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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I Saw a Man and He Danced With His Wife
Cher Lyrics
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Then he walked in with some woman
Who's place was once mine
And she wore his ring on her finger
And the band began a song
I'd heard before
I saw a man and he danced with his wife
'Cause I remember before
When we danced on this floor
His eyes were only on me
Where did I go wrong
They were playin' our song
While I was cryin' all night long
I kept watchin' as they danced so divine
I kept hopin', kept on lookin'
But I couldn't catch his eye
Oh, then he got up
And he saw me
But he just walked right on by
And danced with her
I saw a man and he danced with his wife
How I wished he was dancin' with me
'Cause I remember before
When we danced on this floor
His eyes were only on me
Where did I go wrong
They were playin' our song
While I was cryin' all night long
Two weeks later I heard a knock on my door
He was back
Just like all those good times before
Ah, then he kissed me
And he told me I left her 'cause I love you
So much more than I knew
I saw a man and he danced with his wife
But now he's dancin' with me
I remember before
When we danced on this floor
His eyes were only on me
I saw a man and he danced with his wife
The lyrics of Cher's song "I Saw a Man and He Danced With His Wife" tell a poignant story of lost love and longing. She starts by describing how she is alone, drinking wine when the man she once loved walks in with another woman who wears a ring that once belonged to Cher. As the band starts playing a familiar tune, they start dancing, and Cher remembers the times they had danced together, almost as if in a trance. However, she is now on the outside looking in, wishing she could dance with him again.
The chorus expresses Cher's emotions in a more profound way. She wishes that the man would dance with her again because he used to look at her the way he is now looking at this other woman. The lyrics are filled with regret as she wonders where she went wrong and why the man she once loved is now with someone else. The chorus is repeated several times, with her emotions becoming more intense and her heartbreak more apparent.
Finally, two weeks later, the man returns, and they reconcile. He kisses her and confesses that he left the other woman because he loves Cher more than he knew. The song ends with Cher, now happy and dancing with the man who was once dancing with someone else.
All in all, "I Saw a Man and He Danced With His Wife" is a moving song about love, loss, and reconciliation that Cher sings with her signature emotion and sincerity.
Line by Line Meaning
I was by myself drinkin' chilled, loney wine
I was alone drinking wine and feeling lonely
Then he walked in with some woman
Then he came in with another woman
Who's place was once mine
Who used to be in my position
And she wore his ring on her finger
And she had a ring of his on her finger
And the band began a song
And the band started playing a song
I'd heard before
I had heard this song before
I saw a man and he danced with his wife
I saw a man dance with his wife
How I wished he was dancin' with me
I wished he was dancing with me instead
'Cause I remember before
Because I recall
When we danced on this floor
When we danced on this same dance floor
His eyes were only on me
His attention was solely on me
Where did I go wrong
What did I do wrong
They were playin' our song
They were playing our song that we used to dance to together
While I was cryin' all night long
While I was crying all night long
I kept watchin' as they danced so divine
I kept observing as they danced so beautifully
I kept hopin', kept on lookin'
I kept hoping and looking
But I couldn't catch his eye
But I couldn't get his attention
Oh, then he got up
Oh, then he stood up
And he saw me
And he noticed me
But he just walked right on by
But he just walked by me
And danced with her
And continued dancing with her
Two weeks later I heard a knock on my door
Two weeks later someone knocked on my door
He was back
He had returned
Just like all those good times before
Just like old times
Ah, then he kissed me
Then he kissed me
And he told me I left her 'cause I love you
And he told me he left her because he loves me
So much more than I knew
More than I ever realized
I saw a man and he danced with his wife
I saw a man dance with his wife
But now he's dancin' with me
But now he's dancing with me instead
I remember before
I recall
When we danced on this floor
When we danced on this same dance floor
His eyes were only on me
His attention was solely on me
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JOHN ROBERT DURRILL
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