Trivia / Tina Turner

• Breakup Breakout: She rose to fame riding with Ike Turner, but became even more successful once she left him. Granted she didn't have much competition, as Ike's reputation was permanently soured when his long history of domestic abuse went public.
• Creator Backlash:
  • Mark Knopfler (who wrote "Private Dancer") once said the song was ruined due to "them drafting in Jeff Beck to play the world's second-ugliest guitar solo."^note Knopfler originally wanted to give Turner the original recording by the Dire Straits with his vocals removed, but his record label refused.
  • Turner made it no secret that she was never a fan of "What's Love Got To Do With It", even though it was the lead single on her comeback album Private Dancer. She hated the song's message of placing casual sex over romantic attachment, but her manager Roger Davies insisted that the song could make her relevant again after 13 years of obscurity following her divorce from Ike Turner. She trusted his instinct and it paid off in a big way: it was her first #1 single in the U.S. and won three Grammy awards, one of which she gave to Davies to reward his faith.
• Germans Love David Hasselhoff: "Nutbush City Limits" became a staple of Australian culture due to a line dance based on the song that was developed there in the 70's. Most Australians learn "the Nutbush" as children and the dance is performed at wedding receptions and other parties across the country.
• Song Association: "The Best" features on three episodes of Schitt's Creek, first when Patrick sings an acoustic version to David, then when David lip-syncs the song to Patrick and finally, when the Jazzagals sing the song during David and Patrick's wedding. Fans of the beloved Canadian sitcom will forever associate the song with the show.
• What Could Have Been:
  • Tina was the Eurythmics' first choice to record "Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves" with but she was unavailable to record, so the duet went to Aretha Franklin instead.
  • Mark Knopfler originally wrote "Private Dancer" for his band Dire Straits in mind before deciding to give it to Tina.

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