Transcript We Didn`t Start the Fire By: Billy Joel

“Over the Rainbow”
Written by: E.Y. Harburg
Composed by: Harold Arlen
Sung by: Judy Garland
Power Point By: Hannah Spinner
Lyrics
Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high,
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby.
Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue,
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true.
Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far
Behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me.
Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly.
Birds fly over the rainbow.
Why then, oh why can't I?
If happy little bluebirds fly
Beyond the rainbow
Why, oh why can't I?
Written by: E.Y. Harburg
Composed by: Harold Arlen
Sung by: Judy Garland
Summary
• This song is sung in The Wizard of Oz after Dorothy’s
aunt tells her to “"find a place where you won't get
yourself into any trouble”. This song describes a
perfect faraway place where there are no troubles. The
concept behind “Over the Rainbow" is grasping onto
the fact that there is something great in the distance.
There were many problems in the world during this
time like the end of the Great Depression and the
start of World War II. It’s a very popular song and
many cover versions of this song have been made.
Judy Garland
• She was a very popular actress
and singer during the 1930’s,
40’s and 50’s. She is most
recognized from her role as
Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz.
She sang “Over the Rainbow” in
that movie and it became her
signature song.
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E.Y. Harburg
E. Y. "Yip" Harburg, who lived from
1896-1981, wrote all of the lyrics in
the 1939 movie, The Wizard of Oz,
which featured the Oscar-winning
song "Over the Rainbow," which was
voted Number One Song of the 20th
Century in a 2001 poll. He was a
democratic socialist and wrote this
song to express hope in a time of war,
depression and poverty.
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Great Depression
• This was a severe worldwide depression
that happened after World War I. It
started in 1929 and ended at the start of
World War II. The Great Depression
started in the US with the crash of the
stock market.
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The Wizard of Oz
• A movie made in 1939 that was
based off of L. Frank Baum’s book
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. It stars
Judy Garland and is notable in its
use of special effects, use of
Technicolor, fantasy storytelling and
unusual characters. The Wizard of
Oz has become, over the years, one
of the best known films.
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Cover Versions
• Many famous singers
have made cover
versions of this song
including Eva Cassidy,
Barbra Streisand, Israel
Kamakawiwo ole.
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Similes
• A simile is a comparison using like or as.
• Example: “..Where troubles melt like
lemon drops..”
• This is comparing how problems melt
away like a lemon drop would in your
mouth.
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Ballad
• A ballad is a form of verse, often a
narrative set to music.
• Example: The whole song is a ballad.
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Personification
• Personification is giving human
qualities to things that aren’t human
• Example: If happy little bluebirds fly
• This is describing the human quality of
being happy to an animal
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Rhymes
• A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds
in a song or poem.
•
Examples: Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue,
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true.
Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far
Behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me
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Imagery
• Imagery is writing that involves one or
more of your five senses (hearing, taste,
touch, smell, sight).
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Examples: Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me.
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This makes you image the way this place makes your problems disappear and you can really picture it in
your mind.
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