What a Wonderful World

When the band split up he released his solo album Don’t Worry About Me, which featured the single “What a Wonderful World,” a cover of Armstrong’s song. Armstrong lived a rough life but used his musical talents to socially transgress. As Armstrong’s career progressed he was widely regarded as an influential singer of music in general and he was one of the first African American singers whose skin color was secondary to his talent. Louis Armstrong’s…

such as Daddy You’ve Been a Mother to me from the 1920 roaring twenties. While every piece of music has their significance what really interests me about music is how much it has changed over the past century or so. In order to withstand the test of time a song can be evaluated many different ways. When the title of the song is repeated throughout the song listeners will…

What a Wonderful World On August 4th, 1901, in New Orleans, Louisiana; one of the most influential jazz artist was born, not only was he a musician, he was a trumpeter, bandleader, singer, soloist, film star, and a comedian. Louis Armstrong, known for many of his popular songs such as What a Wonderful World. Being born and raised in such a bad area of New Orleans its’ nickname was “The Battlefield”, as well as an rough childhood. His father left soon after he was born, his mother was a…

the jazz industry because of his unique voice. Armstrong was born in 1901 and lived in New Orleans, Louisiana. His most famous song, “What a Wonderful World,” put his career in the record books for the greatest jazz singer of all time. When I was younger, my grandmother would play “What a Wonderful World” every day I visited for lunch. Personally, this song has impacted and taught me to look at the world we live in with a positive attitude. Through Armstrong’s song, we can evaluate: melody,…

In life you learn that it is not what you imagined as a child. As a child the world seemed perfect and that all people were good. With time the world became strange, and not the same place I remembered as kid. Adulthood is when life became hard to deal with, and it still is. In my twenty-eight years of life, I discovered many things about the world and it has affected my life tremendously. The first few years of my life the world was more wonderful than it is now. The world was exciting to me…

because it is entirely possible to find the place of your dreams. Iceland is a wonderful country that is rich in heritage and culture. When visiting you will find yourself submerged in a world you had only ever entered in your most glorious of dreams. The beautiful landscapes, and engaging citizens will make you feel like you have entered a fairy tale. You may find yourself so intrigued by this wonderful country that you never want to leave. The breathtaking views of wondrous countryside alone…

applause. The entire sequence ends with the phrase “America will always be the land of the free, because it is also the home of the brave”. I have just finished working up a routine for our cherished seniors. Karaoke was another one of my hobbies. I enjoy it and have done well in competition. The song I am always asked to do is “Wonderful World” in the style of Louis Armstrong. That is the karaoke part of this article.…

As a child you probably heard about the movie “Cinderella”, you may have even seen the movie, but did you know there were other versions of “Cinderella”? In fact, there are hundreds of different versions of the “Cinderella” story, but right now we are going to focus on two different ones, “Aschenputtel” and “The Wonderful Birch”. The story “The Wonderful Birch” comes from Russia and the story “Aschenputtel” comes from Germany, but even though these stories come from different places they still…

Louis Armstrong being an African- American enlightened the white population with African traditions and music. Louis Armstrong was known as a “legend” during the “Harlem Renaissance because of his unique style of music. Louis gave many people information about the African people and traditions indirectly using his music. Louis’s most famous song “what a wonderful world” was a very influential song during the Harlem Renaissance because, it helped represent that some people were still looking at…

is “It is no lesson--it lets down to bars to a good lesson” (line 5) stating that what Whitman is trying to convey is not so much a lesson as it is a lesson for you to figure out on your own. The third example is of the lines that state “ The great laws take and effuse without argument”(line 7) which places the whole emphasis on the word great. The laws he connects it to is the laws of the universe which explains why he uses great. He sees these laws as something spectacular. The fourth example…