The Great Pretender

And also, you want a record from the Planters.

Well, how about this one then, Margaret? It's The Great Pretender.

Oh, yes, I'm the great pretender.

I'm doing well.

My knee is such I pretend too much.

I'm lonely, but no one can tell.

Oh, yes, I'm the great free The game But to my real shame You've left me To dream All alone To dream What my heart can't conceal Oh, yes, I'm the great pretender Just laughing and gay to me but I'm not you see I'm wearing my heart like a crown pretending that you're still around Yes, I'm the great pretender.

Just laughing and gay like a clown.

Okay.

Uh, entitled The Great Pretender.

Never heard of it.

It's one of my favorite songs.

However, when you're choosing songs for a movie and you're telling the story about an undercover cop, as much as I love the song-

Okay

... that you would pick The Great Pretender.

So it's on the nose about being on the nose.

It comes from their later music or period.

rather than the famous early hits such as The Great Pretender and Smoke Gets In Your Eyes.

The recording is only round about two and a half minutes long, but it has much stronger Northern Soul feel than you might expect from the group.

And here's the really interesting part.

His mother would kill him after he gets elected if he backs down.

I'm the great pretender.

You see, I'm wearing my heart like a crown Pretending that you're still around

Chad was very impressed with the mariachi version of the national anthem played last night for Monday Night Football between the Eagles and Bears.