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 in November 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 No. 1 on Billboard's Top 100, and No. 5 on the UK charts.
The song has been covered by a number of singers, most notably by Freddie Mercury, whose version reached No. 4 on the UK charts. Sam Cooke's cover of the song is believed to have inspired Chrissie Hynde to name her band the Pretenders.
Top songs by Freddie Mercury
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- Killer Queen
- Let's Turn It On
- Man Made Paradise
- Your Kind Of Lover
- Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow
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- My Love Is Dangerous
- Foolin' Around
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