Americký zpěvák původem z Chicaga, vl. jm. Samuel Cook (nar. 1931). Jeho záběr sahal od gospelu, blues a soulu až po swing a rock´n´roll. Od 40. let zpíval gospely, nejprve se svými sourozenci ve sk. Singing Children, později ve sk. Highway...

Píseň: The Great Pretender

Interpret:
Sam Cooke
Album:
Hits Of The 50's
oh yes, I'm the Great pretender
 pretending I'm doing well
 my need is such
 I pretend too much
 I'm lonely but no one can tell


 oh yes, I'm the Great pretender
 Adrift in a world of my own
 I play the game
 but to my real shame
 You've left me to dream all alone


 Too real is this feeling of make-belief
 Too real when I feel what my heart can conceal
 oh yes, I'm the Great pretender
 just laughing and gay like a clown
 I seem to be what I'm not, you see
 I'm wearing my heart like a crown
 Pretending that you're still around


 Too real is this feeling of make-belief
 Too real when I feel what my heart can conceal
 oh yes, I'm the Great pretender
 just laughing and gay like a clown
 I seem to be what I'm not, you see
 I'm wearing my heart like a crown
 Pretending that you're still around