Kaley's Over the Rainbow for Animals

The star of "The Big Bang Theory" records a song to benefit The HSUS

The Humane Society of the United States

Kaley Cuoco, star of the hit TV show "The Big Bang Theory" and a life-long animal lover, was inspired by an painful accident to make beautiful music for homeless animals.

Kaley is a regular at The HSUS’s annual celebration of the media, 

The accident

Unfortunately, shortly after that recognition Kaley suffered a freak accident while riding her horse, Santos, leaving her with an open compound leg fracture. (Not surprisingly, her first reaction was concern that her screams had scared Santos.)

During her long hospital stay, Kaley's boyfriend, Christopher French of the group Annie Automatic, stayed by her side and played his guitar for her. Seeking some distraction from the pain, she asked him to play something she could sing to. He strummed a playful version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”

The inspiration

Soon they were laughing, and as they played various versions and traded choruses, it seemed as if the music was helping her overcome her discomfort. And so, although this is her only foray into singing in public, Kaley and Christopher decided to record the song in support of the The HSUS and our work for animals.

The video

After Kaley was released from the hospital, they recorded their version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"in their living room instead of a studio, so Kaley wouldn't need to leave the house. And—with a little help from Kaley’s sister, Bri, who filmed the session, and Christopher’s photographer Noa Shaw—they created the video version!

“Kaley and I are happy to be able to help draw attention to the important issue of animal adoption and rescue and raise a little money, 99¢ at a time,” says Christopher.

Download the video

You can purchase the digital single, and support The HSUS's work for homeless dogs, at any of your favorite online music stores, including iTunes and AmazonMP3. Please help make this holiday season a special one by purchasing this song and helping The HSUS fight for animals everywhere!

For more information about about adoption, go to humanesociety.org/adopt.