Sam Cooke-The Great Pretender

This is a soulful rendition of "The Great Pretender" by the late great Sam Cooke.I hope that you enjoy and I hope that the up and coming soul singers, who hear this song,find this to be inspirational.Peace.

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Music

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• sam
• cooke
• the
• great
• pretender
• soul
• pop

[LauraLi931]

@ShikeoFujiwara it is soo dssipointing to hear you say that kids these days arn't raised propery and that this music wouldnt sell, becaue its a lie, im 17 i know i would be buying it does that mean i am raised properly? or im the exception to your huge generalisation? i love music like this and alot of my friends 17 and 18 yearolds love it too. i think the reason kids dont like it is BECAUSE it isnt sold and promoted enough. not because their parents didnt raise them right.

[alvarobus]

a voice of an angel!

[aint22]

stunning

[happysunglasses]

thank you...an amazing interpretation...!!! :-)

[ninjabluewings]

@wpaulvandyk Yes I TOTALLY AGREE! Have You Heard Mel Carter? He Is A Very Respectable Close Second To Mr Cooke I Think

[ninjabluewings]

WOW! Never Heard This Awesome Song By The The LEGEND! That Is Sam Cooke, Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, Mel Carter And Tony Williams From The Platters Are Some Of The Finest Male Singers That Have Ever Lived, Any Key Or Any Note Is Possible With These Guys

[MrRamdogg]

way too real.

[wpaulvandyk]

This is by far the best version ever sung by the greatest soul singer ever and i miss Sam Cooke. This is beautiful.

[darshan543]

"Too real" !

[SonicBoomC98]

And it doesn't mean they'll listen to it with friends, or try to convince them, or share whatever skill or lesson they learned with their friends, but somewhere they'll find a use for whatever lesson they learn in their early days. They might listen to the music alone away from their friends. Of course whats new is sold and promoted more, but almost everywhere there is a rap station there is an oldies station and concerts with soul and R&B passing through town a couple times a year.

[SonicBoomC98]

I'm not saying people have bad parents or that these people are young, poor, and ignorant. But what a person is exposed to early on has effects well into later life. Yes, some parents are trying hard to give their kids culture and make them well-rounded, and they still fall prey to fads and trends. I had periods in my life where all I wanted to hear was Gangsta Rap. But music is just like an early upbringing in the church. Eventually the majority their way back to what was exposed early on

[SonicBoomC98]

@genfrogy The Veggies and Junk Food was just an analogy. "They" are young people I met in my local area, in college, where I've traveled with various school organizations, and on social networking sites, mainly high school and early college age people. Of course nothing holds true for 100% of any group, but most of the ones I've talked to who are not fond of older music were already so overexposed to current music before hearing much old or the ratio was way off.