Tom: I want to open this link without looking too much at the title or date, Tim, and work out: what year of Cher’s long career is this from? And who’s she covering?
Tim: Ooh, that’s a good Cher track, that is. From the video I’d say it’s a recent one, but tell who she’s covering.
Tom: The answers: 2013, and Miley Cyrus. Which astonished me! This sounds like a vintage Cher track from years and years ago.
Tim: It does have a hint of classic Cher, and it’s a damn good hint as well.
Tom: Miley Cyrus’ original isn’t that good — an overly-sweet title song from a movie soundtrack. With that modern production and Miley’s voice, it doesn’t work — but it’s as if it was written for Cher’s lower, more soulful voice. And because it’s Cher’s voice, and the world is used to this sound from her: it sounds right. Or at least, it does to me.
Tim: Hmm – we’ll have to disagree about Miley’s version, because I’ve always been a sucker for overly-sweet title songs from movie soundtracks. Can’t disagree with you, though, that Cher’s version does sound very right as well.
Tom: Although quite why she performed it on tour dressed like she was from a church window, I’ve no idea.
Tim: No, but then if Asos have their way, soon we’ll all be out of a church window.