(Buck Ram) Oh-oh, yes I'm the great pretender Pretending that I'm doing well My need is such I pretend too much I'm lonely but no one can tell Oh-oh, yes I'm the great pretender Adrift in a world of my own I've played the game but to my real shame You've left me to grieve all alone Too real is this feeling of make-believe Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal Yes, I'm the great pretender Just laughin' and gay like a clown I seem to be what I'm not, you see I'm wearing my heart like a crown Pretending that you're still around Too real is this feeling of make-believe Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal Yes, I'm the great pretender Just laughin' and gay like a clown I seem to be what I'm not, you see I'm wearing my heart like a crown Pretending that you're still around
(Buck Ram) Oh-oh, yes I'm the great pretender Pretending that I'm doing well My need is such I pretend too much I'm lonely but no one can tell Oh-oh, yes I'm the great pretender Adrift in a world of my own I've played the game but to my real shame You've left me to grieve all alone Too real is this feeling of make-believe Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal Yes, I'm the great pretender Just laughin' and gay like a clown I seem to be what I'm not, you see I'm wearing my heart like a crown Pretending that you're still around Too real is this feeling of make-believe Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal Yes, I'm the great pretender Just laughin' and gay like a clown I seem to be what I'm not, you see I'm wearing my heart like a crown Pretending that you're still around
• The Great Pretender foi gravado por Tony Williams no vocal principal dos Platters e lançada em 3 de novembro de 1955.
• Buck Ram, gerente e produtor dos Platters, escreveu a música em apenas 20 minutos no banheiro do Flamingo Hotel, buscando um sucessor de "Only You (And You Alone)".
• Em 1956, a canção atingiu o primeiro lugar nas paradas de R&B e pop nos Estados Unidos e chegou ao quinto lugar no Reino Unido.
• Em 2004, a Rolling Stone a classificou como a 360ª melhor música de todos os tempos.
• O saxofone tenor da faixa foi tocado por Paul Johnson, agregando um toque inconfundível à gravação.
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