Pure Imagination Lou Rawls Lyrics Music #lourawls #pop #music #lyrics #classic #fyp #follower #everyone #highlights Origins of the Song The song “Pure Imagination” was originally written by the British songwriting team Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley for the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. In the film, it is sung by the character Willy Wonka (played by Gene Wilder). The song was not originally a big chart hit, but over the decades it has become a standard and has been covered m