The platters offer fans a chance to hear their debut single only you and you alone which launched the first africanamerican vocal group worldwide and their numberone hit the great pretender as well as smoke gets in your eyes, topped off by my prayer. Platters the great pretender addeddate 20170517 18. Play the great pretender chords using simple video lessons. This particular hits package is for the most part, all the songs that im familiar with well, when i was a kid, along with my favorite rock stations, id also listen to the. The platters the great pretender lyrics metrolyrics.
Print and download the great pretender sheet music by the platters in g major. The platters the great pretender lyrics songmeanings. Goh, cyes, im the dm7great pretcender,c7 adrifft in a wofmrld of my ocwn. Paroles the great pretender lyrics par the platters. The platters only you the great pretender entertainment. The words and music were written by buck ram, the platters manager and producer who was a successful songwriter before moving into producing and management. Oh yes, im the great pretender pretending im doing well my need is such i pretend too much im lonely but no one can tell oh yes, im the great pretender adrift in a world of my own i play the game but to my real shame youve left me to dream all alone too real is this feeling of makebelieve too real when i feel what my heart cant conceal. Love songs lyrics and words to the great pretender by the. The platters embraced the opportunity, and throughout the second half of the 50s, they racked up a number of huge crossover hits, none better than their second top ten hit, the great pretender. This book takes on our existential fear of mental illness, our cultural dread of asylums. The platters super hits has been added to your cart add to cart. I have so much to say about it that im honestly not sure where to begin.
Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of island mercury. Song information for the great pretender the platters on allmusic. Listen online to the platters the great pretender and see which albums it appears on. Scrobble songs and get recommendations on other tracks and artists. The great pretender paroles par the platters lyrics et. This collection gathers material from their peak period between the mid1950s and early 60s. Songwriter, musician, singer of songs, lover of life. Ram, who also cowrote only you and twilight time, was pushing 50 when pretender hit.
Ohoh, yes im the great pretender pretending that im doing well my need is such i pretend too much im lonely but no one can tel. The great pretender was originally recorded by the platters in 1955, and was rerecorded by mercury 32 years later. The words and music were written by buck ram, the platters manager and producer who was a successful songwriter before. Oh yes im the great pretender pretending that im doing well my need is such i pretend too much im lonely but no one can tell oh yes im the great pretender adrift in a world of my own i play the game but to my real shame youve left me to grieve all alone too real is this feeling of make believe too real when i feel what my heart cant. The platters was one of the most successful vocal groups of the early rock and roll era. I am old enough to remember them in the 50s and this could be a beginner. Oh yes im the great pretender pretending that im doing well my need is such i.
The great pretender lyrics songwriting course songlist. While the setting of the late 50s is too early to invoke nostalgia in me, this combined with taking place in little rock, arkansas added another element i enjoyed, integrating the attitudes and norms of this place and time on race relations into the story. Ohoh, yes im the great pretender pretending that im doing well my need is such i pretend too much im lonely but no one can tell ohoh, yes im the great pretender adrift in a world of my own ive played the game but to my real shame youve left me to. The great pretender is a popular song recorded by the platters, with tony williams on lead vocals, and released as a single on november 3, 1955. The platters the great pretender 1955, shellac discogs.
The great pretender is an extraordinary look at the life of a stanford professor and a famous paper he published in 1973. The great pretender by the platters on amazon music unlimited. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. It is here a recently discharged young army veteran named herb reed recruited cornell gunther, joe jefferson, and alex hodge to form a vocal quartet he would eventually name the platters. Ohoh, yes im the great pretender pretending that im doing well my need is such i pretend too much im lonely but no one can tell ohoh, yes im the great pretender adrift in a world of my own ive played the game but to my real shame youve left me to grieve all alone too real is this feeling of makebelieve. The platters the great pretender lyrics and tracklist. When you hear a great song, you can think of where you were when.
Written by the groups manager, buck ram, the song is a classic lament of unrequited love the narrator pretends that hes doing well, even though. The platters book rialto concert for may joliet, il platters music evolution continues today through crisp, vocal stylings of brian mcintosh, lance bernard bryant, leslie grate and omar ross. The platters the great pretender sheet music in g major. This is the most recent information about platters that has been submitted to amiright. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
The great pretender lyrics by the platters lyrics on demand. Rumor has it he wrote it in under 20 minutes in the flamingo hotel in las vegas. The great pretender is the premier novel written by millenia black. Marks is dead and wedding toasts ill never give susannah cahalan has written a wonderful book that reflects years of persistent and remarkable historical detective work. C7 my nefed is sg7uch, i prcetend t am oo mufch dm7im locnely, but dm7no ong7e can tecll. The platters the great pretender original footage hd. If we have more information about platters, then we provide a link to the section where it appears the actual page whenever possible. The platters lyrics the great pretender lyrics buck ram ohoh, yes im the great pretender pretending that im doing well my need is such i pretend too much im lonely but no one can tell. The great pretender the platters goh, cyes, im the gdm7reat pretecnder,c7 fpretending that fmim doing wcell. The great pretender is a popular song recorded by the platters, with tony williams on.
Get all the lyrics to songs on the great pretender and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. The platters tony williams sings lead vocals with plas johnson. Rolling stone s definitive list of the 500 greatest songs of all time. Island records youre not likely to find a more thorough examination of the platters beautiful, influential doowop sound. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. The platters the great pretender original footage hd youtube. As a result, they became the first african american group to achieve international superstardom. The great pretender the platters song info allmusic. C7 i plfay the gg7ame, but to cmy r am eal shfame, yofm. Vinyl 7 the platters the great pretender im just a dancing partner 1955, vinyl discogs.
I dont understand it but this singing group sounded nothing like the platters. In the novel beautiful losers by the canadian singersongwriter and poet. The great pretender comprised of four men and one young lady, the platters was the first black act to be accepted as a major crossover act. The platters the great pretender addeddate 20170518 00. Platters miscellaneous the great pretender ohoh, yes im the great pretender pretending that im doing well my need is such i pretend too much im lonely but no one can tell ohoh, yes im the great pretender adrift in a world of my own ive played the game but to my real shame youve left me to grieve all alone too real is this feeling of. The great pretender is a fun and entertaining comingofage story. Platters the great pretender chordie guitar chords. Soon after, the platters released the great pretender, which propelled them to the number one spot on the charts, providing the launchpad for their meteoric rise. Ohoh, yes im the great pretender pretending that im doing well my need is such i pretend too much im lonely but no one can tell ohoh. Pc mercury records usa 1955 the great pretender is a popular song recorded by the platters, with tony williams on lead vocals, and released as a single on november 3, 1955. The great pretender lyrics by the platters at lyrics on demand. Buck ram, the platters manager and producer, wrote this numberone hit for the group in 1955.
The platters the great pretender lyrics lyricsfreak. Oh oh, yes im the great pretender pretending that im doing well my need is such i pretend too much im lonely but no one can tell oh oh, yes im the great pretender adrift in a world of my own ive played the game but to my real shame youve left me to grieve all alone too real is this feeling of make believe too real when i feel what my heart cant conceal yes im the great pretender just. The platters the great pretender lyrics download the platters. Oh yes im the great pretender pretending that im doing well my need is such i pretend too much im lonely but no one can tell.
Im the great pretender pretending im doing well my need is such i pretend too much im lonely. Freddie mercury the great pretender lyrics genius lyrics. For starters,the jacket illustrates wedding bands aflame, which in my opinion represents four lives, two couples burnt by infidelity. Freddie majored in stardom while giving new meaning to the word.
Freddie mercury the great pretender official video. While the setting of the late 50s is too early to invoke nostalgia in me, this combined with taking place in little rock, arkansas added another element i enjoyed, integrating the attitudes and norms of. Listen to your favorite songs from the great pretender by the platters now. Samuel cook january 22, 1931 december 11, 1964 song originaly by the platters 1955 lyrics. G 7 too c real is this feel ing of g make be lieve, too c real when i feel. But jean bennett, buck rams partner, said it was tenor tony williams who made ram think the platters could be something special. Song the great pretender single version artist the platters. Comment below with facts and trivia about the great pretender and we may include it in our song facts. Learn to play guitar by chord tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more.