Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress… Read Full Bio ↴Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Often referred to by the media as the "Goddess of Pop", she has been described as embodying female autonomy in a male-dominated industry. Cher is known for her distinctive contralto singing voice and for having worked in numerous areas of entertainment, as well as adopting a variety of styles and appearances throughout her six-decade-long career.

Cher gained popularity in 1965 as one-half of the folk rock husband-wife duo Sonny & Cher after their song "I Got You Babe" peaked at number one on the US and UK charts. Together they sold 40 million records worldwide. Her solo career was established during the same time, with the top-ten singles "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" and "You Better Sit Down Kids". She became a television personality in the 1970s with her CBS shows; first The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, watched by over 30 million viewers weekly during its three-year run, and then the namesake Cher. She emerged as a fashion trendsetter by wearing elaborate outfits on her television shows.

While working on television, Cher released the US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves", "Half-Breed", and "Dark Lady", becoming the female artist with the most number-one singles in United States history at the time. After her divorce from Sonny Bono in 1975, she released the disco album Take Me Home (1979) and earned $300,000 a week for her 1979–1982 concert residency in Las Vegas.

In 1982, Cher made her Broadway debut in the play Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean and starred in its film adaptation. She subsequently garnered critical acclaim for her performances in films such as Silkwood (1983), Mask (1985), The Witches of Eastwick (1987), and Moonstruck (1987), the last of which won her the Academy Award for Best Actress. She then revived her music career by recording the rock-inflected albums Cher (1987), Heart of Stone (1989), and Love Hurts (1991), all of which yielded successful singles such as "I Found Someone", "If I Could Turn Back Time", and "Love and Understanding". Cher contributed to the soundtrack for her next film, Mermaids (1990), which spawned the UK number-one single "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)". She made her directorial debut with a segment in the abortion-themed anthology If These Walls Could Talk (1996).

Cher reached a new commercial peak in 1998 with the dance-pop album Believe, whose title track topped the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1999 and became the biggest-selling single of all time by a female artist in the UK. It features pioneering use of Auto-Tune to distort her vocals, known as the "Cher effect". Her 2002–2005 Living Proof: The Farewell Tour became one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time, earning $250 million. In 2008, she signed a $60 million deal to headline the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas for three years. During the 2010s, she landed starring roles in the films Burlesque (2010) and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) and released studio albums Closer to the Truth (2013) and Dancing Queen (2018), both of which debuted at number three on the Billboard 200.

Having sold 100 million records, Cher is one of the world's best-selling music artists. Her achievements include a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, an Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, the Billboard Icon Award, and awards from the Kennedy Center Honors and the Council of Fashion Designers of America. She is the only artist to date to have a number-one single on a Billboard chart in six consecutive decades, from the 1960s to the 2010s. Aside from music and acting, she is noted for her political views, social media presence, philanthropic endeavors, and social activism, including LGBT rights and HIV/AIDS prevention.

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Classified 1A
Cher Lyrics

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I know now, how much I love you
I knew it surely
When I saw my blood
I cried with my wet eyes
I said I love you
I said I love you dying in the mud
It's funny you know
I'm not the one that feels bad

Some guy is gonna knock
At our front door
Honey he's gonna try
And tell you in a nice way
That Mrs., your not Mrs. anymore

Just one more time
I wish that I could see you
Just one more time
I wish that you were near
Just one more time
I wish that you could hear me
But bitterness won't make me reappear

I love you, my God, how I love you
I see you all around me
It's time now
It's time to say good night
But this time, my love

I won't have to get up and fight
I love you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Cher's song "Classified 1A" evoke a sense of heartbreak and desperation as the singer reflects on a lost relationship and the impending arrival of someone who will inform her partner that their marriage is over. The opening lines suggest that the singer did not fully appreciate the depth of her love for her partner until facing the possibility of death. The line "I knew it surely when I saw my blood" implies that she came close to death and realized the extent of her love only in that moment. The ensuing lines reveal the depth of her despair as she confesses her love for her partner even if it means dying in the mud. The contrast in emotions is startlingly clear in the lyrics, as the singer acknowledges that she is not the one that feels bad but it is the person who will come to inform her partner of the end of their relationship.

The second half of the song shows that the singer still longs for the chance to reconcile with her partner. She wishes for one more chance to see and speak with her partner but realizes that bitterness will not bring her back. The final lines are a heartfelt expression of her love, and the realization that she will need to say goodbye and not fight anymore.

Line by Line Meaning

I know now, how much I love you
Upon seeing my own blood, I finally admitted to myself how much I love you.

I cried with my wet eyes
Tears streamed down my face as I cried.

It's funny, you know. I'm not the one that feels bad.
I find it strange that I'm not the one feeling guilty about what happened.

Some guy is gonna knock at our front door. Honey, he's gonna try and tell you in a nice way, that Mrs., your not Mrs. anymore
Someone is coming to inform you in person that our marriage is over.

Just one more time, I wish that I could see you. Just one more time, I wish that you were near. Just one more time, I wish that you could hear me. But bitterness won't make me reappear
I long to see you, be with you, and talk to you once more, but I know dwelling on bitterness will not bring me back to you.

I see you all around me
I feel your presence everywhere I go.

It's time now, it's time to say goodnight. But this time, my love, I won't have to get up and fight
It's time to let go and say goodbye, but this time, I won't have to struggle and fight anymore.

I love you, my God, how I love you
My love for you is so intense that it's almost religious in nature.

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