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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Thunderstorm
Cher Lyrics
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Staring down into your eyes
Just forget there's a world somewhere outside
I kept my porch-light burning
So you could find my door
Felt so good to hear your footsteps
Walk across my bedroom floor
By the thunderstorm last night
I swear I heard the north wind call your name
But a clear sky of blue stars
And the darling man you are
Makes it feel so good lying here next to you
This dusty town has needed rain
Like I've been needing you
So hold me tight as only you can do
By the light of just one candle
I feel your warm hands touching me
While our shadows move together
In the sweetest harmony
I knew that you were coming
By the thunderstorm last night
I swear I heard the north wind call your name
But a clear sky of blue stars
And the darling man you are
Makes it feel so good lying here next to you
I knew that you were coming
By the thunderstorm last night
I swear I heard the north wind call your name
But a clear sky of blue stars
And the darling man you are
Makes it feel so good lying here next to you
In "Thunderstorm," Cher sings about the beauty of being in the present moment with the person she cares for. The lyrics describe a serene evening spent in the company of an intimate partner, where everything beyond the immediate surrounds fades away. Cher sings about the anticipation and pleasure of having her lover visit, as though her intuition could feel the occasion approaching in the wind before it launched into a full-blown thunderstorm. She describes the satisfaction of the rain coming down on the earth, a fitting metaphor for the way her lover refreshes her life and spirit.
By setting this intimate moment within the context of a storm, the lyrics suggest that the relationship is intense and all-consuming, yet also precious and fragile. What's clear is that the two people in this story are completely enamoured with one another in this moment, and that they're finding respite from the world outside that saturates their daily life. Cher’s vocals are soft and delicate, lending an intimate feel to the lyrics. She sings of the harmony between her and her lover, allowing the listener to feel as though they're right there in the room with them.
Line by Line Meaning
I could pass the evening here
I am so content in your presence that I don't feel the need to go anywhere or do anything else.
Staring down into your eyes
I can't help but admire and be captivated by your eyes.
Just forget there's a world somewhere outside
Being with you is all-encompassing and so wonderful that I don't want to think about anything else.
I kept my porch-light burning
I left the light on so you would know where to find me and feel welcome.
So you could find my door
I wanted you to be able to easily and comfortably come to me.
Felt so good to hear your footsteps
Your presence brings me immense joy and comfort.
Walk across my bedroom floor
I love having you in my personal space and sharing my home with you.
I knew that you were coming
I have such a strong connection with you that I can sense your presence even before you arrive.
By the thunderstorm last night
Your arrival was foretold by the powerful and exciting thunderstorm that happened before you got here.
I swear I heard the north wind call your name
Even the elements seem to recognize your importance to me, as I imagined the wind calling out for you.
But a clear sky of blue stars
Despite whatever commotion or worries might be happening in the world, being with you creates calm and happiness, like a clear sky of bright, shining stars.
And the darling man you are
I am so fortunate to be with an amazing person like you.
Makes it feel so good lying here next to you
I am overwhelmed with contentment and peace when I am physically close to you.
This dusty town has needed rain
The town was in dire need of something fresh and new, like the cleansing properties of a long-awaited rain.
Like I've been needing you
Similar to the town, I have been yearning for your presence and your love, which are like a renewing and refreshing rain.
So hold me tight as only you can do
Please give me the affection and care that only you are capable of providing.
By the light of just one candle
Even in the darkness, or with minimal resources, our love and connection continue to shine and illuminate our surroundings.
I feel your warm hands touching me
Your physical touch creates intense warmth and comfort within me.
While our shadows move together
Our physical closeness and intermingling create beautiful and connected shapes and images, like our shadows become one in the candlelight.
In the sweetest harmony
Our love and actions are perfectly in sync, creating a beautiful harmony and harmony between us.
Contributed by Elena A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
onmussiczone
Maybe (almost) fans of that time did not connect flat with this album (Cherished), because Cher really did not agree to record it, she was very professional in doing it, and her voice is not forced or lazy, I want to say, maybe it is silly, but it makes sense.
The only records that I don't connect with is Bittersweet White Light, (today, after having listened to it in full, because I think I never had) Cherished, and Two the Hard Way, for even that, I really adore Black Rose, I have listened to it from the beginning, finally hundreds of times.
I have to admit that the albums: All I Really Want to Do, The Sonny Side of Chér, With Love Chér, Foxy Lady, Half-Breed and Dark Lady, I don't listen to them in full, I only like some tracks, but the rest: Backstage, 3614 Jackson Highway, Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves, Stars, I'd Rather Believe in You, Take Me Home, Prisioner, I Paralyze, Cher, Heart Of Stone, Love Hurts, It's a Man's World, Believe, Not Commercial, Living Proof , Closer to the Truth and Dacing Queen, I've listened to exhaustion, I connect completely.
The only thing I don't like about her career is she never worries about releasing video clips for all the singles that promote, that's sad.
Even so, I LOVE CHER, always be the one 'n only I LOVE CHER.🤍
***By the way, I think that only I Paralyze is missing in the discrography of this channel for it to be complete, or maybe it is the album that is blocked in Mexico.
Cher's Hope
Thank you so much for this. So many memories listening to this record with my highschool boyfriend joey. Rest in peace "DREAMBABY" (cher song reference). . . . love you Cher. Thanks for the music 🎤💃❤🎶
Markus Piaskowski
i love such memories ❤️
José Freitas Oliveira
Linda do coração... Oramos pra melhorar a Armênia...
Maureen Rose
Another beautiful song perfectly delivered by Cher! The beat has a bit of a ragtime vibe and Cher makes it great!!
NormanJ Gomez
Saving all these masterpieces because i love you so much! You're wonderful my beautiful dancing queen 👸🥀🎶☕💙
Carl Doolin
This should be on Spotify 😫
P Jenkins
I still have my album ❤
Nah....
any shot of putting the lost 70s Warner albums on Spotify?
Josias Messiah
#Cher
#QueenOfRock
onmussiczone
Maybe (almost) fans of that time did not connect flat with this album (Cherished), because Cher really did not agree to record it, she was very professional in doing it, and her voice is not forced or lazy, I want to say, maybe it is silly, but it makes sense.
The only records that I don't connect with is Bittersweet White Light, (today, after having listened to it in full, because I think I never had) Cherished, and Two the Hard Way, for even that, I really adore Black Rose, I have listened to it from the beginning, finally hundreds of times.
I have to admit that the albums: All I Really Want to Do, The Sonny Side of Chér, With Love Chér, Foxy Lady, Half-Breed and Dark Lady, I don't listen to them in full, I only like some tracks, but the rest: Backstage, 3614 Jackson Highway, Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves, Stars, I'd Rather Believe in You, Take Me Home, Prisioner, I Paralyze, Cher, Heart Of Stone, Love Hurts, It's a Man's World, Believe, Not Commercial, Living Proof , Closer to the Truth and Dacing Queen, I've listened to exhaustion, I connect completely.
The only thing I don't like about her career is she never worries about releasing video clips for all the singles that promote, that's sad.
Even so, I LOVE CHER, always be the one 'n only I LOVE CHER.🤍
***By the way, I think that only I Paralyze is missing in the discrography of this channel for it to be complete, or maybe it is the album that is blocked in Mexico.