"I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" Origins

WickedYoungMan · Post by **WickedYoungMan** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 11:54 pm

Aside from it being a cover... it apparently goes back much much further.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa0Z6g1XJkU

Go to 1:12

Thanks to EuroJR on MetalSludge for pointing this out.

Shoesalesman · Post by **Shoesalesman** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 1:06 am

That lady can sure play!!!!! Thanks WYM.

nimsowner · Post by **nimsowner** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 3:52 am

Yes, quite a history for it, looking at the wiki. The music was from the Chopin piece you linked. The lyrics for the song were wrote in 1917.

Thanks for the link and making me check it out.

daytripper63 · Post by **daytripper63** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 8:08 pm

Baz · Post by **Baz** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:16 pm

But why did Alice have to cover it ? it`s a shocking version.

Parish · Post by **Parish** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:55 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vePA4puzc8U

I always thought it was Judy Garland that was his inspiration...