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Somewhere Over the Rainbow… lies a crock of gold

Dorian Lynskey, The Guardian, 5 December 2010

A cover version of 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow', by a ukulele-playing, morbidly obese Hawaiian called Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, has become an unlikely multimillion-seller hit.

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