What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong
a.k.a. "Satchmo" (meaning big cheeks) and "Pops"
(Aug. 4, 1901 - July 6, 1971) was an important American musician, singer, and actor for more than 50 years.  He played Dixieland, jazz, scat, swing, and pop. 

Some Achievements and Awards:
1937- the 1st African-American to host a radio program 

1964 -the oldest artist (63 years old) to have a #1 song ("Hello

Dolly"), kicking out the Beatles 3 consecutive number ones

1968 - on RAI TV with singing, "Grassa e Bella" and at San Remo, "Mi Va da Cantare" paired with Lara Saint Paul
1972 - Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
1995 - US postage stamp
He is also in the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame and has 12 songs in the Grammy Hall of Fame. To be in this, the song must be at least 25 years old and have "qualitative or historical significance."

One of his most famous songs, "What a Wonderful World" (1967), was in the film Good Morning Vietnam (1988), which made it popular again. It joined the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. 

1) Write the colors you hear.  

2) What objects go with those colors?
3) What is a "bright blessed day" ?   
                  "dark sacred night" ?
4) What actions do you hear?  (verbs)

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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 ever know.
And I think  to myself,
What a wonderful world!
Yes, I think to myself, what a wonderful world!
Oh yeah.