Looking for song - Hawaiian artist, Beatles Blackbird remake?!
Question: Trying to track down a song I heard in a shop. The shopkeeper had a downloaded mix - She said the musician was from Hawaii and I'm pretty sure (but not positive) it was a remake of sorts of Blackbird by the Beatles. My memory is a bit fuzzy on this. Anyone have any guesses?
Answers: Trying to track down a song I heard in a shop. The shopkeeper had a downloaded mix - She said the musician was from Hawaii and I'm pretty sure (but not positive) it was a remake of sorts of Blackbird by the Beatles. My memory is a bit fuzzy on this. Anyone have any guesses?
There was a great Hawaiian artist by the name of Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, he might be who your thinking of. good luck
Wikipedia has this info:
Many bands and performers have made cover versions, including Phish, the Grateful Dead, Billy Preston, Kenny Rankin, Carly Simon, Bonnie Pink, Arturo Sandoval, Jesse McCartney, Dionne Farris, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Doves, Brad Mehldau, Sarah McLachlan, Harpers Bizarre, Bobby McFerrin, Jaco Pastorius, Dan Fogelberg, Dave Grohl, Dave Matthews Band, O.A.R., Elliott Smith, Justin Hayward, Marillion, and Maria Jo?o & Mário Laginha.
Elements of the lyrics ("take these broken wings and learn to fly") have re-appeared in other pop songs over the years, notably the number one hit "Broken Wings" by Mr. Mister and the Savage Garden song, "Gunning Down Romance" from the Affirmation album. Sections of "Blackbird" were incorporated into The Waterboys' cover of the Van Morrison song "Sweet Thing" on their album Fisherman's Blues, and into the end of U2's "Beautiful Day" during their set at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park, London on July 2, 2005, as well as some of the shows on the Vertigo Tour. Dynamite Hack references it at the end of their cover of "Boyz-N-The-Hood."
Evan Rachel Wood performed it in the 2007 film Across the Universe.