22-04-2023, 03:55
now we reach the halfway mark of the list...
"THE GREAT PRETENDER"
written in just 20 minutes by Buck Ram, The Platters' manager, whilst in a hotel washroom in 1955.
it makes the list because it is one of those seminal tracks of the pre-rock and roll era that everyone seems to know either by melody of lyrically.
i think i have heard four versions of the song, The Band, Roy Orbison, Freddie Mercury and obviously The Platters.
its just one of those iconic tracks that cannot be left off any list like this IMO.
as much as i love the phenomenal cover Freddie Mercury recorded in the late 1980s it is still The Platters that shines above all others with their ethereal original version.
"THE GREAT PRETENDER"
written in just 20 minutes by Buck Ram, The Platters' manager, whilst in a hotel washroom in 1955.
it makes the list because it is one of those seminal tracks of the pre-rock and roll era that everyone seems to know either by melody of lyrically.
i think i have heard four versions of the song, The Band, Roy Orbison, Freddie Mercury and obviously The Platters.
its just one of those iconic tracks that cannot be left off any list like this IMO.
as much as i love the phenomenal cover Freddie Mercury recorded in the late 1980s it is still The Platters that shines above all others with their ethereal original version.
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
