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The other night on American Idol, contestant Jason Castro sang his rendition of Somewhere Over the Rainbow in the style of Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. He had his ukulele out and everything. It was done very well and I'll bet Braddah Iz was quite pleased.

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You can download a version of this song over at iTunes by clicking the links below:

Jason Castro - Over the Rainbow (American Idol Studio Version) - Single - Over the Rainbow (American Idol Studio Version) -

Video of Jason Castro - Over the Rainbow (American Idol Performance) - Over the Rainbow (American Idol Performance) -

And of course you can get the Israel Kamakawiwo'ole versions as well. Here are a couple that I found:

Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Alone in IZ World - Somewhere Over the Rainbow -

Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Facing Future - Somewhere Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World -

At Amazon.com

MP3 version
Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World by Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole

Or Purchase the entire MP3 album:
Ka `Ano`i by Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole