Category: Tina Turner

Ike / Ike & Tina Turner / Tina Turner

June 30, 2020

 by Amanda London · Published June 30, 2020

“A Fool in Love” by Ike & Tina Turner

Ike & Tina Turner’s “A Fool in Love” is a classic love song. The singer presents herself as someone who is committed to her partner for two reasons. One is that she does not actually want...

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June 28, 2020

 by Amanda London · Published June 28, 2020

“Let’s Stay Together” by Tina Turner

This is, quite simply, a love song. So the titular “let’s” is actually comprised of the singer and the addressee, who is her lover. And basically, what she is espousing is the idea of the...

Tina Turner

June 28, 2020

 by Amanda London · Published June 28, 2020

“Help!” by Tina Turner

As noted in the trivia section, this song dates back to the mid-1960s. And we can say that during that era, lyrics were a bit more-straightforward than modern pop music. As such, in this case the...

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June 28, 2020

 by Amanda London · Published June 28, 2020 · Last modified July 2, 2020

“What’s Love Got to Do with It” by Tina Turner

On “What’s Love Got to Do with It”, award-winning singer Tina Turner is addressing someone she is romantically interested in. And it can be deduced that she is in fact feeling him. However, she is...

Tina Turner

June 27, 2020

 by Amanda London · Published June 27, 2020 · Last modified May 25, 2023

“We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)” by Tina Turner

Readers who are familiar with the Mad Max film franchise will recognize the titular “Thunderdome”, which plays a prominent role in the song, as being a fictional location in said universe. In the movie itself, it...

Tina Turner

June 27, 2020

 by Amanda London · Published June 27, 2020

“Typical Male” by Tina Turner

The addressee of Tina Turner’s “Typical Male” is not only a romantic interest of the singer but is also presented as being a lawyer. Classifying him under this profession may not be meant to be taken...

Ike Turner / Tina Turner

June 27, 2020

 by Amanda London · Published June 27, 2020

“River Deep – Mountain High” by Tina Turner (ft. Ike Turner)

This is very much a love song – and quite an innocent one by more-modern standards.  The two phrases which make up the title of the track, “river deep” and “mountain high”, respectively and...

Tina Turner

June 26, 2020

 by Amanda London · Published June 26, 2020

Tina Turner’s “Private Dancer” Lyrics Meaning

On “Private Dancer”, succinctly put, Tina Turner is portraying herself as a stripper. But it isn’t in the way that modern female singers do, in the sense of actually idealizing this type of lifestyle. Rather, she lets...

Tina Turner

June 26, 2020

 by Amanda London · Published June 26, 2020

“Better Be Good to Me” by Tina Turner

The way the storyline “Better Be Good to Me” plays out is as if Tina has found someone whom she is smitten with. And likewise said individual expresses mutual love for her.  However, she is...

Tina Turner

June 26, 2020

 by Amanda London · Published June 26, 2020 · Last modified May 26, 2023

“The Best” by Tina Turner

The logical deduction would be that the addressee of Tina Turner’s “The Best” is the lover of the narrator. And basically, what she is doing is touting him as “the best”. Another way of looking...