When he passed away in 1971, the song continued “to live” in many ways. įrom 1967-1971 Armstrong performed “What A Wonderful World” numerous times on television and in live shows despite failing health. So you can see, from the expression, them people dug it.
So when they hand me this “Wonderful World,” I didn’t look no further, that was it.
And I got pictures of them when they was five, six, and seven years old. That’s why I can say, I “hear babies cry/I watch them grow/they’ll learn much more/than I’ll never know.” And I can look at all them kid’s faces. And they’re all with their children, grandchildren, they come back to see Uncle Satchmo and Aunt Lucille. I saw three generations come up on that block. And everybody keeps their little homes up like we do and it’s just like one big family. Lucille and I, ever since we’re married, we’ve been right there in that block.
On one of his reel-to-reel tapes, he talked about why the song is meaningful to him.
#WONDERFUL WORLD FULL#
When asked why they wrote the song specifically for Armstrong, they commented: “We wanted this immortal musician and performer to say, as only he could, the world really is great: full of the love and sharing people make possible for themselves and each other every day….” Although Armstrong did not like the song at first, he came to realize that some of the lyrics reminded him of his home and neighborhood in Corona, Queens, New York. Songwriters Bob Thiele and George David Weiss composed “What A Wonderful World” when there were protests in the United States about the Vietnam War, racial injustice, women’s rights, and environmental destruction. Armstrong on The David Frost Show (performance starts around 0:30)
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