August 24, 201113 yr The 'Cher' incident 14:44 | Wednesday August 24, 2011 By Music Week staff 'So, here's what happened… Music Week recently conducted an interview with the utterly charming and mind-blowingly successful songwriter RedOne. For quite a lengthy period he talked about how he had recently been in the studio with Dive Bella Dive, One Direction, JLS and Cher Lloyd. All great stuff. After a (slight, honestly) pause, he then discussed how he will be working on a collaboration between Cher and Lady Ga-Ga. Transcribing the interview we put two and two together and came up with…. well, two actually, but the wrong two. The Cher to whom RedOne referred was, of course, living legend Cher. As in Sonny and Cher. As in Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves. As in Do You Beliiiiieeeeeve In Life After Love. Not Cher as in Lloyd. As in did quite well in X-Factor and has had one, admittedly huge, hit record. Looking back, his praise for 'Cher' does seem quite fulsome for someone at the start of their career but, as you probably know, RedOne has quite close ties with Syco so it was conceivable, if you squint a bit, to assume he was just bigging up one of his 'home team' artists. Only he wasn't. He was talking, accurately and interestingly, about an actual icon. He was talking about Cher. A woman so famous she is known by just one name – although how I fervently wish that wasn't true. It was 100 per cent our mistake. So, as we say, that's what happened. Music Week has, of course, been 'flamed' online for it, and we accept all the barbs and brickbats in good grace. Tomorrow won't be any better than today, as the print edition will hit your desks with that completely erroneous story on, you guessed it, the front page. Ignore it. Please. Concentrate on the excellent news about record-breaking single sales, maybe. That's all totally true, promise. We have, of course, apologised to all involved. And now, dear reader, we apologise to you. And you know which Cher track keeps going round and round in our collective consciousness. Altogether now: 'If I could turn back time…' :rofl: at it being on the front page of the print edition. Can't they just stop the presses? Also who the hell is Dive Bella Dive :mellow:
August 24, 201113 yr :rofl: at it being on the front page of the print edition. Can't they just stop the presses? Also who the hell is Dive Bella Dive :mellow: I just read that on Haven, I nearly fell of my chair reading it, and on the front page :rofl:
August 24, 201113 yr Dug out my Mum's copy of Greatest Hits 1965-1992 :wub: CHER is a true legend. Indeed :wub: But the 2003 GH is better, with the Believe and Living Proof singles.
August 24, 201113 yr Indeed :wub: But the 2003 GH is better, with the Believe and Living Proof singles. Dark Lady :wub: I love this song. My Mum gave up after she bought Believe :lol: I NEED Song for the Lonely on my iPod though :heart:
August 24, 201113 yr Cher is a true legend :wub: I have to put a bit of Believe on now! And Song For The Lonely, audio amazingness! Edited August 24, 201113 yr by Liаm
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