“What a Wonderful
World”
By: Sarah Elizabeth Dobi and Sarah Rose McKinstry Cass

Formation
Originally recorded in 1968 by Louis Armstrong
Originally more popular in UK than US
Written in 1967 by:
Bob Thiele (producer)
George Weiss (composer)

Louis Armstrong 1968

Background
Vietnam
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cold war
Hippie movement (rebel)
Civil Rights Movement

Lyrics
I see trees of green, red roses too
I see em bloom, for me and for you
And I think to myself: what a wonderful world

Lyrics
I see skies of blue, clouds of white
Bright blessed days, dark sacred nights
And I think to myself: what a wonderful world

Lyrics
The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces, of people going by
I see friends shaking hands, sayin’: “How do you do?”
They’re really sayin’: “I love you.”

Lyrics
I hear babies cry, I watch them grow
They’ll learn much more, than I’ll ever know
And I think to myself: what a wonderful world

Lyrics
Instrumental break

Lyrics (repeat)
The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces, of people going by
I see friends shaking hands, sayin’: “How do you do?”
They’re really sayin’: “I love you.”
I hear babies cry, I watch them grow
You know their gonna learn a whole lot more than I’ll ever know
And I think to myself: what a wonderful world
Yes, I think to myself: what a wonderful world

Other variations

A Timeless Icon
Theme stays relevant
Different Versions- same idea
Louis Armstrong (original)
Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
The Flaming Lips
Ghoul (death metal)

Bibliography
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_a_Wonderful_World
http://www.lyricsfreak.com/l/louis+armstrong/what+a+wonderful
+world_20085347.html
http://www.history.com/states.do?action=detail&state=Vietnam
%20War&contentType=State_Generic&contentId=56757&parentId=1968
http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=499