For the next 5 weeks, Tommy Edwards dominated the number one spot, the ever popular NASA began operations, and the not so popular USSR began testing with nuclear weapons. With so much excitement in the world people didn't notice a new number one hit rising the ranks to over take "It's All In The Game"
This new Hit was Conway Twitty's "It's Only Make Believe"
As enjoyable as having the name Conway Twitty can be, he was actually born as Harold Lloyd Jenkins in Friars Point, Mississippi. His family moved to Arkansas where Harold created his first musical group the Phillips County Ramblers and started his own Saturday morning radio show. Throughout high school Harold was a passionate baseball player and even got an offer to play for the Philadelphia Phillies, unfortunately before he got the chance, he was drafted by the military to fight in the "Far East". While posted Harold never gave up on his musical passions and created another group on base named the Cimmerons (not to be confused with the 1967 UK Reggae band). After the war, a friend suggested Harold pursue a career as a professional musician. Since the sounds of Elvis were popular at the time Harold decided to copy that very Rock N' Roll sound that many had found success in. A few rumors exist concerning how he chose to perform under the name Conway Twitty, one even claiming he stole another mans name because he liked it so much. Actually, when "It's Only Make Believe" first began playing on the radio, many mistook the song as an Elvis song. Mission Success!
The lyrics of the song tell a story of a man who apparently is a casualty of the dreaded "Friend Zone". He speaks of hanging with someone but wailing that he will never have the opportunity to truly love them, for they do not share the same feelings as he does. Therefor, a relationship with this person will stay only make believe, or lets at least hope it stays that way. Anyone who is familiar with the musical stylings of the Misfits later career (better forgotten) could easily guess a cover was created. Mission Success!