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 1979β1982 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 2002β2005 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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David
Cher Lyrics
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I haven't seen you in a long, long time
I haven't fooled around with any candles lately
Just thought you might have some music in mind
Oh, I just want to serenade you
Maybe we could even live a verse or two
And I could finish this old love song
I could start singing it to you
If I could finish this old love song
Then I could start singing it to you
Won't you come and boogie-woogie with me, baby
It's been a while since I held you close to me
I haven't met many boys like you, baby
Knew I would find you eventually
Oh, I just want to serenade you
Maybe we could even live a verse or two
And I could finish this old love song
So I could start singing it to you, oh baby
I could start singing it to you, oh honey
If I could finish this old love song
Then I could start singing it to you
If I could finish this old love song
Then I could start singing it
Then I could start singing it to you
Oh, to you, oh, to you baby, you
I said, to you
Cher's "David's Song" is a sultry, romantic tune that speaks of a lover's yearning to hold his beloved once again. The lyrics are filled with passionate language and imagery that paint the picture of a couple reunited after a long time apart. The song starts with an invitation to "rock and roll" and catch up on lost time, as the singer hasn't "fooled around with any candles lately," suggesting a lack of romantic encounters in the interim period. The singer is eager to reconnect with his lover and possibly make some sweet music together.
The chorus of the song centers around the idea of a love song that the singer has been working on and is keen to share with his partner. He longs to serenade her and "live a verse or two" with her, suggesting a deep emotional connection that he desires to rekindle. The refrain of "If I could finish this old love song, then I could start singing it to you" suggests a powerful need to complete a work of art that would enable the singer to express his love fully.
Overall, "David's Song" is a tender love song that speaks to the power of music and the desire to be with the one you love. Its poetic imagery and the emotional depth of the lyrics ensure that this song is a timeless classic that touches the hearts of audiences young and old.
Line by Line Meaning
Won't you let me rock and roll you baby
Cher is asking her lover to let her love them wholly and completely
I haven't seen you in a long, long time
Cher is hinting at the distance and time that has passed between them
I haven't fooled around with any candles lately
Cher has not been romantic with anyone else recently
Just thought you might have some music in mind
Cher is hinting at their romantic history and how music was a key part of it
Oh, I just want to serenade you
Cher wants to express her love through music and song
Maybe we could even live a verse or two
Cher suggests they could make new memories and experiences together
And I could finish this old love song
Cher wants to complete their romantic history by finishing a song they started together
So I could start singing it to you, oh
Cher wants to celebrate their love by sharing their song with her lover
Won't you come and boogie-woogie with me, baby
Cher wants to dance and have fun with her lover
It's been a while since I held you close to me
Cher misses the physical intimacy they shared
I haven't met many boys like you, baby
Cher believes her love is unique and special
Knew I would find you eventually
Cher always believed they were meant to be together
If I could finish this old love song
Cher reiterates her desire to complete their song and their love story
Then I could start singing it
Cher emphasizes the importance of the song and how it signifies their love
Then I could start singing it to you
Cher wants to sing the song to her lover as a celebration of their love
Oh, to you, oh, to you baby, you
Cher directs her love and song specifically to her lover
I said, to you
Cher emphasizes that her love and song are meant for her lover alone
Lyrics Β© Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: DAVID F PAICH
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Michael A. Webermann
Some of the songs they're blending a few people's versions together, but for anyone interested in an approximation of the tracklist:
Young Americans (Bowie) 00:00
Song Sung Blue (Bobby Darin) 01:14Β
One (Three Dog Night)Β 01:28
Da Doo Ron Ron (Crystals) 01:41
Wedding Bell Blues (The 5th Dimension) 01:52
Maybe (Chantels) 02:04
Maybe Baby (Buddy Holly) 02:18
Day Tripper (Beatles) 02:29
Blue Moon (The Marcels) 02:41
Only You (The Platters) 02:58
Temptation (Singinβ in the Rain version) 03:23
Ainβt No Sunshine (Bill Withers / Michael Jackson versions) 03:37
Young Blood (The Coasters/Leon Russell versions) 04:04
Young Americans (reprise) 05:01
Hermione Ziggeraut
Imagine Bowie at your feet, singing to you on his knees, looking up into your eyes and not having your heart come to a full stop. Cher is lucky to have survived this.
Kristiana St. Claire
yuhhh i barely made it lol
Simo-Pekka Sunila
1975
Hoopla!
He would have ruined my life ...
Vincent
Yβall arenβt Cher thatβs why π
Creepy Skulldini
Well, I call THIS GAWD AWFUL!! Thank God Brian Eno came along when HE did!! YIPES!!!!!!!!
Dan
I really love how special Young Americans always sounded live. Whether it was intentional or not, whenever David would go off script during this song I would always love it. When he asks "Happy?" at 5:10 and then says "aw you're no fun", I really think it just shows how much of a light he could have been to others around him.
I miss that light a lot.
Mari Dangerfield
Their voices actually blend really well!!
Robin Smith
Hello π I was wondering around when I saw your profile and decided to make you my friend.... I hope we can be friends ?
Phantombucketmouse
This is beautiful just because of how much fun they're having together.