Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

[Special_K]

Anybody know of a guy named Israel Kamakawiwo'ole (a.k.a. IZ)?

I was just listening to a really cool occopello ukulele song that he sings (Somewhere Over the Rainbow). Something seems at least a little comical about a 500-lb pacific islander singing a ukulele ballad, but its still a really cool song.


- From the master of insomnia and obscure topics

 

[Sparky-Watts]

Anybody know of a guy named Israel Kamakawiwo'ole (a.k.a. IZ)?[/I]

No, but if you hum a few bars, I'll join in......

 

[Special_K]

No, but if you hum a few bars, I'll join in......

Hehehehe. Um no...but I found a link!

http://www.audiostreet.net/playsong.aspx?redirect=http%3a%2f%2fmedia.audiostreet.net%2fplaysong.m3u%3fmode%3dStreamHi%26song%3d99A41C86320A4D21B30D231839FD5FFB

 

[mud4feet]

Actually I have heard of him......and that is one of my favorite renditions of that song. He died a few years back (at 500 lbs., THERE'S a surprise)


BTW.......on a musical note (pun intended)......"a cappella" means "without instrumental accompaniment"...........so it's just a yuke song.

 

[Special_K]

Actually I have heard of him......and that is one of my favorite renditions of that song. He died a few years back (at 500 lbs., THERE'S a surprise)


BTW.......on a musical note (pun intended)......"a cappella" means "without instrumental accompaniment"...........so it's just a yuke song.

hehehehe.

I realized it was a bit of a contradiction after I posted but I was kinda hoping no one would catch that. :roll:

 

[bluejeep]

Anybody know of a guy named Israel Kamakawiwo'ole (a.k.a. IZ)?

I was just listening to a really cool occopello ukulele song that he sings (Somewhere Over the Rainbow). Something seems at least a little comical about a 500-lb pacific islander singing a ukulele ballad, but its still a really cool song.


- From the master of insomnia and obscure topics

Yea hes got a CD out, its funny cuz he is 500lb. But his song somewhere over the rainbow is in the movie 50 first dates.

 

[mudwoman]

That song is also in the credits at the end of Finding Forrester- it's a medley along with What a Wonderful World It Would Be- I think Louis Armstrong is singing the second song but I'm not sure. Great song.

 

[LadyJeepFreak]

if you like ukes, check out Jake Shimabukuro at

http://www.jakeshimabukuro.com/

Definately not five hundred pounds but you wouldn't know it!

Lady

 

[TwistedCU]

my grandfather played the ukelele but he was maybe a hair over 200lbs.

 

[mingez]

The song was in the final scene and the ending credits on the movie "50 First Dates"
with Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore.

It's based in Hawaii, but the scene that comes out in is when they are in Alaska at the end on his boat.