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Make Believe
311
Pop
Make Believe was released on November 4, 1968 by Capitol Records as a part of the album 2 Shows Nightly
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Release DateNovember 4, 1968
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM119

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Peggy Lee
Peggy Lee
Performer
James Decker
James Decker
French Horn
Conrad Gozzo
Conrad Gozzo
Trumpet
Manny Klein
Manny Klein
Trumpet
Ray Triscari
Ray Triscari
Trumpet
Milt Bernhart
Milt Bernhart
Trombone
Ed Kusby
Ed Kusby
Trombone
Kenny Shroyer
Kenny Shroyer
Trombone
Justin Gordon
Justin Gordon
Woodwinds
Paul Horn
Paul Horn
Woodwinds
Theodore Nash
Theodore Nash
Woodwinds
Maury Stein
Maury Stein
Woodwinds
Lou Levy
Lou Levy
Piano
John Pisano
John Pisano
Guitar
Chuck Berghofer
Chuck Berghofer
Double Bass
Stan Levey
Stan Levey
Drums
Francisco Aguabella
Francisco Aguabella
Congas
Billy May
Billy May
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jerome Kern
Jerome Kern
Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Hammerstein II
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dave Cavanaugh
Dave Cavanaugh
Producer
Robert Norberg
Robert Norberg
Mastering Engineer

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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