Customer Reviews

Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World

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I haven't listened to the whole song, but this is definitely not the original song. It has Iz's vocal track, but that's all. The rest of the tracks are in an insipid reggae style. It ruins the piece. Unfortunately, it appears that the original single is no longer available for download - probably to sell this piece of junk. Amazon even took the sound sample for the original track off the Facing Future CD. I hate it when they do that!

The popular version of this song is a plantive, emotional song of rare beauty with only his Uk playing - a masterpiece! This is a commercialized version with drums and other instruments that bears little of the emothioal impact of the version I wanted. I can't even listen to it! It is difficult to tell from the small sample - in my view this version is terrible and I wasted my .99.

To hear what Isreal is famous for, preview "Over the Rainbow" on the "Alone in IZ World" Album and "What a Wonderful World" on the "Wonderful World" Album at Amazon.

I did not care for this Isreal Kamakawio"ole & The Makaha Sons of Niihau version as much as his solo version and subsequent remakes he became famous for. As other reviewers point out, there is no ukelele that Isreal was famous for. This version is with the first group Israel started recording with.

Check out Isreal's other versions of these songs before you buy this.

Actually you can still purchase the download - just not from Amazon. iTunes has the original. It is so much better than this one.

I was expecting the song I have heard on the radio and on "50 First Dates." This is NOT the same. I don't like it at all!!

There are 3 songs combined, not 2. The singer/writer izzy wrote a line or two that adds tremendously to the song. And his ukulele strikes just the right light hearted balance that lifts the deep lyrics of the 3 songs into otherwordliness.

This song was so surreal, tender and profound that I'm thinking about having it played at my funeral. It astounded me.

update: even tho pandora referred me to amazon to buy this song after i downloaded the song i realized it was not the same song. the version they play on pandora is much better. now, i won't go as far as saying that i don't like it...but honestly, i'm somewhere in between 'i don't like it' and 'it's ok'...and i definitely don't 'hate it'.

i think it's unfair to give this song a poor rating just because the original is better. this isn't a 'comparison rating', it's a 'rating' of how good/bad the song is. basically, you are telling people that you can't stand this song. in my opinion, it is a very peaceful/relaxing and inspirational melody.
i hear this song on pandora radio often; whereas, i never hear the original. then again, none of the songs i 'prefer' to listen to on pandora use a ukulele.