Day 41: Goddess of Pop

The indisputable Goddess of Pop! What's your all-time favorite Cher song, fellow fans?

Day 40: Queen of Reinvention

It's time for the epic royal cards! What makes you think of Cher as the Queen of Reinvention, fellow fans?

Day 39: Laverne

It's Laverne!

Day 38: Ringmaster

Need to say more?

Day 37: Woman's World

The new single "Woman's World" is being launched on the radio today! CherNews has offered to make a #cherwomansworld frenzy on Twitter around 15:00 UTC/GMT. Let's prove the world Cher rises above all, fellow fans!

I'm dancin' solo
In the dark on the club floor
I need to let it go
Shake it off stop thinkin' 'bout you

I lose myself in the beat of the drum
Tryin' try-tryin' to forget what you done done
But honey this is a battle that you haven't won

Torn up, busted, taken apart
I've been broken down
Left with a broken heart
But I'm stronger
Strong enough to rise above
This is a woman's world
This is a woman's world

Tell the truth
This is a woman's world
Tell the truth
This is a woman's world

And I'm stronger
Strong enough to rise above
This is a woman's world
This is a woman's world

Tell the truth
This is a woman's world
Tell the truth
This is a woman's world

And I'm stronger
Strong enough to rise above
This is a woman's world
This is a woman's world

Love Hurts, your lies, they cut me
But now your words don't mean a thing
I don't give a damn if you ever love me

'Cause it don't matter I'm movin' on
Go-gonna lose myself in the beat of the drum
'Cause honey this is a battle that you haven't won

Torn up, busted, taken apart
I've been broken down
Left with a broken heart
But I'm stronger
Strong enough to rise above
This is a woman's world
This is a woman's world

Tell the truth
This is a woman's world
Tell the truth
This is a woman's world

And I'm stronger
Strong enough to rise above
This is a woman's world
This is a woman's world

Tell the truth
This is a woman's world
Tell the truth
This is a woman's world

And I'm stronger
Strong enough to rise above
This is a woman's world
This is a woman's world

All the women in the world
Stand up come together now
This is a woman's world
Everybody in the club
Stand up come together now
This is a woman's world
All the women in the world
Stand up come together now
This is a woman's world
Everybody in the club
Stand up come together now
This is a woman's world

Tell the truth
This is a woman's world
Tell the truth
This is a woman's world

And I'm stronger
Strong enough to rise above
This is a woman's world
This is a woman's world

Tell the truth
This is a woman's world
Tell the truth
This is a woman's world

And I'm stronger
Strong enough to rise above
This is a woman's world
This is a woman's world

Day 36: All I Really Want to Do

Cher's debut single is a no-brainer for her concerts' hits medley! A fan favorite ever since its release in 1965...

Now I ain't lookin'
To compete with you
Beat on, cheat on, mistreat you
Simplify you, classify you
Deny, defy, mystify you

CHORUS:
All I really want to do
Is baby, be friends with you
Baby, be friends with you

Now I ain't lookin'
To fight with you
Frighten you or uptight you
Drag you down or drain you down
Chain you down or bring you down

Chorus

I ain't lookin' to block you up
Dock or rock or lock you up
Analyze you, categorize you
Finalize or advertise you

Chorus

I don't want to straight- face you up
Race or chase or track or trace you
Or disgrace you or displace you
Or define you or confine you

Chorus

Now I don't want to meet your kin
Make you spin or do you in
Or select you or dissect you
Or inspect you or reject you

Chorus

Day 35: Strong Enough

Today's wallpaper is for the modern-disco hit "Strong Enough" from the album Believe!

I don't need your sympathy
There's nothing you can say or do for me
And I don't want a miracle
You'll never change for no-one
And I hear your reasons why
Where did you sleep last night?
And was she worth it, was she worth it?

Cause I'm strong enough to live without you
Strong enough and I quit crying
Long enough, now I'm strong enough
To know you gotta go
There's no more to say
So save your breath and walk away
No matter what I hear you say
I'm strong enough to know you gotta go

So you feel misunderstood
Baby have I got news for you
On being used, I could write a book
But you don't wanna hear about it
Cause I've been losing sleep
And you've been going cheap
And she ain't worth half of me, it's true
Now I'm telling you

That I'm strong enough to live without you
Strong enough and I quit crying
Long enough, now I'm strong enough
To know you gotta go

Come hell or waters high
You'll never see me cry
This is our last goodbye, it's true
I'm telling you

Now I'm strong enough to live without you
Strong enough and I quit crying
Long enough, now I'm strong enough
To know you gotta go
There's no more to say
So save your breath and walk away
No matter what I hear you say
I'm strong enough to know you gotta go

Day 34: The Beat Goes On

Another unmissable song from the Sonny & Cher days!

CHORUS:
The beat goes on, the beat goes on
Drums keep pounding a rhythm to the brain
La de da de de, la de da de da

Charleston was once the rage, uh huh
History has turned the page, uh huh
The mini skirts the current thing, uh huh
Teenybopper is our newborn king, uh huh

Chorus

The grocery store's the super mart, uh huh
Little girls still break their hearts, uh huh
And men still keep on marching off to war
Electrically they keep a baseball score

Chorus

Grandmas sit in chairs and reminisce
Boys keep chasing girls to get a kiss
The cars keep going faster all the time
Bums still cry "hey buddy, have you got a dime"

Chorus

Day 33: Pirate

The outfit says it all! "Pirate" was the first single from the 1977 album Cherished.

He’ll sail on with the summer wind
That blows on this same day
Everybody calls him Pirate
Dark and handsome in his own way
And the fire in his eyes
Lit all the fire inside of me
And soon I was feeling
So much more than the wind and waves and sea

Chorus:
Pirate I’m gonna take your soul
I only want the right to love you
I know the sea won’t let you go
Pirate, my love will only chain you down
So just know how much I love you
And then turn that ship around

Every time that he’d sail back to me
We’d fall in love again
And my face would fill with wonder
At all the places that he’s been
But I knew his sweetest love song
Was when he heard the trade winds blow
And I loved him way too much
To tell the secret he should know

Chorus

Now as I watch in silence
Another young man goes to sea
And his silhouette is stirrin’ up
A painful memory
And I know his heart is set to sail
But mine is set to cry
Cause I feel as the way I did
The day his Daddy said goodbye
I told him

Chorus

Day 32: Heart of Stone

The title track of the 1989 album Heart of Stone, Cher's first album to hit the Top 10 in the US!

Beneath the white fire of the moon
Love's wings are broken off too soon
We never learn
Hurt together, hurt alone

Don't you sometimes wish your heart was a heart of stone?

We turn the wheel and break the chain
Put steel to steel and laugh at pain
We're dreamers in castles made of sand
The road to Eden's overgrown
Don't you sometimes wish your heart was made of stone?

Look at the headlines:
BIG CROWD AT THE CRAZY HOUSE
LONG QUEUE FOR THE JOKER'S SHOES
TEN ROUNDS IN THE RING WITH LOVE

Do you lose and win, or win and lose?
Sweet rain like mercy in the night
(Lay me down, wash away the sorrow)
Caress my soul and set it right
(Lay me down, show me your tomorrow)
Summer tears, winter and the moment's flown
Don't you sometimes wish your heart was made of stone?
Mercy, mercy, wish your heart was a heart of stone

Get the picture? 

NO ROOM FOR THE INNOCENT
PEAK SEASON IN LONELY TOWN
KNOCKED OUT OF THE RING BY LOVE

Are you down and up, or up and down?
I ask the river for a sign
(In a dream, we go on together)
How long is love supposed to shine?
(In a dream, Diamonds are forever)
But you and I, we're hurt together, hurt alone
Don't you sometimes wish your heart was a heart of stone?
Mercy, mercy, wish your heart was a heart of stone
(With a heart of stone, you'll be well protected)
Don't you sometimes wish your heart was made of stone?
(In a heart of stone, you'll be well connected)
Mercy, mercy, wish your heart was a heart of stone
(With a heart of stone, you'll be well protected)
Don't you sometimes wish your heart was made of stone?
(In a heart of stone, you'll be well connected)
Mercy, mercy, wish your heart was a heart of stone (fade)

Day 31: The Shoop Shoop Song

Today's the lovely anthem for the 1991 movie Mermaids!

Does he love me I want to know
How can I tell if he loves me so
Is it in his eyes?
Oh no! You'll be deceived
Is it in his sighs?
Oh no! He'll make believe
If you want to know if he loves you so
It's in his kiss
That's where it is

Is it in his face?
Oh no! That's just his charms
In his warm embrace?
Oh no! That's just his arms
If you want to know if he loves you so
It's in his kiss
That's where it is
It's in his kiss
That's where it is

Kiss him and squeeze him tight
Find out what you want to know
If it's love, if it really is
It's there in his kiss

How about the way he acts
Oh no! That's not the way
And you're not list'nin' to all I say
If you wanna know if he loves you so
It's in his kiss
That's where it is
It's in his kiss
That's where it is

Hug him and squeeze him tight
Find out what you want to know
If it's love, if it really is
It's there in his kiss

How about the way he acts
Oh no! That's not the way
And you're not list'nin' to all I say
If you wanna know if he loves you so
It's in his kiss
That's where it is

It's in his kiss
That's where it is
It's in his kiss
That's where it is

It's in his kiss
That's where it is
It's in his kiss
That's where it is

Day 30: Dead Ringer for Love

Today's song is the mighty rock 'n roll duet "Dead Ringer for Love" by Cher and Meatloaf!

Meatloaf:

Every night I grab some money and I go down to the bar
I got my buddies and a beer, I got a dream, I need a car
You got me begging on my knees, c'mon and throw the dog a bone
A man he doesn't live by rock 'n roll and brew alone
Baby baby, baby baby

Rock 'n roll and brew, rock 'n roll and brew
They don't mean a thing when I compare 'em next to you
Rock 'n roll and brew, rock 'n roll and brew
I know that you and I we got better things to do
I don't know who you are or what you do, or where you go when you're not around
I don't know anything about you baby, but you're everything I'm dreaming of
I don't know who you are, but you're a real dead ringer for love
A real dead ringer for love

Cher:

Ever since I can remember you been hanging 'round this joint
You been trying to look away but now you finally got the point
I don't have to know your name and I won't tell you what to do
But a girl she doesn't live by only rock 'n roll and brew
Baby baby, baby baby

Cher and Meatloaf:

Rock 'n roll and brew, rock 'n roll and brew
They don't mean a thing when I compare 'em next to you
Rock 'n roll and brew, rock 'n roll and brew
I know that you and I we got better things to do
I don't know who you are or what you do, or where you go when you're not around
I don't know anything about you baby, but you're everything I'm dreaming of
I don't know who you are, but you're a real dead ringer for love
A real dead ringer for love

Meatloaf:

Ooh you got the kind of legs that do more than walk

Cher:

I don't have to listen to your whimpering talk

Meatloaf:

Listen you got the kind of eyes that do more than see

Cher:

You got a lotta nerve to come on to me

Meatloaf:

You got the kind of lips that do more than drink

Cher:

You got the kind of mind that does less than think
But since I'm feeling kinda lonely and my defenses are low
Why don't we give it a shot and get it ready to go
I'm looking for anonymous and fleeting satisfaction
I want to tell my daddy I'll be missing in action
Ever since I can remember I've been hanging 'round this joint
My daddy never noticed, now he'll finally get the point

Meatloaf:

You got me beggin' on my knees, c'mon and throw the dog a bone
A man he doesn't live by rock 'n roll and brew alone
Baby baby, baby, baby

Cher and Meatloaf:

Rock 'n roll and brew, rock 'n roll and brew
I know that you and I we got better things to do
Rock 'n roll and brew, rock 'n roll and brew
They don?t mean a thing when I compare ?em next to you
I don't know who you are or what you do, or where you go when you're not around
I don't know anything about you baby, but you're everything I'm dreaming of
I don't know who you are, but you're a real dead ringer for love
A real dead ringer for love

Dead ringer for love
Dead ringer

Day 29: The Power

A song from the hugely successful Believe album in 1999. About the outfit, it's "Braveheart meets Bozo the clown!" as Cher joked herself on the Believe tour.

A king is crying from his throne
He had a queen but now she's gone
What is this magic that we seek?
The mighty strong to mighty weak

Every good girl hears it
Every bad boy fears it
No matter what I see
I believe, I believe

The power touches me
The power sets us free
The power holds my hand
The power drives me crazy

A flower grows, an old man dies
And through it all we still survive
A poor man screams but no one hears
Ain't nothing changed much through the years

Every bad day needs it
Every good day breeds it
No matter how it feels
When it's real,you know it's real
It's stronger than anybody any man has ever made


The power touches me
The power helps us see
The power holds my hand, yeah
The power drives me crazy

It won't take long to understand
Just how lucky I am

Open up your eyes and see
It won't take long to understand
Just how lucky I am, ooh

Every good boy needs it
Every bad girl breeds it
No matter how I feel
Oh, When it's real you know it's real
It's stronger than anybody any man has ever made

Hey, hey
The power holds my hand, yeah
(The power) Drives me crazy
The power sets us free, yeah
The power holds my hand, yeah
The power drives me crazy

If I believe, and you believe, and we believe
Everybody's gonna be alright, alright
In just my mind

Day 28: Love and Understanding

The first single released from the 1991 album Love Hurts!

Here, here in this world
Where do we go
Where can we turn
When we need some love
It seems that love
Just can't be found
Where, where do we stand
When love's supply
Don't meet love's demand

We got enough stars
To light the sky at night
Enough sun to make
The whole world bright
We got more than enough
But there's one thing
There's just not enough of…

CHORUS:
Not enough love and understanding
We could use some love
To ease these troubled times
Not enough love and understanding
Why, oh why

Spend all of our time
Building buildings up to the sky
Reaching everywhere but where
We need to reach the most
Hearts never can win
Oh, in this race
This race that we're in

We've got enough cars
To drive around the world
Enough planes to take us anywhere
We got more than enough
But there's one thing
There's just not enough of…

Chorus x 2

We need some understandin'
We need a little more love
Some love and understandin'
Enough stars to light the sky at night
Enough sun to make the whole world bright
Enough hearts to find some love inside
We got more than enough
But there's one thing
There's just not enough of…

Chorus

Day 27: I Got You Babe

One of those all-time classic songs that will live forever. "I Got You Babe" remains a signature song of Sonny & Cher and it was ranked #444 on Rolling Stone's list of 500 Greatest Songs of all time.

HER:

They say we're young and we don't know

We won't find out until we grow
 

HIM:

Well I don't know if all that's true

'Cause you got me, and baby I got you.

HIM:

Babe

BOTH:

I got you babe I got you babe.
 

HER:

They say our love won't pay the rent

Before it's earned, our money's all been spent

HIM:

I guess that's so, we don't have a pot

But at least I'm sure of all the things we got.
 

HIM:

Babe
 

BOTH:

I got you babe I got you babe.
 

HIM:

I got flowers in the spring

I got you to wear my ring
 

HER:

And when I'm sad, you're a clown

And if I get scared, you're always around
 

HER:

So let them say your hair's too long

'Cause I don't care, with you I can't go wrong

HIM:

Then put your little hand in mine

There ain't no hill or mountain we can't climb.
 

 HIM:

Babe
 

BOTH:

I got you babe I got you babe.
 

HIM:

I got you to hold my hand
 

HER:

I got you to understand
 

HIM:

I got you to walk with me
 

HER:

I got you to talk with me
 

HIM:

I got you to kiss goodnight
 

HER:

I got you to hold me tight
 

HIM:

I got you, I won't let go
 

HER:

I got you to love me so.
 

BOTH:

I got you babe

I got you babe

I got you babe

I got you babe

I got you babe

Day 26: Main Man

Today's song is "Main Man" from the 1987 album Cher. The outfit is from the music video which is included in the Cher Video Collection DVD.

You're my main man
When you call my heart goes sailin'
My feet refuse to touch the ground
When you come around
You're my main man
That's what the neighborhood's been sayin'
Even Mother knows your name
I'll take your love and never be the same

CHORUS:
Oh, you're my main man
I am your only woman
Oh you're my main man
Forever

You're my main man
Paid the gypsy to keep prayin'
I'll keep a candle lit for love
And watch the street
For you from up above

Chorus

You're my main man
When you call my heart goes sailin'
I'll keep a candle lit for love
And watch the street
For you from up above

Chorus

Day 25: After All

Released in 1989 and one of Cher's most beloved ballad ever since. It was performed as a duet with Peter Cetera and was featured as the main theme for the movie Chances Are, earning itself a nomination for Best Original Song at the Academy Awards of 1989.

Well here we are again
I guess it must be fate
We've tried it on our own
But deep inside we've known
We'd be back to set things straight

I still remember when
Your kiss was so brand new
Every memory repeats
Every step I take retreats
Every journey always
Brings me back to you
CHORUS:
After all the stops and starts
We keep coming back to these two hearts
Two angels who've been rescued from the fall
And after all that we've been through
It all comes down to me and you
I guess it's meant to be
Forever you and me
After all

When love is truly right
This time it's truly right
It lives from year to year
It changes as it goes
Oh and on the way it grows
But it never disappears

Chorus

Always just beyond my touch
Though I needed you so much
After all what else is living for
Whoa

Chorus (2x)

Day 24: Save Up All Your Tears

Today's for a song originally performed by the husky voice of the unique Bonnie Tyler. Cher made it her own in 1991 for her album Love Hurts.

I can't figure you out
But a heart must be the one thing
You were born without
I've been wastin' my time
I don't know where I'll sleep tonight
You say that you can do without me
Go ahead now try and live without me

CHORUS:
Baby save up all your tears
You might need them someday
When the tears start to fall
I won't wipe them away
When you cry in the night
For the love that you need
Baby save up your tears
'Cause you'll be cryin' over me

You got used to my touch
I got used to not, not feelin' much
Winter set in your eyes
Time will melt your castle of ice
You think that you won't feel the pain now
But your eyes will be cryin'
Like the rain now

Chorus

You'll be cryin' over me

You don't know it now
You don't know it now
You don't know it now
You don't know it now
You don't know it now
But some wounds get deeper with time
You don't feel it now
Till the need burns, a knife turns
Your heart bleeds like mine

Chorus x 2

You'll be cryin' over me
'Cause you'll be cryin' over me
You'll be cryin' over me
(You'll be cryin' over me)
(You don't know it now)
(You don't know it now)
You'll be cryin' over me
(You don't know it now)
(You don't know it now)
(You don't feel it now)
(You don't feel it now)
You don't feel it now
You'll be cryin' over me

Day 23: The Music's No Good Without You

Have a very sci-fi Sunday with this song and its music video from outer space! One of Cher's latest hits released on the album Living Proof in 2002. ...This is the 100th post on this blog!! Woot woot!

The music's no good without you baby
the music's no good at all
The music's no good without you baby
Come back to me (X2)

Everyone was watching
you were the freakiest thing on show
Dazzle in the crystal ball
They only loved to watch you glow
You were the center of attention
The eye of the storm
A whirlwind from outer space
Like a twister on the scene

The music's no good without you baby
the music's no good at all
The music's no good without you baby
Come back to me (X2)

Mesmerize them when we danced
'Cause you sparkle next to me
We sit along the razor's edge
But you were crazy to be free
I agonize till you come back
And we'll dance that close again
I miss you boy I really do
Come back to me
Come back to me

'Cause my world stopped spinning
Nothing I can do
So I pray that a DJ lifts my heart

The music's no good without you baby
the music's no good at all
The music's no good without you baby
Come back to me (X2)

But I know you dont need me anymore
And its no good dwelling in the past
I have to live each day
Like it was my last

The music's no good without you baby
the music's no good at all
The music's no good without you baby
Come back to me

Day 22: I Found Someone

A very special song for a very special day! Not only is today the 25th anniversary of Cher's incredibly rockin' awesome eponymous album (it was released on November 10 1987) but it's also my birthday! It's therefore the perfect timing to release a wallpaper featuring probably Cher's most iconic outfit of her career which was first introduced in the music video of "I Found Someone", the first track of the album. Enjoy, fellow fans!

Don't you know
So many things, they come and go
Like your words that once rang true
Just like the love I thought I found in you
And I remember the thunder
Talkin' 'bout that fire in your eyes
But you walked away, when I needed you most

CHORUS
Now, maybe baby, maybe baby
I found someone
To take away the heartache
To take away the loneliness
I've been feelin' since you've been gone
Since you've been gone

Dry your eyes
I never could bear to see you cry
Some day your love will shine through
And show you the feelings that ya never really knew
But baby don't ya loose that thunder
Talkin' 'bout that fire in your eyes
You're lookin' at me, but you still don't believe

CHORUS

Too long on the border line
Wondering if your love was really mine
But you left me with open eyes
And when I realized

CHORUS

Day 21: A Song for the Lonely

One of Cher's latest hits that was released on the 2002 album Living Proof. A new album is surely exciting news after 10 years, even though Cher made sure to keep herself busy for her fans by touring around the world, rocking the Caesar's Palace and making a comeback to the silver screen!

When you're standing on the edge of nowhere
There's only one way up
So your heart's got to go there
Through the darkest night
See the light shine bright
When hero's fall, in love or war
They live forever

[Chorus:]
This is a song - for the lonely
Can you hear me tonight?
For the broken hearted, battle scarred
I'll be by your side
And this is a song - for the lonely
When your dreams won't come true
Can you hear this prayer?
'Cause someone's there for you

Well, love don't need a reason
She can pick you up
Or leave you bleeding
I've seen a strong man cry
I know the reason why
We all forgive, we all forget
We just keep believing

[Chorus]

So let it find you
Wherever you may go
I'm right beside you
You don't have to look no more
You don't have to look no more, oh no

[Chorus]

It's gonna be alright
It's gonna be alright
It's gonna be alright

This is a song
A song for the lonely
And that's not you only
Through the darkest night
You're gonna see the light

Love don't need a reason
Just to leave you bleeding

Can you hear this prayer?
Someone's there

This is a song - for the lonely
Can you hear me tonight?
For the broken hearted, battle scarred
I'll be by your side
And this is a song
For the lonely 

Day 20: Dov'è L'Amore

Today's for the Italian flavoured song "Dov'è L'Amore"! The song was originally released on the album Believe in 1999 and got a Latin-themed remix that was used for the music video, featuring Cher dressed up in a flamboyant flamenco dress and holding one lucky chihuahua.

Dove sei adesso
Dove sei, amore mio

(Don't keep me waiting)

Dov'è l'amore
Dov'è l'amore
I cannot tell you of my love
Here is my story
I'll sing a love song
Sing it for you alone
Though you're a thousand miles away
Love's feeling so strong

Come to me baby
Don't keep me waiting
Another night without you here
And I'll go crazy
There is no other, there is no other
No other love can take your place
Or match the beauty of your face
I'll keep on singing till the day
I carry you away
With my love song, with my love song

Dov'è l'amore
Dov'è l'amore
Where are you now my love?
I need you here to hold me
Whisper so sweetly
Feel my heart beating
I need to hold you in my arms
I want you near me

Come to me baby
Don't keep me waiting
Another night without you here
And I'll go crazy
There is no other, there is no other
No other love can take your place
Or match the beauty of your face
I'll keep on singing till the day
I carry you away
With my love song, ooh with my love song

(Don't keep me waiting)

Non c'è nessuno
Non c'è nessuno
Non c'è nessuno
Bello come te e ti amo

Come to me baby
Come to me baby
Another night without you here
And I'll go crazy
There is no other, there is no other
No other love can take your place
Or match the beauty of your face
I'll keep on singing till the day
I carry you away
With my love song, with my love song
I carry you away.
(Dov'è l'amore) 

Day 19: Human

An exclusive song from the 2003 comedy film Stuck on You in which Cher made a hilarious cameo playing herself. Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear stars in the movie as conjoined twins with rather different ambitions in life, where one wants to become a Hollywood actor and the other prefers a quiet life. A silly yet very charming movie!

I don't see right, I don't see wrong

In anything I've done, In where I've gone.

And I'm only human and yes I've made mistakes

I wish that I could foresee what I'm doing wrong, get some breaks.

Through a doorway I'm calling, down a long road I'm walking

Like an eagle I'm soaring up so high.

You can see it in my hands

You can see it in my face

I'm chasing passion down a one way street.

But I'm in command of lost control

And I'll tell you one thing's certain, that I'll never fake it for anyone.

Run to a place you'll never hide, to a place you hold so tight and you'll try....

And I'm only human and yes I've made mistakes

Day 18: Welcome to Burlesque

The opening act at the Burlesque Lounge!

Show a little more
Show a little less
Add a little smoke
Welcome to Burlesque

Everything you dream of
But never can possess
Nothing what it seems
Welcome to Burlesque

Oh, everyone is buying
Put your money in my hand
If you got a little extra
Well, give it to the band.

You may not the guilty
But your ready to confess
Tell me what you need
Welcome to Burlesque

You can dream of Coco
Do it at your risk
The tripets grant you mercy
But not your every wish
Jesse keeps you guessing
So cool and statuesque
Behave yourself says Georgia
Welcome to Burlesque

Oh, everyone is buying
Put your money in my hand
If you want a little extra
Well, you know where I am
Something very dark is playing with your mind
It's not the end of days, it's just a bump and grind

Show a little more
Show a little less
Add a little smoke
Welcome to Burlesque

Day 17: Half-Breed

Another essential song from the early years... Cher brings back the feathers and Native American gown on each of her latest concert tours to cover this 1973 #1 hit!

My father married a pure Cherokee
My mother's people were ashamed of me
The Indians said I was white by law
The white man always called me "Indian Squaw"

CHORUS:
Half-breed, that's all I ever heard
Half-breed, how I learned to hate the word
Half-breed, she's no good they warned
Both sides were against me since the day I was born

We never settled, went from town to town
When you're not welcome you don't hang around
The other children always laughed at me
"Give her a feather, she's a Cherokee"

Chorus

We weren't accepted and I felt ashamed
Nineteen I left them, tell me who's to blame
My life since then has been from man to man
But I can't run away from what I am

Chorus 2x

 

Day 16: One by One

A favorite from the 1996 album It's a Man's World...

When you pray with every breath
You know, that is free
As the love you have
Where does it end
It's too much for me to take

There's no peace
You close your eyes
I'm all out of truth
I'm out of alibis
Where does it end
It's too much for me to take

Chorus:
We're gonna love one another
Till morning comes
Seek the sweet salvation
For what we've done
Give up resisting one by one
One by one
He gives a new kind of meaning
To what I am
I know that I could never
Love any other man
One of these days you'll understand
Understand

And his face his heaven sent
He makes me believe there
Must be something else
Where does it end
It's too much for me to take

I can feel the need in you
There isn't a thing
I won't let you do
Where does it end
It's too much for me to take

Chorus ...

We're gonna love one another
Till morning comes
Sweet salvation
For what we've done
Give up resisting one by one
One by one

We're gonna love one another
We're gonna love one another
Give up resisting one by one