Yip Harburg
Yip Harburg (born Isidore Hochberg) was an American popular song lyricist and
librettist from New York City, born on April 8, 1896. Harburg attended Townsend
Harris High School, where he met lifelong collaborator Ira Gershwin. In 1932,
Harburg wrote the lyrics for “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?”, which became a
defining anthem of the Great Depression. In Hollywood, Harburg collaborated with
composers including Harold Arlen and Jerome Kern. He wrote the lyrics for the
film The Wizard of Oz (1939), including “Over the Rainbow”, for which he won the
Academy Award for Best Original ...
Over the RainbowSmoking Popes, Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg
Yip Sings Harburg
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April in ParisDee Dee Joy, Yip Harburg, Vernon Duke and Larry Franco
Yip Sings Harburg
2:23
Over the Rainbow (Cover)Robin Padbury, Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg
3:24
Somewhere over the RainbowCommander Larz, Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg and Stefan Wasowski
3:32
If I Only Had a BrainHarold Arlen and Yip Harburg
3:25
Old Devil MoonDave Kane, Mike Smith, Drew Gress, Burton Lane, Chuck Redd, Yip Harburg, Mike Crotty, Chris Battistone, Doug Elliot and Glenn Cashman
Finian's Rainbow
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