Tina Turner is my frickin' hero
Aug. 9th, 2006 10:15 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
e_julianaSeriously, y'all. She's, what? 68, and she can still kick everyone's ass. Check out the following clips on YouTube (I know I can embed video now, but I'd like y'all to not hate me):
Tina Turner performing "Proud Mary" on Ellen in 2005
Tina Turner performing "Proud Mary" on the What's Love Got To Do With It? tour in 1994
In contrast, Beyoncé sang "Proud Mary" at Tina's Kennedy Center Honors. While Beyoncé was certainly paying homage to Tina (girl definitely did her homework, the clip is worth watching just for the speaking bit), she could not hope to touch the greatness that is Tina Turner.
And for reference, the Ike & Tina Turner Revue on Ed Sullivan
For the hell of it, Tina, Cher, & Elton John on VH1 Divas Live in '99 (the sound's not synced with the video, but it's still pretty damn cool).
(I think I need a Tina icon with the words Big Damn Hero. Anyone wanna make it for me?)
The reason for this mild obsessiveness is that I sang "Proud Mary" last night, and it Kicked. My. Ass. I sang it well, and I did about half the choreography, but HOLY HELL is that song hard to sing at the proper intensity/energy. (Yes, I know training would probably help with that. Hush. I'm only a karaoke singer - a good one, but still.) The fact that this woman can do this at 68? She is a Big Damn Hero.
Tina Turner performing "Proud Mary" on Ellen in 2005
Tina Turner performing "Proud Mary" on the What's Love Got To Do With It? tour in 1994
In contrast, Beyoncé sang "Proud Mary" at Tina's Kennedy Center Honors. While Beyoncé was certainly paying homage to Tina (girl definitely did her homework, the clip is worth watching just for the speaking bit), she could not hope to touch the greatness that is Tina Turner.
And for reference, the Ike & Tina Turner Revue on Ed Sullivan
For the hell of it, Tina, Cher, & Elton John on VH1 Divas Live in '99 (the sound's not synced with the video, but it's still pretty damn cool).
(I think I need a Tina icon with the words Big Damn Hero. Anyone wanna make it for me?)
The reason for this mild obsessiveness is that I sang "Proud Mary" last night, and it Kicked. My. Ass. I sang it well, and I did about half the choreography, but HOLY HELL is that song hard to sing at the proper intensity/energy. (Yes, I know training would probably help with that. Hush. I'm only a karaoke singer - a good one, but still.) The fact that this woman can do this at 68? She is a Big Damn Hero.
