Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock in Brownsville, Tennessee, on 26 Novembe… Read Full Bio ↴Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock in Brownsville, Tennessee, on 26 November 1939; died 24 May 2023) was an American-born and naturalized-Swiss singer, dancer and actress. Widely referred to as the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue before launching a successful career as a solo performer.

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)

So fine
Tina Turner Lyrics

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So fine
So fine, yeah!
And babe you're mine
You make me walk
You make me talk
About you
Oh, there's nothing in this world that I wouldn't do for you
Because you're

So fine
So fine
And every time we meet,
My heart skips a beat.
You're in my first cup of coffee,
Gonna be my last cup of tea
Because you're
So, fine!
And babe you're mine
You make me walk

You make me talk
About you

Overall Meaning

In Tina Turner's song So Fine, the lyrics imply a deep sense of admiration and love for someone. The singer starts by declaring how fine the person is, which in this context means that the person is attractive and alluring. The singer then proceeds to state that the person has a special effect on her, as they make her talk about them frequently - this could imply the person fills her thoughts and she can't stop thinking of them. The singer also expresses how she would do anything for the person. The second verse takes the listener deeper into the singer's feelings, as the beat of her heart quickens every time she sees this person. The singer even declares that the person is her first cup of coffee, which is a metaphor for how special this person is to her.

The chorus repeats the main theme of the song and emphasises that the person is so fine and that the singer is theirs. It's clear from the song that the person being sung to is the object of the singer's affection, and the singer glorifies this person's presence in her life.

Line by Line Meaning

So fine
You are incredibly attractive and desirable.

So fine, yeah!
You are amazing and impressive, and I can't help but acknowledge it.

And babe you're mine
You belong to me, and I belong to you. We are each other's significant other.

You make me walk
You inspire and motivate me to take action and move forward in life.

You make me talk
You bring out the best in me, and I can't help but communicate and express my feelings.

About you
You are the center of my attention, and I can't stop thinking or talking about you.

Oh, there's nothing in this world that I wouldn't do for you
My love for you is unconditional, and I'm willing to go to great lengths to show it.

Because you're So fine
Your beauty and charm are beyond comparison. You are truly exquisite.

And every time we meet, My heart skips a beat.
My love and affection for you are never-ending, and every time we see each other, my heart races with joy.

You're in my first cup of coffee, Gonna be my last cup of tea
You are always on my mind, from the beginning of the day until the end.

Because you're So, fine!
Your allure and grace are simply breathtaking. You leave me in awe.

And babe you're mine
You are my soulmate, my partner, and my companion for life.

You make me walk
You push me to be a better person every day, to make the most of my abilities and talents.

You make me talk
You encourage me to express my thoughts and emotions freely and honestly, to be my true self with you.

About you
You are the subject of my dreams, my hopes, and my aspirations, the one I want to share my life with.

Lyrics © Kanjian Music
Written by: JOHNNY OTIS

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