Are you a Zoey or a Rob? On `Zoey´s Extraordinary Playlist´ and `High Fidelity,´ music ...
(WorldNews Music)

In an upcoming episode of `Zoey´s Extraordinary Playlist` - NBC´s splashy new musical-comedy series in which the title character is exposed to the innermost thoughts of people around her in the form of well-known pop songs - Zoey´s neighbor Mo sings the Platters´ mid-1950s doo-wop classic `The Great Pretender.` For Zoey, played by Jane Levy, Mo´s performance (which, per the show´s premise, only she can hear) affords her some insight into the quiet struggle of an outwardly confident pal. But for Mo, whose obsession with music is the first thing we´re made to understand about him, it´s also an embodiment of the deeply personal claim we fellow obsessives stake to our favorite songs. As sung...