50+ Music @50years_music@mastodon.online
"Pure Imagination" is a song from the 1971 film #WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory. It was written by British composers #LeslieBricusse and #AnthonyNewley specifically for the movie. It was sung by #GeneWilder who played the character of Willy Wonka. Bricusse has stated that the song was written over the phone in one day. The song has a spoken introduction. Since its release, the song has been covered and remixed hundreds of times by a wide variety of artists.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y8aYd9uqFY
