Diva CANON: Cher

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Insert your own Cannon joke here! The Queen of Ridiculous Outfits is old enough to be Madge's mum and is still going strong - her Las Vegas residency is booked for 2008 once Celine's finished doing her turn. Now you get EIGHT ticks to denote which of Cher's UK Top 40 hits you hold dearest! Before the angry Sonny Bono fans start kicking up a ruckus, I've omitted the S&C hits to keep things Cher-focused. Instead, here are some amazing Cher facts:

She went for the part of Morticia in the Addams Family film.

Her real name is Cheryl.

She is dyslexic.

Currently, Cher is involved with the US Army's "Operation Helmet". This is less interesting than it sounds.

[Poll #811735]

Comments

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I really hate the Clapton/Hynde/Cherry collaboration, Comic Relief single or no. Apparently our Chezza was kn0bbing Eric on the side! Sauce!

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

But that's not where his fanny is! Just to check, our Chezza there isn't Ms Cherry? Because that would be terrible.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I ticked "Strong Enough" not cos I actually remember it but because I hope it was a REALLY REALLY flagrant rewrite of Believe. Probably it was a ballad tho.

Gypsies TrampXoR and Thieves - masterpiece.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

'Strong Enough' sounded quite Steps-y...

I only ticked 6 - what does 'Dark Lady' sound like?

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

I could only really tick four, which isn't much for over 40 years.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I wonder if the conclusion of this canon will be that "Cher = a bit rubbish as a singles artist rly?"

[giddyoldgoat.livejournal.com]

of course she is on lots of the Spector recs you dig

[giddyoldgoat.livejournal.com]

erm that was to Martin (I'm never gonna get the hang of this LJ biz, 'the other place' is so much easier to use - on the now infrequent days when it's actually working)

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

was it racialist to equate gypsies with tramps and thieves in the way this song implies?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Yes! BUT it's "the people of the town" who are using these epithets, so it is they who r the racists.

Work ethic

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

It's interesting to see her release schedule (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_discography) over the years - apart from the 83-86 Actress Cher period there are no gaps in a 36-year recording history. Give that girl a holiday!

Re: Work ethic

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

what was she doing between 1974 and 1983?

Re: Work ethic

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Being in terrible rock band Black Rose & releasing poorly-charting hits in America.

Re: Work ethic

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

blimes, i've never heard of Black Rose.

Re: Work ethic

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Oh, and getting divorced.

Re: Work ethic

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

haha she made an LP w.gregg allman called "allman and woman"

Re: Work ethic

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

and then an album with Dana called 'To Be Cher'

Re: Work ethic

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Haha if she was doing a tour in China she could call it "Cher-man Mao". OK perhaps that's pushing it.

Re: Work ethic

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

she has cloned herself in order to operate as a duo: CHER AND CHER ALIKE

[spittake.livejournal.com]

no Half-Breed? of Take me Home? Boooo.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I checked on everyhit and they didn't go top 40.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

Cher's UK singles that failed to go top 40:

I Feel Something In The Air
We All Sleep Alone
Heart Of Stone
You Wouldn't Know Love
Baby I'm Yours (not even top 75!)
Love Hurts
Whenever You're Near

anyone heard any of these?

[lockedintheatti.livejournal.com]

I have a real soft spot for We All Sleep Alone - it was from her big comeback album that was produced by her then-shag from Bon Jovi, so it's all Bon Jovi-style soft rock. Same album as I Found Someone which I appear to be the only one hear loving.

Arf!

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

"Sales of the album 'Take Me Home' may have been boosted by the image of a scantily-clad Cher in a Viking outfit on the album’s cover."

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

I'd always heard that she took the name Cher because she was part-Cherokee, rather than because her name was Cheryl. Is this wrong?

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

wasn't she actually born in THE LEBANON?

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

No. You're thinking of Phil Oakey.

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

so not Cherokee then but Cher-Oakey?

*ducks*

[lockedintheatti.livejournal.com]

Think she's actually Armenian. Like Andre Agassi. And System of a Down.

[anatol-merklich.livejournal.com]

True. Her name is Serkassian or something; Agassi is originally Agassian.

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

scooby doo meet sonny and cher

http://www.veoh.com/videoDetails.html?v=e110022cfAY4C2F

[spittake.livejournal.com]

As recently as the spring of 2006, there were unsubstantiated reports circulating the internet that Cher was dating television star Lee Tergesen.

!!!

Cher's fillums

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

She has seemingly succeeded where Madge failed - what is your favourite Cher flick?

(list here) (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000333/)

I like Moonstruck despite it having Nic Cage in it.

Re: Cher's fillums

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

MASK

Re: Cher's fillums

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

see above