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This is the original version as the song was written for this movie. Judy was 16 when she played Dorothy. The character in the book was 10. Judy started her career at 2 yrs old.
Although Judy Garland had been in show business since the age of 2, her first film was the musical-short Every Sunday (1936) at age 13, with Deanna Durbin. The film contrasted her vocal range and swing style with Durbin's operatic soprano and served as an extended screen test for them, as studio executives were questioning the wisdom of having two girl singers on the roster.
She made her feature length film debut at age 13 in the 1936 musical comedy Pigskin Parade, playing a plucky kid sister named Sairy who loves to sing. Though she's far from the star of the film, Garland easily steals the show during her three musical numbers.
They called her the little girl with the big voice.
She was really a professional at a young age. One movie she did later was called The Harvey Girls. And in one of the longest single shot movie musical numbers (The Aitchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe) she was walked through her choreography, shown her cues and marks, one time, and then she successfully completed the shot in a single take.
You REALLY need to watch The Wizard of Oz. It's a classic, with some wonderful music. It'll be well worth your time.
I love this guy's critiques. He seems to love Judy but am a little surprised he doesn't really know who she was!! Even kids today have seen Wizard of Oz not all but most! He's cool nontheless
It's pretty much the movie that got me to like musicals.
When I was a kid it was on TV every year and we had a living room picnic to watch it.
Wizard of Oz was a yearly watch for my family. It’s a classic movie and you missed out. You should really watch it. Then watch Wocked (both parts) when it comes out in theatres. Wicked tells the story of Alphaba and Glenda early childhood..and thd wizard evolvement.
@@mrapp10143 Wicked was really good. It's a 'What-If' story at its base level, but it's a good one.
Judy Garland had a rough life. She was pushed to perform at a young age by her mother. From a young age she was pressured to lose weight. Garland's mother was the first person to give her pills. Judy wasn't even ten years old. At the age of 14, Louis B. Mayer and the MGM bosses called her “fat little pig with pigtails.” Mayer insisted she eat only chicken soup, black coffee and cigarettes, along with pills to curb her appetite. She made so many wonderful movies. She was a great talent. Her adult life was up & down. By the time she was 30, she was a full-blown alcoholic and drug addict. Sadly Ms. Garland died from a barbiturate overdose. She was only 47.
Coffee and cigarettes diet is a complete myth that keeps getting repeated
Mayer was also sexually assaulting her
I recall seeing that Mayer made a big thing about her birthday, I think turning 16? There was publicity of her cutting her cake and kissing Mickey Rooney. What the public didn’t know was that after the press left the cake was taken away as she wasn’t allowed to eat any. When she ate at the studio commissary she wanted a hamburger, but had to have a bowl of soup instead. She was watched constantly because Mayer thought she was fat. So sad.
She sang it so effortlessly.
And yet, so Powerfully.
Another great version is by Eva Cassidy, an incredibly talented singer who died very young. Worth a listen. And, her rendition of Danny Boy is guaranteed to bring a tear to your eye!
Her cover of Fields of Gold is one not to miss!
Yes, Eva’s version will send shivers down your spine ! 💕
Eva's version was recorded right after she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. My soul leaves my body every time I hear it. I'm crying just thinking about it. BRB gotta go get my fix.
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"I can't imagine she could live up to the standard." Ummmm...sir? Judy IS the standard! This always has been and always will be *her* song.
yes, indeed SHE sang the ORIGINAL version lol, he did the cover
You are so right!
There are some odd takes here. "instant classic" when the tune has been around 85 years, seem oblivious to the temporal space like this tune just dropped. Rather presumptuous holding up Izzy's cover as the standard (and I even own the CD) And oh yeah, Israel's name is not Kama-cukie. A shallow and lazy reaction. PS Occurs to me this might be his gig to poke people to get a reaction ... from us.
@@TheJhtlag You said it! "Odd takes," indeed. And most certainly a shallow and lazy reaction. And I agree......this is his "gig" to get a reaction. Ugh.
That’s your subjective opinion.
Judy Garland was perfect!! The Wizard of Oz was perfect!! I was born in 1965 and my parents were born in 1940. They sat me down when I was 5 and I LOVED it, even The Wicked Witch of the West and the Flying Monkeys! My family gathered every year to see it and The Ten Commandments, 1958, also.
I think you would love The Carpenter’s -brother and sister singing. Karen Carpenter had an AWESOME, clear, alto voice EVER! 😮
She was a child actress, and, yes , this is the original version of the song.
Yeah, you need to see the movie. Not only for the beautiful music, but for the story. And you will recognize many of the lines, which are still quoted so often they've become part of the culture.
I have to remember to breathe when I hear Judy sing this every time. The most incredible voice.
In the book, Dorothy Gayle is supposed to be 12. So they tried to make Judy Garland look twelve, but she was actually 16.
Michael Duffy, you are commended to recognize quality singing. It's the articulation aspect that you are recognizing in addition to having melodic control. And Judy Garland's performance WAS the first recording of OVER THE RAINBOW, which was her signature song. No one surpassed what she did with that song, and no one will. Finally, while she was playing a 12 year old as Dorothy, she was actually 16 when this was filmed after the Oz sequences were finished.
As kids, mom made us watch this every New Year's eve. It was always on one of the 3 networks we could get.
No one sings this song like Judy. This will always be her song. I believe She was 16 when she made the film.
She was 16. She is my favorite female singer of all time. MGM, the studio, who made this film was headed by a man named Louis Mayer. He super controlled his actors. He had Judy put on uppers (speed) to make her lose weight. Then she couldn’t sleep so he had her prescribed downers to counter act the speed. Judy Garland tyen became addicted to pills. She died at the age of 47. She was super talented and died a sad death.
Judy was 16 at the time of filming. This song and Judy broke all the rules of what was a hit record,, at that time The movie is a masterpiece and Judy is an all time legend.
She was 17 when she did this movie.
Dorothy Gail in the novels was six.
She was 16. Her voice was always amazing.
She was 16 when she did this film.
Judy recorded Over the Rainbow in 1938, as it was written for The Wizard of Oz (1939). Israel recorded Over the Rainbow in 1988.
They almost deleted the song from the movie because it was an adult "torch song," and she was supposed to be so young, though actually 16.
THE definitive version of that song was a cover by Eva Cassidy. I have yet to see ANYONE quite literally be brought to tears by Eva’s rendition.
I have seen grown men well up with tears in their eyes, she had the voice of an angel.
The really sad thing is she is recorded it live in a nightclub early in 1996, but sadly passed away due to cancer before the year was out.
The world truly lost one of THE greatest recording artists before her career flourished.
The definitive version was Judy’s of course. Eva Cassidy’s cover was also quite good.
A 90 year old instant classic LMFAO. It is timeless though. They don't make singers like that anymore.
Judy Garland was actually 15 or 16 when this movie was made. They wanted Shirley Temple to play the part of Dorothy, can't remember why Shirley was able to do it. But, I think the part was made for Judy. She started with her 2 sisters singing, then she went on to make a lot of musicals with Mickey Rooney who played Andy Hardy. She is the mother of Liza Minnelli (Cabaret) and Lorna Luft (Grease 2).
Don't cry😂 that's very well sung. Very emotional❤
The Iz cover has become so popular, but it wasn’t even supposed to be released. He asked them to open up the studio to record late at night because he wanted to lay down an arrangement he had in his head before he lost it. It was a demo. He gets the lyrics wrong all over the place (none of the rhymes are where they should be), but he got the feel down and that’s what mattered to him. I’m sure he wanted to record it properly in the future, but they released the demo after he died (don’t want to imply they were cashing in, but…).
Glad it’s become “iconic” to some. Others have had popular covers since 1939, but Judy will always be the gold standard.
And yes, she’d been singing since she was a toddler. She was already a seasoned vaudeville vet at 16. The Wizard of Oz was a very big break for her in Hollywood. Made he a superstar.
When I was growing up in the 69's you had the opportunity to watch the movie only once a year on tv. There was no VCR or streaming of anything. It was such a big deal for our household to watch this gem. You must watch the movie, you are missing out.
The Studio bought the rights to make the movie with Shirley Temple who was the biggest star in the country but she didn't sing well enough so they brought Judy in
She actually started singing when she was 6 years old with her sisters in vaudeville. It was 1928. This song was written for the movie the Wizard of Oz and she played Dorothy, as you can see here, and was the first person to sing it. The song won the Oscar for the best original song in 1939. It became her signature song throughout her life. Nobody ever sang it better.
She was a child actor who went on to become a famous singer as well. She had sold out concerts around the world. Her daughter is Liza Minelli. Unfortunately, alcohol and drugs destroyed her life and she tragically died too soon.
Great great great reaction, the way you pointed out the words were the same but each version had a much different vibe. Love your perspective!!
The 'real life' parts of the story are set on a 1930s Kansas farm. In this context "Over The Rainbow" is about dreaming of an alternative to a dull life.
Later in her career she introduced the song "the man who got away" in the first musical version of 'a star is born' - give it a watch
Actually the part Judy Garland played in this film (Dorathy) was first offered to Shirley Temple but at the time she was so busy and contracted to other things she had to turn the part down. So they offered it to 16 year old Judy who was playing as a girl younger tham herself and that was her big break.
So she was 2nd choice for the part.
This song is THE song of the 20th century.
This movie is THE movie of the 20th century.
Judy was 16 when she filmed The Wizard of Oz
Now you've gone a brought a tear to my eye.
For anyone interested, the surname for Iz is Ka-maka-viva-olay. Correctly spelled: Iz Kamakawiwo'ole. In Hawaiian many times "w" is pronounced as "v."
She was older than 12. I suggest you try a cover of this by Lucy Thomas a fast and up coming star from the northern UK area. She is going to be starring in a musical in London’s west end this fall called “Rosie”. She has >60 recorded songs, 4 albums with some songs over 50 million views. She is 19 years old. Give her a listen. I promise you will not be disappointed. I like Judy singing here. This is a classic. Lucy will give you a whole different perspective.
Can't add much to the comments below. They're right: This movie was made in the 30's, and the song was composed for the movie (and Miss Garland), and so the cover you heard would of course have come later. But aside from all that: Isn't her voice wonderful?
This movie was a heavily produced film. Shot during an era that is referred to as classic Hollywood. Movie sets studios were large lots owned by MGM or Warner Brothers or others players of that time. Nothing, I mean nothing was done in one take. This was definitely cut and done in the music studio and then lip sung for the movie just probably shot over 2 or 3 days. The standards of the time where extraordinary different from today's standards or even practices in the 60s or 70s this is a very different time. The lady who played the wicked witch almost died from the green makeup. Contained in it where materials like led and arsenic. She got so horribly sick, she had to go to the hospital. She called the studio because she was hospitalized and in bed to inform them that she was in a pickle. The studio told her that if she didn't come in that day she would be fired, and they docked her pay for that day. For the hospital she payed out-of-pocket. Same thing kind of goes for the guy who played the Tin Woodsman. He had a really severe allergic reaction to the silver makeup. It went better for him then the wicked witch. They didn't threaten him, or dock his pay for time lost. He just vomited for like 2 hours, and his skin looked like it had been badly sunburned. The swelling wasn't to noticeable, and with makeup, and costume embellishes. They were able to cover up the sores and pustules, while they (whittled away the hours) healed. The studio was nice enough to accommodate him by switching him up to play scarecrow, so it worked out okay.
Judy Garland started performing very early on with her sisters. Do a search for "Baby Gumm" to see that part of her history.
This version is so iconic it took me a while to enjoy Brother Iz's version
This scene was almost cut from the movie but someone woke up finally and that did not happen.
You can't call yourself an American until you've seen "The Wizard of Oz." I always give new citizens of the US a copy of it.
Yes she was singing since she was six.
I believe she was 16 at the time, but the studio made and strapped down things so she wouldn't look her age, that was in the era of the studio system
My favorite is Eva Cassidy's version...quite an amazing young woman from Maryland that passed away before she ever got a chance to become well known at all- now she's loved by millions !
She sang publicly when she was 2!
She was only 16 and had that huge voice 😁
Here is Judy at 15 singing "you made me love you", as she writes a fan letter to Clark Gable. Her voice is totally mature and controlled in this song as well.
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I can't believe that this song was almost cut from the film because they thought that it was slowing things down and the audience would want to get to Oz faster.
You MUST listen to Eva Cassidy’s version of Over the Rainbow!!! Incredible! And I LOVE Izzy’s version. It helped me through chemo and radiation for breast cancer! ❤
Judy was born 1922... So she was about 17...
You must see the movie. Stick with it completely and look up the meaning and symbolism afterwards.
Isreal "Kamaka veevo oley" was a brilliant artist.
Please watch Judy sing The Battle Hymn of the Republic. She sang this after JFK was assassinated. It is one of her best!
she was 15 when she made the movie. they ended up turning her into an addict after an injury...there was sadness for her in making this movie...a lot
You went your whole life without watching Wizard of Oz? Lions, tigers, and bears, oh my! You need to watch this classic at least a few times. This is the original version of the song. Shirley Temple was one of the choices instead of Judy Garland. I believe it was Judy's voice is why she got the part. They didn't want her originally because of her age and producers thought she was fat.
She was definitely older than 12. They had to work to make her look that young, Even wrapping bandages around her bossom to make her look flat-chested. Fact! Speaking of the movie, you gotta react to the scene when the Wicked Witch of the West appears or the scene where she dies.. or maybe both! The actress that played the witch, Margaret Hamilton, set the standard for how witches are depicted on halloween to this day!
She was 17 years old when this movie came out
Now that the last person on the planet has finally seen "over the rainbow" by Judy Garland, we are ready to commence with the zombie apocalypse. It's been nice knowin ya.
the only one who could hols a candle to judy is Eva Cassidy she has 24 million views on youtube.
check that out and for heavens sake, go watch the wizard of oz!
Watch the Wizard of Oz (1939). You will love this movie
At some point look up at what she went through to get this version on film. Her parents, studio, agents and pretty much everyone in her life abused, drugged, overworked, and starved her to make money off her talent.
You know she did this 20 years before Israel Kamakawiwo was born.
She is also Liza Minelli's Mother
Dorothy is supposed to be 10 or 12. They originally considered Shirley Temple. But she could never create this kind of musical magic
pls consider WIZARD OF AAHS (by Toddrick Hall feature Pentatonix)... pretty awesome...
and it's Kuh-MAH-ka-VEE-vo-OH-lay (for the pronunciation of Brudda IZ's last' name
Another reaction from the generation who is amazed that things happened before they got their first phone.
Why are you playing background music while listening to her sing? And you detect her sadness. You need to see the movie. She is very sad and she is going to run away from home, and wind up "over the rainbow".
Her father had died when she was 13 and she was very sad
Howdy Mayo-man!
Judy Garland was the choice of the producers but the third choice of studio execs, who first try to get Shirley Temple (from another studio) and then Deanna Durbin. MGM cast her reluctantly as she did not have the leggy, movie star looks they wanted, and at age 16 when the movie was filmed, was developed and curvy -- the choice of the Gingham dress was to cover her curves so she would appear younger, as was the character Dorothy from the best selling books in the early 1900s by L. Frank Baum.
She got her start in show biz early with her two older sisters, performing vaudeville starting when Judy (real name Frances Ethel Gumm) was just 7. And she did have cause to be sad: Her dad died when Judy was just 13, around the same time MGM signed her, and the studio treated her like a commodity: during filming, they gave her amphetamines during the day to keep up her energy, then sleeping pills at night. She would later dies of an unintentional overdose at age 47.
This is NOT a cover. The original.
This song was from the Wizard of Oz the movie, which debuted in 1939. To me, it is one of the most beautiful songs ever written and anyone else's version is a cover. No matter how many times I have seen this movie over the years, this song always brings a tear to my eyes. I think you can't really appreciate it, unless you see the movie. 😊
I choke up a little every time!!
I bet you started humming Almira Gultch's theme and envisioning her riding on her bicycle the moment the song ended!
I missed her short existential conversation with Toto that immediately precedes the song. Even the OST recording includes it as part of the song.
Just Garland herself said "Over the Rainbow" resonates with people because it reminds them of the idea of "home." It's a yearning that we all understand.
@@danm9006 Absolutely!
@@debbiepochy6751 you're sweet for replying. Have a nice day. (I'm still getting over the shock that that guy had never seen the wizard of oz... What's wrong with his parents?...lol....)
First,it’s very important that you know that this the original version and not a cover! This is was and always will be her signature song. She was 15 or 16 when she played the part of Dorthy Gail in 1939. Garland was not one of the greatest female singers of all time but one of the greatest in general and one of the world’s greatest stars!
I think you maybe meant to say garland was not only one of the greatest singers etc etc,?you left out only?
What do you mean she wasn't one of the greatest singers of all time? She is. Are you deaf?
Judy was a tremendous talent... they broke the mold when they made her! She was totally adorable in those old Andy Hardy shows.
She was 14. The original. No one, but no one can sing this song like her. It is Judy Garland’s song and this IS the version to aspire to. Her voice was amazingly mature for her age. One of our iconic and perennial singing stars.
She was 16.
Her rendition "Have yourself a Merry little Christmas" was first sung by Judy. She was allowed to be the standard in which some songs are compared.
She was a beautiful girl/woman who was chewed up and spit out by the Hollywood Machine.
Hers is the only version of that song I like. Everyone says Frank Sinatra was the one who popularized it, but her version is the true original and so much better.
Judy's version of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is The best. Second place in my mind is Karen Carpenter.
@@danm9006 Great comparison. Two the the riches female voices ever.
@@wiseguymaybe thank you. Anytime you hear either of those two legends, you can identify their voices. They both were amazing and left rich legacies.
I adore Judy’s version of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.
So glad you are doing one of the all time legends from the past. Her career spanned 40 years. I think everyone has seen the classic movie "The Wizard Of Oz" where she sung "Over The Rainbow". Hard to believe she was only 16 years of age (83 years ago). A lot of the singers today can't hold a candle to her talent.
I can't believe you've never watched the Wizard of Oz!
Follow the Yellow Brick Road!❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉😊
I know that blows my mind
I’ve heard of it just never bothered to watch it haha
@@michaelwduffyYou gotta watch it!
She was playing 12, but was 16. Most people comment on her amazing control for 16. She was a natural.
84 years later…still capturing audiences.
Agreed.
If you've never watched the Wizard of Oz, you definitely should! It's an iconic musical movie with about 10 more classic songs, dances, and 1940's special effects. Consider reacting to it on your channel - your viewers will love it!
It was filmed starting in 1938 and released in 1939, so it had 1930's special effects.
@@luminiferous1960 thanks for the correction, my mistake. Even.more impressive.
@@luminiferous1960 They may have been 1930s special effects, but they were WAY ahead of their time. Some of those effects would be very difficult to reproduce today without CGI. For example, the tornado, and especially the flying monkeys. But he’ll have to watch the movie to see.
@@walterrutherford8321 I was just correcting the erroneously stated time period. I was not denigrating the special effects in any way. I agree with you that the special effects were way ahead of their time.
You would need to see the beginning of the movie in order to understand why she has this mood when singing the song. She has just gotten in trouble yet again with an unpleasant old woman, Miss Gulch, who is angry at her, this time because her dog, Toto, got in the woman's garden and in fact bit her leg. Miss Gulch threatened to have Toto taken away. She tries to explain her problems to her aunt and uncle (a farm couple who are her guardians) but they are too busy with a pressing problem on the farm to listen to her. Her aunt tells her to go find a place where there isn't any trouble to get into. A despondent Dorothy sings this song in response to the brush off.
Here's something that'll bug you later. At the end after Dorothy 'gets back home', we never see Miss Gulch again. Is the film implying that the latter died in the twister? Because she's never mentioned again after she takes Toto and the dog escapes and gets back to Dorothy.
@@SBaby Well it’s not like there’s a lot of movie left after Dorothy awakens. I’m pretty sure the makers of the film did not feel a compelling need to continue the story along far enough to resolve the question of Miss Gulch’s fate. My own guess would be that she died In the storm, otherwise there’d be no happy ending for Toto. 🙂
@@dennydowling2169 That's the thing. If she was still around, she wouldn't have given up on trying to get rid of Toto.
The movie is an adaption of events in a book. The book has no Miss Gulch, no Professor Marvell, no farmhands and the ruby slippers are made of silver. The writers of the screenplay just concocted a story line, perhaps because making it a dream was deemed more palatable for its ‘modern audience’. They could have cared less about resolving Miss Gulch’s fate.
Wizard of Oz came out in 1939. It was shown on primetime network TV every year, well into the '70s. It was the kind of movie we would watch every year too. The flying monkeys still scare me.
The monkeys and "Surrender, Dorothy!" 🥺
Gosh, I remember it being a major event whenever it made its yearly appearance on TV as a young kid in the 1970’s. My aunt made certain every one had popcorn, their favorite candy, we were in our PJ’s…allowed to have soda. I vaguely remember it always aired around Easter!? As well as The Ten Commandments.
@@cidweinbergI think it was always on during Halloween where I lived.
Yeah I remember it coming on Halloween night which was an incentive to hurry up and get your candy early then get home so you could sort it while you watched the movie. Of course we had a B&W set until 1975 and I never realized that it went from B&W pre tornado to Color after going over the Rainbow until we got the color TV. It was one of the first movies to have color in it.
They started showing it on TV in the 70s because the copyright ran out. It ran through the 80s, maybe into the 90s.
The "deep sadness" she sings with is because she was used and abused by her mother and Hollywood! This song makes me so very sad every time I hear it because Judy was such a beautiful girl with a beautiful voice and her life could have been so much different if it wasn't for greed and body shaming! Some things never change! RIP Judy💔💔💔
I love Judy's voice.
Watch the “Trolley Song from “Meet Me in St. Louis”…Judy Garland did that one when she was a little older…
Judy was paired with Mickey Rooney for 14 films and they were America's sweethearts. "We've got a barn, let's put on a show" was a common theme. Huge doesn't begin to describe their talents and popularity. I'm with the others. Watch "The Wizard of Oz". You won't regret it.
I perform at open mic nights in Louisville and it's ALL about "We've got a barn (pub), let's put on a show!" In my case, that show is the Muppet Show, more often than not.
Well, she was probably one of the 3 most famous and loved singers/entertainers of the 20th century!!!
Agreed !!
Would love to see your reaction to the movie "Wizard Of Oz". So unique.
The mood of this song comes from the events of the movie.
You have to watch the film, The Wizard of Oz. It's a masterpiece. BTW. One of Judy Garlands daughters is Liza Minnelli, the star of the film, Cabaret. ( She is one hell of a singer too).
Judy Garland was the first! The song was created for this movie.
When I was young, I wanted to be like Judy Garland. But, alas, her life had a lot of sadness.
Judy Garland also had a daughter that was a star in her own right, Liza Minneli. Best examples of her work would be "Life is a Cabaret" and "Money makes the world go round" from the movie "Cabaret".
I love Liza in Arthur! ❤️
Liza also had some fantastic songs written for her by *Cabaret* 's songwriting team, Kander & Ebb, like "Liza with a 'Z'" and "Ring Them Bells."
Don't forget the pre-Sinatra version of New York, New York.
@@ericzeichert511 new York new York will always be Liza's song.Frank stole it and butchered it IMO but since Liza was so close to Frank she let him slide but they teased each other
Iz did a masterful job with his own spin on the song but Over The Rainbow will always belong to Judy. She debuted the song in 1939's Wizard of Oz and she had a legendary singing career performing at prestigious venues in NYC ,London and all over the world. She would inevitably perform this on stage at every concert .
Other great songs by her were performed in films in the 1940s like The Trolley Song and Meet Me In Saint Louis
Judy Garland's vibrato, the quaver in her voice, was the heart-rending cry of a child-woman longing for someone to truly care for her.
Over the Rainbow, Judy Garland's signature song. Can you believe that MGM almost cut it from the movie??? Other people are correct in saying that MGM and Judy's own MOTHER gave her pills and kept her on a VERY strict diet. Judy was born 6/10/22 as Frances Gumm and performed, starting at age 2, with her sisters Virginia and Mary Jane. They were known as The Gumm Sisters. By age 10 Judy's mother was giving her uppers and downers so that she could keep up the energy needed to perform, and then get some sleep at night. When MGM signed Judy, Louis B. Mayer kept giving her the drugs. There's so much more to Judy's story including alcoholism, sexual abuse by the "little people" during the filming of The Wizard of Oz, and later suicide attempts. You really need to read her biography. Other musicals of Judy Garland's that I absolutely LOVE are Meet Me in St. Louis, Easter Parade, and Summer Stock.
I don't think it's documented that Judy was sexually abused by the little people or anyone else during the filming of *The Wizard of Oz,* and I don't believe she ever made such a claim.
As someone else noted, Dorothy was not abused by the little people on Oz. She one joked on Johnny Carson’s show that they were a little naughty. I do believe that the head of the studio, Louis B. Mayer, may have abused her, but I don’t know that for certain. Glorified extras on a movie set would never have been allowed to abuse a star, in any era. She was too valuable to the studio.
This is the original and was recorded in the late 1930`s making it close to 90 years old. The song and the movie are both classics of their respective genres and, as good as many covers have been over the years, none of them carry the weight of the original version. Judy Garland herself was a legend. The original Wizard Of Oz is a must watch for anyone who has not yet seen it.