In the barnyard, Dorothy talks about going "some place where there isn't any trouble." She asks, "Do you suppose there is such a place, Toto? There must be. It's not a place you can get to by a boat or a train. It's far, far away. Behind the moon, beyond the rain...."

She wants to go "over the rainbow", where there are no problems.

This cues up Dorothy for singing her beloved song, "Somewhere Over The Rainbow", while she strolls from a bale of hay (on which she leans back), to an old wheel (that she pulls), to a discarded piece of farm machinery (on which she and Toto sit).

"Somewhere Over The Rainbow" by Judy Garland as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz.

This is the right place to post all things Judy Garland.

No disrespect to Eva Cassidy, but I thought her singing voice sounded very dry. You need to have a sweet voice for this particular song, but she sang it her way and she put a lot of emotion into it, and that's good.

Towards the end of the song, when she sings "Can't I.........", there was a moment of break and it wasn't a smooth "I".

Yes, according to the comments made by many people, Miss Cassidy's version was played at their loved ones funeral, so people seem to like it.

I have to be honest here, it's good, but I don't like dry singing voices. It's not a voice that I'd want to listen to again and again. One person mentioned that he was trained in opera and classical music, and the music sounded dull and boring. That's how it felt for me too.

Her version of "Fields of Gold" just doesn't cut it either, but it's just my honest opinion. Many people will love her singing, I'm sure.

I totally agree with you that no one till today can take the place of Judy Garland. Still, you you may never know may be some day some one can take her place.

I totally agree.. today there may be lot of talented singers with a large fan base but no one can replace judy garland, her real fans like me would be her fans only... forever....

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