SONG: THE GREAT PRETENDER - BY THE PLATTERS

The Platters

The Great Pretender

Oh yes, I'm the great pretender

Pretending that I'm____________  well

My __________ is such; I pretend too much

I'm _____________ but no one can tell.

Oh yes, I'm the great ________________

____________ in a world of ____________

I play the game; but to my real __________

You've let me to __________ all alone.

Too real is this feeling of make _____________

________when I feel what my heart can't conceal.

Oh yes I'm the great pretender

Just laughing and gay like _______________

I seem to be what I'm not; you see

I'm ____________my heart like _____________

Pretending that you're still around.

Too real is this ___________ of make believe

Too real when I feel what my heart can't _______

Yes I'm the great pretender

Just ____________ and gay like a clown

I seem to be what _______________ you see

I'm wearing my ___________ like a crown

Pretending that you're still around

	doing	my own	A drift
need		heart
	conceal		Too real
dream		a clown
	lonely		feeling
pretender		shame
	a crown		believe
wearing	I'm not	laughing

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	The Platters

 

The Platters were a successful vocal group of the early rock and roll era. Their distinctive sound was a bridge between the pre-rock Tin Pan Alley tradition and the burgeoning new genre. The act went through several personnel changes before hitting the charts, with the most successful incarnation comprising lead tenor Tony Williams, David Lynch, Paul Robi, Herb Reed, and Zola Taylor.

Band formation and early years

The Platters formed in Los Angeles in 1953 and were initially managed by Ralph Bass. The original group (Alex Hodge, Cornell Gunther, David Lynch, Joe Jefferson, Gaynel Hodge and Herb Reed) managed to land a contract with Federal Records, but found little success before meeting music entrepreneur and songwriter Buck Ram. The band recorded a series of singles backing Linda Hayes before Ram made some changes to the lineup, most notably the addition of lead vocalist Tony Williams (Linda Hayes' brother) and female vocalist Zola Taylor. Under Ram's guidance, the Platters recorded seven singles for Federal in the R&B/gospel style, scoring a few minor regional hits on the West Coast. One song recorded during their Federal tenure, "Only You (And You Alone)", originally written by Ram for the Ink Spots was deemed unreleasable by the label.[1]
Despite their lack of chart success, the Platters were a profitable touring group, successful enough that The Penguins, coming off their #8 single "Earth Angel", asked Ram to manage them as well. With the Penguins in hand, Ram was able to parlay Mercury Records' interest into a 2-for-1 deal. To sign the Penguins, Ram insisted, Mercury also had to take the Platters. Ironically, the Penguins would never have a hit for the label. ^[1]

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The Platters

The Great Pretender

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 yes, I'm the great pretender

A drift in a world of my own

I play the game; but to my real shame

You've let me to dream all alone.

Too real is this feeling of make believe

Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal.

Oh yes I'm the great pretender

Just laughing 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 laughing 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

O Grande Fingidor

Ah sim, eu sou um grande fingido

Fingindo que eu estou indo bem

Minha carência é tanta que eu finjo demais

Estou sozinho, mas ninguém percebe

Ah sim, eu sou um grande fingido

À deriva em meu mundo

Eu joguei o jogo, mas para minha vergonha

Você me deixou sozinho e aflito

Tão real é o sentimento da fantasia

Tão real quando eu sinto o que meu coração ... não pode ocultar

Sim, sou um grande fingido

Rindo e alegre como um palhaço

Eu pareço ser o que não sou, veja você

Eu estou usando meu coração como uma coroa

Fingindo que você ainda está por perto

Tão real o sentimento da fantasia

Tão real quando eu sinto o que meu coração ... não pode ocultar

Sim, sou um grande fingido

Rindo e alegre como um palhaço

Eu pareço ser o que não sou, veja você

Eu estou usando meu coração como uma coroa

Fingindo que você ainda está por perto

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