Notable Versions
- 1968 – Louis Armstrong: million selling original version
- 1993 – Israel Kamakawiwo'ole: Hawaiian ukulele version (medley with "Somewhere Over the Rainbow") on the album Facing Future. It has sold over 2.5 million copies in the United States and Canada alone.
- 2007 – Katie Melua: singing with Eva Cassidy's version to raise money for the Red Cross. This version reached #1 in the UK chart in December 2007.
- 2012 - Pat Byrne performed the song on The Voice of Ireland. It was later released on iTunes, where it went number one in the country.
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