Somewhere Over the Rainbow… lies a crock of gold

A cover version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow, by a ukulele-playing, morbidly obese Hawaiian called Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, has become an unlikely multimillion-seller hitFor the past eight weeks, the biggest-selling song in Germany has been a cover version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow by a morbidly obese, ukulele-playing Hawaiian named Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. But any new fans hoping to see him perform will be as disappointed as the song's publisher, who heard the version a few years ago, reali...

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