RIP Tina Turner (1939-2023) What's Love Got...I, Tina REPLAY EP MAY 2023

Book Vs Movie: “What’s Love Got to Do With It” (1993)<br />Tina Turner’s 1986 Autobiography “I, Tina” Vs. the Angela Bassett Film <br />RIP Tina! (1939-1983)<br /><br />With Tina Turner finally being nominated for a <a href="https://vote.rockhall.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame Nomination</a> as a solo artist--the Margos decided now was the time to take a look at her life story (up to the age of 46) with her 80s bestselling autobiography (co-written by Kurt Loder!)<br /><br />“<a href="https://www.amazon.com/I-Tina-My-Life-Story/dp/0061958808" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">I, Tina</a>” and compare it with the 1993 film “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smGG7L_JjSM" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">What’s Love Got to Do With It</a>.” <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Turner" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Anna Mae Bullock</a> of Natbush, Tennessee, began her life sticking out in her Baptist choirs as a child and grew up to be one of the biggest stars in the world. From the moment she met Ike Turner--her life went on a trajectory of fame, struggle, acclaim, and abuse to reaching the Guinness World Book Of Records for the World’s Largest Playing Audience at 180,000. <br /><br />The movie based on “I, Tina,” was directed by Brian Gibson and stars <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Bassett" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Angela Bassett</a> and Tina Turner, and <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000401/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Laurence Fishburne</a> as Ike Turner, focusing mainly on their marriage and career highlights. Both actors were nominated for Academy Awards for their performances, and the film was a financial and critical success at the time. So between the autobiography &amp; movie--which did we like better? In this ep, the Margos discuss:<br /><ul><li>The life story of Tina Turner</li><li>How Hollywood changed the narrative to fit a more conventional telling of the rock bi