{"id":1183,"date":"2023-06-26T06:18:38","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T04:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=1183"},"modified":"2023-06-26T06:18:38","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T04:18:38","slug":"the-platters-perform-the-great-pretender-in-electrifying-live-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=1183","title":{"rendered":"The Platters perform \u201cThe Great Pretender\u201d in electrifying live performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Platters were formed in 1952. The vocal group was one of the top-selling singing groups of the early rock \u2018n\u2019 roll era. In this video, they perform one of their most famous songs, \u2018The Great Pretender.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/B1-The-Platters-perform-The-Great-Pretender-in-electrifying-live-performance-1-1024x538-1-300x158.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/B1-The-Platters-perform-The-Great-Pretender-in-electrifying-live-performance-1-1024x538-1-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/B1-The-Platters-perform-The-Great-Pretender-in-electrifying-live-performance-1-1024x538-1-768x404.webp 768w, https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/B1-The-Platters-perform-The-Great-Pretender-in-electrifying-live-performance-1-1024x538-1.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nThe Platters<\/p>\n<p>The Platters had number one hits on the Billboard charts for twelve years. The group\u2019s first number one hit was \u201cThe Great Pretender,\u201d written in a hotel bathroom by the band\u2019s manager, Buck Ram.<\/p>\n<p>In this video, The Platters sing \u201cThe Great Pretender\u201d live in 1955. Tony Williams leads the vocals, and he is often praised for his very high tenor tone. He can really shine in this performance.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/B2-The-Platters-perform-The-Great-Pretender-in-electrifying-live-performance-1-1024x538-1-300x158.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/B2-The-Platters-perform-The-Great-Pretender-in-electrifying-live-performance-1-1024x538-1-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/B2-The-Platters-perform-The-Great-Pretender-in-electrifying-live-performance-1-1024x538-1-768x404.webp 768w, https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/B2-The-Platters-perform-The-Great-Pretender-in-electrifying-live-performance-1-1024x538-1.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nThe Platters <\/p>\n<p>The song is all about the masks we all wear every day. We wear them to show a happy, put-together face to the world. However, we are sad, confused, and scared behind the masks.<\/p>\n<p>The song begins, \u201cI\u2019m the great pretender \/ Pretending that I\u2019m doing well \/ My need is such I pretend too much \/ I\u2019m lonely, but no one can tell.\u201d Ram\u2019s lyrics speak to a universal experience of keeping our guard up due to a fear of letting anyone see the real us.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/B3-The-Platters-perform-The-Great-Pretender-in-electrifying-live-performance-1-1024x538-1-300x158.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/B3-The-Platters-perform-The-Great-Pretender-in-electrifying-live-performance-1-1024x538-1-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/B3-The-Platters-perform-The-Great-Pretender-in-electrifying-live-performance-1-1024x538-1-768x404.webp 768w, https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/B3-The-Platters-perform-The-Great-Pretender-in-electrifying-live-performance-1-1024x538-1.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nThe Platters<\/p>\n<p>Freddie Mercury of the rock band Queen famously covered \u201cThe Great Pretender\u201d in 1987. In Mercury\u2019s music video, he parodied many versions of himself in all of his costumes and stage personas. He shaved off his signature mustache in an attempt to show a less-guarded version of himself to viewers.<\/p>\n<p>This original footage of The Platter\u2019s first number one hit is an excellent view of 1950s American music. The song lyrics remain relevant in today\u2019s world, and hearing Tony Williams croon the words make it easier to relate.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Platters - The Great Pretender (Original Footage HD)\" width=\"820\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IEzfhclKO8Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Platters were formed in 1952. The vocal group was one of the top-selling singing groups of the early rock \u2018n\u2019 roll era. In this video, they perform one of their most famous songs, \u2018The Great Pretender.\u2019 The Platters The Platters had number one hits on the Billboard charts for twelve years. 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