Diva Canon #8: TINA TURNER

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

It's Friday, it's time for another canon! And who more deserving than our enormo-haired leggy warbler Anna Mae Bullock? Not a diva in the traditional screaming-toddler sense perhaps, but most definitely an icon worthy of a ticky box or two.

TINAFAX:

Tina's hair fell out after she bleached it too much as a teenager. Thankfully Mr Wig invented the wig the next day and Tina became a massive superstar!

Tina has sold nearly 100 million records.

Tina was the oldest person to get a US #1 hit but her record was subsequently broken by Aerosmith and Cher (not at the same time).

Tina loves Steps' version of Tragedy (see picture)

Tina's voice can cut through a block of Stilton at 20 paces.



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Comments

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

why wasn't 'Proud Mary' a single then?

non-top 40 singles:

30/07/1966 Ike And Tina Turner Tell Her I'm Not Home #48
15/09/1984 Tina Turner Better Be Good To Me #45
02/03/1985 Tina Turner I Can't Stand The Rain #57
12/10/1985 Tina Turner One Of The Living #55
08/11/1986 Tina Turner Two People #43
12/09/1987 Tina Turner Paradise Is Here #78

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I was wondering where I Can't Stand The Rain was! It was on my Mum's Best Of TT and I hearted that lots.

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

I knew there were more hits from Private Dancer (four as I recall, and Private Dancer was the least popular of all, despite good press for its Dire Straits connection).

"Better Be Good to Me" was huge, and would certainly get a ticky from me (and should from you, too)!