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"The Great Pretender" was a popular song in 1956 recorded by The Platters, with Tony Williams on lead vocals, and released as a single on November 3, 1955. The Platters were the target for one of Freberg’s most famous pop record parodies later in 1956 (introducing the term “kling-kling-kling jazz”).
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"The Great Pretender" was a popular song in 1956 recorded by The Platters, with Tony Williams on lead vocals, and released as a single on November 3, 1955. The Platters were the target for one of Freberg’s most famous pop record parodies later in 1956 (introducing the term “kling-kling-kling jazz”).

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