Tina Turner vivió su primera época dorada, en lo que a éxitos se refiere, en la década de los 60 con el que era entonces su pareja: Ike.
Pero llegó el declive profesional y personal en su trayectoria conjunta y tras él la separación y una travesía del desierto antes de que que su talento, su fuerza y su voz rindieran de nuevo el gusto del público. Corrían los 70.
En los 80 brilla de nuevo el sol para Tina; en 1984 publica el album 'Private Dancer' que incluye 'What's Love Got To Do With It', un tema con tintes autobiográficos que parece aludir al complicado final de su relación con Ike Turner.
Curiosamente esta canción, compuesta por Graham Lyle y Terry Britten -quienes obtuvieron por ella un Grammy en 1885-, se ofreció en primera instancia a Sir Cliff Richard quien, para fortuna de Tina, la rechazó. Llegó así a su album Private Dancer y también a la película sobre su vida que se rodaría con posterioridad.
You must understand though the touch of your hand
Makes my pulse react
That it's only the thrill of boy meeting girl
Opposites attract
It's physical
Only logical
You must try to ignore that it means more than that
Oh, What's love got to do, got to do with it
What's love but a second hand emotion
What's love got to do, got to do with it
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken
It may seem to you that I'm acting confused
When you're close to me
If I tend to look dazed I've read it someplace
I've got cause to be
There's a name for it
There's a phrase that fits
But whatever the reason you do it for me
Oh, What's love got to do, got to do with it
What's love but a second hand emotion
What's love got to do, got to do with it
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken
I've been taking on a new direction
But I have to say
I've been thinking about my own protection
It scares me to feel this way
oh, What's love got to do, got to do with it
What's love but a second hand emotion
What's love got to do, got to do with it
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken
Oh, What's love got to do, got to do with it
What's love but a SILLY, old fashioned notion
What's love got to do, got to do with it
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken.
[oh, What's love got to do, got to do with it
What's love but a second hand emotion
What's love got to do, got to do with it
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken] - fade out!