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Before Tina Turner became a pop star, she was a rock pioneer.
More than that, she had the ability to embrace and embody just about any song thrown her way.
The story of Ikes emotional and physical abuse toward Tina during those years is well-documented.
While the Stones version drips with sleaze and tawdriness, Tinas is just plain sexy.
Her delivery is warm and open and welcoming everything Mick would want to be if he could.
YoufeelTina, while Mick is the louche guy at the end of the bar.
Reddings performance of this song was always a high point in his shows.
Its also a great example of both the Beatles songwriting abilities and Tinas skills as a front woman.
The Beatles sang those songs; Tina turned them into a performance.
Her voice is quite literally rocket fuel here.
Its a mystery why anyone even tried to cover this after Tina did.
Rod, who would later invite Tina to open for his 1981 U.S. tour, was clearly thrilled.
Theres also the tale of Bowie putting the moves on Tina while wearing a Tina Turner wig.
They are two completely different interpretations of the same song and yet both serve the material.
There is no better proof of that theory than this performance.
But Tinas version is still the best and truest version of the song.
Were going to give it a try; its a hard song.
He instructs them on the key (Were gonna do it in B flat.)
and cues the group, as Tina heads to the front, a white towel draped over her shoulder.
She even released a ten-minute live version as a B-side in 1988.
