{"id":2874,"date":"2010-01-28T22:32:23","date_gmt":"2010-01-29T05:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cherscholar.com\/cherblog\/an-american-treasury-of-torch-singers\/"},"modified":"2023-02-20T08:36:08","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T15:36:08","slug":"an-american-treasury-of-torch-singers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cherscholar.com\/cherblog\/2010\/01\/an-american-treasury-of-torch-singers\/","title":{"rendered":"An American Treasury of Torch Singers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cherscholar.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d8341d6c7753ef0120a8243b02970b-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"FLOAT: left\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Avettbrothers\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341d6c7753ef0120a8243b02970b \" src=\"https:\/\/cherscholar.com\/cherblog\/.a\/6a00d8341d6c7753ef0120a8243b02970b-200wi\" style=\"MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px; WIDTH: 200px\" \/><\/a>I&#39;ve been hearing a&#0160; plenty of songs Cher should cover, starting with &quot;Go To Sleep&quot; by The Avett Brothers&#0160;(who were incidentally on&#0160;<em>Austin City Limits<\/em> this week). It&#39;s gritty and it&#39;s lovely and the lyrics are hard-worn&#0160;with a&#0160;bouncy melody.<\/p>\n<blockquote dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><em>You know, they told me I could just take my money and leave.<br \/>I hope the people on the ground will understand.<br \/>I hope the people in the crowd will understand.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Lay back, lay back,&#0160;go to sleep my man.<br \/>Wipe the blood from your face and your hands.<br \/>Forgive yourself if you think you can.<br \/>Go to sleep, go to sleep a man.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Daniel Merriweather&#0160;is another new artist&#0160;I love. Particularly his song with Adele,&#0160;&quot;Water and a Flame.&quot;<a href=\"http:\/\/cherscholar.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d8341d6c7753ef012877275405970c-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"FLOAT: right\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>But nothing gets me thinking about Cher more than listening to Nina Simone.&#0160;Simone&#39;s torch singing<a href=\"http:\/\/cherscholar.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d8341d6c7753ef0120a8243df3970b-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"FLOAT: right\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"NinaSimone\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341d6c7753ef0120a8243df3970b \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cherscholar.com\/cherblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6a00d8341d6c7753ef0120a8243df3970b-150wi.jpg?w=676&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"MARGIN: 0px 0px 5px 5px; WIDTH: 125px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/cherscholar.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d8341d6c7753ef012877275378970c-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"FLOAT: right\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/cherscholar.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d8341d6c7753ef0120a8243d7a970b-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"FLOAT: right\"><\/a>is&#0160;fiery. She has her own vocal limitations I suppose, a vibrato (but who complains about <em>her <\/em>vibrato?) and&#0160;a voice that cracks from time to time.&#0160;But she evokes a fabulous atmosphere, so much like dramatic costumery and scenery, and she makes you feel, the same feeling Sonny rhapsodized about on many a Cher album liner note of yore.<\/p>\n<p>The most attention-grabbing performance at all is a great torch song.&#0160; Riveting. I&#39;m reminded of the way Barbra Streisand used to attack every song like an Oscar performance. I hear Nina Simon sing &quot;I Need Some Sugar in my Bowl&quot; and I think Cher could do that. If she was ever tempted to sing something so erotic and brazen. 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