| Rainbow - 185 sec Rainbow Auteur : TheHungerForeMore2 Tags:Rainbow  | | Rainbow - I Surrender - 204 sec Una maravilla de canción y disco Auteur : Rosqui Tags:Rainbow Joe Lynn Turner Surrender hard rock blackmore 80  | | Somewhere Over the Rainbow - 289 sec Israel Kamakawiwo Ole's version of Somewhere over the rainbow... Auteur : toingks Tags:Somewhere Over the Rainbow Israel Kamakawiwo Ole  | | Catch The Rainbow - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - 392 sec A collection of photos and images of space taken from the internet set to the classic ballad by "Rainbow". Everytime I hear this song, I feel like reading a Joe Haldeman book! LOL :-) Auteur : drkshad0 Tags:Ritchie Blackmore Rainbow Catch the space  | | Dio Rainbow in the dark - 239 sec Dio Rainbow in the dark Auteur : mfmambo Tags:Dio Rainbow in the dark  | | IZ - Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World - 286 sec A tribute to Bruddah IZ - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, a fravorite son of Hawaii whose music brought joy to millions the world over. Featuring a medley of "Over The Rainbow" and "What a Wonderful World." IZ served as a goodwill ambassador for the native people of Hawaii and will remain in our hearts forever. Aloha and Mahalo! Auteur : VidBrats Tags: IZ Israel Kamakawiwo'ole hawaii hawaiian tribute over the rainbow Bruddah  | | Eva Cassidy - over the rainbow - 330 sec Live at Blues Alley. Auteur : stressbed Tags:eva cassidy  | | Rainbow - Death Alley Driver - 280 sec Otro clasicazo de la era Joe Lynn Turner Auteur : Rosqui Tags:Rainbow Death Alley Driver Joe Lynn Turner Blackmore 80 hard rock  | | Judy Garland - Somewhere Over The Rainbow - 132 sec From The Wizard Of Oz
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(C) 2001 The Island Def Jam Music Group Auteur : universalmusicgroup Tags: Willie Nelson Rainbow Connection Country ISLAND RECORDS Greg Pritikin  | | Over The Rainbow - 304 sec This version of the song is performed by Israel "Iz" Kamakawiwo'ole in tribute to one of Hawaii's other musicians, Gabby Pahinui. Iz died of weight related respiratory illness on June 26, 1997. Auteur : kalahiki808 Tags: Israel Iz Kamakawiwo'ole  | | Battlefield: Bad Company™ - Rainbow Sprinkles - 66 sec http://polska.ea.com/badcompany Auteur : eapolska Tags: electronic arts dice battlefield bad company rainbow sprinkles  | | The Pillows - Hybrid Rainbow - 241 sec Music vid. of The Pillows Auteur : tuxnsandals418 Tags:pillows  | | Elisa - Rainbow - 253 sec http://xx-giuliano-xx.skyrock.com/ Auteur : Giuliano51 Tags: Giuliano51  | | Israel Kamakawiwo'ole ~ Somewhere over the Rainbow HQ - 219 sec Music Video Tribute
Israel "Iz" Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole (May 20, 1959 -- June 26, 1997) (pronounced [ka-maka-vi-vo-ole]) was an Hawaiian musician.
He became famous outside Hawaii when his album Facing Future was released in 1993 with his medley of "Over the Rainbow" and "What a Wonderful World", which was subsequently featured in several films, television programs, and commercials.
From childhood, his family called Israel by his Hawaiian middle name, Kaʻanoʻi, the "beloved one". His name would later become the title name of his first solo album, Kaʻanoʻi, and also foretells the greatness of this "cherished one". It is interesting to note here that part of his name, anoʻi, when simplified to noʻi may be a contraction of the Hawaiian word, nohi. Nohi means "bright-colored, vivid, as the rainbow" (see Hawaiian Dictionary, Pukui and Elbert). Nohi, rainbow, beloved one, and cherished one are powerful symbols in his life. Iz's recording of the song "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" would become renowned throughout the world and continues to garner high acclaim. The song has come to be known as Izʻs "signature song", the most renowned of all his songs.
Kamakawiwo`ole was nicknamed "The Gentle Giant" by his admirers. He was described as always cheerful and positive, and he was best known for his love of the land and of the people of Hawaiʻi. Through his consummate ukulele playing and incorporation of other idioms (such as jazz and reggae), Iz remains one of the major influences in Hawaiian music over the last 15 years.
Israel's recording of "Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" reached #12 on Billboard's Hot Digital Tracks chart the week of 1/31/04 (for the survey week ending 1/18/04), possibly due to its use in the Adam Sandler film 50 First Dates, and the Brad Pitt film Meet Joe Black.
In 2006, a version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", in an arrangement based on Iz', was performed by The Worthless Peons in "My Way Home", the 100th episode of Scrubs, over the closing montage. A recording of the same song by Iz was used in the closing scenes of the final episode of Life on Mars (TV Series). It is also a featured song in the movie Finding Forrester. In 2002, the song was used to powerful effect in the closing scenes of Anthony Edwards' last appearance in ER as Dr. Mark Greene, in the episode "On the Beach". On week 8 of American Idol (season 7), Jason Castro performed his own version of this song except that he left out the "What a Wonderful World" line, but still gave credit to Israel for the song.
DEATH:
Throughout the later part of his life, Iz was obese and at one point carried 758 pounds (344 kg) on his 6 feet 2 inches (1.9 m) frame. He endured several hospitalizations and died of weight-related respiratory illness on June 26, 1997 at 12:18 am at the age of 38.
The Hawaiʻi State Flag flew at half-staff on July 10, 1997, the day of Iz's funeral. His koa wood coffin lay in state at the Capitol building in Honolulu. He was the third person in Hawaiian history to be accorded this honor (the other two were Governor John A. Burns and Senator Spark Matsunaga) and the only non-politician. Over 10,000 people attended his funeral. Thousands of fans gathered and cheered as his ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean at Mākua Beach on July 12, 1997.
On September 20, 2003, hundreds paid tribute to Iz as a 200-pound bronze bust of the revered singer was unveiled at the Waianae Neighborhood Community Center on O'ahu. The singer's widow, Marlene Kamakawiwo'ole, and sculptor Jan-Michelle Sawyer were present for the dedication ceremony.
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Now, it's just a hunch, but I think most of the heterosexual male population would agree.
She was great to look at and, in my opinion, had one of the greatest voices of the competition to date.
Sure she got some flack for bouncing around on her knees during 'Big Black Horse and the Cherry Tree,' or for giving America a quick glance at her underwear during 'I Have Nothing,' but she was excellent in every way, already making headlines before she'd even won the damn thing.
I thought 'Someone to Watch Over Me' would've been her top performance, but she proved she could go even farther by singing this song perfectly.
She's MILES ahead of Taylor... performances like THIS prove why.
We all hear about Elliot, Katharine, and Chris. Yet most of the time, I wonder:
Where did that Taylor guy go? What did he do with the title of 'American Idol'?
Where are those 'people' who voted for him, helped him win, then avoided his album (which sold poorly), his tour (which sold poorly), and everything else he made?
Where are his music videos? Awards? Where is his list of accomplishments?
I just don't get it.
And based on this performance, he deserved to go through?
Based on Elliott's performance, Taylor was 'better'?
I mean if you're a Taylor fan, please give me a reason as to why people like Katharine, Elliott, Chris , Paris, and even Melissa, failed. Auteur : nylatinguy3000 Tags: Katharine McPhee American idol AI5 Top  |
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