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The song is called "Wonderful World," originally recorded by Sam Cooke and released as a single in the spring of 1960.

It is NOT the same song as Louis Armstrong's "(What A) Wonderful World," though it's often referred to by that title, since its lyrics include the line, "what a wonderful world this would be."

Herman's Hermits released an uptempo cover in the mid-sixties as a tribute to Cooke when he died, but the best-known version of the song is probably the 1977 cover by Art Garfunkel (from the album Watermark), featuring backing vocals by Paul Simon and James Taylor. The most recent cover version by a major artist was Rod Stewart's, on his 2009 album Soulbook.

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