I'm 67 as of May 5th and I was just wondering, "was it on a 45 or was it a 78?" It's been a long time. I wish we kids didn't use those albums to play with. 😢
@@33whiskey69 Yes they were. To bad this song does not get any air play and Artists like them are so terrific with voice, and range. This is the first I have heard them since I was a young Lad.
[I saw them near Chesapeake Beach about 1964 -- (later) I remembered after posting this, that it was not the Platters but their forerunners the Ink-Spots]. Not all of the original members. I found most of the Platters's songs to be boring and repulsive, but this one very attractive and pleasing. Listen to Prem Rawat!
sorry, strange people about. How can a Platters song be repulsive?? and if you saw them in 1964 that makes you oooh, 83 probably>?? So how was Chesapeake?
@@reic0002 76. After I made that comment I remembered it was the Ink-Spots I saw, not the Platters. Ink-Spots were forerunners of the Platters from earlier time.
Telling my son about red sails in the sunset by the platters , he's like who? So say you must have heard of the great pretender , play it for him and he knows the song just not who sang it , so here I am 2024
@@Rod-xf5hi when people sang and not make a noise like an exorcism of a demon , it gives me a sore head and I do listen to rock music but some stuff is just an aggravating noise
Im a 44 year old white dude. I'm just enjoying the hell out of 50s music, and I always have too. And I wish i had an ounce of the coolness these folks had.
@@bigmyked8479 it doesn't matter about your race honey. " It is what it is"❤️ I love different styles if music 🎶🎶 whether it's black or white,as long as I can enjoy it ,I love it. ❤️
@@franktucker5God bless you. So many decades I wish I had experienced. I was born in 1991 so I am not in my 90’s, but I do feel I was born in the wrong generation often..
This needs to be played on the radio and let's see if current generations can appreciate the lyrics and harmonies. These songs are about simplicity, heartache, purity. And not a see-through outfit or g-string in sight.
My sons listen to this kind of music and they’re teenagers 😮. I think they appreciate real music. It’s now 2024 and they enjoy this kind of music. Lol,I’m in my late 50s and I have never heard about this song. I think is phenomenal!
At age 77 now...I can remember dancing with a girl in my nervous arms, in 7th grade, at an after-school dance!...listening to the Platters who could deliver this type of tune to perfection!...Such innocent times we old Boomers lived through...that is, until a harsher Reality hit us, in the tumultuous 1960s!...I would not trade my Life, and experiences, for anything.
@@lukelester481 we have great singers who are in Perth who have amazing voices like the Platters but of course no one will ever replace any original singer so I listen on my playlists or like through Pete Roberts Chanel
Grandfather passed last year. Listening to these kind of music and song reminds me of him. Some make music just to be remembered for a limited time. Others make music that last a lifetime.
The lead singer of this group had an absolutely tremendous voice and quite the vocal range! The harmony of the backup singers is just SPOT ON! This is what songs with true meaning should sound like! Their tunes NEVER get old!
as a nineteen year old and seeing all the comments from the older generations, im jealous you guys got to live through these eras of music as they were being developed haha.
I saw Charlie Pride back up group the ladies are dressed most modest. More descent than most ladies show up in some churches today. I said show-up because that's what they are doing putting on a show 😢
The original pressing of "Only You" had an uptempo tune called , "Bark Battle & Ball" on the flip side. I still have the 45. It came out long before "The Great Pretender".
Oh my Heavens, how marvelous The Great Pretender song with the fabulous The Platters Today I am an 80yr old widow, I grew up in Belfast Nr Ireland We danced our nights away at all the wonderful Dance Clubs To this day no other singing group in my books can complete Not just with The Platters also Nat King Cole , Sammy Davis Junior And so many Big bands of that area 1950-1960’s Thank you Classic Hits Studio Amen ❤
I'm 68 but this 70s compilation has made me feel like a 20 year old again! I can't help but bop around to the beat! So many of these songs take me back to particular places and the people I was with at that time. Better than any blood pressure pills or statins!
Yes sir, the 50's & early 60's music was great! When I saw the WKW, a light bulb flickered that it was the early call letters of a radio stations East of the Mississippi. Thanks for this memory at the age of 72. 👍
Wow when I was young this was absolutely my favorite song truly miss what America was our grandkids and great grandbabies will never know the feeling of what America was meant to truly be😢😢
Just listening to my mom's old favorites, after her departure from this world. Class of 56. She collected and listened to music all the time and made me who I am.
Just more than excellent! Their song has brought me back into the most pleasant feelings in my mind from when I was around 7 years old in the past to when I am around 72 years old at present. The Platters are not great pretenders; they are simply the greatest singers, who have deeply touching both my body and my soul in lyric and melody. I was wondering where we could still possibly find any similar The Platters in 2024. Thanks for your kind sharing.
Какие симпатяги! Славные ребята. Голос у солиста просто восхитительный.Слушать их - огромное удовольствие и наслаждение. Сейчас такой качественной музыки очень мало.
When I want to feel good during these insane times, I listen to the Platters. I'm 80 and these beautiful songs take me back to a nicer time. Slow dancing in gymnasiums and house parties, living the dream. ❤❤❤❤😅
An immediate hit in my opinion the first time I heard it. Made me a fan of the Platters forever. They always kept coming up with other beautiful songs.👍
Wow!. There are great classic songs and many with great videos, but this 2 minutes and 47 seconds is the BEST I have ever seen! The lighting and camera angles are so perfect that even if I muted the flawless singing, I would still be in awe!
I'm 83 and have been listening since there very first record and will listen to the Platers until I can hear them again in person.
I am also 83 and love this, I also loved Only You.
Very Funny. Very cute !
This classic will never get old.
never
@@kkt723 You Have class.
Me hace trasladarme a la epoca de la cancion que es muy relajante
its already old
@@barryburton7755 Haha, was about to say the same. It's God damn old.
Well, it's a stupid saying. The is almost 70 years old, but still fantastic.
Today it's 9th June 2024. I first heard this song circa 1968. I'm now 72 and still listening from Mahikeng, South Africa.
Tuned in from Venda, Limpopo. 19 June.
Satellite Beach FL sending regards 😊😊😊
Я в России слушаю , мне 56
Today is August 2nd and I am hearing this song for the first time🫶🏾
🎉🎉🎉
It's 2024 and I'm still listening, have been since then and hopefully for many more years. The best of the doowop era.
87yrs old from Detroit…….played this about 50,000 times, and that was just the first week I bought. On a 45 disc. Happy days long gone.
I'm 67 as of May 5th and I was just wondering, "was it on a 45 or was it a 78?" It's been a long time. I wish we kids didn't use those albums to play with. 😢
Same age would you believe still meeting some lovely people, but it seems they are fewer ...
Believe it or not sane age love this.
I was 4 when this song came out. I still love it!
70 this year, and still chose Motown over the Beatles any day
One of the greatest vocal groups of all time!
Amen, amen, and amen.
@@33whiskey69 Yes they were. To bad this song does not get any air play and Artists like them are so terrific with voice, and range.
This is the first I have heard them since I was a young Lad.
[I saw them near Chesapeake Beach about 1964 -- (later) I remembered after posting this, that it was not the Platters but their forerunners the Ink-Spots].
Not all of the original members. I found most of the Platters's songs to be boring and repulsive, but this one very attractive and pleasing.
Listen to Prem Rawat!
sorry, strange people about. How can a Platters song be repulsive?? and if you saw them in 1964 that makes you oooh, 83 probably>?? So how was Chesapeake?
@@reic0002 76. After I made that comment I remembered it was the Ink-Spots I saw, not the Platters. Ink-Spots were forerunners of the Platters from earlier time.
77 years old,I’m still listening to to great singers like the Platters in 2024 Great
Me too!
Me too❤
Me in April 2024 !
Same ♥️♥️
I AM 77 and and takes me back to my high school days it's great to hear this song again yes it's 2024 but it's great.😊
Hermosa musica comparable con la Mona Jimenez...jajaja,,,!!!!!
I’m listening in 2024. Still enjoying all the old hits.
Telling my son about red sails in the sunset by the platters , he's like who? So say you must have heard of the great pretender , play it for him and he knows the song just not who sang it , so here I am 2024
Don't make 'em that anymore, great voices!
@@Rod-xf5hi when people sang and not make a noise like an exorcism of a demon , it gives me a sore head and I do listen to rock music but some stuff is just an aggravating noise
They only get better. But theres a few rats from my generation still keeping the beat...... 😊
I'm listening to this in 2024 ! Such a beautiful song and group! ❤❤❤ These oldies,I love indeed! ❤❤❤
Ainda bem que podemos ouvir esses clássicos aqui no RUclips!
Me too. Great voice. Love that young lady's smile ❤
Im a 44 year old white dude. I'm just enjoying the hell out of 50s music, and I always have too. And I wish i had an ounce of the coolness these folks had.
@@bigmyked8479 it doesn't matter about your race honey. " It is what it is"❤️ I love different styles if music 🎶🎶 whether it's black or white,as long as I can enjoy it ,I love it. ❤️
@@bigmyked8479anch'io bianca e italiana, ma di ben 73 anni😄 e ascolto molto spesso i platters mi piacciono da morire mi fanno ancora sognare
This 74yr old woman who it seems only yesterday I was dancing to this full of love and hope for the future, still dreaming 🥰
where did this great music go? i miss it & i am 90 yrs old
@@franktucker5God bless you. So many decades I wish I had experienced. I was born in 1991 so I am not in my 90’s, but I do feel I was born in the wrong generation often..
Never stop dreaming.
I love that for you! ❤
@@jonathanwinfield6000 I'm born 1993 and I'm still happy that I've fall on piece of the 90s
I was listening, I love that song and I am 84, love the Platters!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Im 82 years old and this is still my favorite recording and has been throuhout my entire life
That lady had one hell of a beautiful smile
@@paulmitchfilmsshe was married to Frankie Lymon
Yeah, the video makes this special. Optimism in thier faces and a smile for everyone!
I identified myself with it
This needs to be played on the radio and let's see if current generations can appreciate the lyrics and harmonies. These songs are about simplicity, heartache, purity. And not a see-through outfit or g-string in sight.
They don't have the faintest notion. And not a ragged piece of clothing anywhere!
Espectacular solo para entendidos
Played this in 1979 after my husband passed away.
I DON'T THINK THEY COULD RELATE. THEY HAVE BEEN CONDITIONED TO A DIFFERENT MINDSET. A SAD SITUATION.
@@Caroline-tk5dg Uh no we haven't we love old songs as well.
My sons listen to this kind of music and they’re teenagers 😮. I think they appreciate real music. It’s now 2024 and they enjoy this kind of music. Lol,I’m in my late 50s and I have never heard about this song. I think is phenomenal!
@@janiegonzales7991 in your late fifties?? You are too young for Platters. They are wonderful!!!
Yes! I'm 33 and love this music
The song is a timely classic that we will always love and remember. Tony Williams is incomparable!
Verdade verdadeira
He sure was. ❤
if this kind of music would have stayed with us for 10 more years, we would not have racist
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To me, the Platters were one of the greatest singing groups of all time.
2024 keeping it alive for the next generation.
i from brazil
Who's listening in 2024 ❤️ the Platters since 1962
The first album my father bought when we got our first stereo.
'52 actually.
Don’t tell my gangster friends I bop this
Ouço The Platters desde 1962!!!
I do ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
PURE talent. Really missing in today's "music"
I agree, this was back when musicians could carry a tune and not just screaming or yelling vocals.
Lol 😂😂😂 did you say today's music. Garbage that's what it is
100% correct, most of todays music is pure garbage!!
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
The good old days may be gone but not forgotten 💯👍
👏🏻 👍
I'll NEVER forget them !
I’m 65 years old and was raised on this music by my parents and I still enjoy listening to the Platters. The music today isn’t even close
@@dinoherrera4637 how right you are!!
The Platters were one of the very best singing groups of all time.
I'm think so too!
@@marthalorenalopezsandino222 The best!
At age 77 now...I can remember dancing with a girl in my nervous arms, in 7th grade, at an after-school dance!...listening to the Platters who could deliver this type of tune to perfection!...Such innocent times we old Boomers lived through...that is, until a harsher Reality hit us, in the tumultuous 1960s!...I would not trade my Life, and experiences, for anything.
you got that right. And so classy as performers. I miss that.
What a fantastic group of talented artists the Platters were.
I’m still listening to to great singers like the Platters in 2024 ❤️🎶❤️
Я тоже слушаю, очень нравятся! Привет из Карелии.
Where do you find them in 2024?
@@lukelester481 we have great singers who are in Perth who have amazing voices like the Platters but of course no one will ever replace any original singer so I listen on my playlists or like through Pete Roberts Chanel
Grandfather passed last year. Listening to these kind of music and song reminds me of him. Some make music just to be remembered for a limited time. Others make music that last a lifetime.
Me and my wife danced to this so many. Times. I loved her so much she had to leave me. I remember them both so much.
Rest till we meet again. Love
How long were you both married? and which year
I introduced my kids to great vocal groups at a very young age. At 20 and 18 they are still listening to The Platters and other great groups.
The Platters, beautiful songs and voices .❤
The lead singer of this group had an absolutely tremendous voice and quite the vocal range! The harmony of the backup singers is just SPOT ON! This is what songs with true meaning should sound like! Their tunes NEVER get old!
Yes! They re so in sync and beautiful voices. His voice is amazing
This is no doubt one of the greatest singing groups ever.
Oh Lord what a Masterpiece ! ❤️👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Bin in dieser großartigen Zeit mit dieser Musik aufgewachsen. Mehr gibt's nichts mehr zu sagen . Kar😢
as a nineteen year old and seeing all the comments from the older generations, im jealous you guys got to live through these eras of music as they were being developed haha.
Im 33 but this song is beautiful all their voices...
I'm glad to know that there are still people who like good music 🎶 😊
You can say that again
The Platters and the Inkspots were two of the most dignified groups ever to come upon the music scene.
I saw Charlie Pride back up group the ladies are dressed most modest.
More descent than most ladies show up in some churches today.
I said show-up because that's what they are doing putting on a show 😢
And look how classy and elegant they look
❤The old ones are the best 50s/60
I saw the Inkspots in 1988 in Bournemouth England.
And the 5th dimension
A long time ago, I was lucky enough to see this group live. They had so much class.
What year was that?
C'mon Nancy, I'm 75, do you think I'll remember what year it was. It's been at least 20 or 25 years ago, maybe more.@@nancyf1342
Lucky.
yea sure ok yep
Beautiful singing and harmony and one can hear every word of the song
❤❤❤
I was 15 in 1959 and loved the Platters and still do. With Only You on the reverse side, it made the best ever double hit record ever.
The original pressing of "Only You" had an uptempo tune called , "Bark Battle & Ball" on the flip side. I still have the 45. It came out long before "The Great Pretender".
I was just a little girl, listening to grown folks music and when my dad would take my hand to dance, I'm on his feet. ❤
I'm listening and so.are many people who appreciate good music. The food of love.❤
Love the Platters...bring back sweet memories !! ❤
These are the best Platters ❤ Tony and his group. ❤😊
Truly a great song, great lyrics.
When class and style meant something! Look at how well they were dressed and carried themselves. Oh, how I miss those days!
I love this song ! Better than what is out today !
Never a voice like Tony Williams. Love the Platters.
An awesome group of singers that I remember so well.
Old but gold
Love how they smile when singing, so beautiful and the memoriies...... Thanks
Yes and the young woman was such a cutie
Oh my Heavens, how marvelous The Great Pretender song
with the fabulous The Platters
Today I am an 80yr old widow, I grew up in Belfast Nr Ireland
We danced our nights away at all the wonderful Dance Clubs
To this day no other singing group in my books can complete
Not just with The Platters also Nat King Cole , Sammy Davis Junior
And so many Big bands of that area 1950-1960’s
Thank you Classic Hits Studio Amen ❤
79’ and still loving the oldies!
2024 here and I've just lost my grandad. He wasn't just my grandad though he was my hero. Love you grandad ❤️ this was one of his favourites
Absolute talent.
Fantastic music by real artists. Very much missing in our world today. Superb memories
❤
A voice that would stand out in any era. Fabulous.
Osjećaji,osjećaji i emocija srce se topi.Ovo je za sva vremena hvala.
We’re so lucky to have this footage. Thank you
This is truly amazing and wonderful. Tony and the group would be so proud.
I'm 68 but this 70s compilation has made me feel like a 20 year old again! I can't help but bop around to the beat! So many of these songs take me back to particular places and the people I was with at that time. Better than any blood pressure pills or statins!
Many, many, many. I'm 80 and I have always listened to these gorgeous singers.
Talent and extreme good taste!
Still one of the greats and takes me far back in time. WKW
Yes sir, the 50's & early 60's music was great! When I saw the WKW, a light bulb flickered that it was the early call letters of a radio stations East of the Mississippi. Thanks for this memory at the age of 72. 👍
Really no one mentions this beautiful girl among them. Whenever I watch this video, I always listen to him and watch her. Beautiful ❤️
Indeed, she's truly delightful.
That was the year I was born. What a fine performance and such elegance too
Still a perfect song after all these years! Thank you for sharing.
Wow when I was young this was absolutely my favorite song truly miss what America was our grandkids and great grandbabies will never know the feeling of what America was meant to truly be😢😢
The greatest group of all times in the 50's
I would agree wholeheartedly
How crisp and perfect. And, yes, she's a vision of loveliness.
absolutely love this song and group. especially the lead tenor who is so forthright. bravo
An all time great song. I can listen to this song all day long.
Wonderful,even in this day and age,this is a wonderful version of,one of the best. and they look so happy. The Platters were a fabulous group.❤❤
Classy and so smooth. They should've been called the "Plantinums". The finest metal.
This pure and simple class,perfection on vinyl.A beautiful voice.
Beautiful and unique performance. The Platters 🎶 💪❤️forever 🎶
This song. I replay it over and over. I Don't get tired it. Love it.
The first line, his voice, is enough to give me goosebumps to sit and watch him sing.
Just listening to my mom's old favorites, after her departure from this world. Class of 56. She collected and listened to music all the time and made me who I am.
Just more than excellent! Their song has brought me back into the most pleasant feelings in my mind from when I was around 7 years old in the past to when I am around 72 years old at present. The Platters are not great pretenders; they are simply the greatest singers, who have deeply touching both my body and my soul in lyric and melody. I was wondering where we could still possibly find any similar The Platters in 2024. Thanks for your kind sharing.
So nice. Love it!!!
Какие симпатяги! Славные ребята. Голос у солиста просто восхитительный.Слушать их - огромное удовольствие и наслаждение. Сейчас такой качественной музыки очень мало.
When I want to feel good during these insane times, I listen to the Platters. I'm 80 and these beautiful songs take me back to a nicer time. Slow dancing in gymnasiums and house parties, living the dream. ❤❤❤❤😅
You have got it right, Earl. Loved slow dancing any where.
The memories are magical. ❤
❤🙏 so pure and perfectly beautiful.😢
Thank you 🙏
An immediate hit in my opinion the first time I heard it. Made me a fan of the Platters forever. They always kept coming up with other beautiful songs.👍
Extraordinary!! Beautiful song in upper case. They were spectacular!!!
Oh my word, absolutely timeless!!! 👍👍👍👍
Goosebumps! 1982 kiddo here, and I love the "oldies", when music was music :)
Like it still is, unless you're a blinkered snob.
Excellent work in remastering. Can’t beat the classics, the quality of his voice is outstanding
Laci, Marise. O apoio q vcs sempre me dão me encoraja a fazer outras produções. Muito obrigado.🙏👍😊
This recording has been a favorite of mine since the 50s. Tony Wiliams' voice is unbelievable
His voice is a gift that not many share. I'm glad I lived and experienced this wonder. Something my children missed.
Nat king Cole too.
Hi I’m 77 years old and still listening to this fabulous group, The Platters headed by Mr. Tony Williams
The older music is the best music. I love it too. The Platters' music.... I'm older too-(60+ of age).happily!!!
*Эта песня как вино. Чем старше это становится тем лучше это становится. Никогда не устаю от этой старой песни.👍❤🎵😊*
Все уже давно в царстве Теней . Зола Мэй Тейлор ушла в апреле 2007. В Райском саду услаждают слух постояльцев своим задушевным лирическим пением .
Wonderful beautiful voice.
Excellent performance
Our children grew up listening to the Platters ,! Love them
beautiful
Esse microfone aí, é só para quem tem voz!☝️☝️☝️ E canta de verdade!!! 😁😁😁👍👍👍👍👍👍
My special needs son loves classic songs 🎵 from the 1950s and before and after!
What beautiful and meaningful message.❤️🩹🇺🇸
Saw them live in Raleigh NC in 1964 still remember every song!!!
Wow!. There are great classic songs and many with great videos, but this 2 minutes and 47 seconds is the BEST I have ever seen! The lighting and camera angles are so perfect that even if I muted the flawless singing, I would still be in awe!