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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RED
Cher Lyrics
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Just can't dream nothing else
All I see is red, now
I'm drowning, no one can help
Sirens through my head, everything you said
Floating lost at sea with sharks around our bed
Wish I heard the call when it was the end
We were living in black and white
Under the grayest sky
Since we've been over, it won't stop
All I see is red, now
Just can't dream nothing else
All I see is red, now
I'm drowning no one can help
It's all around me
Red from my heart, red like my blood
Red from my lips when you told me you were done
Red, now
All I see is red now
Used to be that you were every color of my life
A rainbow shining through the rain, cutting like a knife
You were my obsession every night and every day
So when we fell apart the blue was more than I could take
We were living in black and white
Under the grayest sky
Since we've been over, it won't stop
All I see is red, red
All I see is red, red
It's all around me
Red from my heart, red like my blood
Red from my lips when you told me you were done
Red, now
All I see is red, now
Red from my heart, red like my blood
Red from my lips when you told me you were done
Red from my heart, red like my blood
Red from my lips when you told me you were done
Red, now
Just can't dream nothing else
All I see is red, now
I'm drowning, no one can help
It's all around me
"Red" by Cher is a song about heartbreak, pain, and loss. The lyrics depict a person who is drowning in a sea of red, unable to see anything else but the red color which symbolizes the intense emotions that they are feeling. The song starts with the repetition of the phrase, "All I see is red, now," implying that the singer is consumed by their pain, and they can't seem to focus on anything else. The sirens in their head and the memories of their past love haunt them as they try to move on. The verse "We were living in black and white, under the grayest sky" tells us that the singer felt that their life had no color, and it reflects how they are feeling now that their love has ended.
The chorus repeats multiple times throughout the song and drives home the message of the overwhelming pain and loneliness that the singer is feeling. The color red echoes throughout the song, signifying the passion and deep emotions associated with love, as well as the heartbreak that can accompany it. The verse "Used to be that you were every color of my life, a rainbow shining through the rain, cutting like a knife" showcases how meaningful the relationship once was to the singer, and now they only see red everywhere.
Line by Line Meaning
All I see is red, now
The singer is overwhelmed with negative feelings and cannot see anything else clearly.
Just can't dream nothing else
The singer is so consumed by these negative feelings that they can't even imagine anything else.
I'm drowning, no one can help
The singer feels helpless in their overwhelming emotions and cannot find assistance.
Sirens through my head, everything you said
The artist is haunted by the words and actions of someone important to them.
Floating lost at sea with sharks around our bed
The artist feels vulnerable and in danger in a situation with someone they were intimate with.
Wish I heard the call when it was the end
The singer regrets not recognizing the signs of trouble before it was too late.
Warnings filled the air but it was too late to pretend
There were signs of problems in the relationship, but the singer ignored them.
We were living in black and white
The artist's life lacked color or excitement before this person came along.
Under the grayest sky
The artist's life was dull and depressing.
Since we've been over, it won't stop
The artist can't seem to move on from this person or the emotions they caused.
It's all around me
The negative emotions are all-encompassing and inescapable.
Red from my heart, red like my blood
The artist feels intense emotional pain and heartache.
Red from my lips when you told me you were done
The singer experienced physical pain or shock when the relationship ended.
Used to be that you were every color of my life
The person used to bring joy and brightness to the singer's life.
A rainbow shining through the rain, cutting like a knife
The person brought light and happiness even in difficult times, but their absence now feels painful.
You were my obsession every night and every day
The artist was deeply infatuated with this person.
So when we fell apart the blue was more than I could take
The sadness and emotional pain of the breakup was too much for the artist to bear.
All I see is red, red
The negative emotions are repeating and inescapable.
Red from my heart, red like my blood
The emotional pain is visceral and physical.
Red from my lips when you told me you were done
The news of the breakup was shocking and painful.
Red, now
The artist's world is now colored only with negative emotions.
I'm drowning, no one can help
The artist feels overwhelmed and unable to find a solution or a way out.
It's all around me
The negative emotions feel suffocating and pervasive.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: JOSHUA DEVON WALKER, RICO NELKIN MARC, LAURA PERGOLIZZI, CARL MARTIN EMANUEL RYDEN
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