At 3 a.m. one night in 1988, Hawaiian singer, Israel Kamakawiwo’ole called a local studio and said he needed to record something immediately

At 3 a.m. one night in 1988, Hawaiian singer, Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, called a local studio and said he needed to record something immediately.   

He pleaded with the engineer: “Please, can I come in? I have an idea.”  

Kamakawiwo’ole recorded the iconic version of “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” in one take, which would soon touch countless people across the globe