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Catch Susan Boyle's Beautiful Version of Judy Garland's "Over the Rainbow"
The Britain's Got Talent Season 3 finalist did a refreshing take on the song.
Susan Boyle sounded flawless again while singing another classic tune.
In 2012, three years after Boyle's viral Britain's Got Talent audition that launched her into stardom, the singer appeared on This Morning for a guest performance. There, she sang a breathtaking rendition of "Over the Rainbow," from The Wizard of Oz, a ballad included on her album Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs from the Stage.
After discussing her love for Donny Osmond and musical theatre, Boyle began to sing steady notes over beautiful piano chords. She put her own twist on the beloved tune, beautifully changing the melody to fit her voice.
As the stings began to play and the song picked up in intensity, Boyle continued to croon, hitting notes that will give you goosebumps. She belted in a perfectly controlled tone, wrapping things up with some soft high notes.
Check out the emotional performance here.
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What to know about "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz
Made famous in 1939 by Judy Garland, her character, Dorothy, sings the song in the beginning of the film when she longs to escape her home life. One of Garland's most recognizable songs to date, it has also been covered by Garland's daughter Liza Minelli, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, Willie Nelson, Ariana Grande, P!nk, Jackie Evancho, Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, Katherine McPhee, Rufus Wainwright, Patti LaBelle, and more.
Composed by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg, "Over the Rainbow" won an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1939. In 2017, The Library of Congress described the song as "one of the best-known ballads of all time." According to Billboard, it was frequently used to send messages of hope to troops during World War II.
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The lyrics to "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz
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?
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?
