Together, Hochberg and Arluck wrote "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," which was voted the 20th century's No. 1 song by the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the ...

Well, the rainbow was the only color that she’d see in Kansas. She wants to get over the rainbow. But then, Yip put in something which makes it a Yip song.

Yet a rainbow was never part of the screenplay for the famous 1939 movie. It was entirely the concoction of Yip. He is the man who brought the rainbow to The Wizard of Oz.

"Bastards" is a song that I wrote by myself on a guitar at about 4 in the morning. I wrote that one because I don't understand why people are so f****** mean to each other, but I can't change it ...

It's Oz. It's over the rainbow. So, these two notes, Kansas and Oz, are going to turn out to be the key to the whole song, but you won't get their final meaning until the last notes of the song.

Nelson had recorded “Rainbow Connection” for his 2001 album of the same name, which was a Grammy nominee for best country album. The song has never been a chart-busting hit.