More than half a century since its release, Louis Armstrong's 1968 anthem 'What A Wonderful World' has finally received an official music video.
The legendary New Orleans singer and trumpeter, Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong had been making records since 1923, but in February 1968, at the age of 66, he released 'What A Wonderful World', which would become the biggest-selling song of his long and storied career.A slow, pop ballad that captured Armstrong in a rare reflective mood, with his craggy, weathered voice, he sang a song of hope that seemed to resonate with people everywhere.
What made his performance magnetic was its poignancy: it was as if Armstrong, who was in his twilight years and ailing from a heart condition, was taking one, last, appreciative look at life and taking stock of the simple things that most people take for granted.
Given what 2020 has served the global community, this offical video reminds us that it is the simple things that can make all the difference.
For Armstrong, it told a story of possibility. "It seems to me, it ain't the world that's so bad, but what we're doing to it.
"All I'm saying is, see what a wonderful world it would be, if only we'd give it a chance." Preach Louis.
