The Demensions - Over The Rainbow

[@rodolfolinares4989]

It moves me to tears. As you get older and you realize you're closer to the end than the beginning, it just hits you hard. Life is a precious gift.

[@katherinegates1559]

🎶✨✨ Yes ...We must always... Embrace Life..✨

[@jmrodas9]

Sure it is, so better try to make the best of it whilst we still have it. Regards.

[@platoon108]

Damn, Rodolfo, You are so right. But you have experienced plenty I am guessing. And are still hear to tell and reminisce...You are still valuable. Even more valuable...

[@petebondurant58]

There is no end, Rodolfo. There is only another stage of life.

[@williamkablach7674]

Life is all...then nothing.I think of all the memories and realize that it was all real to and how wonderful and precious it all was Good blessed everyone with life.

I Thought I was the only one in all all my 77 years who loved this song !! Thanks to all of you who also appreciates a great version of 'Over the rainbow".

[@Rob_430]

I also love this song as you see my comment above from 4 years ago. I am now 77 also.

[@ArthurThomas-n1y]

I’ll be 64 years old in less then 2 weeks. I’m posting my very first comment on any smart device. I live for rhythm Rather rhyme and harmony @ a very young age. It took 7 difficult years, but for the grace of God I can remember the missing parts through the music of the particular years. The year that I was born (1959), Bobby Darins hit song “Mack the knife “Was #1 on the charts. After a life time of only seeing my family once, back in 1972, music has and will always remain a source of comfort and inspiration. In the words of the late John Lennon…..”All we are saying……is give peace a chance” ❤

[@billklein8745]

This is the best version of this song in my 75 years

[@girarddunn7903]

I’m 70 yrs old, a black man, hearing these white people singing this song bought me to tears, GREAT PERFORMANCE.

[@bruno8126]

Well, they are mainly Italian-American :) Like Marisa Martelli who is the female singer

[@deaddocreallydeaddoc5244]

@@bruno8126 The 50s really was the decade of Italian pop music in America, but we had other European ethnic-based music then as well, like Luciel Star, and Lola, but the most proliferate was the Italians. Who doesn't love Connie Francis? We must also remember that There was also a big Folk Music Revival going on, as well as Rockabilly, and others. What a rich decade!

[@StevenBaldari]

Stupid comment. These singers in the group are Italian, not white. The girl in the group, whose name I've forgotten, was born in Italy.

[@johnlennon1049]

Doesn’t matter what color you are. We all feel the music and that color means nothing. Music brings everyone together. ❤

[@salvatoreamerico2498]

In these troubled times I'm grateful I have songs like these to reflect on. Very comforting. Feel sorry for today's young people----they are missing much!!

[@barbaravanagas9909]

Fantastic

[@Henry09]

You are so right on, miss those days & all my family & friends we lost on the way.

[@salvatoreamerico2498]

@@Henry09 In the end, if we're lucky, we have our memories, hope yours were nice. Stay Safe!! Andra' Tutto Bene !!!

[@rossdemarco1206]

@@salvatoreamerico2498 I say it all the time these kids today don’t know what they missed . I loved those times , everything today is so upside down . Dio ti benedica fratello

[@patriciaturco7555]

I truly love this song. Whenever I feel "down", I play this song. It reminds me that there is a better place...it's over the rainbow... the other side. When I play this recording, I just stop whatever I am doing, and just listen to it. The Dimensions sing this song the best. The harmony is fantastic. This song will live on forever.

[@ellenkelsh7620]

One of the best rendition of this song...Glad it was apart of my teen years and has been part of life ever since!!

[@frankc.5430]

There aren't many songs that make you want to pull off the road, close your eyes, listen and Remember When... But... This is one of them!

[@davidstout9829]

Frank C. No kidding

[@brucekline6532]

@@davidstout9829 sax

[@brucekline6532]

This version is the most peaceful for the.inner soul.

[@davidroberts1702]

Well said: using an example which acts out the effect the song has on the listener; that's what writing is all about.

[@rafaelsolorzano700]

This is one of them....without a doubt.

[@richardfisher671]

What a beautiful version of this iconic song. I was a young boy when I heard it for the first time and 63 years later, it still sounds wonderful

[@billrener4897]

I just discovered this version of Over the Rainbow. It's almost other worldly. I've been playing it over and over.

[@sallygal1996]

This is the type of song I imagine you hear when you first entire the gates of Heaven. Absolutely breathtaking and beautiful.

[@Henry09]

That would be perfect & see all those you loved on the way.

[@platoon108]

Pretty Poison--do I have permission to quote your profound sentence concerning the appropriate music when one is about to enter the gates of Heaven?

[@sallygal1996]

@@platoon108 sure!

[@nmulae]

I absolutely agree @Pretty Poison! Man now I’m actually curious to see those who I’ve loved that have passed, with this awesome song playing in the background and other fantastic wonders that are over the rainbow!! 🌈

[@platoon108]

@@sallygal1996 I am still caught by this song and your quietly subtle but profound interpretation of the value of this song. My distress is that a person would not be able to choose this song for eternity if he wasn't on the going to heaven list.

[@cindys1819]

I remember walking down a street in Portland Maine when on Vacation and a DJ said a great new song had just been releases and this came on the air....just a moment in my life I will never forget....

[@mikeprisament3679]

Fabulous, Iconic rendition by The Demensions. Absolutely one of my all time favorites.

[@TheDiannel]

loved growing up with these songs of the 50s and 60s.

[@443534414]

Those beautiful voices go right thru your soul.❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@platoon108]

Reginald Fordham...'Right thru your soul'...you have described this song and group penetrating my own soul.

[@jamesmonroe6]

@@platoon108 live long and enjoy your life

[@platoon108]

@@jamesmonroe6 Thank you James--And you also.

[@bunzl61]

The 45 people who give this a thumbs down obviously no nothing about music!!

[@pilgrim-wh9kp]

I just imagine when I pass through this world..that all these beautiful voices will be singing in front of God.... what a picture

[@jamesbehan6317]

FANTASTIC sound....right up there with the Skyliners! Also, incredible amount of comments!

[@JackHitomi]

I'm 84, experienced many beatiful RAINBOWS 🌈 in my life, LOVE MY GREAT PARENTS, DAUGHTER, SONS, GRANDPARENTS, GRANDDAUGHTER & EVERYONE ELSE❤

[@4410JONES]

Love this version, the best ever.

[@errolflynn451]

The best version ever..my opinion of course! Great great vocals!

[@billmadden9938]

GREAT SOUND LOVE IT

[@danielc.8875]

Harmony is a forgotten art. It's all auto tune now. You can sing like a bull frog and still sell to morons who will buy any garbage. It's sad music has deteriorated to this level.

[@platoon108]

Steve dion--I missed this group as a young man--due to circumstances under my government's control--but later in my life I decided this original group was the best sound of the '66 -70 era and forever afterwards. They are the best and most unique sound of this oft repeated song...I can't stop listening to them...

[@platoon108]

@@danielc.8875 daniel--music has no real conscience now. The 70's was the end of innovative, crafted, earnest music...No talent is necessary anymore, marketing and media determines who gets the air time and it all stinks of something fake...Talent, Earnest desire, work, and actualTalent don't matter anymore. Everything has a dishonest, political, tinge these days...

[@jeanraiola1309]

I agree with you.🖕❤

[@raouldiblasi5970]

This is what I call "singing"! Fabulous!

[@georgeanderson1945]

Absolutely the best version EVER of Over the Rainbow

[@ghostrider-ek8gu]

A great song, a beautiful rendition by The Dimensions.

[@johnbailey9274]

Laying here trying to sleep, yea like I am going to sleep with magic playing in my ear. Wow so proud to say yes people THIS is what I listened too growing up.

[@jve27]

This song reminds me of all of my love ones who have passed. Tears, I cry like a baby every time I play this song and my brain goes into over gear with memories. I'm 76 years old and realize that every day is a gift, this song only becomes more precious to me. I love this oldie so much, I requested it be played for me at the appropriate time. Best rendition ever IMO.

[@gdouglas999]

Best version ever of this song!

[@kennethridout7471]

Fantastic performance

[@krbwjbarry]

One of the most beautiful song EVER. Thanks to The Demensions for thieir version.

[@KJTKen]

One of my all time favorites from Lenny Dell & The Demensions. A true classic!!!

[@deborahmurphy9865]

Another song you will never forget once you hear it! Remembering all the really good times in days gone by. This is the song I want to blast if and when I am on my death bed.

[@MrPeterbrock]

My absolute favorite for the times vocals impeccable harmonies none better thank you guys.

[@bengone3349]

The Demensions and the Baysiders each do a great job on this song. The blend of male and female voices is spot on.

[@wadeschmaltz7486]

Excellent point. I don't believe many people from the east coast have ever heard the Baysiders version, but it sounds exactly the same.

[@marcosmith2501]

It's always amazed me that the two versions with nearly identical arrangements were released simultaneously. The Baysiders' version soon prevailed in LA. The Dimensions had the popular side in SF.

[@Rob_430]

This song and I Believe does it for me. A different time, music, dancing, and style shared with many who have passed, not the same today!

[@drinkdrownsoda]

My dad used to play this song. I miss my dad so much

[@cynthia6637]

I truly miss my 2 grand-sons My Oldest was 18, My other grandson was 7 years old , in a house fire in 2002 Nov 4th ... I will never understand life ... not after this ,... I will never be the same person I was.. I was raising 6 grandsons because of health reasons.... When you bury your children, Your whole life changes forever...

[@charlesnolan7602]

I was born in December 1955. I have a somewhat " photographic memory" in some catagories, audio, mostly! I can recall hearing several 1950's oldies, most memories are a bit vague. Rock and roll was never played in my house. My Dad thought rock and roll was an audio imposition! LOL. Anyway- great song, and especially great posts on this thread! Long live rock...and also ROLL! LOL

[@MrPeterbrock]

Best version ever

[@robertjuliano1425]

To johnny.jules..juliano one of your favorite songs today is 11 years you left me now your over the rainbow 🌈🌈. Sleep in heavenly peace my brother I love and miss you everyday love Robert untill were together again 🌈♥️♥️♥️🌈

[@johnroberts8784]

The tonal quality of Marisas soaring voice is a perfect fit for the guys...... Absolutely beautiful!

[@josephpalermo4538]

Lenny Dell was exceptional...and still is!!!

[@sabatinonuzziiii4816]

AGREED ESPECIALLY MARISAS ULTIMATE Falsetto, The cleanest most perfect and probably the highest one I have ever heard. Love the entire group!

[@Steve52344]

The song, the group, their harmony, and the year -- all unbeatable.

[@wadeschmaltz7486]

One of the first records I ever purchased when I was 10 years old. Hard to believe it sounds just as good today!

[@SavileRow65]

"Hard to believe it sounds just as good today!" That's why it is a classic

[@platoon108]

Wade--Probably was a 45? Wonder what was on the B side? Though I don't consider any Demension's song a B side. Or any doo wop group of my youth a B side--My youth was a B side, not the music...Wade, your comment was inspiring.

[@gdouglas999]

This is the version that I'll always love.

[@platoon108]

Our young dreams, and what became our young lives, or did not...,

[@frdjr2527]

I saw The Demensions perform this song live at a Kenny Vance concert in Toms River, NJ a year ago. Got to meet Lenny Dell also. First heard this song on the radio as an 8-year-old in 1960. I've loved it ever since!

[@josephmauro8896]

Great song one of my all time favorites . Amazing how the female hits the high note at the end . Amazing !

[@michaelpalumbo1370]

Joseph Mauro that female. Is Marissa Martelli, listen to her on My Foolish Heart

[@gilbertgoytia168]

A refreshing totally different version of the original song. It's fabulous!!

[@frankdeprimo]

If u grew up in the sixties I am sure u remember this song it brings back so many memories and great memories u will not hear music like this anymore this is a beautiful song remember the great times of your life

[@Steve52344]

They had a great first tenor, Uncle Phil. He made the harmony what it was. 1960. Hard to believe how the years have passed.

[@robertjuliano7968]

I. Just. Love. This. Song. And. The. Way. They. Sing. It. Just. Unreal. Bless. Them. For. All. They. Voices.

[@DiscriminateTaste]

I heard this song for the very first time tonight on Cousin Brucie's Saturday Night Radio Show (77 WABC Radio, NYC). Amazing, amazing, amazing!

[@TheRover940]

Love the Demensions-vocals are amazing.

[@GiGi-po8yc]

I remember when The Demensions were at our local record shop autographing records of this song. The song was blasting over a loud speaker and could be heard quite a distance away. Still a fond memory from long, long ago.

[@myroncoleman9825]

Well gi gi you lived in a time when it was great music and so did I it don't get any b etter than this I remember my first time h earing it it just overwhelmed me what a g reat song that takes me back that time J udy Garland was good but the demensio ns are the best we had it all then.

[@GiGi-po8yc]

@@myroncoleman9825 Have you hears The Mystics version? Their harmony is fantastic. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaCqhXqfbtmohJI

[@myroncoleman9825]

@@GiGi-po8yc I will listen. Thanks

[@edwardmorales31]

my number one song will always be Since i Don't have you , by the Skyliners , But Over The Rainbow by the Demensions .....even brought us closer ...Ed. M. Ah ! the summer of 1959 ...i'll NEVER forget.

[@BklynGil1]

My favorite song from the Doo-Wop days - thanks for sharing it !

[@mr.safecharliedefensivedri9741]

Orchestra is powerful, and compliments the voice of the Angels. Superb.

[@jmrodas9]

This song is beautiful, and my Late Dad used to sing part of it, at times. I remember him, every time I hear it. I'll rememeber You always Dad.

[@platoon108]

Goddamn...this group was the Best of All for just a little while. Excellent production and sound. Martelli was the angel voice that made the Demensions Great....

[@platoon108]

Drawn to this special Martelli harmony group. Marketing photo is precious of these young kid talented singers. So young to have such a long lasting impact on our lives, and theirs too. Still impacting me because of their special sound blend...Martelli being the pertinent sound, here.

[@michaelmendel4004]

JANUARY 27th, 2024……Sounds as good today as it did when I first hear it! Outstanding!

[@PatrickBragg]

Never ever heard it put as clear. Im from that era too. When hearing these plus 1959 Doo Woop im on a different planet compared to this this we now live in.😢😢😢😢

[@nmulae]

I wish I could’ve been living in that era and I couldnt agree with you more of what life is like now. 😭😭

[@freddiec5222]

Great Harmony. Love this version of a classic song

[@robertjuliano7968]

Rest in heavenly peace Lenny dell your voice will live on

[@andythompson7725]

I love this type of vocal harmony!

[@platoon108]

This song by this group is still so damn powerful, especially today....

[@JbBrad-qj8ek]

What is platoon108

[@kuriouslee]

lived with this Music, hung out with a good friend, Gary Grazioso, RIP a Great singer/entertainer, spent his Life in the Music/Entertainment Business. I have a wealth of Music favorites This is #1 Thank You Gary for all the Memories

[@neilschiavi4216]

I Traveled from Queens to the Bronx by Train to help work on backup on that song (1964)

[@ronlee1990]

When I has a kid (79 now) I would put this record on the record player set up to repeat over and over again for hours. Still love this version.

[@robertjuliano7968]

This is just beautiful classic doo wopp the blend of voices this is for you my brother johnny...jules...juliano for now your over the rainbow 🌈. Rest in heavenly peace brother love and miss you everyday ❤️

[@platoon108]

Sometimes this youth profound, ethereal music can trick you. The beautiful music suggests another time of your life, a damn younger time, gone now, and no take backs...This group haunts my youth they are so compelling.

[@JALEO1970]

Such meaning behind the words of this beautiful song, nostalgic!!

[@dennisstrother7178]

white,black, don't make no different, beautiful music.

[@4410JONES]

I was an oddball in jr. high & high school in the 70's because I LOVED this music. And still do. So sad of the trash 'people call music' now. I was born 20 years too late.

[@walkergillette3918]

But I'm glad they are WHITE

[@platoon108]

Listening to this greatest Demensions song is like traipsing back into history. I used to hope I would just get lost forever in my youth, but now I appreciate just a fleeting moment of those high school times, before Vietnam, when everything was...what?, not so sure now what anything in life was about especially after you did it...without much or any choice...you just did it...

[@platoon108]

Tunesmith; I am reading your post and nostalgia is compressing my brain and I am getting piloerections...We lived in the most wonderful time to live in this now failed country...

[@frankdeprimo]

A beautiful song listen to this song when I was going to sleep thinking of someone special but couldn't fall asleep

[@donfegan8510]

Saw Lenny Dell and The Dimensions about 10 years ago at The Count Basie Theatre in, Red Bank, NJ. And oh what a performance they put on singing this song. This is an awesome, fabulous song. One of the greatest recordings I ever heard :D.

[@jamessomers8495]

I was in Fla and there was a band called the hurricanes they did this .and was very good.This group is better

[@billsmulick6492]

The best rendition ever made in my opinion

[@jonathonspiers8397]

The beautiful, seemingly immortal, gifts of memory, that can enliven in us the actual moments at the junior prom, or the freshman year in college when your eyes gazed upon a beautiful raven haired girl named Nydia…such are the gifts that defy the passing years, and ignite the spark of smoldering embers now over 60 years ago….

[@elsalopez8164]

This is my all-time favorite version of this song!! The Rainbows had a great sound!! Love them🎶🎵🎶

[@elsalopez8164]

The Dimensions!! Sorry, I got caught up in the song!! I do have this one in my collection!! Love the Dimensions!! No one could have done a better version🎶🎵🎶

[@platoon108]

Still the best version to me. This group was the best ever. Broke this song on Bandstand with Dick Clark in 65 I think.

[@brunonpaulbielinski6226]

It was 1960. It got a few spins on Oz radio where I was a War Baby. The Aussies call their country "Oz" these days. "Oz" means strength in Hebrew.

[@platoon108]

How precious this group was back then...never to be realized again...

[@dodazzle48]

Hello Platoon (G***). It's been many years since I have responded to your comments. Hope you are well! I agree wholeheartedly with your comments about the group. These many years later I still listen regularly to them on KZbin and still love their songs. This version is the best ! I enjoy reading your comments. Take care! B****

[@platoon108]

@@dodazzle48 Dodazzle48---Am I making too many comments about these songs. Some of these songs shall have been stuck within me/us forever. This Demensions song being one of them.

[@dodazzle48]

@@platoon108 I never tire of listening to their songs. No, you are not making too many comments; simply expressing your appreciation for this group. As I stated, I enjoy reading your posts. You say what I want to say but I am not as expressive.

[@platoon108]

@@dodazzle48 Thanks for the kind words. Sometimes when I listen to these songs and make these comments maybe I am talking to myself. Powerful how these songs from our past can stimulate such nostalgia and memories from when we were teenagers. Often a particular old song reminds of a young crush that never came to fruition and and we shall always wonder what would have happened if. Dodazzle, me rambling here. I don't know you more than your well thought(and expressive) posts but I sense your goodness.

[@platoon108]

@@dodazzle48 DoDazzle48...Are you from New York City?

[@platoon108]

Compelling. The best group ever. Goddam amazing

[@platoon108]

Damn, the instrument lead in is so good...The talent of these young Demensions is superlative, especially with their combined harmony. Almost four perfect voices. Martelli's hallowed soprano is powerful...The Best Group...

[@bpp325]

Oh my God this song is SO freaking good.

[@robertjuliano7968]

What a blend of voices in this masterpiece of music enjoy this it's one of my favorites

[@dairy1994]

One song made their life in Epic Journey. even though the group broke up . they left us a hit ❤❤❤❤❤

[@kathleenaraiza1624]

Such a Beautiful version of this song, Awesome

[@waynesprauve9608]

Absolutely beautiful harmony.... Great Rendition!!!!

[@bertilliozephyrsgate6196]

I can't play this too often because my eyes tear up every time. I'm serious. My brain reads it as a vocal image of hope when there is every reason not to hope.

[@platoon108]

Bertillio, My hope is for you to keep your Hope. Your first name is distinct and strong. I don't even know you but you radiate something honest and good...Your last name is pretty distinct, too.

[@bertilliozephyrsgate6196]

@@platoon108 Thank you PLT 108, but that name isn't my real one, I actually made it up to sound ridiculous. My real name is Thomas Niksa. Hope you like it as much. ☺

[@platoon108]

@@bertilliozephyrsgate6196 Thomas Bertillio Niksa--I like the real name better. Niksa in unique. Maybe I was correct in my previous comment--You are honest. The made up name has many syllables and your Mother would have been tongue tied reprimanding you.

[@allenshaw6970]

In terms of pure talent, the best group of that era.

[@robertjuliano7968]

Yes. A. Great. Song. They. Do. Sing. It. The. Best. Thank. God. For. This. Great. Musically. It. Allways. Live. On

[@platoon108]

Hard to do better than the original group. These original Demensions were a special, one time, blend of talented voice harmony. And the production was excellent. Damn, the pictures of the original group tell a story of talented young men and a beautiful and also talented young woman coming together to present a special harmony and sound unique to the industry at the time....So much more to this greatest group.

[@gringo78586]

so many versions of this great song...…...the dimensions version is right at the top!

[@erinfernandez22808]

This is my absolute favorite version of this song. It's a combination of my father's love for doo wop (which I love bc he introduced me to it) and my love for the wizard of oz. Since I was little (I'm now 40), my dad had always found a way to request/dedicate this song to me. No matter what party or wedding we were at. It has always held a special place in my heart. On March 19th, I played this song for him before he passed away. I played it once last time for him when I said goodbye at the funeral home. It's such a beautiful song that now brings me to tears. I loved him very very much and miss him more than words can express. This will always be the song I hear and think of him and the lifetime of happy memories he has left with me and my children. I'll see you over the rainbow Dad 💔

[@Idelia412]

This is the very first record I bought as a kid and amazingly still have it. So many memories of this song when it came out. I heard this on KJR in Seattle, Washington.

[@johndolan2168]

MS. Martelli made this song. She had a voice to die for.

[@librenow1]

This has always been my favorite version of "Over the Rainbow" since you first recorded it. great memories! thanks!

[@myroncoleman9825]

Such a great song its one for the a ge now and for ages o come I gte w up as a teen with this song and i t getd better every time I hear it it puts you in never neved land its jus t beautiful and the lady in the grou p with that high tenor or soprano g oodness its breathtaking love you Demensions.

[@dennisstrother7178]

Bed-sty Brooklyn, grew up in the 60s, the best love song ever.

[@michaelmendel4004]

The number #1 version of this song….Marissa Martelli was absolutely fabulous