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Professional ratings. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is a soundtrack album for the 1985 film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. The album was originally released in 1985 on the Capitol Records label and reissued numerous times on different labels.
Tina Turner singles chronology. "Show Some Respect". (1985) " We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) ". (1985) "One of the Living". (1985) " We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) " is a song written by Graham Lyle and Terry Britten. It was recorded by American singer Tina Turner for the soundtrack album to the 1985 film Mad Max Beyond ...
Songfacts®: Written by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle, this is the theme song to the film Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome. The third installment of the post-apocalyptic Mad Max series finds star Mel Gibson at the mercy of a nefarious leader named Aunty Entity, played by Tina Turner, who is determined to secure her power over Australia's Bartertown.
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"We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" or more commonly known as "We Don't Need Another Hero" is the hit theme song from Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome, written by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle and performed by Tina Turner, who starred as Aunty Entity in the film.
The song appears on the soundtrack to the film and was released as a single. It was also released on Turner's album Private Dancer.
The music video features Turner dressed in her costume from the film, a heavy chain mail gown. As several spotlights shine on her, she proceeds to sing atop a platform while various scenes from the movie are interspersed. In the last portion of the video, Turner is accompanied by a children's choir and Tim Cappello, her tour saxophonist, percussion...
Turner was backed by a choral group from King's House School in Richmond, London. One of the choir members who appeared on the record, Lawrence Dallaglio, became famous as a rugby union star and captain of the England national team.
The lyrics were written by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle. Of course they are very thematic of their times -- a world gripped in Cold War with the ever-present fear of thermonuclear apocalypse -- and for the film itself being set in that potential post-apocalypse world, in this case, lost children dealing with its aftermath.
We Don't Need Another Hero became one of Tina Turner's greatest worldwide hit singles. It peaked at #2 on the United States' Billboard Hot 100, at #3 in the UK charts and #1 in Switzerland, Poland, Spain, Germany, Australia and Canada.
The song received both a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song, as well as a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
There have been many cover versions of the song. Genres range from jazz piano to heavy metal.
•In 1985-1986, the Argentine-Oceanian person Lorena Novoa covered this song in 3 episodes of Young Talent Time.
•In 1988, Johnnie Nuich and Courtney Compagnino covered this song in the Universal Studios Hollywood episode of Young Talent Time.
•In 2000, Swedish singer Regina Lund covered the song on her album Year Zero. Her version was a jazzier rendition which was softer and slower.
•In 2007, Northern Kings, a Finnish heavy metal group, covered the song on their debut cover album Reborn.
•In 2012, Espen Eriksen Trio, a Norwegian jazz piano group, covered the song as an instrumental on their album What Took You So Long.
1.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1091091/Tina-Turner-recycles-famous-flesh-revealing-Mad-Max-dress-age-69.html
2.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuO_8VlYAfk
The Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome album has been re-issued on CD by both Capitol Records, EMI Music, Fuel 2000 and GNP Crescendo, as yet with no bonus tracks. Track Listing [] Side A: "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" (Terry Britten, Graham Lyle) - 6:07 Performed by Tina Turner "One of the Living" (Holly Knight) - 5:48
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, commonly known as Mad Max 3, is a 1985 Australian post-apocalyptic dystopian action film directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie and written by Terry Hayes and Miller. [ 4] It is the third installment in the Mad Max franchise. The film stars Mel Gibson and Tina Turner, and follows a ...
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Oct 2, 2023 · Tina Turner, a legendary singer known for her captivating performances and powerful voice, released the hit song “We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)” in 1985. This iconic song served as the theme for the film “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome,” starring Turner herself alongside Mel Gibson.
