backstory of him recording that song is great

  • @t.r.1708
    @t.r.1708 2 года назад +7

    So beautiful that it doesn’t matter what the lyrics! That was the Hokulea canoe that took his ashes out to be scattered near his brothers!

  • @kdavies3105
    @kdavies3105 2 года назад +3

    What are the 35 people who disliked this song listening to?

  • @freddiehoskins6658
    @freddiehoskins6658 2 года назад

    I'm having happy tears!!🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

  • @metalmark1214
    @metalmark1214 2 года назад +8

    On this Veterans Day, For all who are serving and have served in our military, Thank You for your service!

  • @tskwerl
    @tskwerl 2 года назад +6

    Never could warm up to the ukulele... but, dude killed it.

    • @stephenbrough8132
      @stephenbrough8132 2 года назад

      Yeah - I've always hated hearing uke's played like guitars, instead of the way old timers like GEORGE FORMBY used to play - That's when ukelele's come alive. But that takes skill. I make an exception in this guy's case because my best friend played this song to her unborn child all through her pregnancy (how - i don't know!) and Millie came out the most beautiful little girl imaginable. We had to listen to it 5 times a day during the first year or so of her life outside the womb - so I grew to like it I guess! I think I prefer other versions to be truthful - but I've only just realized this guy died - I should have known - (how - I don't know!) - Sad to hear that though.

  • @TheRyanH.
    @TheRyanH. 2 года назад

    Late to this party but fun fact: he called the studio at 3am to record this and did this version in one take

  • @RENEGADEX800
    @RENEGADEX800 2 года назад

    It's Medley of Somewhere over the rainbow and It's a wonderful world

  • @jamielandis4308
    @jamielandis4308 2 года назад +5

    “The Wizard of Oz” scarred my tiny brain when I was a kid. The books were wild. L. Frank Baum was on some good shit when he wrote them.

  • @christophersantos730
    @christophersantos730 2 года назад

    If you ever have anxiety, this is the cure 99.99% of the time 😌

  • @susanjohnston8267
    @susanjohnston8267 2 года назад +6

    I pray he is up there in his greatest dream ever.
    This version of this song is fantastic. So gentle and soothing.
    The only other artist, and I'm not too sure if you have covered her version of Somewhere over the Rainbow already, is Eva Cassidy.
    Her version is heartbreaking too. 💔 So sad to hear artists with such great potential who are gone.

  • @dixiefletcher1539
    @dixiefletcher1539 2 года назад

    Listen to the incorporates, “What a Wonderful World,” no one sings it better. His voices has a Bural Ives component!

  • @ORagnar
    @ORagnar 2 года назад +6

    I believe he's one of those performers who became very famous after passing away. Great voice!

  • @0Dead_Metal0
    @0Dead_Metal0 2 года назад +4

    This song is amazing, one of my personal favorites, keep up the work you 2 👍love your content

  • @4444kermit
    @4444kermit 2 года назад +3

    Thank you. IZ Lives! Yes, I cry every time I see the video. I personally do not believe in heaven as a concept. Though I would like to think that IZ & Judy are somewhere sharing a drink while talking about how special both versions were to them and the world.

  • @mondecello
    @mondecello 2 года назад +2

    They played this song at my grandsons funeral. He was only 20 days old....

  • @NightFogFilms
    @NightFogFilms 2 года назад

    RIP. This was featured in 50 FIRST DATES

  • @psychobartus
    @psychobartus 2 года назад +2

    You need to do Eva Cassidy Over the rainbow, use the Blues Alley jazz supper club live version though.

  • @timothyalton3821
    @timothyalton3821 2 года назад

    this is what a beach vacation in hawaii with alot of good weed feels like

  • @rosslynemrys5829
    @rosslynemrys5829 2 года назад +3

    The ukelele, means jumping flea, because the Portugese sailor's fingers played these little 4 string guitars so fast! You cannot pick up a uke and play and not have a smile on you face in 2 seconds!

  • @kylesummers1565
    @kylesummers1565 2 года назад

    Watch the movie. yes it is very old, like this dude's soul! Peace, Love! Yes, that was his funeral at the end.

  • @46wireboy
    @46wireboy 2 года назад +2

    Eva Cassidy also does a great job on this song. Also gone too soon.

  • @ernestrimbeck7630
    @ernestrimbeck7630 2 года назад

    The Documentary on him is worth the watch You might want to have some tissues on hand

  • @hifinsword
    @hifinsword 3 месяца назад +1

    I believe Judy Garland sang the most popular version of this song before IZ was even born. IZ made it his own, and IMHO the best version ever!

  • @scottanderson2807
    @scottanderson2807 2 года назад +3

    Me first and the gimmie gimmies do a cover of this…completely different. A must listen.

  • @bdmention
    @bdmention 2 года назад +2

    Surprised to see no real emotion here.

  • @shawnk7832
    @shawnk7832 2 года назад

    Just absolutely love you two! The tunnel... he just opens the tunnel!! Excellent!!!

  • @Dr.Acula76
    @Dr.Acula76 2 года назад

    If you dig the Hawaiian vibe, you should check out Jack Johnson and Paula Fuga together! "If Ever" is a beautiful song

  • @barrybarry5803
    @barrybarry5803 Год назад +1

    Brad, Brad, Brad!, you've done a large number of music reactions and you don't know the difference between an acoustic guitar and a ukulele at 2:58???. Your making a huge amount of money from your Channel and you have no idea???. And you Lex, fancy comparing Anna Kendrick's Cup song at 2:45 to this masterpiece!. You guys might be better off doing like minded clueless "influencer" reactions!!!

  • @oldschool72
    @oldschool72 Год назад +1

    This song was written in 1939 for the movie The Wizard Of OZ. for Judy Garland . Iz sold over a million copies of the album with this song. He produced 2 more albums before he passed away over 25 years ago.

  • @po5283
    @po5283 2 года назад +1

    Ok Brad seriously, there are a few films we all must see once in our lives, like The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, and yes The Wizard of Oz! But moving on, now that you've reacted to this plz!!! do EVA CASSIDY's version. A few things to know; her rendition is equally as amazing as this one and just as unique, her voice will give you goose bumps, she's absolutely incredible, I honestly cannot recommend her enough. And lastly, before reacting, I greatly encourage you to take a few minutes and read up on her. The live performance at Blues Alley was filmed just 6 months before her death in 1996.

  • @DRKHEART13
    @DRKHEART13 2 года назад +1

    BRUDDA IZ!!!! If you like this then you sound take a look at White Sandy Beach, Maui Hawaiian Sup'pa Man, or his rendition of What a Wonderful World. Any of these are Gold... as well as almost anything else he does, but to me those are some of his best to introduce you to IZ.

  • @yaboycapone1996
    @yaboycapone1996 2 года назад +3

    Such a masterpiece

  • @justinhowell8873
    @justinhowell8873 2 года назад +1

    REALLY??? Over the rainbow is from the Wizard of Oz!!!

  • @scabaa2017
    @scabaa2017 2 года назад +1

    Check out "White Sandy Beach of Hawaiʻi" by Braddah Iz. You will not be disappointed.

  • @Chualland
    @Chualland 2 года назад +1

    This song was first made popular by Judy Garland in the Movie "The Wizard of OZ"
    It is a very important movie to the whole genre and to films. I would suggest watching it.