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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One Of Us
Cher Lyrics
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You were, I felt, robbing me of my rightful chances
My picture clear, everything seemed so easy
And so I dealt you the blow, one of us had to go
But now it's different, I want you to know
One of us is crying, one of us is lying
Staring at the ceiling
Wishing she were somewhere else instead
One of us is lonely, one of us is only
Waiting for a call
Sorry for herself, feeling stupid, feeling small
Wishing she had never left at all
I saw myself as a concealed attraction
I felt you kept me away from the heat and the action
Just like a child, stubborn and misconceiving
That's how I started the show, one of us had to go
Now I've changed and I want you to know
One of us is crying, one of us is lying
In her lonely bed
Staring at the ceiling
Wishing she was somewhere else instead
And one of us is lonely, one of us is only
Waiting for a call
Sorry for herself, feeling stupid, feeling small
Wishing she had never left at all
Never left at all
In Cher's song "One of Us," the lyrics speak of a failed romance that has left one partner crying in their lonely bed and the other waiting by the telephone feeling sorry for themselves. The first verse talks about missed opportunities as the singer feels robbed of her chances for a great romance by the person she is addressing in the song. The chorus is somewhat ironic as it shows that both parties involved in the failed romance are suffering. One is crying and lying in bed while the other is lonely and only waiting for a call. The last line, "wishing she had never left at all," implies that perhaps the singer is feeling regret for ending the relationship and wondering if things could have been different.
Line by Line Meaning
They passed me by, all of those great romances
I missed out on so many chances for a great love story
You were, I felt, robbing me of my rightful chances
I blamed you for taking what I thought were my chances at love
My picture clear, everything seemed so easy
I thought I had it all figured out and that love would come easily
And so I dealt you the blow, one of us had to go
I ended the relationship because I felt like it was either you or me
But now it's different, I want you to know
I have changed and I want to make things right
One of us is crying, one of us is lying in her lonely bed
One of us is upset and alone, possibly lying about how they truly feel
Staring at the ceiling, wishing she were somewhere else instead
Feeling stuck and longing for a change
One of us is lonely, one of us is only waiting for a call
One of us is feeling isolated and only hoping for a phone call to end their loneliness
Sorry for herself, feeling stupid, feeling small
Feeling regretful, dumb, and insignificant
Wishing she had never left at all
Wishing she hadn't made the decision to end the relationship
I saw myself as a concealed attraction
I felt like I was being hidden and not being given the attention I deserved
I felt you kept me away from the heat and the action
I believed you were preventing me from living life to the fullest
Just like a child, stubborn and misconceiving
I was acting immature and misunderstanding the situation
That's how I started the show, one of us had to go
I caused the end of the relationship and felt like it was necessary
Never left at all
Regretting the decision to end the relationship and wishing that it never happened
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Benny Goran Andersson, Bjoern K. Ulvaeus
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
jeepee76
I used to say that nobody should cover ABBA songs. Till i heard Cher do it. Her voice is perfect for these songs. The album isn't out yet but i already need a volume 2
Balthazar Martinez
I agree with you entirely!!!!!
Ruth McCann
Actually if Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried did ABBA covers, i wouldn't mind that at all
Charlie B
Ruth McCann they wouldn’t chart let’s just keep it 100🤭
Simone Reisinger
@Balthazar Martinez ja stimme auch absolut zu ❣
Arturo Caballero
Cher will be remembered as one of the most iconic singers of gold in history
David Sims
Shes still alive
Chris Hannon
I thought the same..she's very much alive
Football Freak
@David Sims maybe they mean when she does go?
Alison Somerville
She's not dead!! Very much alive and kicking