Listening to some amazing re-do's of classic rock

double rainbow, shot between Rio Quenche and Goiania, in Brazil
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To prep for singing the song, I started listened to different versions of it on Youtube. I must have listened to 50 different versions. Since then, I've really gotten into checking out different renditions of songs

OK. Since you insist, here it is. Unfortunately, the phone ran out of batteries before I finished Of course, I got much better after the batteries ran out.

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In the weekly OEN Zoom session, Meredith Ramsey brought up a song that touched her heart and made her cry, Louisiana 1927. I realized I knew the song. It was written by Randy Newman. But I knew the Aaron Neville version. Here it is with India Arie:

I actually started my youtube search yesterday looking for cover songs for Somewhere Over the Rainbow, after seeing five rainbows in an hour. yesterday, including a double rainbow, photo below. We were riding from Rio Quenche (hot river) to Goiania Brazil.

double rainbow, shot between Rio Quenche and Goiania, in Brazil
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That inspired me to play, for my three year old grandson, who was loving the rainbows, Somewhere Over the Rainbow By Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoole. I played it for him a few times, he liked it so much, and he started it calling it the "rainbow song."

So, inspired by searching, I decided to do this posting, adding a few more.

Aretha Franklin "Let It Be" The Lennon and McCartney classic. 1970.

Here's an awesome rendition of what some say is the most popular rock song ever recorded-- Stairway to Heaven, done by Heart and Jason Bonham.