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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Cher Lyrics
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I'm sorry
I didn't see till it was too late
I wonder, baby
What you think of me?
Will you still want me?
I'll call off everything
How can I trust
If it makes you happy
Why does it hurt?
Why does it hurt?
Why does it hurt?
I've been crying myself to sleep
Just to have a way there
I run to you in my dreams
I'm going nowhere
What else do you want me to say?
I know I
Let you go and went along my way
I wonder, baby
What you think of me?
Will you still want me?
I'll call off everything
How can I trust
That this will work?
If it makes you happy
Why does it hurt?
How can I trust
That this will work
If it makes you happy
Why does it hurt?
Why does it hurt?
Why does it hurt?
I've been crying myself to sleep
Just to have a way there
I run to you in my dreams
I'm going nowhere
The song "Still" by Cher is a reflection on a past relationship, where she is pondering the thoughts of her ex-partner, wondering if they still think of her and if they still want her. She confesses that she did not realize how much she had hurt her partner until it was too late, and she now longs to make things right. However, she is also confused about the pain that comes with trying to make things work, wondering why it hurts despite the fact that it should make them happy. The song's theme revolves around the emotional turmoil that comes with trying to fix a broken relationship.
The lyrics also reveal the singer's state of mind, where she seems to be feeling lost and trapped. She admits to crying herself to sleep, and running to her partner in her dreams to find a way out of her misery. The chorus, which repeats the line "Why does it hurt?" three times, suggests that the singer is grappling with the painful feelings that come with trying to make things work.
Overall, the message of the song is clear: love is challenging, and trying to fix a broken relationship can be difficult and emotionally draining. Despite her efforts, the singer seems to be stuck in a state of limbo, where she is unsure whether to keep trying or give up.
Line by Line Meaning
Didn't think that I could break
Never thought I could fall apart
I'm sorry
Apologizing for the mistakes made
I didn't see till it was too late
Noticing the damage done when it was past fixing
I wonder, baby
What you think of me?
Curious about lover's perception of her
Will you still want me?
Asking if the love is lost
I'll call off everything
Ready to walk away from it all
How can I trust
That this will work?
Expressing uncertainty about the relationship
If it makes you happy
Why does it hurt?
Questioning why love is causing pain
Why does it hurt?
Why does it hurt?
Why does it hurt?
Repeatedly asking why pain is involved
I've been crying myself to sleep
Just to have a way there
Longing to be with lover in dreams to escape reality
I run to you in my dreams
I'm going nowhere
Continuously seeking lover but with no progress in real life
What else do you want me to say?
Desiring to know what else lover wants to hear
I know I
Let you go and went along my way
Realizing mistake of letting lover go and moving on
How can I trust
That this will work?
Reiterating uncertainty about the relationship
If it makes you happy
Why does it hurt?
Questioning why love still brings pain
How can I trust
That this will work
Repeating doubts about the possibility of love
If it makes you happy
Why does it hurt?
Questioning the reality of love and why happiness is still paired with pain
Why does it hurt?
Why does it hurt?
Why does it hurt?
Repetitive questioning about the nature of the relationship
I've been crying myself to sleep
Just to have a way there
Continuing to seek solace in dreams because of heartbreak in reality
I run to you in my dreams
I'm going nowhere
Dreams not leading to any progress in the relationship
Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: Meghan Holton
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