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)
Falling
Tina Turner Lyrics
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Help me, I'm falling
Helplessly falling
Falling for you
And mountains
There may be mountains
The highest mountain
Won't keep me from you, oh yeah
For you I'd swim across an ocean wide
Just to be with you I'd even dare to fly
It's the miracle that happens every time
I fall for you, oh yeah
And forever and forever without end
I just keep...
Falling
Needing and wanting
The only one thing
That I want is you, oh yeah
For you I'd swim across an ocean wide
Just to be with you I'd even dare to fly
It's the miracle that happens every time
I fall for you, oh yeah
And forever and forever without end
I fall for you
For you I'd swim across an ocean wide
Just to be with you I'd even dare to fly
It's the miracle that happens every time
I fall for you, oh yeah
And forever and forever without end
I fall for you, oh yeah
And forever, forever without end
I fall for you
I fall for you
Tina Turner’s song “Falling” speaks of the intense feeling of falling in love and admitting that the object of her affection has complete control over her. The lyrics express not only the willingness to do anything for the person she loves, but also the inability to resist the overwhelming emotions she feels. The lines “Helplessly falling, falling for you,” and “needing and wanting the only one thing that I want is you” showcase the singer's vulnerability to this feeling of love.
The reference to mountains in the lyrics adds an additional layer of depth to the song. The line “The highest mountain won't keep me from you” symbolizes the singer's unwavering dedication to the person she loves. The willing to overcome any obstacle stands as a representation of the determination and strength of the relationship.
Throughout the song, Tina Turner refers to the miracles that occur each time she falls for the person she loves. The line “It's the miracle that happens every time I fall for you” alludes to the magic and wonder that comes with love. This lyric is used to emphasize the strength of the singer's feelings and the fact that they only grow stronger as the song progresses.
Line by Line Meaning
Help me, I'm falling
I need help because I am falling in love with you and I can't control myself
Helplessly falling
I am falling in love with you without any control or resistance
Falling for you
I am falling in love with you and I can't help but feel this way
And mountains
I may face obstacles, but they won't stop me from being with you
There may be mountains
I know that there may be challenges or difficulties, but I will overcome them for you
The highest mountain
Even the tallest or most difficult obstacle won't keep me from being with you
Won't keep me from you, oh yeah
I will go to great lengths to be with you and nothing can stop me
For you I'd swim across an ocean wide
I am willing to do anything, even the impossible, to be with you
Just to be with you I'd even dare to fly
I would take a huge risk just to be with you
It's the miracle that happens every time
Every time I fall for you, it feels like a miracle
Needing and wanting
I need and want you more than anything else in my life
The only one thing
The one and only thing I desire is you
That I want is you, oh yeah
You are the only thing I want in my life
And forever and forever without end
My love for you is infinite and will never fade
I just keep...
I can't help but keep falling for you
And forever, forever without end
My love for you will last forever and beyond
I fall for you
I am deeply and hopelessly in love with you
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: MALCOLM CONNELL, TIMOTHY JAMES CAMERON FRASER
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