My cover of this classic standard comes complete with added harmonies during the bridge, overdubs and delicate guitar plucking. I decided to cover this song after hearing The Innocence Mission's beautiful cover version of it on their 2004 album Now the Day Is Over in like 2008. The album it is on is a collection of lullabies, standards, traditional and classical songs. The guitar I am playing is my Taylor 214ce electric acoustic guitar. I think I recorded this during the 2009-2010 academic year at UMass Lowell, my freshman year there, in my dorm in Room 403, 4th Floor, Fox Hall, East Campus, UMass Lowell, 100 Pawtucket Street, Lowell, MA 01854, United States.
lyrics
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 shakin' hands, sayin' "How do you do?"
They're really saying "I love you"
I hear babies cryin', 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
credits
from Refinery,
released September 10, 2011
Vocals by Reuben Walton
Vocal production by Reuben Walton
Lyrics by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss
Guitar by Reuben Walton
Composed by Bob Thiele, George David Weiss and Reuben Walton
Programming by Reuben Walton
Produced by Reuben Walton
Recorded by Reuben Walton
Mixed by Reuben Walton
Edited by Reuben Walton
Reuben Walton is a singer/songwriter and music producer based in Falmouth, MA. He is a graduate of Musicians Institute in
Hollywood's Independent Artist program and their Electronic Music Production program, as well as UMass Lowell’s Music Business undergraduate program.
In 2019 he put out a self-titled EP working with producer AVLI Music and is now regularly releasing new music....more
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