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'''"Over the Rainbow"''' was a song that [[Milo Clancey]] once sang to himself just prior to eating breakfast. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
'''"Over the Rainbow"''', also known as '''"Somewhere Over the Rainbow"''', was a song that [[Milo Clancey]] once sang to himself just before eating a [[boiled egg]] for his breakfast aboard the ''[[LIZ 79]]''. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Space Pirates (TV story)}})


== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
According to Clancey, some of the lyrics were:
According to Clancey, some of the lyrics were:
<poem style="margin-left:50px">
<poem>
Somewhere over the rainbow
Somewhere over the rainbow
Blue birds fly
Blue birds fly
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</poem>
</poem>
== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
It's unclear whether the song was used legally. Obviously, the song would still have been in copyright in [[1969]], since it was only published in [[1939]]. The credits, however, don't include a nod to the song's authors. Still, many songs are used perfectly legally on British television without receiving a credit in the end titles.
* Milo Clancey's rendition of "Over the Rainbow" in ''The Space Pirates'' episode two was actually an unscripted ad-lib by [[Gordon Gostelow]].
* It's unclear whether "Over the Rainbow" was used legally. Obviously, the song would still have been in copyright in 1969, since it was only published in 1939. However, the credits don't include a nod to the song's authors. Still, many songs are used perfectly legally on British television without receiving a credit in the end titles.


[[Category:Songs from the real world]]
[[Category:Songs from the real world]]

Latest revision as of 22:00, 27 June 2024

Over the Rainbow

"Over the Rainbow", also known as "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", was a song that Milo Clancey once sang to himself just before eating a boiled egg for his breakfast aboard the LIZ 79. (TV: The Space Pirates [+]Loading...["The Space Pirates (TV story)"])

Lyrics[[edit] | [edit source]]

According to Clancey, some of the lyrics were:

Somewhere over the rainbow
Blue birds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why then, oh why, can't I?

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Milo Clancey's rendition of "Over the Rainbow" in The Space Pirates episode two was actually an unscripted ad-lib by Gordon Gostelow.
  • It's unclear whether "Over the Rainbow" was used legally. Obviously, the song would still have been in copyright in 1969, since it was only published in 1939. However, the credits don't include a nod to the song's authors. Still, many songs are used perfectly legally on British television without receiving a credit in the end titles.