CWW-Cher

Cher- The Goddess of Pop

     Cher was born on May 20, 1946 as Cherilyn Sarkisian.  She is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist.  She is the only person in history to have won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes, and the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival for her work in film, music, and television.  She is mostly known for her big break as part of the duet of Sonny and Cher. Together they came up with hit songs and a television show.  Some of her most famous songs include "I Got You Babe," "Turn Back Time," and "Believe."  Some of her most famous movies are Mask, The Witches of Eastwick, and Moonstruck in which she won her first Oscar.  Cher has also done her fair share of Broadway work as well in such productions as Come Back to the Five and Dime, and Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean.  Eventually she started doing shows in such places as Las Vegas.  She has broken numerous records such as being one of two women in history to win an Oscar and have a #1 hit song.  

     Cher has 2 children.  The one most known is Chastity who is more commonly known as Chaz now, after his sex change.  Cher is now incredibly involved in the GLTB community and is always speaking out for the cause and does charities to support them.  

     For being 66 years old, Cher looks pretty darn good.  She has been accused of plastic surgery many a time.  Her response to these accusations consists of many cheeky combacks, one being "If I want to put tits on my back, it's nobody's business but my own."  Cher is also known  for her outrageous outfits, make-up and hair styles.  She is kind of one of the first "Lady GaGa's."

  She has also been accused of being gay because of her part in the movie Silkwood but she is not.  

         Fun note:

Many drag queens dress as Cher and also as other famous women because they love to embrace the souls that have overcome insult and hardships just as the drag queens have.  And they are all just as fabulous!  

Chad Michaels as Cher on RuPaul's Drag Race

Lyrics:

Feeling brokenBarely holding onBut there's just something so strongSomewhere inside meAnd I am down but I'll get up againDon't count me out just yet
I've been brought down to my kneesAnd I've been pushed way past the point of breakingBut I can take itI'll be backBack on my feetThis is far from overYou haven't seen the last of meYou haven't seen the last of me
They can say thatI won't stay aroundBut I'm gonna stand my groundYou're not gonna stop meYou don't know meYou don't know who I amDon't count me out so fast
I've been brought down to my kneesAnd I've been pushed way past the point of breakingBut I can take itI'll be backBack on my feetThis is far from overYou haven't seen the last of me
There will be no fade outThis is not the endI'm down nowBut i'll be standing tall againTimes are hard butI was built toughI'm gonna show you all what I'm made of
I've been brought down to my kneesAnd I've been pushed way past the point of breakingBut I can take itI'll be backBack on my feetThis is far from overI am far from overYou haven't seen the last of me
No noI'm not going nowhereI'm staying right hereOh noYou won't see me beggingI'm not taking my bowCan't stop meIt's not the endYou haven't seen the last of meOh noYou haven't seen the last of meYou haven't seen the last of me

This song is so perfect for this class.  It demonstrates the struggles that women feel.  It shows more of an emotional side of women than the literal side.  These lyrics are so strong and powerful with their words.  Lyrics such as;

And I am down but I'll get up againDon't count me out just yetShe is saying that even if she has been torn down she isn't out of the picture just yet.  She doesn't plan on fading out and becoming nothing.  She is persistent on making a comeback in the world.  She is admitting that she is down right now but then she says that she WILL get up again. Not that she is going to try to get back up, or maybe she will get back up, she says that she is going to get up.  
I've been brought down to my kneesAnd I've been pushed way past the point of breakingBut I can take itI'll be backBack on my feetThis is far from overYou haven't seen the last of meYou haven't seen the last of meThe chorus is one of the most powerful parts in the song.  She sings about how she has been pushed and shoved down to her lowest point and that not only can she take it, but she has the courage to get back up on her feet.  But i'll be standing tall againTimes are hard butI was built toughI'm gonna show you all what I'm made ofThis is where she shows you "what she is made of." Where we see that this woman really is made of metal and she isn't budging for anyone.  You won't see me beggingI'm not taking my bowShe is not being a coward and begging for her life back. She is going to do it on her own because she knows that she can.  She's "not taking a bow" which in the world of showbiz of course means that the show is over and there is no more to see.  She says that she is not bowing because there is more to her that people need to see.