People throw around the words ‘legend’ and ‘icon’ a lot these days, but there’s no denying that a couple of weeks ago we lost a truly legendary and iconic artist when Tina Turner passed away after a long illness.
I’ve always wanted to do a Tina Turner deep dive, but the lack of availability of many of her early albums has made it difficult. However, in lieu of a proper immersion in her catalog, I do want to spend this week honoring her memory by highlighting five of her best-loved recordings.
Kicking things off is ‘A Fool in Love,’ the debut single by Ike & Tina Turner. The less said about Ike’s abusive ass the better, but I couldn’t pass up on the opportunity to showcase this amazing vocal performance by the then 21-year-old Tina.
This song appeared on the duo’s debut album, The Soul of Ike & Tina Turner, and became a crossover hit, making it to #27 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Oh, there’s something on my mind
Won’t somebody please, please tell me what’s wrong
[Chorus]
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
You know you love him, you can’t understand
Why he treats you like he do when he’s such a good man
[Verse 1]
He’s got me smiling when I should be ashamed
Got me laughing when my heart is in pain
Oh no, I must be a fool
But I’ll do anything he wants me to do
[Chorus]
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
You know you love him, you can’t understand
Why he treats you like he do when he’s such a good man
[Verse 2]
Without a 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
[Chorus]
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
You know you love him, you can’t understand
Why he treats you like he do when he’s such a good man
[Verse 3]
Waves 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
[Chorus]
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
You know you love him, you can’t understand
Why he treats you like he do when he’s such a good man
Meet Me In Montauk 
I love Tina Turner and look forward to this week’s tribute to her. I just watched her new documentary days before her death. She was an inspiration to say the least.
Looking forward to the tribute to Tina as well. I’ve actually never heard today’s song before.