Over The Rainbow And Beyond This Realm by Hoku Lani – Non-Fiction

Writer: Hoku Lani

Subject: Over The Rainbow And Beyond This Realm

Link: MEWE / 16.07.2022 / Somewhere Over The Rainbow 

Over The Rainbow And Beyond This Realm

One night at about 3:00 AM, way back in 1988, Hawaiian singer Israel Kamakawiwo’ole called a local recording studio and said he needed to record something right then and there. He pleaded with the engineer.

“Please, can I come in? I have an idea.”

It was as if he was possessed by spirit. Then, in a single take, Kamakawiwo’ole recorded the iconic version of “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” that would soon touch countless people across the globe. The recording, featuring just Kamakawiwo’ole’s voice and ukulele, seemed to captivate everyone who heard it in a way that was utterly unforgettable. Even after Kamakawiwo’ole died in 1997 at just 38 years old, his haunting music and his short yet inspiring life have continued to have a profound effect on people the world over.

CONCLUSION

Next time you hear “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” in a soundtrack of a movie or on the radio, ask yourself if Lilith and Lucifer are speaking to you, through a song that originated during the witching hour.