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Oct 31 2025:: #Electric

British Electric Foundation - “Ball of Confusion” feat. Tina Turner, 1982

...or, How a Couple of Noodly English Synth Boys Helped a Struggling Rock and Roll Powerhouse Come Back Better than Ever Before

British Electric Foundation (B.E.F.) was a band/production company formed by former Human League members Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh. In 1982 they crafted “Music Of Quality And Distinction (Volume One),” an album featuring a variety of vocalists, including some of their favorites from prior generations, covering classic songs from the 60s and 70s, backed with their own synth stylings.

They invited Tina Turner, struggling at the time to establish herself independent of ex-husband Ike, to cover The Temptations’ “Ball of Confusion.” The track became a hit in Norway and only Norway, oddly enough, but that was enough to get the attention of Capitol Records, who promptly signed her.

Ware and Marsh’s subsequent recording of Tina covering of Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” became a hit across the globe and was the starting point for Tina’s comeback album Private Dancer. The rest, as they say, is history.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsDsbZChSdo

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B.E.F. - Ball Of Confusion (feat. Tina Turner) (1982)

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"What's Love Got to Do with It" is a song written by #GrahamLyle and #TerryBritten, and recorded by #TinaTurner for her fifth studio album, #PrivateDancer (1984). #CapitolRecords released it as a #single from Private Dancer in May 1984 and it eventually became Turner's biggest-selling single. Although Turner had already scored a late-1983 #top30 hit with her rendition of #AlGreen's "#LetsStayTogether".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGpFcHTxjZs
Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It (Official Video) [HD]

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"What's Love Got to Do with It" is a song written by #GrahamLyle and #TerryBritten, and recorded by #TinaTurner for her fifth studio album, #PrivateDancer (1984). #CapitolRecords released it as a #single from Private Dancer in May 1984 and it eventually became Turner's biggest-selling single. Although Turner had already scored a late-1983 #top30 hit with her rendition of #AlGreen's "#LetsStayTogether".
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What's Love Got to Do with It (2015 Remaster)

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Tina Turner - Hot For You Baby (Visualiser)

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Tina Turner - Lets Stay Together (Official Music Video) [HD Upgrade]

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Tina Turner - Better Be Good To Me (Official Music Video) [HD Upgrade]

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