Day 15: Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves

Cher's very first chart-topper single as a solo act gets you back to 1971! It is still a regular among the Hits Medley on her latest tours to this date...

I was born in the wagon of a travelin' show
My mama used to dance for the money they'd throw
Papa would do whatever he could
Preach a little gospel
Sell a couple bottles of Doctor Good

CHORUS:
Gypsies, tramps and thieves
We'd hear it from the people of the town
They'd call us gypsies, tramps and thieves
But every night all the men would come around
And lay their money down

Picked up a boy just south of Mobile
Gave him a ride, filled him with a hot meal
I was sixteen, he was twenty-one
Rode with us to Memphis
And papa woulda shot him if he knew what he'd done

Chorus

I never had schoolin' but he taught me well
With his smooth southern style
Three months later, I'm a gal in trouble
And I haven't seen him for a while
I haven't seen him for a while

She was born in the wagon of a travelin' show
Her mama had to dance for the money they'd throw
Grandpa'd do whatever he could
Preach a little gospel
Sell a couple bottles of Doctor Good

Chorus

Day 14: You Haven't Seen the Last of Me

The Golden Globe winning song of 2011! "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" was penned by Diane Warren for the movie Burlesque, which was Cher's long awaited comeback to the silver screen. It also hit #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart, making our favorite diva the only one to behold a #1 single in each of the last six decades!

Feeling broken
Barely holding on
But there's just something so strong
Somewhere inside me
And I am down but I'll get up again
Don't count me out just yet

I've been brought down to my knees
And I've been pushed way past the point of breaking
But I can take it
I'll be back
Back on my feet
This is far from over
You haven't seen the last of me
You haven't seen the last of me

They can say that
I won't stay around
But I'm gonna stand my ground
You're not gonna stop me
You don't know me
You don't know who I am
Don't count me out so fast

I've been brought down to my knees
And I've been pushed way past the point of breaking
But I can take it
I'll be back
Back on my feet
This is far from over
You haven't seen the last of me

There will be no fade out
This is not the end
I'm down now
But I'll be standing tall again
Times are hard but
I was built tough
I'm gonna show you all what I'm made of

I've been brought down to my knees
And I've been pushed way past the point of breaking
But I can take it
I'll be back
Back on my feet
This is far from over
I am far from over
You haven't seen the last of me

No no
I'm not going nowhere
I'm staying right here
Oh no
You won't see me begging
I'm not taking my bow
Can't stop me
It's not the end
You haven't seen the last of me
Oh no
You haven't seen the last of me
You haven't seen the last of me

Day 13: Just Like Jesse James

Today is that cowboy song "with an awful lot of words" as Cher admitted on her Farewell Tour. But we love it for sure! It peaked to #8 on the billboard chart in 1989 despite the lack of a music video to promote it. Too bad because it would have been great to see Cher in a Wild West themed video for that song! What do you think?

You're struttin' into town like you're slingin' a gun

Just a small town dude with a big city attitude

Honey you're lookin' for some trouble tonight
Well alright

You think you're so bad, drive the women folk wild

Shoot 'em all down with the flash of your pearly smile

Honey but you met your match tonight

Oh that's right!

You think you'll knock me off my feet till I'm flat on the floor

Till my heart is crying Indian and I'm beggin' for more

So come on baby, come on baby

Come on baby show me what that loaded gun is for

CHORUS
If you can give it, I can take it
Cause if this heart is gonna break
It's gonna take a lot to break it

I know tonight somebody's gonna win the fight

So if you're so tough come on and prove it

Your heart is down for the count and you know you're gonna lose it

Tonight you're gonna go down in flames just like Jesse James

You're an outlaw lover and I'm after your hide

Well you ain't so strong

Won't be long till your hands are tied

Tonight I'm gonna take you in dead or alive

Thaaat's right
You break the laws of love in the name of desire

Take ten steps back, Cause I'm ready baby aim and fire

Baby there's no way you gonna run tonight

Ooooh, that's right

Well you've had your way with love

But it's the end of the day

Now a team of wild horses couldn't drag your heart away

 So come on baby, come on baby
Come on baby you know there ain't nothing left to say

CHORUS
If you can give it, I can take it

Cause if this heart is gonna break it's gonna take a lot to break it

I know tonight somebody's gonna win the fight

So if you're so tough come on and prove it

Your heart is down for the count and you know you're gonna lose it

tonight you're gonna go down in flames just like Jesse James

If you'll knock me off my feet till I'm flat on the floor
Till my heart is crying Indian and I'm begging for more

 So come on baby, come on baby
Come on baby, Come on

CHORUS
If you can give it, I can take it
Cause if this heart is gonna break
It's gonna take a lot to break it

I know tonight somebody's gonna win the fight

So if you're so tough come on and prove it

Your heart is down for the count and you know you're gonna lose it

Tonight you're gonna go down in flames just like Jesse James

Tonight you're gonna go down in flames just like Jesse James

Tonight you're gonna go down in flames just like Jesse James
I'm gonna shoot ya down Jesse James

Day 12: Dark Lady

A fun witty witchy song for this fun witty witchy day of Halloweeeeen! This is Cher in all her glamour when she performed "Dark Lady" on The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour in 1973.

The fortune queen of New Orleans
Was brushing her cat in her black limousine
On the back seat were scratches
From the marks of men her fortune she had won
Couldn't see through the tinted glass
She said, "Home James" and he hit the gas
I followed her to some darkened room
She took my money, she said, "I'll be with you soon"

CHORUS:
Dark lady laughed and danced
And lit the candles one by one
Danced to her gypsy music
Till her brew was done
Dark lady played black magic
Till the clock struck on the twelve
She told me more about me
Than I knew myself

She dealt two cards, a queen and a three
And mumbled some words
That were so strange to me
Then she turned up a two-eyed jack
My eyes saw red but the card
Still stayed black
She said the man you love is secretly true
To someone else who is very close to you
My advice is that you leave this place
Never come back and forget you ever saw my face

Chorus

So I ran home and crawled in my bed
I couldn't sleep because of all the things she said
Then I remembered her strange perfume
And how I smelled it once in my own room
So I sneaked back and caught her with my man
Laughing and kissing till they saw the gun in my hand
The next thing I knew they were dead on the floor
Dark lady would never turn a card up anymore

Chorus

 

Day 11: Love Hurts

Today is Cher in the magnificent Bob Mackie gown she wore 20 years after wearing it for the Celebration at Caesar's Palace show in 1980. Cher came back with an updated version for the Colosseum show to perform "Love Hurts" and "The Way of Love" as well.

Love hurts, love scars
Love wounds and mars
Any heart not tough
Or strong enough
Take a lot of pain
Take a lot of pain
Love is like a cloud
And it holds a lot of rain
Love hurts, (ooooo), love hurts

You're young, I know
Baby, but so
I know a thing or two
Ooo honey, I've learned from you
I've really learned a lot
I've really learned a lot
Love is like a stove
It burns you when it's hot
Love hurts, (ooooo), love hurts

Some fools rave, of happiness
Of blissfulness, togetherness
Oh, some fools,
They fool themselves, I guess
They're not fooling me
And I know it isn't true
God, I know it isn't true
Love is just a lie and it's
Made to make you blue
Love hurts, (ooooo) love hurts
(Ooooo), love hurts

And I know it isn't true
Oh, I know it isn't true
Love is just a lie and it's
Made to make you blue
Cause love hurts
Early in the morning you hurt,
Love hurts, (ooooo), love hurts
(Ooooo), love hurts

Day 10: All or Nothing

As if this Bob Mackie gown wasn't enough to awe the audience, Cher arrived on stage on a giant elephant prop before performing this song on the not-exactly-true Farewell Tour! What new extravaganza are you dreaming to see on Cher's next worldwide tour, fellow fans?

I've been standing out in the rain

I've been calling your name

Got that lonely feeling again

calling out your name

Do you hear me? Do you want me?

Baby it's all or nothing now

I don't wanna run and I cant walk out

you're breaking my heart if you leave me now

don't wanna wait for ever

Who do you think you're fooling

Who do you think you're fooling

Baby it's all or nothing,

baby it's all or nothing now

I've been trying to get to your heart

but I'm chasing shadows

We keep falling further apart

so near and you're so far

Do you care now? Do you know how?

Baby it's all or nothing now

I don't wanna run and I cant walk out

you're breaking my heart if you leave me now

don't wanna wait for ever

Who do you think you're fooling

Who do you think you're fooling

Baby it's all or nothing,

baby it's all or nothing now

Sometimes, when you touch me

I just can't help myself (can't help myself)

desire makes me weak

desire makes me weak.

Do you care now? Do you know how?

Baby it's all or nothing

I don't wanna run and I cant walk out

you're breaking my heart if you leave me

don't wanna wait for ever.

Baby it's all or nothing now

I don't wanna run and I cant walk out

you're breaking my heart if you leave me now

don't wanna wait for ever

Who do you think you're fooling

Who do you think you're fooling

Baby it's all or nothing,

baby it's all or nothing now,

now...

Day 9: Walking in Memphis

You get two legends in one wallpaper today! It's Cher dressing up as the King from the music video of her 1995 version of "Walking in Memphis" (originally performed by Marc Cohn). She brought back the outfit at the 2002 VH1 Divas Live event for the Elvis Tribute Finale Medley.

Put on my blue suede shoes
And I, boarded the plane
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
In the middle of the pouring rain
W. C. Handy - won 't you look down over me
Yeah, I got a first class ticket
But I'm as blue as a girl can be

Then I'm walking in Memphis

Chorus:
I was walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Walking in Memphis
But do I really feel the way I feel

Saw the ghost of Elvis
On Union Avenue
Followed him up to the gates of Graceland
Then I watched him walk right through
Now security they did not see him
They just hovered 'round his tomb
But there's a pretty little thing
Waiting for the King
Down in the Jungle Room

When I was walking in Memphis

Chorus

Chorus 2:
Walking in Memphis
I was walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Walking in Memphis
But do I really feel the way I feel

They got catfish on the table
They got gospel in the air
Reverend Green be glad to see you
When you haven't got a prayer
But boy you've got a prayer in Memphis

Now Gabriel plays piano
Every Friday at the Hollywood
And they brought me down to see him
They asked me if I would
Do a little number
And I sang with all my might
he said: "Tell me are you a Christian, child?"
And I said: "Man I am tonight"

Chorus 2 (Repeat)

Put on my blue suede shoes