“Tina,” which premieres Saturday, the rock goddess reveals that she hated “What’s Love Got to Do With It” at first. “It was terrible.
It was awful,” Turner, 81, says in the film. “I was rock ‘n’ roll … This was a pop song.Even Terry Britten — who co-wrote “What’s Love Got to Do With It” and produced the track for Turner’s 1984 hit album “Private Dancer” — wasn’t a fan of the tune.“’What’s Love’ was probably the worst thing I’ve ever done to this date,” he says in the documentary about his original demo, which he describes as “very white, very pop.
And nothing remotely would say ‘Tina Turner.’ “In fact — after it had been offered to British singer Cliff Richard, R&B diva Phyllis Hyman and disco queen Donna Summer — “What’s Love Got to Do.
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