Turner began her career with Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm in 1957. Under the name Little Ann, she appeared on her first record, "Boxtop", in 1958. In 1960, she debuted as Tina Turner with the hit duet single "A Fool in Love". The duo Ike & Tina Turner became "one of the most formidable live acts in history". They released hits such as "It's Gonna Work Out Fine", "River Deep – Mountain High", "Proud Mary", and "Nutbush City Limits" before disbanding in 1976.
In the 1980s, Turner launched "one of the greatest comebacks in music history". Her 1984 multi-platinum album Private Dancer contained the hit song "What's Love Got to Do with It", which won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and became her first and only number one song on the Billboard Hot 100. At age 44, she was the oldest female solo artist to top the Hot 100. Her chart success continued with "Better Be Good to Me", "Private Dancer", "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)", "Typical Male", "The Best", "I Don't Wanna Fight", and "GoldenEye". During her Break Every Rule World Tour in 1988, she set a then-Guinness World Record for the largest paying audience (180,000) for a solo performer.
Turner also acted in the films Tommy (1975), Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985), and Last Action Hero (1993). In 1993, What's Love Got to Do with It, a biographical film adapted from her autobiography I, Tina: My Life Story, was released. In 2009, Turner retired after completing her Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour, which is the 15th highest-grossing tour of the 2000s. In 2018, she became the subject of the jukebox musical Tina.
Having sold over 100 million records worldwide, Turner became one of the best-selling recording artists of all time. She received 12 Grammy Awards, which include eight competitive awards, three Grammy Hall of Fame awards, and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. She was the first black artist, and first woman, to be on the cover of Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone ranked her among the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. Turner has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the St. Louis Walk of Fame. She was twice inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with Ike Turner in 1991 and as a solo artist in 2021. She was a 2005 recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors and Women of the Year award.
In 2020, she came out of retirement to collaborate with Norwegian producer Kygo on a remix of "What's Love Got to Do with It". With this release, she became the first artist to have a top 40 hit in seven consecutive decades in the UK.
Studio albums
Tina Turns the Country On! (1974)
Acid Queen (1975)
Rough (1978)
Love Explosion (1979)
Private Dancer (1984)
Break Every Rule (1986)
Foreign Affair (1989)
Wildest Dreams (1996)
Twenty Four Seven (1999)
A Fool In Love
Tina Turner Lyrics
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Won't somebody please, please tell me what's wrong
You're just a fool, you know you're in love (what you say)
You've got to face it to live in this world
You take the good along with the bad
Sometimes you're happy and sometimes you're sad (one more time)
You know you love him, you can't understand (tell me about it)
He's got me smilin' when I should be ashamed
Got me laughing when my heart is in pain
Oh now, I must be a fool
'Cause I'll do anything he wants me too
You're just a fool, you know you're in love (tell me one more time)
You've got to face it to live in this world
You take the good along with the bad
Sometimes you're happy and sometimes you're sad (one more time)
You know you love him, you can't understand
Why he treats you like he do when he's such a good man (listen)
Without the man, I don't wanna live
You think I'm lying, but I'm telling you like it is
He's got my nose open and that's no lie
And I, I'm gonna keep him satisfied
You're just a fool, you know you're in love (tell me one more time)
You've got to face it to live in this world
You take the good along with the bad
Sometimes you're happy and sometimes you're sad (one more time)
You know you love him, you can't understand (tell me now)
Why he treats you like he do when he's such a good man (listen)
A wave of action speaks louder than words
The truest thing that I ever heard
I trust my man and all that he do
And I, and I'll do anything he wants me to do
You're just a fool, you know you're in love
You've got to face it to live in this world
You take the good along with the bad
Sometimes you're happy and sometimes you're sad (tell me one more time)
You know you love him, you can't understand (tell me about it)
Why he treats you like he do when he's such a good man (tell me)
Tell me one more time
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, well, hey
Tell me one more time, woo
The lyrics to Tina Turner's song "A Fool in Love" tell the tale of a woman who is hopelessly in love with a man who doesn't treat her well. The first verse of the song illustrates her dilemma - she's happy and smiling when she should be hurt and ashamed. Despite the pain he inflicts, she's willing to do anything for him because she's in love.
The second verse reveals that without him, she doesn't want to live. Tina Turner confesses that people may think she's lying, but she's not. Her love for this man has consumed her. She's so taken with him that she'll do whatever it takes to make him happy. In the last verse, Turner explains that actions speak louder than words. She trusts her man and is therefore willing to do whatever he wants her to do.
Overall, the song portrays a woman who is so enraptured by love that she's willing to endure anything, even when the love is painful. Though the song is titled "A Fool in Love," it's clear that Turner is aware of the situation she's got herself into.
Line by Line Meaning
What you say?
Asking for a repetition or clarification of what was just said.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, but hey, hey
Repeatedly asking for attention to start explaining.
One more time, tell me 'bout it
Requesting the singer to explain the situation fully once more.
He's got me smilin' when I should be ashamed
Even when in a situation where she should be embarrassed, her feelings do not allow it.
Got me laughing when my heart is in pain
Despite being hurt, she laughs because of his actions.
Oh no, I must be a fool
Realizing the foolishness of the situation.
'Cause I'll do anything he's wants me to do, now come
Being so consumed by love that she is willing to do anything he wants.
Listen, without my man I don't wanna live
Nothing is important without him.
Y'all think that I'm lying but I'm telling you like it is
Being honest that others do not understand the true depth of her love.
He's got my nose open that's no lie but
Being under a powerful influence, she feels helpless.
I'm gonna keep him satisfied
Willing to go to any lengths to keep him happy and content.
Uh huh, a wave of action speaks louder than words
Believing that his actions are more important than what he says.
The truest thing that I ever heard
Knowing that this statement comes from a place of truth.
Trust my man and all that he do
Having complete faith and trust in everything he does.
And I'll do anything he wants me to do, how come
Being so deeply in love that she is willing to do anything he asks.
Tell me one more time
Asking for a repetition of what was just said.
Whoa how come, tell me how come
Expressing surprise about the depth of her feelings.
C'mon and tell me one more time
Urging the singer to repeat the explanation one more time.
Said how come
Expressing even more surprise about her situation.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Ike Turner
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Aine Bingham
There's something on my mind
Won't somebody please, please tell me what's wrong
You're just a fool you know you're in love (what you say?)
You've got to face it to live in this world
You take the good along with the bad
Sometimes you're happy and sometimes you're sad (one more time)
You know you love him you can't understand (tell me about it)
Why he treats you like he do when he's such a good man
Now listen
He's got me smiling when I should be ashamed
Got me laughing when my heart is in pain
Oh-oh no, I must be a fool
'Cause I do anything he wants me to, now how come?
You're just a fool you know you're in love (tell one more time)
You've got to face it to live in this world (hey-hey-hey-hey-hey)
You take the good along with the bad
Sometimes you're happy and sometimes you're sad (one more time)
You know you love him you can't understand
Why he treats you like he do when he's such a good man
Now listen
Without the man, I don't wanna live
You think I'm lying but I'm telling you like it is
He's got my nose open and that's no lie
And I, I'm gonna keep him satisfied, now how come?
You're just a fool you know you're in love (tell me one more time)
You've got to face it to live in this world (but oh, how come?)
You take the good along with the bad (tell me how come)
Sometimes you're happy and sometimes you're sad (one more time)
You know you love him you can't understand (tell me about it)
Why he treats you like he do when he's such a good man
Ah, listen
Ways of action speaks louder than words
The truest sound that I ever heard
I trust the man and all that he do
And I'll do anything he wants me to, now how come?
You're just a fool you know you're in love (tell me one more time)
You've got to face it to live in this world (hey-hey-hey-hey-hey)
You take the good along with the bad (hey-hey-hey)
Sometimes you're happy and sometimes you're sad (tell me one more time)
You know you love him you can't understand (tell me about it)
Why he treats you like he do when he's such a good man (tell me)
Doo, doo, doo, doo (tell me one more time)
Doo, doo, doo, doo (hey-hey-hey-hey)
Doo, doo, doo, doo (hey-hey-hey)
Doo, doo, doo, doo (tell me one more time)
Doo, doo, doo, doo
Doo, doo, doo
kimma508
No one could have played Tina Turner better than Angela Bassett. She was brilliant!
Chris Davis
kimma508 time helped pick her 4 the role
Mark Ortega
She's amazing love her
Color Purple
Absolutely no one!!
Rosalind Williams
Angela Bassett was the absolute best choice.
Glory Mosby Floyd
Yes, she most definitely was
The Hair Lounge
THIS WOMAN STILL DESERVES AN OSCAR FOR THIS PERFORMANCE IM STILL MAD ❤❤
Uppity🦄
TIL THIS DAY! TIL THIS DAY!!!!
LAURA BROWN
Same! She was ripped off by not getting an Oscar!
Chris Davis
Her not winning was the crime of the century