Fun Music Information -> Platters

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Misspellings and other Alternate Names:

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Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

Better Off Solo:

Name	New Career	Comments & Submitter Name
"Tony Williams"	"Tony Williams was the lead singer of the Platters when they had their great hits--"The Great Pretender", "Only You", "Twilight Time", "Heaven On Earth". He left the band to pursue a solo career but never did make it on hos own..."	- Dan

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name	Comments & Submittor Name
"I'm Not In Love"	"The Great Pretender," The Platters	Kathy
"A Woman, A Lover, A Friend"	"Only You," The Platters	Kathy
"I Say A Little Prayer"	"My Prayer," The Platters	Kathy
"Never Be Anyone Else But You"	"Only You," The Platters	Kathy
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"The Great Retender" originally "The Great Pretender"

The right of a holder of certain futures contracts

rebecca

"Smoke Gets In Our Eyes" originally "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"

Dobbs

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"It Isn't Bright" originally "It Isn't Right"

My Name Is Joe

"Red Snails In The Sunset" originally "Red Sails In The Sunset"

Jessica Childress

"To Beach His Own" originally "To Each His Own"

BAD whale that would do that to his family!

Yvonne Sindri

"If I Didn't Scare" originally "If I Didn't Care"

Marcia Todd

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"Twilight Mime" originally "Twilight Time"

My Name Is Joe

"(You've Got) The Magic Torch" originally "(You've Got) The Magic Touch "

Another salute to the 2008 Olympic torch relay?

Bob

"(You've Got) The Manic Touch" originally "(You've Got) The Magic Touch"

Bob

"Oily You" originally "Only You"

You're so slippery!

U. Carrie Oats

"Red Soils in The Sunset" originally "Red Sails in The Sunset"

Rachel Stedman

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parody Recordings:

Dec 22 "The Great Re-Gifter" by McKludge a parody of "The Great Pretender" by The Platters

I've gotten a lot of useless junk for Christmas. It's time to get rid of some ot it. Soundclick: (mp3) (Comments)

Aug 15 "Obama, the Great Pretender" by Steve Bryant a parody of "The Great Pretender" by The Platters

A song about one of the two major candidates for President. (I don't like either of them.) Soundclick.com: (Mp3) (Comments)

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"The Great Pretender"	"The Great Overspender"	Fiddlegirl and Tommy Turtle
"The Great Pretender"	"The Great Re-Gifter"	McKludge
"Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"	"Smoke Gets In Your Thighs"	Tommy Turtle
"The Great Pretender"	"A Great Pipe Bender"	Lionel Mertens
"Only You"	"Only You ( Farewell my queen Royce)"	Malcolm Higgins
"Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"	"Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"	Johnny D
"The Great Pretender"	"Await Nepenthe"	John A. Barry
"The Great Pretender"	"The Great Suspender"	Michael Pacholek
"The Great Pretender"	"The Fake Obama"	Malcolm Higgins
"Twilight Time"	"Skylight Crime"	Airfarcewon
There are additional song parodies available.

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name	Company/Organization	Submittor
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	American Lung Association	Laurel
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Crematorium	Marty

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name	Second Band/Song Name	New Song Name	Submittor
Black Black Heart David Usher	Only You The Platters	Only You Have A Black Black Heart You're so mean!	Kixxy 6
Hash Pipe Weezer	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes The Platters	Smoke From My Hash Pipe Gets In Your Eyes Please turn the fan on.	PerzinPen
Smoke On The Water Deep Purple	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes The Platters	Smoke On The Water Gets In Your Eyes Next time, wear goggles.	Paul G
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes The Platters	Smoky Mountain Rain Ronnie Milsap	Smoky Mountain Rain Gets In Your Eyes Not good, since there's acid rain there.	Larry The Babel Guy
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :

The Sylver Platters

The Sylvers combined with The Platters

Submitted By: Raphael

The Silver Platters Convention

Silver Convention combined with The Platters

Submitted By: Ava Rice

The Silver Platters

The Platters combined with Silver Bullet Band

So a 50's vocal group plus a 70's backup band equals....The Brady kids?

Submitted By: kookoodee

Misheard Lyrics:

"Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" Misheard Lyrics: I was falsely blind. Original Lyrics: I, of course, replied.	"Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" Misheard Lyrics: So I'm shafted and I get enough. Original Lyrics: So I chaffed them and I gaily laughed.
"Twilight Time" Misheard Lyrics: Lighting the spark of love that fills me With dreams, I'm told. Original Lyrics: Lighting the spark of love that fills me With dreams untold.	"Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" Misheard Lyrics: Small dents in your eyes Original Lyrics: Smoke gets in your eyes
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"

Misheard Lyrics:

Small dents in your eyes

Original Lyrics:

Smoke gets in your eyes

Story about this misheard lyric by: Dawn Beatson-njie

I always thought it was about 'small dents in your eyes' and sung along to it when my parents played the record. I thought it a bit macabre, and remember being really surprised later in life when I found out that it didn't say that at all.

There are additional misheard stories available.

Song Parody Fragments:

"The Great Pretender"

Better Lyrics:

My need is such, I pretend too much.
But I can't pretend I'm, not in Hell.

Original Lyrics:

My need is such, I pretend too much.
I'm lonely, but no one can tell.

Submitted by: The Skuz

"The Great Pretender"

Better Lyrics:

My need is such I pretend too much
Though I can't pretend I'm not in hell

Original Lyrics:

My need is such I pretend too much
I'm lonely but no one can tell

Submitted by: The Skuz

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"Only You" Opening Lines: Only you can make my world seem right. Comments: Submitted by: Jennifer Howard	"Twilight Time" Opening Lines: Heavenly shades of night are falling, it's twilight time. Comments: Submitted by: Peter
There are additional spelling lyrics available.