Somewhere To Be by Amy Yip6/1/2023 ![]() ![]() Harburg put a lot of work into the words of the song, and the opening line went through many revisions. Unwilling to scrap his new song, Arlen sought the opinion of famous lyricist Ira Gershwin, who sped up the tempo enough to appease Harburg. ![]() But when he shared it with his lyricist, Harburg hated its slow pace and refused to write lyrics for it. Arlen had worked out the melody while sitting in his car in front of a Hollywood drugstore. ![]() Right from its conception the song was met with criticism and conflict. It was her signature song and became the most requested (and demanding) tune throughout her chaotic career. Written by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg, it’s been covered by countless artists but is forever linked with Judy Garland who sang it in The Wizard of Oz. BLOG Mulling Over the Rainbow: The Bewitching Backstory of the 'Song of the Century'įor a lullaby that clocks in at a scant two minutes, "Over the Rainbow" has a long and tumultuous history. ![]()
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