Somewhere Over The Rainbow

In 1988, Israel Kamakawiwo’ole called the recording studio at 3 a.m. and said he had to record a song right away.

15 minutes later, Israel arrived at the studio. The studio owner, Milan Bertosa later said, “And in walks the largest human being I had seen in my life.”

A security guard gave the 500-pound man a large steel chair to sit on.

Milan said, “Then I put up some microphones, do a quick sound check, roll tape, and the first thing he does is ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow.’ He played and sang, one take, and it was over.”

Today, Israel Kamakawiwo’ole’s version is the most requested one of this classic song and has been played over 1 billion, 400+ million times on YouTube.

Take a couple of minutes to see for yourself why so many people love his rendition.