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

Re: Points of order:

[lockedintheatti.livejournal.com]

Goldeneye is the most underrated Bond theme. It's great - really nice build up in the verse, working in the first key Bond element (the horn stabs), then bringing in the second (beautiful sweeping strings) over the chorus, and all building up to a wonderful climax where she really belts it out.

The only thing to hate about it is that it's written by Bono. But hey, it sounds nothing like U2 and he's not on it, so that's not good enough reason.

[also - on that note - I love "You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart" by Sinead O'Connor, also written by Bono. Why are the songs he writes for other people so much better than the stuff he writes for U2?]

Re: Points of order:

[strange-powers.livejournal.com]

I don't mind U2 or Bono's voice that much, but otherwise I agree entirely - Goldeneye is a very very classy recording.