![]() ![]() RELATED: What Comes After Life? There is More to Us Than We Can Ever Knowįirst of all, Baha’u’llah says that we can no more comprehend what that next existence will be like than the child in the womb can conceive of life in this world, and for the same reason – we have no possible frame of reference. But Baha’is also believe that the next life isn’t something we’re supposed to concern ourselves about in such a way that it reduces our life here to the status of a waiting room. ![]() The answer to this question – a very definite and emphatic yes – flows throughout the Baha’i writings.īaha’u’llah taught the existence of myriad “worlds of God”, including one we enter when we shed the physical form. And, so am I.” To convince her, Dickins set about putting together a “high-energy” dance track-”just one song,” he says-which would win Cher round and pave the way for the whole album.Question: Do Baha’is have an idea of an afterlife? If so what does it consist of? “When she’s made up her mind, it’s hard to change it. “Cher is tough to deal with,” says Dickins. In fact, the song, which has sold more than 11 million copies worldwide, nearly didn’t happen. Dickins was immediately met with resistance from Cher, who initially rejected all suggestions of making a dance album. I was just in Mykonos at a 40th birthday party, with about 30 gay men, and I was like a hero…I was suddenly the most popular man in the room.”īut, as Dickins explains, the story behind “Believe”-still the highest-selling single by a solo female artist in the UK-is complex and convoluted. Those songs echo with a lot of the gay community. And the fact that it’s not always easy to be who you are. ![]() He continues: “It’s about strength and power and hope. “All of the gay anthems have something about them which is, it may not all be milk and honey, but you will break through.” “It’s in the spirit of ‘I Will Survive.’ It’s a diva singing a song about, whatever happens, you’ve gotta believe there’s something else,” Dickins says of “Believe’s” lyrical content. However, for gay fans, “Believe” took on a much different meaning. Literally, the song’s lyrics detail the empowerment that comes from learning to rely on yourself after a relationship breakdown. It’s 20 years since Cher released “Believe.” (Scott Barbour/Getty)Īnd it was “Believe,” a rip-roaring club banger, which spearheaded Cher’s 22nd studio album of the same name. Now, wouldn’t it be a great idea to make a record, where they could love the record and love you?'”Īt the time, Cher was experiencing a slight slump in her career, following the release of It’s a Man’s World (1995). The album had sold just 700,000 copies worldwide by 1997, and received poor reviews from critics (although, it has been praised in recent years). “Without really thinking, I said to her: ‘Gay men adore you, they don’t really like the records you’re making, but they love you. “I have a lot of gay friends, who adore Cher,” Dickins tells PinkNews. It was around autumn 1997, when Rob Dickins, the then chair of Warner Music Group UK, who signed Cher, first came up with the idea of the singer recording a dance album for her gay fans. PinkNews takes a look at the background to the song and why, 20 years on, it still resonates with the LGBT+ community. The song-famed for its pioneering use of Auto-Tune-arguably became the most enduring gay anthem on the planet. When Cher released track “Believe” in 1998, she hit a new peak of commercial success. ![]()
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