It was created in order to cut through the racial tensions of the 1960's but due to a lack of promotion, it did not succeed as a single on its first issue in the United States, although it topped the charts in many other countries.

It optimistically predicts a peaceful future, where people love and respect each other regardless of race. The song reflects the hopeful tone of civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. who was assassinated just six months prior to the song being released.

It is a happy song, but there is also sadness in his eyes. The lyric “I hear babies crying. I've watched them grow. They'll learn much more than I'll ever know“ makes me think it's about someone on the outside looking in, but the rest seems happy and inspirational.

“What A Wonderful World” was written in 1967 by George David Weiss together with George Douglas, an alias for Bob Thiele, Armstrong's producer at ABC Records.

Expert-Verified Answer. The message is that no matter how hard life is and how bad things may be on the racial and political level, the world is still a beautiful place and future generations have many positive things to look forward to.

In this song the writer is praising his surroundings and how happy he is with the blessings of GOD. He says that we have everything to praise and thank GOD. He is appreciating all the things present in the environment. He says that only GOD is capable of creating these marvelous things and we should take care of it.

Tone: The Writer's or speaker's attitude toward the subject, the audience, or a character. Mood: The feeling created in the reader; the atmosphere of a piece. 1. Listen to the musical selection.

The literal subject of the Song of Songs is love and sexual longing between a man and a woman, and it has little (or nothing) to say about the relationship of God and man; in order to find such a meaning it was necessary to resort to allegory, treating the love that the Song celebrates as an analogy for the love ...

Since our emotions and memories are very connected, when we listen to a song that evokes a certain memory, it can cause us to feel sad. “If a piece of music is connected to either of those experiences that could then bring on a real feeling of sadness,” Bennett explained.

Though not being labelled as a worship song, 'What A Wonderful World' is an articulation of the human experience in which people from all backgrounds, be they religious or not, can hopefully recognize themselves.

African famine relief In 1985 Richie wrote “We Are the World” with pop icon Michael Jackson to raise money for African famine relief; the song generated some \$50 million in donations and received a Grammy for song of the year.

In addition to being a master performer, Louis Armstrong was a gifted composer, and he wrote more than fifty songs, many of which have become jazz standards (e.g., “Gully Low Blues,” “Potato Head Blues,” and “Swing That Music”).