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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Melody
Cher Lyrics
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I can talk to you
What a day it's been out there
In the madden crush
Another day's gone dying in the dust
Melody, listen for the phone
While I change my clothes
Three days waiting took its toil
This trying to type and crying
It's getting old
Melody, remember long summer days
Playing grown ups in the city
Mama saying sweet dreams sleepy heads
Tuck in bed with you, my favorite dolly
Oh Melody, with your raggedy charms
I have looked for love in a stranger's arms
Scared of going home, for what they'll see
You know mama eyes could
Always look right through
And daddy, he wouldn't be so proud of me
No, they won't understand like you, Melody
In Cher's song "Melody," the singer addresses her oldest and dearest friend, Melody. The lyrics give insight into the singer's life and the challenges she faces. She highlights to Melody how tough her day has been and how she can always count on her to listen to her problems. The singer also tells Melody of the difficulties she faces in her love life, as she has been looking for love outside of herself in the arms of strangers. She expresses her fear of going home and facing the judgment of her parents, as they won't understand her situation as Melody does. The lyrics depict a sense of vulnerability and trust between two lifelong friends.
Line by Line Meaning
Melody you're my oldest friend
The singer has known Melody for a long time and considers her a close friend.
I can talk to you
The singer feels comfortable confiding in Melody.
What a day it's been out there
The singer has had a difficult or challenging day.
In the madden crush
The singer may be referring to a crowded or frantic atmosphere.
Another day's gone dying in the dust
The singer is expressing feelings of exhaustion and the passage of time.
Melody, listen for the phone
The singer is asking Melody to attend to the phone while they change their clothes.
While I change my clothes
The singer needs to change clothes for a reason that is not specified.
He knows by now I'm home
Someone, possibly a partner, knows that the singer is home.
Three days waiting took its toil
The singer has been waiting for something for three days and it has been emotionally draining.
This trying to type and crying
The singer is feeling emotional or upset and trying to communicate via typing.
It's getting old
The situation is becoming repetitive or tiresome for the singer.
Melody, remember long summer days
The singer is reminiscing about pleasant memories with Melody during summertime.
Playing grown ups in the city
The singer and Melody played a make-believe game of being adults in the city.
Mama saying sweet dreams sleepy heads
The singer's mother would say goodnight to them and Melody as they went to bed.
Tuck in bed with you, my favorite dolly
The singer and Melody would snuggle together in bed with the singer's favorite doll.
Oh Melody, with your raggedy charms
The singer is fond of Melody despite her flaws.
I have looked for love in a stranger's arms
The singer has sought intimacy with strangers.
Scared of going home, for what they'll see
The singer is afraid of how their parents will react to something.
You know mama eyes could
The singer is warning Melody that their mother is perceptive.
Always look right through
Their mother can see through lies and deception.
And daddy, he wouldn't be so proud of me
The singer's father may disapprove of something the singer has done.
No, they won't understand like you, Melody
The singer feels that Melody is the only one who truly understands them.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: SNUFF GARRETT, CLIFTON T. CROFFORD
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