Tina Turner

Released: September 13, 1989

[Verse 1]
I heard some news this morning
And it almost devastated me
It hit my heart without a warning
The story is on the street
I overheard a conversation
It was all about you
I can't believe what they're saying baby
It better not be true

[Chorus]
They say, you know who is doing you know what
How am I supposed to feel?
You know who is doing you know what
I thought our love was real

[Verse 2]
They say you can't believe everything you hear
But you've got me feeling insecure
I thought you and I, had a good thing going
Now baby I'm not so sure
I'm going to have mixed emotions
When I see you tonight
I'm afraid I see the true story
When I look in your eyes

[Chorus]
They say, you know who is doing you know what
Baby I've got to know
You know who is doing you know what
I don't want to let you go, oh no

[Verse 3]
I don't want to be jumping to conclusions
I would rather keep my trust in you
Is your love for me just an illusion?
Baby, tell me is it true?

[Chorus]
You know who is doing you know what
I've got to keep my courage up
You know who is doing you know what
Are you going to turn your back on love?

[Outro]
You know who is doing you know what [x6]

Often dubbed the Queen of Rock & Roll, Tina Turner is arguably among the most iconic of female divas in history, with her prolific career and memorable personality as a performer and a public figure. Hailing from a small town in Tennessee, and born Anna Mae Bullock, Turner has cemented herself as one of music’s greatest entertainers.

Turner’s career in music arose from her frequenting of nightclubs near St. Louis, where she would meet her soon-to-be husband Ike Turner, who would also give her the alias “Tina”. With Ike, she would form the famous Ike And Tina Turner Revue. A dynamic, explosive R&B ensemble, the two became the definition of the genre in the late 60s and early 70s, where R&B/Soul had only tiptoed into the realms of the mainstream. A particularly influential act in popularizing the genre, the Revue went on to release some of music’s most memorable and iconic tracks – a cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Proud Mary”, the Phil Spector-penned “River Deep – Mountain High”, and the electric “Nutbush City Limits”. After a host of drug and abuse problems on Ike’s part, with the male Turner eventually engaging in a violent altercation with his wife, Tina decided to leave her husband for the solo life – and it worked.

As a solo artist, with the help of fellow artists like glam rocker David Bowie, Turner tumbled into mainstream success in the 80s with the only number-one hit of her career – the unconquerable love ballad “What’s Love Got To Do With It” as part of her debut solo album, Private Dancer.

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