“Pretend” is a popular song, written in 1952 by Lew Douglas, Cliff Parman, and Frank Levere. The best-known recording, by Nat King Cole was released by Capitol Records. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on January 31, 1953 and lasted 20 weeks on the chart, peaking at #3. Cole would later re-record the song for his 1961 album The Nat King Cole Story.
The recording by Ralph Marterie was released by Mercury Records. It reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on February 7, 1953 at #16, its only week on the chart.
The recording by Eileen Barton was released by Coral Records as catalog number 60927. It reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on March 7, 1953 at #18, its only week on the chart.
On the Cash Box charts, where all versions of the song were combined, the song reached a peak of #5 in 1953.
The song was subsequently recorded by Tab Smith, reaching #89 on the Billboard chart in 1957, and by Carl Mann (issued as catalog number 3546 by Philips International), reaching #57 on Billboard and #56 on Cash Box in 1959.
Alvin Stardust’s cover version was a popular hit in the United Kingdom in 1981, when it reached number four in the UK singles chart. This cover was largely based on Carl Mann’s 1959-version of this song.
By Nat King Cole
Lyrics
| Pretend you happy when you blue. It isn’t very hard to do and you’ll, find happiness without an end, whenever you pretend. Remember anyone can dream, and nothing’s bad as it may seam. The little thing you haven’t got, could be a lot, if you pretend, You’ll find a love you can share, one you can all, all your own, just close your eyes she’ll be there, you’ll never be alone. And if you sing this melody, you’ll be pretending just like me. The world is mine it can be yours. My friend so why don’t you pretend. | 當你傷心時，不妨佯裝歡樂 這並不很難做到 由於佯裝不在乎，你將會發現無窮盡的歡樂。 請記住，任何人都能編織夢，就算不完整也沒什麼壞處 你不曾得到的小東西，假如你裝著不在乎，它就會大量湧來 你將會發現，愛可以分享，也可以獨佔 只要閉上妳的眼睛，她就會在你面前 你將永遠不會孤獨 如果你唱這首歌，你就會如我一樣佯裝 這奇妙的世界是我的，也可以是你的 我的朋友，既然如此，你何不佯裝? |