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Thread #147951   Message #3432100
Posted By: GUEST,leeneia
06-Nov-12 - 08:54 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: The Great Pretender
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Great Pretender
Thanks. Boy, that brings back the memories.

From Wikipedia:

"The follow-up (to the song 'Only You'), "The Great Pretender", with lyrics written in the washroom of the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas by Buck Ram, exceeded the success of their debut and became the Platters' first national #1 hit. "The Great Pretender" was also the act's biggest R&B hit, with an 11-week run atop that chart. In 1956, The Platters appeared in the first major motion picture based around rock and roll, Rock Around the Clock, and performed both "Only You" and "The Great Pretender".

You can see the performance from the movie on YouTube.

This song is certainly worth bringing back.