The Great Pretender

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Credits

Freddie Mercury - lead and backing vocals
Mike Moran - piano, keyboards, drum programming (demo only)
Harold Fisher - drums
Alan Jones - bass guitar
  • Length: 3:25

Discography

Albums:

The Freddie Mercury Album, 1992
The Great Pretender, 1992 USA
Remixes, 1993
Greatest Hits III, 1999
Solo, 2000
The Solo Collection, 2000
Lover Of Life, Singer Of Songs: The Very Best Of Freddie Mercury, 2006

Singles:

The Great Pretender, 1987
The Great Pretender, 1993

Alternate Versions:

  • 1987 UK 12" 5:51 Extended
  • 1987 UK 7"/ CDs 3:25 - Parlophone CDR 6336
  • 1987 Demo 3:03 - Solo Collection: 527 9640
  • 1987 Instrumental 3:25 - Solo Collection: 527 9640
  • 1992 US CDs Promo Brian Malouf 3:38 - Hollywood PRCD-10202-2
  • 1992 US CDs Promo Night & The City Film 3:18 - Hollywood PRCD-10202-2
  • 1992 Night & The City end credits version
  • 1992 UK CDs Malouf Remix 3:36 - Parlophone CDR 6336

Additional info

Chords & Tabs

  • chords & tabs

Lyrics

Oh yes, I'm the great pretender (oooh-ooh-oooh-ooh)
Pretending I'm doing well (oooh-ooh-oooh-ooh)
My need is such
I pretend too much
I'm lonely but no-one can tell

Oh yes, I'm the great pretender (oooh-ooh-oooh-ooh)
Adrift in a world of my own (oooh-ooh-oooh-ooh)
I play the game
But to my real shame
You've left me to dream all alone

Too real is this feeling of make believe (oooooh, make believe)
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal (oooh, ooh, oooh, ooh, oooh)

Oh, oh yes, I'm the great pretender (oooh-ooh-oooh-ooh)
Just laughing and gay like a clown (oooh-ooh-oooh-ooh)
I seem to be what I'm not you see (oooh, oooh, oh, you see)
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you're still around

Yeah, yeah (ooooh-oh-ooh-oh-oooh)
Woo-hoo
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal (real, feel, what my heart)

Oh yes, I'm the great pretender
Just laughing and gay like a clown (oooh-ooh-oooh-ooh)
I seem to be what I'm not you see
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you're
Pretending that you're still around

Yeah, yeah
Oh yes