So if you think it's OK, will you do these parts?" And so he said, "yeah." In the middle of the conversation, he said, "Cher, is this my song?" and I went, "well, I wouldn't be asking you to sing somebody else's song." And so then at the very minute he said, "do you want me to play harmonica?" And I've done 'What Christmas Means to Me.' But there are parts of it that I just can't do. But I called and I was like, "Stevie, it's me. I didn't realize my assistant was videoing the whole conversation. Do you have Stevie Wonder on speed dial and just ask, "want to sing with me?"Ĭher: No, but that's what I did. Simon: You have a distinguished roster of people who join you on this, including Stevie Wonder. But then you think, you know, people are getting together and having a good time and it might not be what you think of as a Christmas scene. Simon: Can I ask you about "DJ Play a Christmas Song"? I found that very touching.Ĭher: You think of someone going to a disco on Christmas and you think, "Oh, that's sad," or whatever. So yeah, my mom's kind of always trying it out with me. But when you hear my mom sing, you hear me. And we fought like cats and dogs sometimes, but when I'm singing, somehow she's inside of me, even though it's different. "I'm Just Your Yesterday." And if you listen to it, you can't really tell sometimes which one of us is which. There's a song that we sing together called. we had the weirdest relationship ever.īut my mom was kind of always in me, and I took my mom's voice. Simon: May I ask if doing these songs brought back memories of her and Christmases together with family?Ĭher: Well, you know, it's strange, I wasn't thinking about those kinds of things, but my mom, even though my mom and I had such a rocky. But I know my mom wasn't having a good time and my mom is really kick-ass, you know? And I was really happy when she could leave it - go on to something else. I was happy for my mom because my mom and I are kind of similar in many aspects. Scott Simon: You dedicated this album to your mother Georgia Holt, who I gather left us just before Christmas last year.Ĭher: I have to tell you something. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. They just felt like the holidays," Cher said. I just did songs that I wanted to do and didn't think about if they went together. You know? None of them really go together. Cher told Simon that when you listen to Christmas, there should be no confusion: This is her unconventional take on a Christmas album.
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