Wednesday Alternative Versions Exercise (WAVE)
A new idea from Tonic Jukebox.
On occasional Wednesdays we will direct you to a number of versions of the same piece.
If you do not have time for all 5, choose one or two.
Do let us know on Facebook which you like best and which you dislike, if any.
Perhaps rate each out of 5 using the identifiers in brackets.
For our first WAVE I have chosen a number of versions of Over The Rainbow.
Music by Harold Arlen and words by E.Y. Harburg
One of these makes me cry - guess which.
Judy Garland (Judy)
The classic version from the Wizard of Oz. [2:42]
It won an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1939
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSZxmZmBfnU
Eva Cassidy (Eva)
A very different way of looking at this song. [5:36]
A life tragically cut short aged 33, Cassidy’s fame grew after her death.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rd8VktT8xY&app=desktop
Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole (Israel)
A tribute to a musician you have probably not seen before. [3:47]
Israel was a Native Hawaiian singer-lyricist and musician.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1bFr2SWP1I
Frank Sinatra (Frank)
Ol’ Blue Eyes gives us his version. [3:19]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rectLMhmkz8
Mormon Tabernacle Choir (MTC)
And finally, a choral version. [4:30]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s-1nAl4Rco
On occasional Wednesdays we will direct you to a number of versions of the same piece.
If you do not have time for all 5, choose one or two.
Do let us know on Facebook which you like best and which you dislike, if any.
Perhaps rate each out of 5 using the identifiers in brackets.
For our first WAVE I have chosen a number of versions of Over The Rainbow.
Music by Harold Arlen and words by E.Y. Harburg
One of these makes me cry - guess which.
Judy Garland (Judy)
The classic version from the Wizard of Oz. [2:42]
It won an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1939
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSZxmZmBfnU
Eva Cassidy (Eva)
A very different way of looking at this song. [5:36]
A life tragically cut short aged 33, Cassidy’s fame grew after her death.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rd8VktT8xY&app=desktop
Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole (Israel)
A tribute to a musician you have probably not seen before. [3:47]
Israel was a Native Hawaiian singer-lyricist and musician.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1bFr2SWP1I
Frank Sinatra (Frank)
Ol’ Blue Eyes gives us his version. [3:19]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rectLMhmkz8
Mormon Tabernacle Choir (MTC)
And finally, a choral version. [4:30]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s-1nAl4Rco