Footage Resurfaces Of Young Conway Twitty Singing Hit With Jack Nance
Aug 22, 2020 by apost team
Mississipi-born country singer Conway Twitty's first number one hit was It's Only Make Believe. It was a song he wrote a couple of years after his very first single debut. He wrote the hit song along with Jack Nance all the way back in 1958. Enjoy Twitty's 1969 performance of this unforgettable track, which has recently resurfaced on YouTube.
Be sure to reach the end of this article to see the full video :-)
It's Only Make Believe is a sad song. It is about a man who is in a relationship, as the lyrics make clear. This is unrequited love. He loves her. He yearns for her love. She doesn't love him back. She is in this relationship to save face. This man knows it. But he is optimistic that one day she will love him back. She will love him just like he loves her. Right now, it is all just make-believe.
People loved this song. It became a huge hit. According to Songfacts, it was at the top of the United States, UK, and Canadian charts. It's Only Make Believe even made it to the Top 10 in charts in other countries. People loved the story of this tragic love song.
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Other Versions Of "It's Make Believe"
There are other versions of the song. Twitty was the first to record several alternate versions of the song. One of those versions was a 1970 duet with Loretta Lynn. Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn had a prolific career working together. Their first album was released in 1970. It was called We Only Make Believe. You know what song was included on that first album!
It seems that 1970 was a good year for It's Only Make Believe Glen Campbell recorded a very successful version of the Conway Twitty/Jack Nance song.
Conway Twitty Loved To Sing It's Only Make Believe
Conway Twitty surely sang It's Only Make Believe hundreds of times. He always sang the song with such emotion. It was as if each time was the very first time he ever sang his first hit song.
There has just been some early footage of Twitty singing the song. It has been released on YouTube. This performance was from 1969.
Twitty looked quite dapper. He was dressed up in a dark suit with a very white shirt. He wore a sort of funky rounded tie that gave his shirt some contrast. His dark hair was slicked back in a pompadour.
His eyes looked earnest as sang this song of heartbreak and hope. It is not hard to believe that Conway Twitty would soon become a country music icon.
Have you seen this early Conway Twitty video? What do you think about his intense performance of It's Only Make Believe? Let us know and please pass it along to your friends and family!