[Don Ro]

And don't be afraid to say it ..."Merry Christmas!"
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My Christmas card to all of you -
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From Two YouTube Subscribers:
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"I'm a total Punk Rocker, Dead Kennedies. Plasmatics, Big Black, etc.
This song however touches nerves I just can't explain. It's as if , ... reminds me of, ... what it must be like to look back on life after death, with a touch of sorrow. Reflecting upon the things you wanted to change, but never got around to. The people you wanted to be friends with, The House you never built,
The apologies you never made. The birthday parties you missed.
This song reminds me how short life is. It's so, .... heartbreaking.
I really like this song, but I do not like listening to it. Does this make any sense?"
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"Bless his soul ...The song's lyrics are pure poetry but in Israel's rendition, it took a whole new meaning of hope and inspiration.
Rest In Peace Young Israel for you have gone over that "rainbow.""
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ISRAEL KAMAKAWIWO'OLE LYRICS
"Somewhere Over The Rainbow / What A Wonderful World"
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Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
And the dreams that you dreamed of
Once in a lullaby

Somewhere over the rainbow
Blue birds fly
And the dreams that you dreamed of
Dreams really do come true ooh oh

Someday I'll wish upon a star
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me

Oh, somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly
And the dream that you dare to,
Oh why, oh why can't I?

Well I see trees of green and red roses too,
I'll watch them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world

Well I see skies of blue
And I see clouds of white
And the brightness of day
I like the dark
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world

The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people passing by
I see friends shaking hands
Saying, "How do you do?"
They're really saying, I...I love you

I hear babies cry and I watch them grow,
They'll learn much more than we'll know
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world world

Someday I'll wish upon a star,
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney top
That's where you'll find me

Oh, somewhere over the rainbow way up high
And the dream that you dare to, why, oh why can't I? I?