Cher的 Here We Go Again Tour巡迴演唱本來在三月初開唱，但這位73歲的歌壇大姐大卻因新冠肺炎災情逐步升溫而有不祥之感，"我從報上的報導知道COVID-19這個傳染病來了"，她說5月2日時她在加州Malibu別墅和記者通電話，"這個傳染病好像鯊魚，就像吃人機器，我比大多數美國人了解，因為我有朋友在義大利做秀場工作，每個人都想逃走，我很幸運沒有和他們一起工作，因為舞者和我貼身表演，口對口的傳染危險很難避開"。
NBA猶他爵士隊檢查出有球員確診，Cher原先於3月12日在Oklahoma市的賽前表演之約取消，Cher也回家自我隔離，但她的意志力與人不同，她很快地跑到錄音室去錄她55年歌唱生涯第一首西班牙語歌，"我了解我想做點事"，她表示"我其實去年開始學習和排練這首歌，但沒有錄下來，因為很難。
Cher的努力有了結果: 1979年 ABBA 的名曲"Chiquitita"西班牙語版(1979 ﹟29)，將於五月8日推出，接著這首歌的video將在聯合國兒童基金會UNICEF的活動COVID-19 Virtual
Special播放，Cher將捐出所得。她在家裡錄好她的表演部分，然後UNICEF將全世界找來的兒童表演部分合成完成帶寄給她，"這是個美好、樂觀開朗的經驗，我們生活在混亂的當下，能用樂觀態度看每件事，真是太好了"。
Cher的故事還沒完，這位Grammy獎得主也和哥倫比亞大學傳染病學專家與兒童健康基金會共同創辦人Dr. Irwin
Redlener一同成立CherCares Pandemic Resource and Response
Initiative基金會(CCPRRI)，這個基金會準備先在這個傳染病期間捐出一百萬美元給"長期被忽視和遺忘的人們，因為在鄉下的拉丁、有色人種與 印地安人沒人照顧"。
用西班牙語唱"Chiquitita"是Cher很大的挑戰，但她走過來了，而且覺得發音還挺標準，因為40年前他學過一點。
1998年替"Believe"和Cher其它Warner Bros唱片公司經典作品擔任執行製作的Orlando Puerta上個月因新冠肺炎去世，Cher感覺失去了一位好友，她在非洲曾一起工作的夥伴Peter
Hotez讓她相信要找一個與基金會相關的人才能成事，另一個朋友介紹他認識了Irwin博士，她於是開始投入與新冠肺炎之戰了。
Cher 1946年出生於加州 El
Centro，影歌雙棲的她在排行榜上最後一首冠軍曲是1998年底的四週冠軍曲Believe，此曲亦獲得Grammy最佳舞曲唱片獎，Cher暢銷曲很多，在歷年暢銷歌星排行榜上獲得64名，在流行歌唱界是一位巨星，但她在影壇的成就也不遑多讓。
Cher
1987年她曾經以電影Moonstruck《發暈》獲得奧斯卡最佳女主角獎，此外她主演的「絲克伍事件」、「面具、」「紫屋魔戀」、「嫌疑犯」等片叫好又叫座，是1980年代歌迷們最佳的回憶。
"Chiquitita"是Cher 翻唱ABBA合唱團名曲的新專輯
'Dancing Queen'當中的歌。
Chiquitita
Chiquitita, tell me what's wrong
You're enchained by your own sorrow
In your eyes there is no hope for tomorrow
How I hate to see you like this
There is no way you can deny it
I can see that you're oh so sad, so quiet
You're enchained by your own sorrow
In your eyes there is no hope for tomorrow
How I hate to see you like this
There is no way you can deny it
I can see that you're oh so sad, so quiet
Chiquitita, tell me the truth
I'm a shoulder you can cry on
Your best friend, I'm the one you must rely on
You were always sure of yourself
Now I see you've broken a feather
I hope we can patch it up together
I'm a shoulder you can cry on
Your best friend, I'm the one you must rely on
You were always sure of yourself
Now I see you've broken a feather
I hope we can patch it up together
Chiquitita, you and I know
How the heartaches come and they go and the scars they're leaving
You'll be dancing once again and the pain will end
You will have no time for grieving
Chiquitita, you and I cry
But the sun is still in the sky and shining above you
Let me hear you sing once more like you did before
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
Try once more like you did before
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
How the heartaches come and they go and the scars they're leaving
You'll be dancing once again and the pain will end
You will have no time for grieving
Chiquitita, you and I cry
But the sun is still in the sky and shining above you
Let me hear you sing once more like you did before
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
Try once more like you did before
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
So the walls came tumbling down
And your love's a blown out candle
All is gone and it seems too hard to handle
Chiquitita, tell me the truth
There is no way you can deny it
I see that you're oh so sad, so quiet
And your love's a blown out candle
All is gone and it seems too hard to handle
Chiquitita, tell me the truth
There is no way you can deny it
I see that you're oh so sad, so quiet
Chiquitita, you and I know
How the heartaches come and they go and the scars they're leaving
You'll be dancing once again and the pain will end
You will have no time for grieving
Chiquitita, you and I cry
But the sun is still in the sky and shining above you
Let me hear you sing once more like you did before
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
Try once more like you did before
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
Try once more like you did before
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
How the heartaches come and they go and the scars they're leaving
You'll be dancing once again and the pain will end
You will have no time for grieving
Chiquitita, you and I cry
But the sun is still in the sky and shining above you
Let me hear you sing once more like you did before
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
Try once more like you did before
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
Try once more like you did before
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
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