Tina Private Dancer

Tina Private Dancer
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" Private Dancer " is a song made famous in 1984 by American singer Tina Turner . First recorded by British rock band Dire Straits , it was written by the group's lead vocalist Mark Knopfler and produced by John Carter for Turner's fifth solo album of the same name . Released as the album's fifth single, the track reached number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the US R&B chart . The song had moderate international success, reaching number 26 on the UK Singles Chart .

The song was intended for Dire Straits ' fourth album Love over Gold . The instruments were recorded, but Mark Knopfler considered the lyrics unsuitable for a male singer, so the track was dropped from the project. [1] [2] Legal restrictions prevented the original recording being used by Tina Turner, so two years later it was remade by members of Dire Straits. Terry Williams replaced the original drummer Pick Withers . Knopfler did not appear on the track and was replaced by Jeff Beck . Turner told DJ Roger Scott :

Roger [Turner's manager] knows Knopfler's manager Ed Bicknell , and Bicknell said, 'I think Mark has a song that could fit Tina, that he never used because he thought it was a song for a girl.' Mark produced the song and sang it, and after he did it he felt that it was not a song for a man, so it was just sitting on the shelf… He gave me the track and I copied it with Dire Straits people – most of them. At first I was going to try to just put my voice on Mark's tapes, but there was a record company problem, so we got Mark's musicians, Dire Straits, and went into the studio... Someone said, 'Why did you select "Private Dancer"? It's a song about a hooker. Is it because you've been a hooker?' And I was shocked... I didn't see her as a hooker... I can be naive about some of these things. But actually the answer is no. I took it because it was an unusual song. I'd never sung a song like it. And I wish you could hear Mark's version of it. He's got a very English-sounding voice... and it was really quite beautiful.... A very arty song... so I put the old soulful touch on it. [3]
Knopfler once said the song was ruined due to "them drafting in Jeff Beck to play the world's second-ugliest guitar solo". [4]

The Daily Vault's Mark Millan wrote, "It's a sexy, dark track that gives the album an edge and also a chance for Turner's powerful sexuality to sparkle." [5]

The accompanying music video for "Private Dancer", featuring dance choreography by Arlene Phillips , was directed by Brian Grant and filmed at London 's Rivoli Ballroom . [6] It features Turner as a disillusioned taxi dancer , although the song has also been interpreted as being sung from the perspective of a prostitute . [7] The video was later published on Turner's official YouTube channel in March 2009. It has amassed more than 34,9 million views as of October 2021. [8]

American singer-songwriter, rapper, and bassist Meshell Ndegeocello recorded a cover version of the song for her album Ventriloquism , released on March 16, 2018. [26]

In 2015, Canadian electronic musician and performance artist Peaches performed a piano version of the song on The Strombo Show at the home of George Stroumboulopoulos . Peaches had previously played the song live at different concerts. [27]

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3:57 (single edit)

[Instrumental breakdown] [Chorus] I'm your private dancer A dancer for money Do what you want me to do Just a private dancer A dancer for money And any old music will do [Verse] All the men come in these places And the men are all the same You don't look at their faces And you don't ask their names You don't think of them as human You don't think of them at all You keep your mind on the money Keeping your eyes on the wall [Chorus] I'm your private dancer A dancer for money I'll do what you want me to do I'm your private dancer A dancer for money And any old music will do I'm your private dancer A dancer for money I'll do what you want me to do I'm your private dancer A dancer for money And any old music will do
I'm your private dancer, a dancer for money I'm your private dancer, a dancer for money I'm your private dancer, a dancer for money Just a private dancer, a dancer for money
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Private Dancer was the fifth single from Tina Turner ’s fifth album Private Dancer .
The song was first recorded by Dire Straits and was written by the band’s lead singer Mark Knopfler. It was supposed to appear on their album Love Over Gold and the song was recorded, but the vocals were not added to it.
Mark thought that the vocals weren’t suitable for a male to sing, so the song ended up being cut from the final mix. Due to legal restrictions, Dire Straits couldn’t re-record the song until two years later. The song was remade by the band for Tina Turner to use.
The song peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on Billboard’s R&B Singles chart between 1984 and 1985. It also managed to peak at #26 on the U.K. Singles chart.

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