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"Have you ever really listened to “What a Wonderful World”? Yes of course you have but I mean have you ever really listened to it? Have you ever sat down and read the lyrics and studied each dim7 chord? Let each one ring out through it’s perfect position in the chord structure? Have you ever had a beloved uncle pass away and been asked to sing at his funeral, and you thought of this song and how it evokes a sense of optimism in a time of grief. That the world moves on, babies are born, seasons come and go. “I see friends shaking hands, saying how do you do, they’re really saying I love you”. And have you ever tried to sing through the whole song but found that by the time the last verse comes along your voice always starts shaking? And you have to tell your family that you probably can’t sing because the whole thing is a bit too emotional for you. And you go outside and take a deep breath, you go for a run up to the lake in the hills and you see that the snowdrops have started growing and a deer looks at you curiously from up the hill. A fine rain falls upon you. And you think to yourself…"