Comments on: IZ: Somewhere Over the Rainbow

By: vivian russell

vivian russell — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:21:45 +0000

I am a senior lady & have been in music all of my life.NEVER,but never have I been so touched by a song.I thought Sam Harris’s version of “over the rainbow’ was
so great when he sang it on “”Star Search”,but this IZ
puts so many emotions in my heart that I didn’t know even
existed anymore in this old heart! I never heard of this
special singer..I need to find this so I can play it
all night long..I do listen to my radio til morning,so now I
just want to hear only IZ’s “”over the rainbow..I hope & pray that he is in Heaven..Then when my time on earth is
over,I know we are promised unimaginative music there,so
he must have been put here for a short time,to give us a glimse of what heaven holds…

By: Darwin

Darwin — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:32:21 +0000

Whats to say…. It takes me to a better place if only for a moment. I feel at peace when i hear his voice and it sooths all the anger there is in the world. All world leaders should have to listen to him singing this song before they discuss anything, and maybe, just maybe, his peace and purity would spread into their hearts.

By: ShariAnn

ShariAnn — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:36:57 +0000

I work in a mens prision in alaska and I need to here this. Thanks

By: Debby Olmstead

Debby Olmstead — Fri, 09 May 2008 18:19:19 +0000

I have been hunting this song for several years. Now I have to figure a way to download it on my phone.

What a gentle soul of a man and to watch him sing amoung his people was beautiful…..and a shame he couldn’t have been with us longer. The rainbow is a much richer place and the world is a much richer world for having had him for the short time that we did.

By: Shannan

Shannan — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:12:09 +0000

What a great song it will stay with me for life ………..happy happy

By: devonpage

devonpage — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:39:52 +0000

Thank you times a million for answering this question. I have driven myself mad trying to find the author of this rendition. I have never heard of IZ but somehow this melody has been with me for some time now and when I heard it beautifully sung by Carlos on Idol the other night I began to sob. What a gift he has left us with this song.
The real beauty of this is that I have never read a more loving blog
and such inspirational stories. I thank everyone for the courage they have shared and the warmth this moment has left me with. IZ has left us physically but he very present in my soul.

By: Jane

Jane — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:26:38 +0000

I find IZ’s “Over the rainbow” incredibly moving every time I hear it. It makes me very sad he is no longer here, gracing us with his talent, but very glad he left such beautiful memories with his music. It is comforting to know how much the people of Hawaii loved and appreciated him during his short time on this earth. What a beautiful tribute they gave to him after his death.

By: George

George — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:32:08 +0000

I visited Hawaii for the first time last Month and whilst at the Imax in the Polynesian Centre ‘Some where over the Rainbow’ was played. I did not know that IZ sung it. I decided to track it down on arrival back in UK. I wish I had done this on Hawaii and I could have immediately bought all of his available music. I knew a famous singer had recently died because of the publicity on the Islands but did not realise it was the singer whose voice had affected me so much. I look forward to getting his music now to enjoy all of it.

By: T-bone

T-bone — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:36:19 +0000

Israel Ka’ano’i Kamakawiwo is not only over the rainbow, but over the top… this is the best version of OTR of all time. IZ I hope that you’re still strumming and singing wherever you are. Well done dude.

By: das

das — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 09:27:01 +0000

When I heard the melodic tune by IZ, it touched me! I knew the song, although I didnt know the singer. It took me a while, but I’ve found aritist, the late “Bradah Iz”…somewhere under the rainbow…