Members BetterForgotten Posted September 9, 2018 Members Share Posted September 9, 2018 Flashback to Cher and Peter Bogdanovich's feud from the filming of Mask. Loved how she gave no [!@#$%^&*] and wasn't about pleasing a director she had a terrible experience with. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members I Am A Swede Posted October 12, 2018 Members Share Posted October 12, 2018 (edited) So, after listening to Cher's recording of ABBA songs I have to say it was a mixed experience. She did good on some of the songs, Mamma Mia; S.O.S; Fernando; Gimme, Gimme, Gimme. Her version of Dancing Queen was ok. The Name of the Game and Waterloo was so-so, and frankly this recording made me realize that Waterloo is actually one of ABBA's weaker songs. However, her versions of Chiquitita, The Winner Takes It All and especially One Of Us were bad. They did not fit her vocal range at all and her voice sounded strained. The arrangement on One Of Us was, in my opinion, horrible. It was by far the worst song on the album. Personally I think she chose some wrong songs to cover. I think she would have fared better with songs like Knowing Me, Knowing You; Voulez-Vous; Lay All Your Love on Me or maybe Eagle. Or why not some of ABBA's more obscure songs like The King Has Lost His Crown; The Piper or I Wonder. Songs that probably would have fit her voice better. Edited October 12, 2018 by I Am A Swede 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted October 12, 2018 Members Share Posted October 12, 2018 I think Cher said that songs like One of Us were hard for her because she wasn't expecting ABBA to have such complex songs. To me that means she never quite connected to ABBA, as she herself said she wasn't exactly a fan when they were popular. I wish she'd done a few lesser known numbers like Thank You For the Music or Put On Your White Sombrero (although someone probably would have said she was culturally appropriating...). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members I Am A Swede Posted October 13, 2018 Members Share Posted October 13, 2018 There are so many ABBA songs that she could have done which would have suited her better than many of those she chose to do. I think it's great that she's done this album, but it feels a bit like a lost opportunity to have done something even better considering all the wonderful material at her disposal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted June 21, 2020 Members Share Posted June 21, 2020 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted August 19, 2020 Members Share Posted August 19, 2020 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BetterForgotten Posted December 28, 2023 Members Share Posted December 28, 2023 Cher Files for a Conservatorship of Son Elijah Blue Allman Due to 'Severe' Substance Abuse Issues 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DemetriKane Posted January 29 Members Share Posted January 29 Her Christmas album was so good. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Althea Davis Posted March 1 Members Share Posted March 1 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted March 1 Members Share Posted March 1 Agreed I bought it digitally off of iTunes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.