🎤💔 Da Unstoppable Tina Turner, One Voice You Can Nevah Silence
Who needs one 💔 wen da heart can get broken?” Dis line by itself stay like one cold-blooded killah, one sad reminder of wen dreams shattah an’ hope turn to 💨. Da riff dat come befo’ it in da chorus of da song (which, coincidentally, da song’s title) stay so mesmerizing, you nevah even realize da power of da chorus itself. But dat one line, it capture everything da song represent.
Everyting, ‘cept fo’ da awe-inspiring triumph of da wahine who made the song her own — an’ made da whole world sing it wit’ her.
Tina Turner, who wen pass away Wednesday at 83 in 🇨🇭, wen release “What’s Love Got to Do With It” in 1984 wen she was in her 40s. She stay as dynamic on stage as one singer an’ dancer as she was mo’ dan one decade earlier, wen she was da magnetic centerpiece of da Ike an’ Tina Turner Revue.
Da only ting more explosive an’ powerful den her long-legged, tawny-haired physical presence stay her raw, raspy, in-your-face singing style. Her voice carry one seismic force dat make up fo’ wat it no get in acrobatic range.
But in da years right befo’ “What’s Love Got to Do With It” an’ da album dat bring it, “Private Dancer,” was released, she was seen more as one “oldies” act, disconnected from da early 1980s vibe an’ more aligned wit’ da R&B-Soul Music nexus of pop dat defined da turbulent era of da 1960s an’ 1970s.
She wen free herself from one hellishly abusive marriage to her bandleader Ike Turner, whom she wen divorce in 1978 aftah one public separation in 1976. Da legal battle dat follow nearly ruin her financially. On her own, she still stay welcomed on international stages. But it took da unexpected success of “Private Dancer” fo’ put Turner front-an’-center in da pop culture of da 1980s. 🆓💪
“Private Dancer” wen produce plenny hits dat climb da charts, including da title track an’ “Better Be Good To Me.” But “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” wit’ its blend of world-weary bravado an’ poignant vulnerability, prove to be da perfect match fo’ Turner’s personal life of heartbreak an’ survival. It still seem incredible dat da song wen get offered to oddah singers, like Cliff Richard an’ Donna Summer, befo’ she finally had her chance.
Da rock world wen embrace her wit’ open arms, an’ she flourish in its embrace. At da height of her newfound stardom, she star in da 1985 blockbuster movie, “Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome,” where she play one ruthless gang leader, only slightly less frightenin’ dan her role as “The Acid Queen” ten years earlier in “Tommy.” 🎸🎥
By da end of da decade, her concerts stay breakin’ attendance records all ova Europe an’ beyond. Her 1989 cover of Bonnie Tyler’s “The Best” become anothah platinum hit. Her success continue into da new century, wit’ one 1993 movie adaptation of her life story from her 1986 book “I, Tina,” titled (of course) “What’s Love Got to Do With It?”
Da film wen earn Oscar nominations fo’ Laurence Fishburne (as Ike) an’ Angela Bassett (as Tina). She release one top-sellin’ album of her greatest hits, 🎵📀 2004’s “All the Best” and a smash Broadway musical, “Tina,” that took audiences from Turner’s beginnings as Anna Mae Bullock in Nutbush, Tennessee to her pinnacle as the Queen of Rock. 🎭🎤
She just seemed so unstoppable, so indomitable dat few of her devoted fans even dared to believe dat all da life-threatening illnesses she’d suffered in da last decade would keep her down. It’s hard to believe dat, aftah all she overcame, death would, o’ even could, stop her. Which is why Wednesday’s news came as something of a shock to da world at large despite her age and physical travails. 😱😢
But she hasn’t stopped, really. Somewhere, somehow, dat raspy, thunderous voice will persist as one of da most distinctive in pop music history. And da chorus of “What’s Love Got To Do With It?” – whoever else sings it – will forever belong to no one else but her
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🎤💔 The Unstoppable Tina Turner, One Voice You Can Never Silence
Who needs a broken heart? 💔 This line alone is like a ruthless killer, a sad reminder of shattered dreams and lost hope. The captivating riff that precedes it in the song’s chorus (which also serves as the song’s title) is so mesmerizing that you hardly realize the power of the chorus itself. But that one line captures the essence of the entire song.
Everything, except for the awe-inspiring triumph of the woman who made the song her own – and made the whole world sing along with her.
Tina Turner, who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 83 in Switzerland 🇨🇭, released “What’s Love Got to Do With It” in 1984 when she was in her 40s. She was just as dynamic on stage as a singer and dancer as she was more than a decade earlier when she was the magnetic centerpiece of the Ike and Tina Turner Revue.
The only thing more explosive and powerful than her long-legged, tawny-haired physical presence was her raw, raspy, in-your-face singing style. Her voice carried a seismic force that made up for what it lacked in acrobatic range.
But in the years leading up to the release of “What’s Love Got to Do With It” and the album that accompanied it, “Private Dancer,” she was seen more as an “oldies” act, disconnected from the early 1980s vibe and aligned with the R&B-Soul music that defined the turbulent era of the 1960s and 1970s.
She freed herself from a hellishly abusive marriage to her bandleader Ike Turner, divorcing him in 1978 after a public separation in 1976. The ensuing legal battle nearly ruined her financially. On her own, she was still welcomed on international stages. But it was the unexpected success of “Private Dancer” that put Turner in the spotlight of 1980s pop culture. 🆓💪
“Private Dancer” produced several hits that climbed the charts, including the title track and “Better Be Good To Me.” But “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” with its blend of world-weary bravado and poignant vulnerability, proved to be the perfect match for Turner’s personal life of heartbreak and survival. It’s still hard to believe that the song had been offered to other singers like Cliff Richard and Donna Summer before she finally had her chance.
The rock world embraced her with open arms, and she thrived in its embrace. At the height of her newfound stardom, she starred in the 1985 blockbuster movie, “Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome,” where she played a ruthless gang leader, slightly less frightening than her role as “The Acid Queen” ten years earlier in “Tommy.” 🎸🎥
By the end of the decade, her concerts were breaking attendance records across Europe and beyond. Her 1989 cover of Bonnie Tyler’s “The Best” became another platinum hit. Her success continued into the new century with a 1993 movie adaptation of her life story from her 1986 book “I, Tina,” aptly titled “What’s Love Got to Do With It?”
The film earned Oscar nominations for Laurence Fishburne (as Ike) and Angela Bassett (as Tina). She released a bestselling album of her greatest hits, 🎵📀 2004’s “All the Best,” and a smash Broadway musical, “Tina,” that took audiences on a journey from Turner’s beginnings as Anna Mae Bullock in Nutbush, Tennessee, to her reign as the Queen of Rock. 🎭🎤
She seemed unstoppable, indomitable, and few of her devoted fans dared to believe that the life-threatening illnesses she battled in the last decade would ever bring her down. It’s hard to fathom that, after overcoming so much, death could or would stop her. That’s why Wednesday’s news came as a shock to the world, despite her age and physical challenges. 😱😢
But she hasn’t truly stopped. Somewhere, somehow, that raspy, thunderous voice will persist as one of the most distinctive in the history of pop music. And the chorus of “What’s Love Got to Do With It?” – no matter who sings it – will forever belong to no one else but her.
