"Wonderful World"
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"Wonderful World" is a classic pop song best known for its hit 1960 recording by Sam Cooke, celebrated for its catchy melody and lighthearted lyrics about love and learning.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "(What A) Wonderful World" | 1 |
| "Wonderful World" canonical | 1 |
| Wonderful World | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedWithEra | early 1960s American pop ⓘ |
| composer |
Herb Alpert
ⓘ
Lou Adler ⓘ Sam Cooke ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| famousRecordingBy | Sam Cooke ⓘ |
| genre |
pop
ⓘ
soul ⓘ |
| hasCatchyMelody | true ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Art Garfunkel
ⓘ
Herman's Hermits ⓘ
surface form:
Herman’s Hermits
Johnny Nash ⓘ |
| hasCulturalStatus | classic pop standard ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later soul-pop ballads ⓘ |
| hasLightheartedLyrics | true ⓘ |
| hasNotableLineAbout |
biology
ⓘ
geography ⓘ history ⓘ science ⓘ trigonometry ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
"Don’t know much about history"
ⓘ
"What a wonderful world this would be" ⓘ |
| hasReputation | one of Sam Cooke’s signature songs ⓘ |
| hasSongStructure | verse-chorus form ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | mainstream pop listeners ⓘ |
| isBestKnownFor | Sam Cooke’s 1960 hit recording ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Sam Cooke ⓘ |
| mood | upbeat ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| performer | Sam Cooke ⓘ |
| primaryInstrumentalBacking | band with rhythm section ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Sam Cooke ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Keen Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | a student expressing love despite poor academic knowledge ⓘ |
| tempo | medium ⓘ |
| theme |
romantic love
ⓘ
school and learning ⓘ |
| usedInMedium |
film soundtracks
ⓘ
television commercials ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| vocalist | Sam Cooke ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | smooth soul vocal ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.