Probably my fave Cher track. Such an unusual pop song both musically and lyrically speaking. I think this was the very first "pop song" I ever liked. My mom gave me a cassette copy of Cher's Greatest Hits when I was approximately 2-3 years old (circa 1974). Typical gay conditioning. lol.
some song facts:
"Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" was the first single from Cher's 1971 eponymous album Cher with instrumental backing by L.A session musicians from the Wrecking Crew.[1] The album was subsequently renamed and re-released as Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves after the success of the single. The song was written by songwriter Bob Stone as a story-song called "Gypsys, Tramps and White Trash". Producer Snuff Garrett advised that the title be changed and Stone then changed it to "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves". The album of the same name got very positive reviews.[2]
Released four years after her last top ten hit "You Better Sit Down Kids", this song was a comeback single for Cher—it was her first single in four years to chart higher than #84—not only returning her to the top ten of the charts but also giving her two weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1971. It knocked off "Maggie May" by Rod Stewart which had spent the previous month at number one. The single also reached #1 in Canada and #4 in the United Kingdom. It became Cher's best-selling single at that point, selling more than 3 million copies worldwide.[3]
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | October 4, 2018 12:51 PM |
fuck. for an album cover, this one is kinda gross looking.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | October 4, 2018 1:00 PM |
Those chord changes in the bridge are quite something. It’s a great song...
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | October 4, 2018 1:08 PM |
Fabulous.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | October 4, 2018 1:10 PM |
Boy oh boy we cool kids ridiculed the hell out of Cher and her tacky songs way back when. I get it that the Wrecking Crew could propel any song. But they still sound cheesy to me. And remember Cher's "heavy" album Star's? The Village Voice had a one-line review- "Cher is Strange"
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | October 4, 2018 1:20 PM |
And to think Cher is still performing it almost 50 years later in sold-out concerts.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | October 4, 2018 1:37 PM |
after 47 years i think the song sounds great.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | October 4, 2018 1:48 PM |
I'm listening to the album now. Love it.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | October 4, 2018 1:51 PM |
I always thought she was saying "dream moz-a-lear" instead of three months later....
And "south of Mobile" is the Gulf of Mexico. Like Chicago's East Side is Lake Michigan.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | October 4, 2018 2:07 PM |
Chasity, get out of that bush!
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | October 4, 2018 2:08 PM |
the song's original title "Gypsys, Tramps and White Trash". No joke.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | October 4, 2018 2:09 PM |
Try singing "Gypsies, Tramps and White Trash"..... it has too many syllables to fit the song and sounds awkward.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | October 4, 2018 2:15 PM |
White trash is fun!
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | October 4, 2018 9:46 PM |
EPIC Cher!
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | October 5, 2018 12:21 AM |
One of the best pop songs ever.
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | October 5, 2018 11:24 AM |