You Haven’t Seen The Last of Me
Cher
When we found out that Cher was going to sing in a movie, there was a collective gay gasp that swept the globe. And when I found out they were going to remix the hell out of it, my gay heart leapt from my chest and curtsied to the gay goddess. In the true tradition of Cher, this is yet another sad song-cum-empowerment power ballad. While it might specifically relate to a stubborn club owner in Burlesque, it also couldn’t be more appropriate for where Cher is in her own career right now. One thing’s for sure: It puts to bed any doubt that Cher’s past it. Girlfriend’s still got notes in her tonsils that those wannabe starlets can only dream about (or electronically alter). What’s also amazing is the song’s not-so-delicate placement in the movie: Cher’s on her way out the door, bags in hand after a long day of fighting for her club’s existence. The DJ asks if she wants to rehearse “that song.” Despite the late hour and her obvious exhaustion, she drops the bags, straddles a chair, finds herself looking down the barrel of a soft spotlight and belts it out the park. What’s illogical about that? But hey, it’s Cher, we don’t need a reason for anything she does. Remixes include interpretations by Dave Aude, Almighty, Stonebridge, and a late add of several by Johnny Vicious.
