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View Poll Results: Which is the best version?
Judy Garland 2 8.33%
Judy Garland
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Israel Kamakawiwo'ole 9 37.50%
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
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Eva Cassidy 7 29.17%
Eva Cassidy
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Other 6 25.00%
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Old 13-03-2011, 12:21 PM #26
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Excessive use of Vibrato and vocal gymnastics do not equal emotion, they're just fireworks to distract you from the fact she's colder then a russian winter.
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Leona Lewis is too robotic to portray emotion.
Rebecca Ferguson is not far off.

Eva did the best version, I also liked Connie Talbot's on BGT.
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I enjoy Israel's version, and I like Ted's band from Scrubs' performance of that version, sounds so good as a four-part harmony!
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Only on TiBB could there be an argument about Somewhere Over the Rainbow

I prefer Eva Cassidy.
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YOU BITCH JUDY GARLAND OWNED THAT ****! HOW DARE YOU!


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I don't really like the song but for me the best version I have heard was Shayne Wards from the X Factor.

It's a song that's, just in my opinion, been done too many times now though.
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No matter who sing this song - I loathe it. It's one that I should mark down on the "songs that make you want to smash your head against a wall". It completely nauseates me. (sorry SOTR lovers!)
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I used to like the Eva version but it's so...in your face with how supposedly sad it is. Israel's owns.
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Both Israel and Eva died very young before their versions gained global success. I think that gives their versions added power and poignancy...and sadness. But Judy deserves special praise for making it so iconic in the first place and setting the standard.

All 3 versions are of their time but right now its Israels version that deserves to shine and is a worthy testament and belated tribute to his talent that wasn't properly recognised when he was alive.

So Israel then!
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I saw her on tour sing it too, and everyone was silent.
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Jusy Garland's because it reminds me of my Grandma
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Never in my days did I think I'd see an argument in a thread about such a subject - not even on TiBB

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I think I prefer Israel's version because the way Eva sings it, as Shaun said, is so in your face with how depressingly sad it is, and it's just a bit too much, but his version puts a positive twist on it and makes it more listenable. Strange...
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Israels version was played on the radio last night actually, hadn't heard it in ages and was thinking I loved it so his without a doubt
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