on the film it came on at the end with the credits it sounds like a black man singing it
2007-01-03 08:17:40 · 19 answers · asked by carpet fitter dave 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole .
http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B00000JFG3001014/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_014/102-5988566-4756960
2007-01-03 08:19:21 · answer #1 · answered by 1992 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
the late Hawaiian singer Israel Kamakawiwo'ole whose medley of "Rainbow" and Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" was featured on the soundtrack of the films Meet Joe Black, Finding Forrester, and 50 First Dates, as well as being copied by The Worthless Peons in the Scrubs episode, My Way Home. It was also the final music in the 2002 episode of the NBC drama series ER entitled "On the Beach", in which Mark Greene's character finally succumbs to brain tumor
Judy Garland sang it in the Wizard of Oz
2007-01-03 08:24:40 · answer #2 · answered by locknkey 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
His name is Israel Kamakawiwo'ole and the song can be heard on movies such as Meet Joe Black and 50 First Dates. It's actually a Hawaiian man singing it with his ukulele and is heard on the Advert commercial as well.
2007-01-03 08:26:33 · answer #3 · answered by ashbrandz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the song in full is actually a combination of somewhere over the rainbow and what a wonderful world.
"Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World"
by Del Beazley; Gaylord Holomalia; Israel Kamakawiwo'ole; Melvin Amina; Mike Muldoon; Roland Cazimero
it was also on the Finding Forrestor soundtrack.
Oh- and it's a Hawaiian man.
2007-01-03 08:22:44 · answer #4 · answered by K.F. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Judy Garland
2007-01-03 08:20:42 · answer #5 · answered by kj 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Judy Garland was first...Others have followed.
Louis Armstrong sang it also .He may be the man you are
referring to. He was black..
2007-01-03 08:21:19 · answer #6 · answered by StarShine G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am sorry that I don't remember the artisits name but if you rent Finding Forrester you will see the artist's name in the final credits
2007-01-03 08:20:28 · answer #7 · answered by Andrea F 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's this version by a Hawaiian singer with a ukelele. If that's the one you're thinking of, then it's by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole.
2007-01-03 08:19:44 · answer #8 · answered by wizard of ozma 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Judy Garland, come on, its normally on tv every xmas Wizard of Oz
2007-01-03 08:20:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some hawaain guy sings it, he sings it on 50 first dates too
2007-01-03 08:19:59 · answer #10 · answered by just_acali_girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
originally from Wizard of Oz, Judy Garland (aka Francis Gumm) just before all hell broke loose.......I haven't heard the other version.
2007-01-03 08:29:57 · answer #11 · answered by arsonhorse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋