Cover Versions
Billy Fury had a UK #10 hit with his version in 1964, which also went to #1 in Singapore. Glen Campbell's 1970 recording became a top ten hit in both the United States and United Kingdom. Ronnie McDowell had a #8 single on the Billboard country chart in 1988 after recording the song as a duet with Twitty. The pop band Child released the song as a single in 1978, reaching the top ten in the UK Charts. Australian rock band Cold Chisel recorded a thundering version of the song in 1983 on their Barking Spiders Live album. The horror punk band Misfits have a cover version on their 2003 covers album Project 1950, retitled "Only Make Believe". Queen guitarist Brian May has also covered it, his band consisting of Cozy Powell, Jamie Moses, Spike Edney & Neil Murray. Brian's cover can be found on the b-side of his 1998 single "Why Don't We Try Again". Clay Aiken recorded the song for his 2010 album Tried and True. In 2012, Fiona Apple performed the song as the closing number of all the shows in her The Idler Wheel Tour.
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