- Written in 1967 by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss
- Recorded by Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong (born Daniel Louis Armstrong 8/4/1901 in New Orleans)
- Armstrong was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 1990 as a forefather of rock music
- Satchmo dies of heart failure 7/6/71 at the age of 69
- In 1967 the song hit #12 on the Adult Contemporary charts
- It re-entered and peaked on the Top 40 charts in 1988 at #32, following a renewed interest in the song owing to it's inclusion in the movie "Good Morning Vietnam" that starred Robin Williams
- "What A Wonderful World" is extremely popular as a first dance, father daughter dance, or mother son dance at weddings, as you can tell from the lyrics below
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Song Lyrics - What A Wonderful World
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 colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces, of people going by
I see friends shaking hands, saying how do you do
They're really saying, I love you.
I hear babies cry, I watch them grow
They'll learn much more, than I'll never know
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world
Yes I think to myself, what a wonderful world.
Oh yeah...
