OpenMike..Imagine me imitating the late Johnny Carson as I say:

I did not know that!

Hmm. How very intersting. Since I posted this, I found some other links and discovered that Cher did indeed cover the song on her HALFBREED album but she changed the Lyric from

Oh Ruby Jean

- to -

Oh Chas-ti-ty

...She retitled the song 'Chastity Sun' and she appears to have gotten a Co-writer credit and royalties for that superficial change. It's kind of odd to imagine such a sweet and hopeful song about racial harmony on the same record as the despicable 'Half-breed', but there you are. Sonny Bono never let the Utopian theme of one song stand in the way of choosing a single for an album that had a catchy tune and massively offensive lyrics. 'Chastity Sun' is the last song on the Album with 'Half-Breed' beginning the album. Perhaps it was a High-Concept album and we all failed tyo see that way back when, with it showing a progression from hate to love. Who knows?


I think I'll look at some of their other lyrics now.

many thanks!