Cover #16: Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Patreon)

Stella's performance in this video is hard for me to top. :) I can't get over it. 

This song is a heavy hitter in the Longley household. My dad used to come home from work and make us sit around the stereo system to listen to his latest Somewhere Over The Rainbow cover discovery.  The two versions that made the biggest imprint on me were by Jane Monheit and Eva Cassidy. The search was over after we heard Eva Cassidy's version. Nobody could make us cry more! 

I started covering this song when I was in high school, with Sarah Zimmermann on guitar. Later, as I toured with Livingston Taylor, I would sing it as a duet with him. To be able to play it and sing it on my own has always intimidated me, but anything is possible wwith a little help from Stella. 

Download MP3 here 

Thanks for listening. 

XO - LL