israel kamakawiwo'ole

[Aqua Sanctuary]

You have great music taste. from dark funeral to Israel.

And I'm not joking. Its pretty honorable.

 

[nigaharu]

IZ was the man! Before he went solo he sang with a group called Makaha Sons of Niihau. That group is also very popular.

 

[Hwarang_Samurai]

A True Legend and Hero to the Keiki(children) of Hawaii!!! I learned the Uke because of him

 

[djdlemma]

Love IZ!!!!

 

[Angler]

I had a friend from Hawaii who showed me his stuff. Somewhere Over the Raindow by him is a great song.

 

[nigaharu]

To the people of hawaii he was "Bruddah IZ"

This is my favorite song.

n Dis Life
by Mike Reid and Allen Shamlin​

For all I've been blessed with in my life
There was an emptiness in me
I was imprisoned by the power of gold
With one kind touch you've set me free
​

Chorus:
Let the world stop turning
Let the sun stop burning
Let them tell me love's not worth going through
If it all falls apart, I will know deep in my heart
The only dream that mattered had come true
In this life, I was loved by you.

For every mountain I have climbed
Every raging river crossed
You were the treasure that I longed to find
Without your love I would be lost.​

(E hana hou i ka hui)
​

​

(Repeat chorus)​

I know that I won't live forever
But forever I'll be loving you.​

 

[Lizardking]

You have great music taste. from dark funeral to Israel.

And I'm not joking. Its pretty honorable.

Thanks! I like being openminded, this world has so many wonderful things that I want to experience.

IZ was the man! Before he went solo he sang with a group called Makaha Sons of Niihau. That group is also very popular.

Didn´t know that, thanks for the info.

To the people of hawaii he was "Bruddah IZ"

This is my favorite song.

n Dis Life
by Mike Reid and Allen Shamlin​

For all I've been blessed with in my life
There was an emptiness in me
I was imprisoned by the power of gold
With one kind touch you've set me free
Chorus:
Let the world stop turning
Let the sun stop burning
Let them tell me love's not worth going through
If it all falls apart, I will know deep in my heart
The only dream that mattered had come true
In this life, I was loved by you.​

For every mountain I have climbed
Every raging river crossed
You were the treasure that I longed to find
Without your love I would be lost.
(E hana hou i ka hui)
(Repeat chorus)
I know that I won't live forever
But forever I'll be loving you.​

Thanks for sharing.


can someone please explain what the song "Hawaii ´78" is about?

 

[nigaharu]

If you read this I believe you will understand.



If just for a day our king and queen
would visit all these islands and saw everything
How would they 'bout the changing of our land
Could you just imagine if they were around
and saw highways on their sacred grounds
How would they feel if they 'bout this modern city life

Tears would come from each others eyes as
they would stop to realize
that our people are in great, great danger now

How would they feel
would their smiles be content
rather then cry
cry for the gods, cry for the people
cry for the lands that were taken away
and in it you'll find Hawaii

Could you just imagine if they came back
and saw traffic lights and railroad tracks
How would they feel about this modern city life
Tears would come from each others eyes as
they would stop to realize
that our land is in great, great danger now

All of the fighting that the king had done
to conquer all these islands
now there's condominiums
How would he feel if saw Hawaii now

How would he feel
would his smiles be content
rather then cry
cry for the gods, cry for the people
cry for the lands that were taken away
and in it you'll find Hawaii

 

[Lizardking]

ok, so he fought for stopping the exploation of hawaii?

 

[cassharper]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_sovereignty_movement

Iz was very supportative of this movement.