Tina!!!! RIP legend.

@robertscott8165

2 ай бұрын

I cried so hard

PRIVATE DANCER is a Masterpiece

Classic! Tina Turner the best Singer! Hot, voice, energy! Love! ❤️😉🇧🇷✌🏼

1984 - this song is awesome 2020 - this song is awesome thanks dereck

Love Tina Turner! This song was written by Mark Knopfler for his band Dire Straits, but knew it needed to be sung by a woman. He offered it to Tina.

@derred723

3 жыл бұрын

i never knew Knopfler wrote it and Beck played guitar. Tina Turner. Sigh! Legend.

perhaps the best comeback in music history. being a teen at the time i didn't know much about her because her best days had been behind her, but then 1983 happened and she was bigger and better than she'd ever been. it didn't bother me that she was in her mid 40s at the time because she encapsulated the times so perfectly. she wasn't an older artist trying to catch up with the times, she was shaping the 80s and bending the decade to her will. what an amazing woman.

@shanefraser7764

2 жыл бұрын

Amen to that

Queen of rock/ forever!

You'll get a nice vibe from TIna's 'We Don't Need Another Hero'

I love Tina Turner. She has her own style in doing music. She's also got one hell of a set of legs on her.

My favorite song of Tina Turner. I can’t stop dancing this hit😍

Released 29th May 1984, 'Private Dancer' was the 5th solo studio album released by Tina Turner. The title song was initially recorded by Dire Straits {UK group) and was written by their world famous songwriter/guitarist Mark Knopfler. The Tina Turner album gave her a whole new boost to her career, which had faded after the 'Nutbush City Limits' fame.

Yes, this is imo her best song.

The fact that she made songs more than 30 years ago and still are hits is amazing

The song refers to dance halls from the 30's when men could go and buy a dance with a pretty girl... In the United States during the 1920s and 1930s, when taxi dancing was at its peak, patrons of taxi dance halls would typically buy dance tickets for ten cents each. When they presented a ticket to a taxi dancer, she would dance with them for the length of a single song. BTW - love your reactions!

The whole album is AWESOME! I have it and still put it on the turntable every once in awhile. Not too often though, I am saving my albums for my great-grandchildren! You would love the album cover, it shows just her legs and the bottom of her min-skirt! Great reaction Dereck!

This song comes from the album of the same name which re launched Tina into the stratosphere selling multi platinum all over the world. It was recorded in the UK with four different production teams even including one which were members of Brit synth band Heaven 17. In many ways it was a departure from what Tina had been known for up to this point but it absolutely brought her a huge new audience and cemented her as a superstar.

Thank you for giving Tina the attention she deserves! The song actually was the title track to her comeback album in 1984. Between leaving Ike in 1976 and her comeback she released two other albums that were not successful. Then in 1982 (I believe) she met her - from then on - manager who got her to record with Heaven 17 who produced Let’s Stay Together with her in 1983, a song originally by Al Green. Even though it was a success, her record company Capitol did not believe in her until David Bowie took the record executives to the Ritz, to see his favorite singer: Tina Turner. That’s when Capitol allowed Tina to record a new album which was produced with as much producers as there were songs on it in only two weeks: Private Dancer. Even though the songs were randomly picked from different sources, the album feels like auto biographical, referring to her time with Ike. Songs like What’s Love Got To Do With It and Private Dancer, but also I Might Have Been Queen, Show Some Respect, Better Be Good To Me and not to forget her beautiful rendition of the Beatles Help give that idea. When you realizes this, you hear the album in a different context which makes it even more interesting.

Composed by Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits), Sax solo and intro by Mel Collins, Guitar solo by Jeff Beck !!!

You are still "THE QUEEN of Ｒ＆Ｂ" ‼︎

I remember seing her live and the only time during the 2+ hours she actually stood still, or sat on a barstool, was during this song. The rest of the time she was constantly moving and dancing all over the place. Force of nature!!!

@DereckReacts

3 жыл бұрын

Omg ❤️❤️

"Private Dancer" was her comeback album and initiated the second half of her career at age 45 truly coming out on her own, completely emancipated from Ike and re-invented herself. ❤❤

The Great TINA.... The Queen of Wild Rock !!!! She's a Female Lion

It was a big hit for Tina, and she performed this live many times.

the Private Dancer album was sublime. Every track was briliant. For me, the highlight of the album was the bonus track Rock and Roll Widow. Her vocal and emotion in that song were awesome.

Top-5 Most Fave trcks frm Tina : 1. Private Dancer 2. Wht's Love Got To Do w It 3. Let's Stay Tgthr 4. Typical Male 5. Whn The Heartache is Over

DEREEEECK how could you not know "Private Dancer" by Tina...... you´ve done a lot of her catalogue by now :-D It´s LEGENDARYYYY :-D hehe REACT to "Back Where You Started" with Tina Turner live in 1986 (Camden Palace). That should put your soul on fire..... !!!!

Iirc, she’s singing as ‘lady of the night.’ It was certainly a huge hit in Australia.

I can still vividly remember seeing Tina in concert back when this song was B-I-G. Tina is totally unforgettable...Such great memories! Thanks, Dereck!

Legend says EMI's execs asked David Bowie (who had just signed a contract with EMI) who his favourite singer was, and he said Tina Turner, so they signed her too.

@Juansan30

3 жыл бұрын

There´s also a document video of an interviewer asking Janis Joplin who her favorite singer was ans she said something like " you might not have heard of her but her name is Tina Turner".

Your genuine surprises are so adorable! Tina's done this live in most of her concerts. I like the Wembley live version. But yep, this video was almost peak '80s for me. The hair, the costuming, the instrumentation all coming together for an explosion. Check out the video for Tina's "Simply the Best." I watched it and all of a sudden Tina's strutting and dancing in the live performance made a whole heck of a lot more sense.

This song peaked at the #7 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart back in early 1985. People doesn't know that this song was written by Mark Knopfler. He was the former frontman and lead singer for the British group, Dire Straits. By the way, the late, great guitarist, Jeff Beck played the guitar solo on this song. Who knew!!!

I am more impressed by who wrote this song! When I knew Avril Lavigne wrote Breakaway I was like what? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

It´s a classic! She performed it live in every tour from 1985 to 2009. There´s a longer version, more instrumental. Check the Wembley 2000 one out!

Hay dude!! One of her best work!!.. One true majestic legend!!.. Wow!!.. Liked your reaction!..

Tina Turner is one of the greats, garnering a Broadway show " I Tina", decades of relevance and work . Check out " What's Love Got to do With It", for a glimpse into her life with Ike, and the road to even more success afterwards.

lol. "has she performed this live." lol. Trust. It was a MAJOR hit back in the day may friend. Tina Turner was majorly well known. Yes sir this was a big hit.

She is Held in the Highest Regards here in New Zealand ❤🇳🇿✌

It was a huge hit and she performed it live in all her concerts. As Madonna was referred to as "Material Girl" in the 80's, Tina was referred to as the "Private Dancer". I'm so excited for you Dereck. You have so much to discover about this legend!

@jobuck879

2 жыл бұрын

It wasn’t a “huge” hit not as big a “What’s Love Got To Do With It”. The single is also the name of the album, maybe you’re confusing the two. The single peaked at #7 on the Billboard charts and #3 on the RnB charts. It didn’t even crack the top 20 on the UK charts which is where Tina found a lot of her success. I personally loved this song. She did a phenomenal job on the vocal all things considered.

@shannonswift2233

5 ай бұрын

@@jobuck879It missed the mark in the UK - perhaps due to “Rain” being released around the same time - but it is a major hit by all stretches.

@jobuck879

5 ай бұрын

@@shannonswift2233 When you don’t crack the top 20 you’re not a huge success.

@shannonswift2233

5 ай бұрын

@@jobuck879 Exactly, hence my point. The UK Charts are important but the Billboard Hot 100 is the premier chart worldwide and making the top 20 is when you get into certified “hit” territory; ergo, “Private Dancer” hit #7 (in part boosted by her Grammy wins) so it is just that, a hit.

@jobuck879

5 ай бұрын

@@shannonswift2233 I was talking about the UK charts. What part don’t you understand??!!

despite only bearly denting the UK top30 late 1984, Private Dancer is one of Tina's most iconic tracks.

@shannonswift2233

5 ай бұрын

True but let’s not pretend like it wasn’t a major success on the Billboard Hot 100. It hit the top ten - basically synonymous with the word “hit”.

This whole album is GREAT. Tina at her best. Listen to "Whats love got to do with it."

I love “complicated disaster” !!!! It is a hidden gem!!! Beautiful lyrics too...

The story of the song is that she is a Dime a dance girl. She works in a club where men pay her to dance with them, but she wants to leave that life and have a family. This song was the title of her comeback album in 1984. This song, and maybe 5 others were huge hits...huge!

@jillhaas578

Жыл бұрын

They were also called taxi dancers

@hildajensen6263

Жыл бұрын

And often the dancers took the offer of more money, if they would come out back and do more. So he wasn't really wrong..... My great grandmother actually trained her youngest son to be a dime dancer. He didn't have the health to be a sailor or work on the harbor, and she could imagine what else he could do. But he ended up taking all the his nice manners, she had taught him, to a department store and sold other things instead.

@rodniegsm1575

7 ай бұрын

Or you could see it as the kusic industry. Just wanted her to make money for them

Thank you for bringing me back in time. I actually saw the Private Dancer tour back in October 20, 1985. She was great.

My all time favourite Mark Knopfler song!!! Exclusevily Made for Tina!

Yaaaas! My favorite Tina's song (out of many great song she has)

When you were talking about how nice it was to hear Tina singing such a mellow song I was just waiting to see your reaction when she switched it up a gear. I loved this when it came out, it was a big hit here in the UK. In fact I just love all her songs 💜

What's LOVE got to do with IT is a MUST

This was one of my favorite videos of hers. This video was definitely a hit, when it came out, MTV played it all the time. Also, back in the 1920's-1950's were dance halls, where men would go and pay to have a dance with a woman, esp. popular during WW1 and WW2, a dime a dance, but it was not sex....just literally paying to be able to dance with a woman. Sad on both sides. However, I can see how someone could compare it to prostitution. But being a dance hall girl was hard work....on their feet all day, dancing for dimes, the owner taking a huge cut, holding strangers close to slow songs....Tina caught it all perfect. I am glad she got the song, I had never known about it being for Dire Straits....yeah, that totally would not have worked. And yes, try listening to "We don't need another hero"....you will get another great aspect of her voice and power.

This is about the girls that used to dance with soldiers during WWII. They would be paid 10 cents a dance. It was hard work and long hours. Soldiers would be on leave and wanted to dance with a girl at the dance clubs, their girlfriends being at home in the States or elsewhere. It was kind to the soldiers, not a sexual thing really. You’ll notice in the video the man putting a dime in her hand. Also, you’ll see military men in the video.

Most albums have a dud song or two but this song came from one of those rare albums where every song was excellent

She is fabulous live I won't ever forget it

I love Tina....she’s so awesome 🥰You should listen to ‘Simply the Best’

I saw her in person when this album came out in the 80's at charlestown wv race track. It was great. I got some pictures of her

This from her album Private Dancer and every track on this album is great. Consider exploring this album more.

It was a hit. By the way, this song was written by Mark Knopfler, guitar-hero, singer and songwriter of "Dire Straits". Hal Lindes (2nd guitarist of Dire Straits) played the guitar on this track.

@StevenQ74

Жыл бұрын

Hal only plays rythm guitars, Jeff Beck plays the solo, but all of the members of Dire Straits played on that song except Mark: John Illsley, Hal Lindes, Alan Clark, Terry Williams and Mell Collins who toured with Dire Straits on the Alchemy tour on the saxophone

Legend! Again, glad I got to see her Live! 3X. I don't like telling you what to react to, but "We Don't Need Another Hero" is even better! Theme Song from Mad Max - Beyond Thunderdome. A movie she also had a major role in! Thanks Dereck!

Yes. She performed it live. Better live for sure.

Yes, this was a big hit!

@gemini802

Жыл бұрын

On both sides of the pond uk too.

If you've seen Pose, they used this song perfectly in a way that it accurately depicts what the song is about.

Brilliant song written by Mark Knopfler. The whole band (Dire Straits) minus Mark Knopfler are on this recording. As said before Jeff Beck did the solo.

Please react to her 1999 VH1 Divas Live performance of “The Best!” Her entrance from the limo to the stage is EPIC and one of the best, if not the best, celebrity (or should I say legend) entrances ever!!!!!

I love Tina!! Your reaction is fantastic.....

Tina is amazing. Great reaction sir.

...nice reaction, Sir Derek, you seemed to note the MUSIC, moreso, than the artsy displays from the Video...BUT, one scene in the Video NEVER gets mentioned, which is a VERY dark telling of the 'story'... The shot of Tina's "Dancer," KILLING herself, in her 'final performance' (here, at 10:07; notice the broken glass, & sploshes of 'blood,' in around the shot).... ...It was to show that the 'Dancer' is trying to glamourize the despair she feels within that lifestyle; THAT'S why she started crying, and walked away from the Guy she was 'dancing' with...you were RIGHT in realizing she's had enough, but the VIDEO artfully tells the REAL truth, of the 'Dancer'.....

You need to watch a full Tina Turner Concert. She has done Private Dancer live since 1985. W/each tour, her style of performance changed for the song. It's hard to pick one to react to, but I would recommend the 1988 Live In Rio performance, where essentially, the dancer becomes the dance. From the show that made me a fan of her

It is commonly thought to be about a stripper or prostitute but it also includes throwbacks to dime-a-dance girls of the 1920s similar to a role played by Doris Day in Love Me or Leave Me

Tina Turner/I Can't Stand The Rain studio version

Hello Derreck, I love so much this song from the eponymous album ("Private Dancer" 1984). This album of Tina is so special cause it was her first album after her separation from Ike Turner. This is the album of freedom. The one which she decide of all. The one she settles her accounts with this man who behaved like a tyrant with her. The one which she lets out her anger against him. Her most personal album perhaps (just to see the titles of certains songs). But which is sold more than 25 million copies in the world. A lot of artists came to work with her on this album. Terry Britten produced "What's Love Got to Do with It". "Better Be Good to Me" was written by Holly Knight, Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn and has been product by Rupert Hine (he produced most of the other album songs). "Private Dancer" which was written by Dire Straits guitarist and vocalist Mark Knopfler, and which features a guitar solo by Jeff Beck was produced by John Carter. This song was originally scheduled to be part of Dire Straits' fourth album "Love over Gold". "Let's Stay Together" was produced by Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh of the British band "Heaven 17". "Help!" was recorded with The Crusaders.

I think that this song was something like a message to ike turner and the kind of relationship that they had for many years and that she can live she can sing without him

Gran canción, fue y es un gran clásico de Tina, gracias por esta reaccion y por la información, cómo siempre ...besos y hasta la próxima...desde las Islas Canarias 🤗🤗

This song was always very sad to me, it broke my heart. It made me want to cry every time I heard it. I always felt like it was about someone who felt used. Beautifully sad song.

That's was a hit I like ur mature taste choices😎

Not many know that song was actually written by Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits frontman and solo artist in between and afterwards). He felt that song just does not suit him and so Tina executed it perfectly...

Written by Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits

Favorite Tina song. Is that wrong? If it’s wrong I don’t wanna be right. 👌🏼

Tina had a private dancer tour on 1985 which was fantastic a shorter live video of the private dancer tour live had a live video of the concert in England it featured both Bryan Adam's and David Bowie.

How Tina related to the song was because after her breakup with Ike she was very in debt to the record companies they had contracts with that had to be paid back and a lot fell on her. This first comeback album had a number of hits.

@Juansan30

3 жыл бұрын

And the whole album was recorded in London in only 1 week; she did some of the tracks just once. There were other times and there was a lot of talent.

This song is a tribute to the Taxi Dancers the 1920's and 30's. After the depression when money was scarce women would be hired to dance with guys in dance halls. The cost was frequently 10 cents a dance. As with a taxi the meter was on and the cost was proportional to the time you spent dancing with the woman.

@jillhaas578

Жыл бұрын

They still exist downtown LA

@helgar791

Жыл бұрын

@@jillhaas578 And that's a testament to the fact that one out of three men between the ages to 18-30 are either virgins or haven't had sex in the past year...and the number is rising. Male loneliness, isolation, and disenfranchisement has reached dangerous and frighteningly epidemic levels.

You should listen to the live version of this song especially during her 1985 tour and 1996 tour

Love your reactions.....remind me of my oldest son!!! xoxoxxo

Its good music unlike todays stuff.

Love your reaction, I saw her show in the 80’s unbelievable performance, love Tina

“I’m Going To Lose My Pants!!” Merch please!! 😅✨

This song has been written by Mark Knopfler (Dire straits). You really should listen to that band (and not just the most well known songs). The man who let his guitar sing for him!

Yes, she has performed it live I would love to see you react to it and it is a very sexy and excellent performance!

It was a hit dude and she has performed it live many times. I love this one too 😍 You could try On Silent Wings (album version), It's only love (live 1985) or if you want something super raw, just before her come back, the show 'Nice' n' Rough'

This was her great commercial comeback, although his previous album was very good but it was not successful ( those strange things from the world of music), but "Private Dancer" was a very great album that gave her a new recognition to the 80's generation, and, yes, Mark Knopfler, the leader of Dire Straits wrotte this big song, but the album is all great...

Realmente me gustan todas las canciones de ella. Tiene esa voz tan distinta. Una de mis favoritas es esta y "we don't need another hero"

one of my faverite songs ever !!!!! ty great reation

You should listen to Tina Turner - "Golden Eye".

Tina Turner is a fabulous singer try 'What's Love Got To Do With It', 'We Don't Need Another Hero', 'Two People', 'Typical Male', 'Afterglow', 'Paradise Is Here', 'Simply The Best', 'Foreign Affair', 'Look Me In The Heart', 'Falling Like Rain'& 'I Don't Wanna Lose You'

American Express will do nicely, thank you!

this song was the titlle track from her comeback album of the same name. The song was written by Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits but he gave it to Tina as it didn't fit on the album Dire Straits was making. He also plays the guitar son the track. It was a top ten hit back in 1984. The biggest single from the album was "What's Love Got to do With It". Reportedly Tina hated What's Love but loved the rest of the album.

@daxmargo8078

3 жыл бұрын

ooops you are right it was Jeff Beck

@SotonCueMan

3 жыл бұрын

Was written by Mark Knopfler, not sure what your Jeff Beck comment relates to.....

@SotonCueMan

3 жыл бұрын

Ah apologies, you mean who played the solo....

@jjc5407

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, the one Mark described as the world's second ugliest guitar solo! It does rather let the song down. I would love to hear Mark's from the Dire Strait's recording that never saw the light of day...

This song in some ways could describe her early career years with her ex-husband Ike Turner during the troubled times.

I love your reactions man. If you like this you should check Tina Turner with Herbie Hancock. It's a little diamond that a lot of people do not know about

You really need to check out Love Thy Will Be Done by Martika. Please. 🤞🏽

This was based on tina and her life the video pictures her dreaming a better life

Please do ‘what’s love got to do with it?’

Wow this song takes me back to being like 5

Dereck, I love and hate you at the same time :-D Do you know how time consuming watching your videos is? Holy crap, I just discovered your channel and have to get through so many of your reactions. Thank you