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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Save The Children
Cher Lyrics
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I lie awake just thinking about you
And while the children are going off to school
I wonder why I was such a fool
To ever let it go this far
So, darling, wherever you are, come back
[Chorus:]
If not for me, do it for them
Save the little children
Don't make them suffer
For our sins
Don't leave them daddy-less
Just 'cause we can't get it right
I know we could clean up this mess
If you could just see them sleeping tonight
I was such a fool
To ever let it go this far
So, darling, wherever you are, come back
[Chorus]
Save the little children
Cher's song "Save the Children" discusses the consequences that arise when two deeply flawed people who are unable to reconcile, reach a point where they realize how their actions may impact their children. The song has a melancholic tone with Cher singing about her regrets and wishes that she could turn back time. When the children are sleeping or attending school, she reflects on her mistakes and yearns for her lover to come back so that they can be a family again.
The chorus is a plea to save the children, not for the sake of the adults involved, but solely for the children's well-being. Cher acknowledges the pain that children experience when their parents separate or fight, and she pleads for her lover to come back and parent together. The lyrics emphasize the importance of having both parents involved in raising their children, and that it's not fair to let them suffer for the mistakes of their parents.
Overall, "Save the Children" portrays the anguish one feels when caught in the middle of a failed relationship that has affected their children. It's a powerful song that illustrates the importance of focusing on what's best for the children and not letting adult egos dictate their lives.
Line by Line Meaning
While the children are sleeping
As the innocent children sleep, I can't help but be consumed by thoughts of you
I lie awake just thinking about you
Even as the night wears on, thoughts of you weigh heavily on my mind, making it difficult to rest
And while the children are going off to school
As the children begin their day by heading off to school,
I wonder why I was such a fool
I can't help but question how foolish I was for letting you go
To ever let it go this far
I deeply regret allowing our situation to spiral out of control
So, darling, wherever you are, come back
My heart aches for you, and I beg of you to return to me
And save the children
Please come back to protect the children from the harm that our separation is causing them
If not for me, do it for them
Even if you can't find it in your heart to take me back, do it for the sake of our children
Don't make them suffer
I implore you as their parent to not inflict unnecessary suffering on them
For our sins
Let's take responsibility for our mistakes and not allow our children to pay the price
Don't leave them daddy-less
Don't abandon our children by leaving them without a father figure
Just 'cause we can't get it right
Just because we can't seem to make things work between us
I know we could clean up this mess
I'm confident that we can work together to fix this situation
If you could just see them sleeping tonight
If you could only witness how peaceful and beautiful our children are as they sleep, perhaps you would see the importance of returning to us
Save the little children
Let's prioritize the safety and well-being of our children above all else
And save the children
Once more I plead with you to return and save our children from the emotional turmoil they're experiencing
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: EDDIE HINTON
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