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Make Believe
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Soundtrack
Make Believe was released on January 1, 1959 by Varese Sarabande as a part of the album Show Boat (1959 London Studio Cast Recording)
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1959
LabelVarese Sarabande
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM122

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jerome Kern
Jerome Kern
Performer
Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Hammerstein II
Performer
Marlys Watters
Marlys Watters
Vocals
Don McKay
Don McKay
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jerome Kern
Jerome Kern
Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Hammerstein II
Songwriter, Lyrics, Composer, Librettist
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Norman Newell
Norman Newell
Producer

Lyrics

(Chorus 1)
Only make believe I love you
Only make believe that you love me
Others find peace of mind in pretending;
Couldn't you? Couldn't I? Couldn't we
Make believe our lips are blending
In a phantom kiss or two or three?
Might as well make believe I love you
For to tell the truth, I do
(Verse)
Your pardon I pray
'Twas too much to say
The words that betray my heart
We only pretend
You do not offend
In playing a lover's part
The game of "just supposing" is the sweetest game I know
Our dreams are more romantic than the world we see
And if the things we dream about don't happen to be so
That's just an unimportant technicality
Though the cold and brutal fact is
You and I have never met
We need not mind conventions, p's and q's
If we put our thoughts in practice
We could banish all regret
Imagining what sweet ending we choose
(Chorus 2)
We could make believe I love you
We could make believe that you love me
Others find peace of mind in pretending;
Couldn't you? Couldn't I? Couldn't we
Make believe our lips are blending
In a phantom kiss or two or three?
Might as well make believe I love you
For to tell the truth, I do
Written by: Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
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