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Thread started 08/09/18 5:00pm

Nick715

Cher - "Dancing Queen" out on 9/28/18 (ABBA covers album)


1. Dancing Queen

2. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)

3. The Name Of The Game

4. SOS

5. Waterloo

6. Mamma Mia

7. Chiquitita

8. Fernando

9. The Winner Takes It All

10. One Of Us

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Reply #1 posted 08/09/18 10:39pm

LightOfArt

Good idea financially, it will coincide with the release of Mamma Mia 2 in which she has a small part.

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Reply #2 posted 08/10/18 3:12am

Hudson

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Too much autotune on Gimme Gimme Gimme. She has a powerful voice and it wasn't necessary. It ruins a great song.
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Reply #3 posted 08/10/18 3:48am

TheFman

The Torture! The Torture!

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Reply #4 posted 08/10/18 8:33am

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I'm her one straight fan. hehe

All you others say Hell Yea!! woot!
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Reply #5 posted 08/10/18 9:32am

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This is going to be such a fun record. There is a clip of her from Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again singing "Fernando". I was surprised how much I enjoyed her voice on that song. "Gimme Gimme Gimme" sounds just as good. I think it is going to be a fun album and a nice tie-in with the movie.

"eye don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r."
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Reply #6 posted 08/10/18 9:39am

Empress

I have been a huge fan of Cher's for 45 years, but I have to say that I'm not down with this. I will be avoiding it like the plague. Anything with autotune sucks and Cher uses it way too much. She is so much better than this. neutral

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Reply #7 posted 08/10/18 11:11am

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The Torture! The Torture!

good god...its like a double hammer to the skull

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Reply #8 posted 08/10/18 2:25pm

thedoorkeeper

I'm thinking this reminds me of a Madonna song but I can't remember which one so I go to the YouTube and there it is - a mash-up of Gimme!Gimme!Gimme! and Madonna's Hung Up.
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Reply #9 posted 08/10/18 2:58pm

Nick715

Cher doesn't need autotune, but Mark Taylor who produced "Believe" also produced this. I guess I just got used to that vocal effect, doesn't really bother me.

She did respond to some guy on Twitter who made a remark about the vocoder thing, and she told him to listen to the whole album. Apparenetly there are songs where her voice isn't altered like that.

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Reply #10 posted 08/10/18 4:24pm

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Dare I say it was almost shocking to hear this because the lyrics aren't childish and repetitive like a lot of the new pop music, Cher has done some heavy tunes in the past but the lyrics to this song are lovely with a kind of storytelling quality to them. I actually almost liked it but I was never a fan of the original or Abba in general, super cheesy IMHO so I am expecting something remarkably cheeky/campy on this album but it really could work as a whole. Madonna's tune sampled the original and I imagine the mashup was "fabulous" as it should be and that Cher may entertain a similar mashup if she takes this album on the road.
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Also, the photo is hilarious.
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Reply #11 posted 08/11/18 4:51pm

TrivialPursuit

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Nick715 said:

Cher doesn't need autotune, but Mark Taylor who produced "Believe" also produced this. I guess I just got used to that vocal effect, doesn't really bother me.

She did respond to some guy on Twitter who made a remark about the vocoder thing, and she told him to listen to the whole album. Apparenetly there are songs where her voice isn't altered like that.


It doesn't bother me either. It's kind of a "Cher" thing now w/ her. She doesn't use it on every song and certainly won't this record. And you are absolutely right - Cher only needs a microphone to wail. People have always underestimated the power of her singing voice.

Here is a fun mashup someone did.



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Reply #12 posted 08/11/18 9:13pm

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2freaky4church1 said:

I'm her one straight fan. hehe


You're not. razz

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Reply #13 posted 08/11/18 9:47pm

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PatrickS77 said:

2freaky4church1 said:

I'm her one straight fan. hehe


You're not. razz

LOL Lot's of teen girls wanted to be like Cher, just like Madonna later on...

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0
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Reply #14 posted 08/12/18 2:05am

TheFman

She surely didnt take any risks with those songs.
I love ABBA but loathe Cher since imo she's the one (Believe) responsable for the complete downfall of all music.


Give me the Erase-ABBA-album any day, that was fun!

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Reply #15 posted 08/13/18 10:53am

Tontoman22

Why bother...

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Reply #16 posted 08/14/18 12:38am

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TheFman said:

She surely didnt take any risks with those songs.
I love ABBA but loathe Cher since imo she's the one (Believe) responsable for the complete downfall of all music.



Give me the Erase-ABBA-album any day, that was fun!




Lil Jon is responsible for that, not Cher!
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Reply #17 posted 08/14/18 3:27am

TheFman

Hudson said:

TheFman said:

She surely didnt take any risks with those songs.
I love ABBA but loathe Cher since imo she's the one (Believe) responsable for the complete downfall of all music.


Give me the Erase-ABBA-album any day, that was fun!

Lil Jon is responsible for that, not Cher!

well she allowed it and took it with both hands, i believe wink

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Reply #18 posted 08/24/18 1:10pm

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Here is "SOS". This album is going to give me life through 2020.

"eye don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r."
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Reply #19 posted 08/24/18 5:12pm

Nick715

SOS is my fave so far. Love it!

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Reply #20 posted 09/06/18 4:40pm

Nick715

Cher will be on "Ellen" tomorrow (9/7).

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Reply #21 posted 09/07/18 4:08pm

Nick715

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Reply #22 posted 09/08/18 10:00am

TrivialPursuit

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She was lip syncing on Ellen which was rare but more disappointing. Still excited about the album.

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Reply #23 posted 09/08/18 10:16am

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She seems to be singing live. I can tell.

All you others say Hell Yea!! woot!
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Reply #24 posted 09/08/18 12:29pm

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2freaky4church1 said:

She seems to be singing live. I can tell.


She definitely wasn't. You can see her take a short breath when she normally wouldn't or even her lips are off from the track going into the chorus. She still has a powerful voice, but since these shows are taped during the day, maybe she wasn't up to singing or warmed up. I ain't mad at her. I was more interested in the interview anyway.

"eye don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r."
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Reply #25 posted 09/21/18 3:48pm

Nick715

She released "One Of Us" today. Album out next Friday.

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Reply #26 posted 09/21/18 11:30pm

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Love her version of "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)". Immediately downloaded it and synced it to my music player after one listen from her Instagram. lol

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Reply #27 posted 09/22/18 8:20am

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"S.O.S." video out, including Rumer Willis, and Lauren Weedman from HBO's Looking.

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Reply #28 posted 09/28/18 3:03pm

Nick715

Album out today!

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Reply #29 posted 09/28/18 6:55pm

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I snagged it last night NY time because it was already out in Australia. I really love it. It's just good fun, no pretense, not artsy-fartsy interpretations. Every song is a bop and it's a great party record.

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