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- Private Dancer. Tina Turner - Private Dancer (Official Music Video) Written by Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits with an instrumental even recorded before it found its rightful home with Tina Turner.
- Acid Queen. Tina Turner - Acid queen. (Tommy) (1975) If getting Ken Russell to direct Tommy was a great idea, casting Tina Turner as the Acid Queen was a masterstroke.
- I Don't Wanna Fight. Tina Turner - I Don't Wanna Fight (Official Music Video) Written by Lulu (yes, really) with her brother Billy Lawrie and Steve DuBerry, the soulful 'I Don't Wanna Fight' was first turned down by Sade before Tina more than made it her own for the soundtrack of What's Love Got to Do With It.
- We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) TINA TURNER ★ We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)【music video】 "Every time we talked about Aunty Entity as we were writing, we’d say: 'Oh, someone like Tina Turner'," said Max Max: Beyond Thunderdome filmmaker George Miller.
May 24, 2023 · After this song was a hit for Credence Clearwater Revival in 1969, Ike and Tina transformed their unhurried country-rock vibe into an explosive and epic funk ode to freedom.
- "A Fool in Love" (1960) This joyful debut single was riddled with themes that eerily foreshadowed Tina Turner's future woes. Sassing out lyrics like, "He's got me smiling when I should be ashamed / Got me laughing when my heart is in pain," Tina (or Ann Bullock, as she was known prior to Ike changing her name upon the release of this song, which he wrote) offers raw emotion that reminded us of how love can cloud your judgment and make you a fool in someone else's game.
- "I Idolize You" (1960) With doo-wop flare from the Ikettes, Ike plays an enticing beat while Tina snarls lyrics with pure force and conviction, hooping and hollering her declarations of love.
- "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" (1961) Ike and Tina's biggest R&B and crossover hit yet (debuting at No. 2 on Billboard's R&B chart and No. 14 on the Hot 100) was a charmed call-and-response duet that first showcased the sass Tina was capable of bringing to a track.
- "River Deep - Mountain High" (1966) Phil Spector signed Ike and Tina to his label after being awe-struck by Tina's voice at a Club Sunset performance — and their first collaboration (written by Spector, Jeff Barry, and Ellie Greenwich) married Tina's tenacious vocals with Spector's signature "Wall of Sound" production.
- “Goldeneye” (1995) With Pierce Brosnan stepping into 007’s suit after the decreasing returns of the Timothy Dalton-starring films, James Bond was treated to a cultural comeback almost as impressive as Tina’s – so it only made sense that she graced the franchise with her grit and presence on this brassy title track to GoldenEye, co-written by Bono and The Edge.
- “Typical Male,” No. 2 on Hot 100 (1986) Turner’s ‘80s comeback was astonishing for a number of reasons, not least among them that in a world laser-focused women’s ages (yeah, not much has changed), she charged up the charts in her forties while still flaunting her unapologetic sexuality and self-possession.
- “The Acid Queen” (1975) Regardless of your feelings on Ken Russell’s more-is-more approach to 1975’s rock opera musical Tommy, Tina Turner turned in a show-stealing performance in the film.
- Ike & Tina Turner’s “Funkier Than a Mosquita’s Tweeter” (1971) The B-side to the duo’s iconic cover of “Proud Mary,” this song – penned by Tina’s sister, Aillene Bullock – is a pissed-off takedown of a “dirty old man” who masks his intentions with tiresome proselytization about “heaven and glory.”
In the biopic What's Love Got to Do with It, the song is performed in a timeline of events in Ike and Tina Turner's career in which the couple are transformed from an opening act for the Rolling Stones to a major headlining act in the 1970s.
May 24, 2023 · Creedence Clearwater Revival first recorded this song in 1969, but it is arguably better known for Tina's cover versions. In 1970, she first covered with with her husband Ike, transforming it into a funk soul rocker.
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May 24, 2023 · “River Deep, Mountain High” (1966) Image Credit: David Redfern/Redferns. Phil Spector heard the Ike and Tina Turner Revue at a Hollywood club at a time when their recording career had...
