“Proud Mary” by Ike & Tina Turner
“Proud Mary” is a song that was originally dropped by Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1969. As such that outfit’s frontman, John Fogerty, is credited as its writer. Ike & Tina Turner’s version came out on 8...
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Tina Turner
Tina Turner was the true definition of a music legend. The late US-born singer was originally named Anna Mae Bullock. She was born in November 1939 in the state of Tennessee. In April 2013...
“Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin
Most simply explained, Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love” is a love song with some moderately-overt sexual innuendos. Or explained otherwise, it is made quite clear that the vocalist has strong romantic feelings for the addressee. But...
Alice Cooper’s “Only Women Bleed” Lyrics Meaning
“Only Women Bleed” is a classic example of how, even in the days of old, cancel culture was such that participants would often leap before they look. Indeed going through these lyrics now, it is nearly...
“Disco Inferno” by The Trammps
As talked about later in the article, “Disco Inferno” was inspired by a scene in a movie in which a disco located on the summit of a building is consumed by wild fire. So that...
“I Don’t Wanna Fight” by Tina Turner
On Tina Turner’s “I Don’t Wanna Fight”, the singer is addressing her significant other. The premise to what they are going through in the present is an unspecified event which devastated their relationship in the...
“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...
“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...
“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...
“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...
