• Examines a number of cultural contexts in which "Over the Rainbow" has been interpreted since its inception
• Positions itself as a "song biography", tracing the life of this influential number across much of the later twentieth century
• Accompanied by a companion website of audio and video examples tracing the song's evolution

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
A Note on Recordings and Primary Sources
About the Companion Website
Introduction

1. Creating the Rainbow
2. Bringing the Rainbow to Life
3. Hearing the Rainbow
4. A Garland of Rainbows
5. Ivory Rainbows
6. The Island Rainbow

Epilogue

For Further Reading and Listening