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November 2, 2024 at 8:32 PM

Saturday Night Classics-‘the Great Pretender’ The Platters

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This song was released in November 1955 and reached No. 1 on the The US R&B charts and No. 2 on the Billboard hot 100 in 1956. I discovered it while listening to my Mother's record collection as a kid in the 70's and it still gives me goosebumps when I haven't heard it in awhile...

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    I was only eight years old when that song was released! Yeah, it seems like it was just yesterday in my mind. That was a great song! The lyrics make me wonder if it describes the emotions of a gay man. I had never thought about that previously.

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    cdor (View Comment):

    I was only eight years old when that song was released! Yeah, it seems like it was just yesterday in my mind. That was a great song! The lyrics make me wonder if it describes the emotions of a gay man. I had never thought about that previously.

    I really don't know if it is describing that in particular. I think that there could be dozens of interpretations.

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    Arahant@Arahant·1y

    The fellow certainly had pipes.

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    Addiction Is A Choice@AddictionIsAChoice·1y

    Excellent pick.

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    Hoyacon@Hoyacon·1y
    The follow-up to Only You, which it exceeded in popularity. Love them both. See the Bill Haley/Alan Freed flick Rock Around the Clock where The Platters did both.
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