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TIL that “Somewhere over the Rainbow” was initially deleted from the Wizard of Oz movie, but associate producer Arthur Freed and Roger Edens persuaded the producers to keep it in. It was picked by RIAA as the #1 Song of the 20th Century and by AFI as the Greatest Movie Song Ever.

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