Tina Turner

Released: June 15, 1993

Tell me why? Why must we wait until tonight?
Tell me why? Why must we wait until tonight?

You wanna take a little time
Wanna drink me like a fine wine
Write the book of love line by line
But I want to play with you, ooh...mmmm...right now
Go all the way with you,baby...and show you how
'Cause my body just can't say no
And fingers just won't let go

Tell me why? Baby. Why must we wait until tonight? Oh, yeah
Tell me why? Why, when I've waited all my life?
You're touching me, I'm touching you...
Oooh, what should I do? Now tell me why, why must we wait 'till tonight?

You like to take it real slow
Show me every little move you know
Take a little love and watch it grow
But I want to lay with you...darling
Right now
Make love all day with you baby
And show you how...
Take my body, don't take my time
Take your lips and make them mine
Aaaaw

Tell me why? Baby. Why must we wait until tonight? Oh, yeah
Tell me why? Why, when I've waited all my life?
You're touching me, I'm touching you...
Oooh, what should I do? Now tell me why, why must we wait 'till tonight?

Come on
Come on

'Cause my body just can't say "no"
And my fingers just won't let go

Baby!
Oh tell me why?
Why must we wait until tonight
Tell me baby...yeah
Tell me why, when I've waited all my life - like you know I did
Come on, tell me why...why must we wait until tonight? Come on. Come on
Ohh.Tell me why, why when I've waited all my life. Tell me why

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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