Listen to The Great Pretender (Special Edition) by Freddie Mercury

The Great Pretender (Special Edition)

Freddie Mercury

Rock

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender (Official Video Remastered)

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury

Vocals

Roger Taylor

Background Vocals

Peter Straker

Background Vocals

Harold Fisher

Drums

Alan Jones

Bass Guitar

Mike Moran

Keyboards

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Buck Ram

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury

Producer

Mike Moran

Producer

David Richards

Producer

Richard Dodd

Engineer

Justin Shirley-Smith

Justin Shirley-Smith

Mixing Engineer

Joshua J. MacRae

Joshua J. MacRae

Mixing Engineer

Kris Fredriksson

Kris Fredriksson

Mixing Engineer

Adam Ayan

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Oh, yes, I'm the great pretender

Pretendin' I, doin' well

My need is such, I pretend too much

I'm lonely but no one can tell

[Verse 2]

Oh, yes, I'm the great pretender

Adrift in a world of my own

I play the game, but to my real shame

You've left me to dream all alone

[Verse 3]

Too real is this feeling of make believe

Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal

[Verse 4]

Oh, oh yes, I'm the great pretender

Just laughin' and gay like a clown

I seem to be what I'm not, you see

I'm wearin' my heart like a crown

Pretendin' that you're still around

[Verse 5]

Yeah

[Verse 6]

Too real when I feel what my heart can conceal

[Verse 7]

Oh, yes, I'm the great pretender

Just laughin' and gay like a clown

I seem to be what I'm not, you see

I'm wearin' my heart like a crown

Pretendin' that you're

Pretendin' that you're still around

Written by: Buck Ram