The Great Pretender

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The Great Pretender by Freddie Mercury

About The Great Pretender

"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 words and music were written by Buck Ram, the Platters' manager and producer who was a successful songwriter before moving into producing and management. The song reached the UK charts peaking at number 5. The song was re-popularized in 1987 by Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the rock band Queen. .

The Great Pretender Lyrics

[00:05.70] Oh, yes, I'm the great pretender
[00:13.28] Pretending I'm doing well
[00:20.34] My need is such I pretend too much
[00:26.99] I'm lonely but no one can tell
[00:33.93] Oh, yes, I'm the great pretender
[00:41.38] Adrift in a world of my own
[00:48.01] I play the game but to my real shame
[00:54.56] You've left me to dream all alone
[01:01.45] Too real is this feeling of make believe
[01:08.87] Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal
[01:16.82] Oh, oh, yes, I'm the great pretender
[01:24.35] Just laughing and gay like a clown
[01:31.43] I seem to be what I'm not, you see
[01:38.12] I'm wearing my heart like a crown
[01:44.84] Pretending that you're still around
[01:52.30] Yeah, oh...
[01:58.70] Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal
[02:07.71] Oh, yes, I'm the great pretender
[02:15.92] Just laughing and gay like a clown
[02:23.03] I seem to be what I'm not you see
[02:30.00] I'm wearing my heart like a crown
[02:36.88] Pretending that you're
[02:42.07] Pretending that you're still around
[02:49.98]

From the album: Greatest Hits III