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"Pure Imagination" is a song from the 1971 movie ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory''. It was written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley specifically for the movie. It was sung by Gene Wilder (Willy Wonka). ==Adaptations== * In "Through the Loop" by British/Australian drum and bass band, Pendulum in the album ''Hold Your Colour''. *Michael Feinstein recorded a version of "Pure Imagination" for his 1992 children's album of the same title. *Lou Rawls recorded a version of "Pure Imagination" for his 1976 album ''All Things in Time''. *Avant-garde guitarist Buckethead has covered the song several times, including versions on his debut album ''Bucketheadland'' (1992), his second album ''Giant Robot'' (1994), as well as performing it live. *Soft rock singer Kenny Loggins covered the song in part of his song "Neverland Melody" from his 1994 album ''Return to Pooh Corner''. *A cover by the punk band Smoking Popes appeared on their 1997 album ''Destination Failure''. *Sammy Davis Jr., who covered the song "The Candy Man" from the film, also covered this song. *In the first season of'' The Muppet Show'', Ben Vereen sings the song to a Muppet on a rooftop, accompanied by flying creatures. *Maroon 5 covered "Pure Imagination" in 2004. *In 2005, MasterCard commissioned an upbeat, alternative-style version of the song for its television commercial "Candy Store." Although it was only 30 seconds long, this commercial jingle version has attracted a great deal of attention from listeners who tried to find out the musical group performing the jingle and purchase a copy of it, only to be told by MasterCard that "Unfortunately, there is no way to get a copy of this song." *The tune served as the basis for Southwind Drum and Bugle Corps 2005 program "Distorted Imagination". *Pianist/keyboardist Bradley Joseph arranged a cover version of "Pure Imagination" on his 2005 album, ''For the Love of It''. *In 2007, Ferraby Lionheart recorded a cover version of the song that was included on his debut album, ''Catch the Brass Ring''. *The song was parodied in the ''Family Guy'' episode "Wasted Talent". *In September 2013, the song was featured in a Chipotle short film, sung by Fiona Apple. *Jamie Cullum recorded a cover version for his 2013 album ''Momentum''. *Bob James - BJ4 1976 *The Blenders recorded a version in their signature vocal harmony style (not true a cappella for this track), mashed up with "White Christmas". *Jackie Evancho covered this song for her song compilation called ''Songs from the Silver Screen''. *Mariah Carey covered "Pure Imagination" as an urban/R&B remix (B-side) with the remake of "I Still Believe." *Comedian Russell Brand performed the song at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. *''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the Musical'' covers "Pure Imagination" with Charlie singing with Wonka. *The ''Glee Cast'' covered the song in the episode, "Funeral". * An orchestral version of the song was played at the 86th Academy Awards in 2014 after Lupita Nyong'o won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.〔http://www.rickey.org/86th-academy-awards-oscars-winner-results-live-blog-recap/〕〔http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2014/03/oscars-2014-read-lupita-nyongos-gorgeous-acceptance-speech-that-made-cumberbatch-cry.html〕 *RedLetterMedia uses the song during their Plinkett Reviews. The character of Harry Plinkett regularly sings the song in a slow, disturbing manner, typically while dragging kidnapped women through his house or putting his cat in the microwave. *Hat Films parodied the song in their video "Filfy Mods - More Explosives (Willy Wonka Tribute)" and titled the parody "Pure Incineration". *Transcendental mystic jazz rock band, The New Octaves, covers the song occasionally at live performances. *Monty Alexander did a jazz cover in his album ''Pure Imagination'' (2002).〔http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com.proxy-tu.researchport.umd.edu/subscriber/article/epm/337?q=Monty+Alexander&search=quick&pos=2&_start=1#firsthit〕 *Primus covered "Pure Imagination" into their own psychedelic interpretation for their 2014 album, ''Primus & the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble''.〔http://www.baeblemusic.com/musicblog/7-29-2014/Primus-Visit-Wonkas-Chocolate-Factory-With-Pure-Imagination-Cover.html〕 *Josh Groban covered the song for his 2015 album, ''Stages''. He also performed the song in a YouTube video with violinist Lindsey Stirling and The Muppets. *Karmin recorded a cover version of the song titled "Come With Me (Pure Imagination)" for their second studio album ''Leo Rising''. *The Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps featured the song in their 2015 production "The Spark of Invention." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pure Imagination」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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