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BuzzJack Music Forum _ 20th Century Retro _ RIP Tina Turner
Posted by: Jay❄ 7th April 2021, 11:54 AM
Are there any Tina Turner fans here? 
I have to admit that I haven't heard many of her songs. I know the big classics such as River Deep Mountain High, Let's Stay Together, What's Love Got to Do with It and The Best (in particular I adore The Best, what a song!). I also enjoy When the Heartache Is Over, and I think her cover of Missing You is beautiful:
However, I've not heard a full album by her... although I do recall my mum having 'The Best' on CD, as well as her 1996 album 'Wildest Dreams' on cassette, so I probably heard a few more songs as a young child... but I can't really remember.
I watched the recently released 'Tina' documentary earlier this week, and I would certainly recommend watching it - she is truly a remarkable woman. It goes without saying that it's horrendous that she suffered years of domestic abuse, and the documentary highlighted that even in the many years after leaving Ike, the media would constantly ask her about him. I feel sorry for her that she was unfortunately never really allowed to move on from the trauma she lived through for almost 2 decades of her life.
Another aspect of the documentary that was illuminating to me is just how huge of an artist she was - I honestly had no idea that she sold out stadiums around the world. The documentary shows footage from her Rio de Janeiro performance in 1988 - 180,000 people were in attendance! 
Clearly she was an incredibly electrifying performer, and her vocals are so distinctive and strong. She played at Wembley Stadium four times, twice in 1996 and twice in 2000 - she was 60 years old in 2000 and look at the energy she has!
The documentary has made me feel like I should listen to her albums and check out more performances. I definitely feel like I could become a rather belated big fan of hers 
One more thing - I think it's pretty incredible that she experienced such a massive career revival in 1984, at which point she was 44 years old. It's pretty inspiring that she achieved such huge success in middle age, against all the odds!
Posted by: dandy* 7th April 2021, 12:14 PM
Not a huge fan tbh
Although in a way she did provide us one of the best tv moments ever...
Posted by: Jay❄ 7th April 2021, 12:34 PM
One of my favourite TV scenes ever, and that really solidified my love for The Best!
Posted by: Nina West 7th April 2021, 01:00 PM
Posted by: common sense 7th April 2021, 03:39 PM
Actually, the only song of hers that I dislike is The Best.
Posted by: AaronTM 7th April 2021, 03:58 PM
Tina Turner is an artist I've admired for a long time but I have to admit, I don't think I've ever listened to a studio album of hers. Her 2004 "All The Best" greatest hits has always been my go-to point as that's the collection which turned me into more of a fan. Outside of the most obvious big ones, my favourites are "I Can't Stand The Rain", "Private Dancer", "Nutbush City Limits", "Better Be Good To Me" and the live version of "Addicted To Love" is fun for a karaoke moment.
I think if I were inspired to dive into a studio album I would go for "Private Dancer" or "Foreign Affair" as I think the 80s/early 90s Tina era is my favourite.
Posted by: Popchartfreak 7th April 2021, 04:59 PM
She's fab.
Start with the Ike & Tina originals of River Deep Mountain High & Nutbush City Limits (which Tina wrote about herself) for 2 epics.
Let's Stay Together is a Heaven 17 creation (more or less), What's Love Got To Do still fab (Bucks Fizz first recorded it, written by 70's British hitmakers Graham Lyle & Terry "Devil Woman" Britten, but Tina got it out first), The Best is an anthem that Bonnie Tyler did first, Steamy Windows all swamp rock Tony Joe White, CCR's Proud Mary, We Don;t Need Another Hero (another Lyle/Britten power ballad), and I Don't Wanna Fight co-written by Lulu. Yes, actual Lulu gave it away to Tina to record.
Oh, I also saw her live in the 90's at Wembley and she was fab.
Posted by: fiesta 11th April 2021, 02:01 PM
Better Be Good To Me is a song I like from her. It often gets over looked but it was written by the same team that wrote The Best (Mike Chapman & Holly Knight).
Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 17th April 2021, 01:51 PM
Im not a stan fan but like a good few of her songs, when the heartache is over is a big fave of mine but probably not one of her widely popular songs.
Posted by: My Random Music 19th April 2021, 09:27 PM
Ike and Tina Turner have some great songs, my personal favourite is "I've Been Loving You Too Long". Can take or leave Tina Turner as a solo artist though.
Posted by: SimpsonFan 20th April 2021, 08:04 AM
Some people may not know that the Freemasons sampled When The Heartbreak Is Over for their 2005 hit Love On My Mind
Posted by: spiceboy 2nd May 2021, 09:54 PM
I'm a HUGE fan of Tina! Her Foreign Affair album is excellent, I also really like Private dancer and The Best album (greatest hits) is brilliant. I've never listened to Break Every Rule for some reason I should probably do so.
She really is one of the biggest acts ever, especially touring wise. At her peak she was the highest grossing tour act in the world, amazing achievement for a female artist back then. I'd love to watch the documentary, where is it available??
Posted by: Jay❄ 2nd May 2021, 11:39 PM
It’s on NowTV but it’s also on DVD and Blu-Ray!
Posted by: spiceboy 3rd May 2021, 07:18 PM
I'm thinking of getting a NOWTV package so I can watch Chernoble... this has made me more interested!
The best is a special song for me it was my grandfathers favourite song and when I was a child he told me and my cousins he wanted us to sing it at his funeral. I did his eulogy at his funeral some 20 years later and I mentioned about this story and then followed up with "grandad was deaf like me so he didn't realise how bad we would all sound." 
We played it at the end for him, it took me several years to be able to listen to the song again. It is still hard to listen to now but it does make me smile rather than cry!
Posted by: spiceboy 3rd May 2021, 07:18 PM
I'm thinking of getting a NOWTV package so I can watch Chernoble... this has made me more interested!
The best is a special song for me it was my grandfathers favourite song and when I was a child he told me and my cousins he wanted us to sing it at his funeral. I did his eulogy at his funeral some 20 years later and I mentioned about this story and then followed up with "grandad was deaf like me so he didn't realise how bad we would all sound." We played it at the end for him, it took me several years to be able to listen to the song again. It is still hard to listen to now but it does make me smile rather than cry!
Posted by: -Jay- 3rd June 2021, 07:55 PM
It's interesting to hear the demo - it's a bit less energetic than the glorious final version!
Foreign Affair is being reissued on a 5 disc set (4 CDs - CD1: Album Remaster / CD2: B-Sides, Remixes & Unreleased Demo / CD3+4: ‘Do You Want Some Action?’ Live in Barcelona 1990 / DVD: ‘Do You Want Some Action?’ Live in Barcelona 1990 & Promo Videos), and 2xLP vinyl of the original album, remastered.
https://shop.thisisdig.com/uk/catalogsearch/result/?q=tina+turner&order=relevance&dir=desc
Posted by: -Jay- 5th June 2021, 07:56 PM
Tina Turner night on BBC 2 
8:40pm Tina Turner at the BBC
Archive footage of the singer's performances on BBC programmes over the years, featuring some of her biggest hits from the 1970s, '80s and '90s
9:45pm Tina Turner: Simply the Best
The singer chats to BBC arts editor Will Gompertz about the highs and lows of her career and bring her well-documented life story up to date. In a wide-ranging conversation, she talks about the tragedy of her eldest son's recent suicide, how an unexpected stroke affected the early days of her second marriage, and how her life was saved when her husband became her kidney donor. She also discusses the musical collaborations that saw her become one of the icons of the 1980s, and the abusive relationship with ex-husband Ike Turner, which set her on the road to stardom, but also nearly destroyed her
10:30pm Tina Live!
A 2009 concert by Tina Turner in the Dutch city of Arnhem as part of her 50th anniversary tour, which saw her perform 90 shows in more than 40 different cities across North America and Europe during 2008 and 2009. The set contains some of Tina's best-loved songs, including The Best, What's Love Got to Do With It and Proud Mary
Posted by: fiesta 6th June 2021, 01:46 PM
I watched the first two shows, didn't know she was now of Swiss nationality!
Posted by: pippa 7th June 2021, 11:07 PM
Nice amount happening to keep her fans happy.
The new version of Foreign Affair has much to offer.
Posted by: -Jay- 19th July 2021, 07:10 AM
Foreign Affair reissue is out now!
Posted by: steve201 30th July 2021, 09:50 AM
The best is a special song for me it was my grandfathers favourite song and when I was a child he told me and my cousins he wanted us to sing it at his funeral. I did his eulogy at his funeral some 20 years later and I mentioned about this story and then followed up with "grandad was deaf like me so he didn't realise how bad we would all sound."
We played it at the end for him, it took me several years to be able to listen to the song again. It is still hard to listen to now but it does make me smile rather than cry!Did you watch it?
Posted by: spiceboy 18th August 2021, 01:31 PM
Ah no I haven't as of yet but will do when I get the NOW package!
Posted by: -Jay- 6th October 2021, 06:11 PM
https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/9640872/tina-turner-bmg-music-rights/
Tina Turner Sells Music Rights to BMG in Blockbuster Deal
The company has acquired Turner's artist’s share of recordings, her writer’s share of publishing and neighboring rights, as well as her name, image and likeness.
Posted by: -Jay- 24th May 2023, 06:43 PM
The legendary Tina Turner has passed away 
In a statement, they said: "Tina Turner, the 'Queen of Rock'n Roll' has died peacefully today at the age of 83 after a long illness in her home in Kusnacht near Zurich, Switzerland.
"With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model."
The US-born star was one of the best-loved female rock singers, known for her on-stage charisma and a string of hits including The Best, Proud Mary, Private Dancer and What's Love Got to Do With It.
Posted by: tommie 24th May 2023, 07:02 PM
RIP Tina. Insane to think how she completely started her career over and had such huge success after her divorce from Ike. I never realised Foreign Affair (5xPlat) was a bigger success in the UK than Private Dancer (3xPlatinum).
Posted by: Sempachorra 24th May 2023, 07:08 PM
I absolutely love "I Dont Want To Fight" and "When The Heartache Is Over"
RIP queen of rock
Posted by: spiceboy 24th May 2023, 07:20 PM
She is one of my favourite singers ever quite saddened by this. RIP to an absolute legend.
Posted by: One_For_Sorrow 24th May 2023, 08:26 PM
RIP Tina.
I saw this on Instagram just now, very shocked.
Private Dancer is my favourite from Tina
Posted by: Roba. 24th May 2023, 08:44 PM
Sad to hear 😞 an icon. I still remember when 'The Best' re-entered that week in 2010. Good moment!
Posted by: DalekTurret32 24th May 2023, 08:49 PM
I haven't listened to an album of hers, but I did grow up with a handful of her songs ("Proud Mary", "The Best", "What's Love Got To Do With It")
Posted by: Jessie Where 24th May 2023, 09:10 PM
I basically grew up on Tina Turner as my Dad was a huge fan, I have very young memories of watching her concerts on the TV.
Really sad news
Posted by: Roba. 25th May 2023, 10:11 AM
'When The Heartache Is Over' is an underrated song by her. Just thinking of ones that most don't talk about much but it was on one of the first NOW albums I got at the time.
Posted by: Popchartfreak 26th May 2023, 07:29 PM
Legendary is an overused term, but hey River Deep Mountain High and the self-penned Nutbush City Limits are enough to justify it on their own. Her solo 80's stuff was a pleasant well-deserved bonus.
Posted by: crazy chris 26th May 2023, 09:21 PM
1991's Simply The Best, her first compilation, is her biggest seller in the UK, 8 times platinum with actual sales over 2 million without ever reaching No.1. Peaked at 2.
Posted by: -Jay- 30th May 2023, 10:52 PM
Tina's album positions and weeks in the Top 200, in the UK:
24.06.1984 - #02, 153 weeks - Private Dancer (5th solo studio album)
14.09.1986 - #02, 49 weeks - Break Every Rule (6th solo studio album)
27.03.1988 - #08, 13 weeks - Tina Live in Europe (Live album)
24.09.1989 - #01, 82 weeks - Foreign Affair (7th solo studio album)
06.10.1991 - #02, 412 weeks - Simply the Best (Greatest Hits album)
13.06.1993 - #01, 41 weeks - What's Love Got to Do With It (Soundtrack album)
27.11.1994 - #185, 02 weeks - The Collected Recordings (Compilation album)
07.04.1996 - #04, 51 weeks - Wildest Dreams (8th solo studio album)
07.11.1999 - #09, 30 weeks - Twenty Four Seven (9th solo studio album)
07.11.2004 - #06, 38 weeks - All the Best (Greatest Hits album)
08.03.2009 - #14, 14 weeks - The Platinum Collection (Greatest Hits album)
04.10.2009 - #43, 02 weeks - Tina Live (Live album)
09.02.2014 - #30, 07 weeks - Love Songs (Compilation album)
20.04.2018 - #48, 09 weeks - The Greatest Hits - interestingly this has the exact same track list as 2004's All the Best, but with a different title and different artwork
It doesn't seem that Tina's first studio album 'Tina Turns the Country On!' (1974) was released in the UK. Albums 2 (Acid Queen - 1975), 3 (Rough - 1978) and 4 (Love Explosion - 1979) were released here... but none of them charted! What a comeback the 'Private Dancer' era was for her, at the age of 44.
'The Platinum Collection' could score a Top 10 peak this week, it is midweek #8 so far. 'The Collected Recordings' is on course to greatly improve on its 1994 peak too, it's midweek #12.
Posted by: Liam.k. 21st September 2023, 01:27 AM
No joke, I typed "Tina Turner" into Google and it came up with "Did you mean: simply the best?".
Came here to say I stumbled across Adam Lambert's tribute to Tina Turner and I love it!
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