What a Wonderful World Song Lyrics
Released: as a single in early fall 1967.
Inducted: in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.
I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world
I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world
The colours of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shakin' hands, sayin' "How do you do?"
They're really saying "I love you"
I hear babies cryin', I watch them grow
They'll learn much more than I'll ever know
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world
Yes, I think to myself, what a wonderful world
Oh yeah
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Louis Armstrong
Influential jazz singer
(4 August 1901 - July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo or Sachimo and Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer.Coming to prominence in the 1920's as an innovative cornet and trumpet virtuoso, Armstrong was a foundational influence on jazz, shifting the music's focus from collective improvisation to solo performers.
With his distinctive gravelly voice, Armstrong was an influential singer, demonstrating great dexterity as an improviser, bending the lyrics and melody of a song for expressive purposes. He was also greatly skilled at scat singing, or wordless vocalizing.
Renowned for his charismatic stage presence, Armstrong's influence extended well beyond jazz, and by the end of his career in the '60s, he was widely regarded as a profound influence on popular music in general.
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Playings of 'What a Wonderful World'
"What a Wonderful World" was used ironically in 1978 radio broadcast of the last episode of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (first series). The song replaced the usual end credits as the two main characters, stranded on pre-history Earth, lament its destruction witnessed in the first episode. The song was later used for the closing titles of the corresponding television episode, and in the first teaser for the Hitchhiker's film, lasting only one stanza before the Earth explodes.In 1987 a part of the song was included in the soundtrack for the film Good Morning, Vietnam. In the film, the song plays over a montage of bombings and other violence (similar to the use of the song "We'll Meet Again" in the film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb). This use of the song in an ironic way has since become something of a cliché in film and television.
Some Artists Who Have Recorded Versions of This Song
'WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD'
- The Flaming Lips
- on their breakthrough album In a Priest Driven Ambulance.
- Natalie Cole
- with Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras on their live Christmas album A Celebration of Christmas Live From Vienna.
- Eva Cassidy
- on her album Live at Blues Alley.
- Anne Murray
- on her album What a Wonderful World, which sold an estimated 2.5 million copies worldwide.
- Kenny G
- rendition of the song on his album Classics in the Key of G, in a digital duet with Louis Armstrong.
- Tony Bennett
- and K. D. Lang: on the album A Wonderful World.
- Sarah Brightman
- on her album Harem.
- Katie Melua
- singing with Eva Cassidy's version to raise money for the Red Cross. This version also reached #1 in the UK charts in December 2007.
- Paolo Nutini
- at Live Earth.
- B. B. King
- on his album of covered R&B standards, Reflections.
- Michael Bublé
- on his album Babalu.
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OhMe wrote...
This is absolutely my most favorite song sung by Louis Armstrong. Great work here!
Posted November 25, 2008
mulberry wrote...
Darn! I wanted to do a lens on this. This has to be in my top 10 favorite songs of all time, at least Louis Armstrongs version. Good pick!
Posted September 26, 2008
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