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Pretending (other)
Pretending or Pretend may refer to: * Role-playing, refers to the changing of one's behaviour to assume a role, either unconsciously to fill a social role, or consciously to act out an adopted role * "Pretending" (Al Sherman song), a 1946 song with music and lyrics by Al Sherman and Marty Symes * "Pretending" (Eric Clapton song), a 1989 rock song written and composed by Jerry Lynn Williams * "Pretending" (HIM song), a song by the Finnish band HIM released in 2001 * "Pretending" (Glee song), a song from US TV series ''Glee'' * "Pretend" (1952 song), a popular song, written by Lew Douglas, Cliff Parman, and Frank Levere * "Pretend" (Tinashe song), a 2014 song by Tinashe featuring ASAP Rocky * "Pretend", a song by Cheri Dennis from '' In and Out of Love'' * "Pretend", a song by Lights from '' The Listening'' * ''Pretend'' (album), a 2015 album by Swedish singer and songwriter Seinabo Sey * "Pretending", a song by SOPHIE from ''Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides'' * ''Pretending'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Role-playing
Role-playing or roleplaying is the changing of one's behaviour to assume a role, either unconsciously to fill a social role, or consciously to act out an adopted role. While the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' offers a definition of role-playing as "the changing of one's behaviour to fulfill a social role", in the field of psychology, the term is used more loosely in four senses: * To refer to the playing of roles generally such as in a theatre, or educational setting; * To refer to taking a role of a character or person and acting it out with a partner taking someone else's role, often involving different genres of practice; * To refer to a wide range of games including role-playing video game (RPG), play-by-mail games and more; * To refer specifically to role-playing games. Amusement Many children participate in a form of role-playing known as make believe, wherein they adopt certain roles such as doctor and act out those roles in character. Sometimes make believe adopts an oppos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pretending (Al Sherman Song)
"Pretending" is a song with music and lyrics by Al Sherman and Marty Symes. It was recorded by Andy Russell with the Paul Weston Orchestra ( Capitol), Bing Crosby (singing) and Les Paul playing lead guitar on May 15, 1946 (Decca), Kate Smith ( Columbia) and Margaret Whiting from the Barry Wood Show among others. The song was published in New York City by Criterion Music Corporation. The recording by Andy Russell was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 271. It reached the Billboard magazine ''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music ... Best Seller chart on October 4, 1946 at #10, its only week on the chart. References {{Bing Crosby Bing Crosby songs Songs written by Al Sherman Songs with lyrics by Marty Symes 1946 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pretending (Eric Clapton Song)
"Pretending" is a rock song written and composed by Jerry Lynn Williams. It was released in 1989 on Eric Clapton's ''Journeyman'' as the first track of the album. The song was released as the lead single from the album, backed with "Before You Accuse Me" in USA and Europe and "Hard Times" in UK, and reached #55 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making it the album's highest-charting single on that chart. It was also #1 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. In the Netherlands, it reached #3 on the Dutch Tip 40 and #24 on the Dutch Top 40. It became a live favorite. The song begins with a piano introduction. Clapton uses a wah wah pedal on the song. Author Marc Roberty describes the wah-wah solos as being "superlative." Roberty criticizes Steve Ferrone's drumming on the song for being too heavy handed. Allmusic critic Matthew Greenwald praises the song's "great guitar hook" and Clapton's "great vocal and guitar performances" on the song. However, Greenwald believes that the song' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pretending (HIM Song)
"Pretending" is a song by the Finnish band HIM, released in 2001 as the fifth track from their album ''Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights''. It sold 7,641 copies in Finland. In 2006, an acoustic version of "Pretending" was released as a double-A-side single along with the string version of "In Joy and Sorrow" on the album '' Uneasy Listening Vol. 1''. The orchestral "In Joy and Sorrow" is the fifth track on the compilation, while the acoustic "Pretending" was an exclusive sixteenth track only available by buying the album from Best Buy. "In Joy and Sorrow"/"Pretending" reached No. 1 in Finland. The first track on the international release is a shorter version than the official album version. The original version is 3:55 while the single version is 3:44. Tracklisting ;International release and German and Finnish maxi-single release #"Pretending" #"Pretending" (Alternative mix) #"Pretending" (The Cosmic Pope Jam version) #"Please Don't Let It Go" (Acoustic version) * #"Lose Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pretending (Glee Song)
"Pretending" is an original song from the second season of the American musical comedy-drama ''Glee'', entitled "New York". The episode included two other original songs: "As Long as You're There" and " Light Up the World". The song was featured on the show's ''Volume 6'' soundtrack. The song was written by Adam Anders, Peer Astrom and Shelly Peiken. Context Rachel Berry and Finn Hudson perform the duet to an enthusiastic audience at Nationals (a metaphor for their rocky relationship and uncertain future). They conclude the song by kissing each other, stunning the entire theatre into silence and "likely ruining their chances of a win with such a blatant display of unprofessionalism". Critical reception ''PopCrush'' described the song as "heartfelt...one-of-a-kind" song as "the gem of the 'Glee' originals we've seen so far", noting it's "especially poignant" for "encompass ngthe eason 2 Eason is a surname. The name comes from Aythe where the first recorded spelling of the family n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pretend (1952 Song)
"Pretend" is a popular song, written in 1952 by Dan Belloc, Lew Douglas, Cliff Parman and Frank Levere. The best-known recording, by Nat King Cole, was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 2346. It first reached the '' Billboard'' Best Seller chart on January 31, 1953, and lasted 20 weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 3. It also reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1953, just behind Frankie Laine's chart topping hit, " I Believe". Cole would later re-record the song for his 1961 album '' The Nat King Cole Story''. The recording by Ralph Marterie was released by Mercury Records as catalog number 70045. It reached the '' Billboard'' Best Seller chart on February 7, 1953 at No. 16, its only week on the chart. The recording by Eileen Barton was released by Coral Records as catalog number 60927. It reached the ''Billboard'' Best Seller chart on March 7, 1953 at No. 18, its only week on the chart. On the '' Cash Box'' chart, where all versions of the song were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pretend (Tinashe Song)
"Pretend" is a song by American singer Tinashe. It was released as her second single from her debut album ''Aquarius.'' The song, which was produced by producer Detail, features a guest verse from Harlem-based rapper ASAP Rocky. Composition In an interview with ''Rap-Up'', Tinashe talked about the concept behind the song. She said “The song with Rocky is definitely kind of a contemporary-sounding song, it doesn’t really sound like a lot of other songs on the radio, but it’s a midtempo feel and it’s kinda minimalistic in the track.” And when speaking about the song's meaning, she said, ""Pretend" is basically about when you're in a relationship and instead of dealing with the stuff that you deal with in a relationship, you don't want to do that. You're just going to pretend that everything is fine. I think a lot of people can relate." "Pretend" is a pop song written by Tinashe, Lyrica Anderson and ASAP Rocky and was produced by Detail. Release and critical recepti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In And Out Of Love (Cheri Dennis Album)
''In and Out of Love'' is the debut album of American R&B singer Cheri Dennis, issued by Bad Boy/Atlantic Records. It was exclusively released digitally through the iTunes Store on November 13, 2007 with physical CDs and LPs made available on February 26, 2008. ''In and Out of Love'' debuted at #74 on the ''Billboard'' 200, Dennis' debut album was critically acclaimed despite questions being raised concerning the album's sudden halt possibly due to the record label and the music industry's infamous promotional discrepancies, corruption, quid pro quo, fraudulent fine print being added onto contracts, breach of contract, and federal embezzlement. "Portrait of Love", the second of three singles released, reached #55 on ''Billboards Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It was originally entitled "Portrait" and featured only Yung Joc, but after the single was leaked, the track title was changed and Gorilla Zoe was added to the song. The first single "I Love You" peaked at #18 on Billboard, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Listening (Lights Album)
''The Listening'' is the debut studio album by Canadian recording artist Lights. It was released on September 22, 2009, by Sire Records, with global distribution handled by parent Warner Music Group, although in Lights' native Canada the album is released instead by Universal Music Canada under licence. By July 2017, the album was certified platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA), denoting sales in excess of 80,000 copies. Critical reception ''The Listening'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. ''Billboard'' contributor Mark Sutherland called the album a more accessible take on UK electronic music artists like Little Boots and La Roux. Ben Rayner of the ''Toronto Star'' said that people who can get past the saccharine preciousness, overuse of the vocoder and its "decidedly sleepy tone" will find an album that "actually proves itself a lot more inventive and unpredictable than its trappings initially betray." Camilla Pia from ''NME'' panne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pretend (album)
''Pretend'' is the debut studio album by Swedish singer and songwriter Seinabo Sey, released on 23 October 2015 by Universal Sweden. It was produced by Magnus Lidehäll Magnus Lidehäll is a Swedish award winning producer, composer and songwriter. He works close with songwriting duo Vargas & Lagola – with whom he won the composer of the year award at the Swedish Grammy Awards in 2014. Together they have produce .... The album features the singles " Younger", "Hard Time" and "Pretend". Track listing Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References {{DEFAULTSORT:Pretend 2015 debut albums Seinabo Sey albums European Border Breakers Award-winning albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oil Of Every Pearl's Un-Insides
''Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides'' (stylized in all caps) is the only studio album by Scottish recording artist and producer SOPHIE. It was released on 15 June 2018, through Transgressive, Future Classic and Sophie's own label, MSMSMSM. According to one source, the title may be a variant spelling of the phrase "I love every person's insides". ''Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides'' was met with widespread acclaim by critics and received a nomination for the Best Dance/Electronic Album at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. A remix album, '' Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides Non-Stop Remix Album'', was released in July 2019. Singles In promotion of the album three singles were released off the album—"It's Okay to Cry", "Ponyboy", and "Faceshopping". The first single, "It's Okay to Cry", was released alongside a self-directed music video of Sophie, naked, singing directly to the camera in a studio setting behind digital skies and rainbow. The video marked Sophie's "first proper public ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugly Me
''Pretendiendo'' ( Spanish: ''Pretending''), known as ''Ugly Me'' in the U.S., is a 2006 Chilean romantic comedy film directed and written by Claudio Dabed. The film is about a beautiful but romantically disappointed woman named Amanda. In an attempt to avoid men and getting hurt again, she adopts another persona, that of an "ugly" girl, while at the same time posing as a gorgeous vixen named Helena. When Argentinian co-worker and ladies' man Marcelo enters into her life, Helena/Amanda will have to re-think her life choices as a single woman. The film stars Bárbara Mori as Amanda/Helena. Plot Amanda, a young woman who is both beautiful and psychopathic, works as an architect. One day, she catches her boyfriend Pablo in bed with another woman, which infuriates her. In a fit of rage, she threatens him with a shotgun and then shoots him in the groin, hoping to prevent him from "cheating" again. As part of a court settlement, a psychiatrist is assigned to evaluate her, and he conclud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
