Tina Turner on Letterman April 30, 1993

Tina performs "I Don't Want to Fight" and then chats with Dave. In stereo.
One of my favorite "in-the-pocket" music performances on Late Night.

[@speddygonzales5]

12 Grammys, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice inducted, Kennedy Center Honoree, hell of an actress, icon, legend, survivor, inspiration to millions. Miss Tina Turner. RIP🕊🕯

[@blackgarmentbag7482]

Aunty Entity herself🙌🏾

[@vladimirromero2427]

She is my personal hero, after more than 30 years supporting and admiring her, your departure hurt me so painful, but to forever she will be in the most sacred place of my soul, she teach me that you are the self owner of you way and all is about of you perseverance, courage and bravery, while you keep you respect for yourself nothing can defeat you.

[@csandford6011]

My favorite performance I love her in that white Blouse and jeans she looks so herself. She sang her heart out . That's my girl. You will never be forgotten.

[@erikwillard2546]

I think she looks raging hot

[@johnjohnson9229]

Yes. My favorite Tina Turner performance. Who is the saxophone player, he was really in it.

[@Sally-lg1vn]

I agree 👍 💯 beautiful song, white is definitely her colour ❤❤ Don't know how she sings this song without breaking down ❤❤

[@TheBrownIsland]

She has always looked herself in every Era of her life and career 60s 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s.

[@mygroovesuni]

I Do Believe Letterman Is Infatuated With Mrs Turner and Even Proposed On Live National TV😍

[@ellischaney]

Her voice live is exactly like the recording. Amazing..

[@angelamendoza7544]

Siempre la admiraré

[@ShevetteJackson]

Yes some artists that I seen live do not sound nothing like the record or CD

[@boydownunder007]

@@ShevetteJackson yeah like meat loaf his voice was gone when we heard him live

She was simply amazing, a true artist, a stage woman in essence. Her music and her voice are a part of my life score.

[@migrain45]

Yes that's the same thing what I was thinking her voice was the same just like the recording unlike most artist, I seen her 3 different times and she was Amazing...Simply the Best..

[@Italy55]

Tina only became more beautiful as the years went by. A truly remarkable woman✨

[@Susan-s2e]

I saw Tina 3x in concert during her Private Dancer tour. She was and always will be "SIMPLY THE BEST"

[@Susan-s2e]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@lilybaide2239]

❤️🙏

[@barbarabonaparte7962]

Wonderful ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@388clancy]

That was her favorite song so she said.

[@suzanatortatopalma6065]

Wonderful ❤

[@kylejnicholson]

David is genuinely in awe of Tina, and Respects her so much. She's a real Queen.

[@Faithfullfertilitytv]

He’s sprung 😂

[@mikeschmelzer9733]

She exemplifies everything a woman can be. What a classy, talented lady!

[@rashadjames8996]

How? By divorcing herself from her heritage? By fleeing the country that made her famous? You see a hero, I see a sellout

[@thirdeye7611]

@@rashadjames8996 Whaaaaat? She's got a right to go where ever she wants to go. She earned it. Nobody owns her.

[@kingsmooth5696]

@@rashadjames8996 , you sound bitter. Keep feeding on that by searching Tina's net worth. LOL

[@teaketekiratekira2811]

@@rashadjames8996 at least she still alive not dead like the rest

[@teaketekiratekira2811]

@@thirdeye7611 I know rite 250million love this lady

[@jgdforesthills1]

God Rest Tina’s soul! She was a great singer, performer. An artist who is bringing her spirit to Heavens Gate! We will always love you Tina!

[@brookeerdman8338]

I was also so happy for her that she married a man that loved and adored her and they had a happy family life in Switzerland and shored up an inner practice of meditation. She created love and peace in her life. Thankyou Tina!!

[@cherylcooper388]

The woman is amazing, every thing about her screams a uniqueness that will be unsurpassed thru the measures of time.

[@wookiewarrior8948]

She is so magnetic. I could watch Tina Turner performances and interviews all day long.

[@VincentWilliams007]

Same here.

[@ShevetteJackson]

Me too 😊

[@ManishMakaveli]

I'm on a Tina binge right now. Videos and interviews and live performances.

[@bobbyb7979]

She has the most gorgeous smile I've ever seen

[@materfumens]

She’s a power house! Rest in Power, Tina. I love how the David Letterman show band can’t get over playing with Tina ❤

[@rickhammond2473]

I am now 58 and the great singers are leaving us The best concert I saw was Genesis 1986 Philadelphia Phil Collins his health is declining.

[@johnjohnson9229]

The performance on Letterman was everything. The band was excited and Tina was excited. The guy The played the saxophone was great. Anyone know his name

[@analuciagomes7678]

​@@johnjohnson9229 The guy is Tim Cappello. He's been with Tina's band for 15 years

[@jbt6007]

There was never more class talent and grace rolled up into one woman!

[@micheller9323]

Whitney !!!

[@jbt6007]

@@micheller9323 TRUE!

[@janjanssen9217]

dear god, what do i miss this kind of television

[@RoughRider757]

Best live performance artist of all time!

[@tarync6539]

Such a shame America didn't give her the respect she deserved and she came to europe where she could tour forever and she'd still fill the stadiums

[@tarync6539]

@@j.d.contreras392 Don't worry shes coming back in 2024. She's President Trumps campaign manager

[@inspiredwithin365]

I’m grateful that Europe reserved Ms. Tina and loved her the way she deserves ❤

[@9333Jhatch]

​@@tarync6539 aren't you eating your words now hey?

[@sassyx2048]

It was Amercas Loss and Europe's powerful gain😊 They didn't know good music!

[@sassyx2048]

​@@9333Jhatch It was such a dumb fool comment that made no sense or basis.

[@zizi5137]

I love the fact that he did not ask her about Ike, this is the second interview I have seen of him with Tina and he just asks her about herself, so refreshing.

[@AJSnow-so9it]

She hated being asked about Ike after the divorce

[@jig4863]

Another Star in the sky for the Eternity

[@riderskater7248]

That was a performance from an artist at full flight rising above all the competition, just incredibly stunning seamless performance.

[@MatthewMcClellan]

A powerhouse, and such a sweet human being. The world lost a lot of sparkle when she left.

[@kaykay1265]

David was totally smitten with Tina!!! Love it!

[@Mark-sj3xb]

Who WOULDNT be smitten?

[@shannonallaround9490]

This is THE QUEEN OF ROCK N ROLL 👑 🦵🏾

[@cjturner370]

Damn Right!!!

[@direfranchement]

This is my favorite Tina Turner song ever...I don't know all of her music but this one is special to me because it's probably the first song of her I remember hearing and one of the first songs I remember hearing on radio period. It was released in 1993 when I was five years old, and in my memory I remember this playing while I was playing outside.

[@SmoothCinnamonX]

I love this song too, and it is very special indeed. It ruled radio in the Summer of '93!

[@RaphaelJ-uv9wm]

I was also 5 years old and i loved it also back then.

[@imtheman4805]

This is one of those Few Perfect Songs. The building Crescendo, the Perfectly Built Bridge, various keyboards and topping it off with the Sax. They performed it as close to the original album version as possible. Paul’s delight at the intro is quite telling and Will and Sid’s concentration on the sheet music allowed them to pull off a perfect rendition! To believe the 2 bands pulled this off in one day of practice is quite telling.

[@Mayabee321]

I had the same experience, this was the song I heard first.

[@vh9network]

This wasn't my first song I heard, I was 9 back in 1993. What's Love Got to Do With It was the song I heard from Tina Tuner before, but I do remember thing song playing at the end of the Whats Love Got To Do With It film and it was like the the modern capsule on that whole film where Tina was at currently musically IMO.

[@heartstrings7814]

Aww. David crushing on Tina. He was really in awe of her for real. 😊

[@jeansinger7245]

I love this woman not only talented but classy.

[@chrisnichols4962]

It sure as hell was something!!❤

[@specialkay4329]

Dave is absolutely awestruck. He is crazy about Tina. Beautiful.

[@Mishka89]

Dave is absolutely enamored with Tina! And Tina doing Mick's pony is the best

[@robertturner402]

You are so right. She was a very gifted ,beautiful, and special person.😍❤😊👌✌

[@mailmanron46]

I thought she taught Mick the pony.

[@csandford6011]

My favorite performance. She was so happy.

[@NYCgirl927]

My favorite too.

[@traciewelker5785]

A class act. I loved her music when I was 16 in 1985 my mom got so tired of me playing her music. Lol.

[@cecilialayer459]

She has a very strong personality. She looks friendly and kind. Beautiful soul with beautiful Voice. GOD bless miss Tina Turner. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@dougrector4412]

What a perfect job on that song...she was such a beautiful lady😢

[@Ed-ez8kl]

Saw her in Saratoga Springs in the '90's and the audience was huge and on their feet most of the night! There will never be another like her...

[@mikec5641]

I forgot how much I like this song....

[@DJRitty]

All of her greatest hits are good.

[@stephaniepersin4222]

When I was in my 20s and 30s (1980s/1990s) I listened to Tina on a regularly basis and this is my favorite song.

[@michelleagleton2344]

OMG!!!! They were spot on together. Love her, love her laugh.❤️

[@joelletardy3989]

Thank you Tina for everything you offered us with your voice beautiful body your energy and for becoming a swiss citizen. Joëlle from Switzerland I ll never forget you ❤😢

[@jaysmith1408]

Empowerment. That’s what I see in all her music. Just an amazing, strong, and talanted, woman.

[@sooz9433]

Drop Dead Gorgeous.. R.I.P. Tina ❤

[@sporque]

She was a force of nature, and I loved her. Rest easy, lady. ❤❤❤

[@vistulacooper6802]

It's 4am June 2nd 2023 and Im up watching TINA!!

[@DavidVarkonyi]

I have never seen her lip-sync anywhere! Now that IS a performer! She is truly missed, thankfully we have many dvd’s of her concerts and her albums! Wish she would have done one more full album in 2009 when she had her last tour...

[@koenigmoo]

There's a few of this kind of TV performances on KZbin where she lipsyncs, but that's probably only because the TV production wouldn't do live sound, for anyone. There used to be a lot of that on TV - it was just easier for the TV production to not worry about live sound and broadcast a recording instead. This one is live, though, and she's in great voice here. Also, the pony demonstration is amazing.

[@Aaronbegerttt]

There is a ton of lip syncing videos on KZbin bro. But all from shows where the required it like Top of the Pops. She’s never lip synced a concert though

[@DavidVarkonyi]

@@Aaronbegerttt I miss her but she knew how to finish on top! Her last tour at age 69 was AMAZING! All live, full of energy, thankfully released on dvd! She had an amazing career and knew when to stop…

[@Aaronbegerttt]

@@DavidVarkonyi I agree. If she tried to do it again it would tarnish her reputation as the best live performer ever , which is what she never wanted.

[@DavidVarkonyi]

@@Aaronbegerttt Sadly nobody can do it forever and unfortunately she had loads of health problems after retiring, but she did her last tour while she was still able to give her all and at 69 she was still on top form.

[@HermanLivingston-x1m]

I love Tina so much!

[@andreianal5546]

Wow.. that performance was amazing. She sounds like radio and not a live performance. Pure talent.

[@dongiller]

It’s one of my favorite performances on Late Night. The band is so into the pocket throughout but especially that downbeat into the second verse does it to me every damn time.

[@zzaako]

That's right! Her vocal is even better than in a studio version 🙂

[@zzaako]

And she looks amazing here.

[@oscabote]

Is this live or is she lip synching ?

[@dongiller]

@@oscabote 100% live.

[@eamonngaynor5762]

As long as we never lose the music ,the memory's of those astonishing live performances as I experienced myself in Paris 1988 You will never pass tinA you found another audience tina but the audience you left behind are still singing and dancing RIP tina well never find another hero like you

[@lisaa8795]

She and Dave had good interviewee/interviewer chemistry. It was fun to watch them - if she wasn't enjoying herself she was too classy to let it show. Hope she realized how much she was loved and admired. RIP Tina Turner, we love you and miss you terribly.

[@mikemaiocco2538]

What a passionate performer

[@darinjames3313]

I think shes our Rock n Roll Hall of Famer this year...Hooray for Tina!!....what a very special Woman

[@Mayabee321]

Tina Turner… a true performer, so magnetic and full of passion. Rest In Peace, dear one, you will be missed.

[@tashvadj4914]

So much talent. It's a huge loss today.

[@riccardohutchins2521]

Awesome Live Performance

[@AT-cy7im]

I love the comment section, everybody's in love with Miss Tina

[@divdevilliers6234]

Such a great performer she was. She will live along in our memories.

[@Blumoon_vii]

this song speaks to me so much cause I've been fighting for so long and am tired

[@Xanadudancer]

I love Tina and this interview

[@ariellaabrahams]

I loved Proud Mary when I was a child but had no idea who sang it. Discovered Tina when she released What's Love Got To Do With It. Then discovered Tina's discography

[@terrytabisz4758]

ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL AND VERY ENTERTAINING....RIP DARLING YOU ARE MISSED

[@tanyatutt7282]

the biggest storm the world will never see again love Tina what a beautiful and the best singer the world will ever have Queen of rock and roll love you Tina

[@scottmyles4377]

This was here best look through the years.Hair and make up on point !! stunning and beautiful.

[@Killahboot]

Her vocals here are so fucking incredible. You see her looking and preparing for the bridge and then it. Just. Comes. Out!!! "HANGINGGGG ONNNN TO THE PASSSTT!!!!'

[@gotemlookin20]

Yea she does it with such ease!

[@ms.z2853]

I'm so proud of her....I love her.. THE LEGENDARY and Remarkable :Tina Turner

[@Chris-gk9fk]

Oh yeah! Tina Turner rocks it as usual.

[@arethawalker1724]

I'll never forget that Tina era! Everything in the air seemed clean and crisp!!! A New Beginning of Life❤❤❤😢😢😢 Thank you Tina and you will be forever appreciated & admired🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@barbarablackburn8035]

I love Tina!! What a great performance.

[@elizabethgalligan1805]

Love this song. Love her voice. R.I.P Tina Turner. ❤❤🙏🙏

[@DJRitty]

I saw her in concert around this time...can't believe it's been that long. She got on a platform on a crane and went into the middle of the crowd and sang...it was AMAZING. She is the GOAT hands down. Only thing she didn't do was play an instrument lol...It was an experience for sure.

[@yakoobyasseen2539]

Truly the best rest in peace Tina Turner from Johannesburg South Africa 🇿🇦

[@rrubio6660]

Dave clearly had a crush on Tina....ever since Tina first appeared on his show back in the 80s. :-)

[@annatarassow-niechcial6094]

R Rubio...his brain is always beetwin his legs

[@Carpenterdane]

I love seeing her in the jeans and loose shirt. Only Tina could make it look classy.

[@95KIPPIE]

I just love that look on Tina. Simple but classy white shirt and blue jeans and pumps. I love the hair too, she sure is beautiful!

[@N.Y.Business]

One of my favorites from her. ❤ 😢

[@lornestein7248]

RIP to the Queen of Rock n Soul. We'll miss you.

[@misled1982]

Damn that saxo player what out of this world! and Tina delivers a sweet and poweful tune here

[@jkbab-b6i]

How she "played" Jagger on Honky Tonk Woman is hilarious...what a fun woman she was. 🤩😂

[@HermanLivingston-x1m]

She was 54 years old during this performance🥰

[@michaelreidperry3256]

O, Tina, you fire, you! Hotter than the Sun’s surface! To live at the same time as you is a privilege and a miracle.

[@renny1712]

You can hear it in her voice everything Tina has been trough in her life....

[@Italy55]

I totally agree.

[@elissa7sn]

A true superwoman. Rest in love, legend.

[@BringItMAGA]

Tina was a gift.

[@jonathanfalkowsky672]

Rip to the one and only legend Ms Tina Turner

[@Melanie-le6mw]

She’s amazing 🎉❤

[@fakerating]

Such a great performance... RIP, Tina...

[@sonianichols6900]

We all miss this Legendary Lady TINA TURNER love her SIP

[@elizabethtaylor7969]

You are a shining star forever rest !

[@ilonatorraca685]

We miss Tina Turner and David Letterman..

[@MargaritaFox-q8k]

What a legend wherever she played. A God sent entertainment for us. She gave us her all . An angel in my life with her live in singing and entertaining us

[@kingsmooth5696]

Tina is Simply the best.

[@dmaster4194]

She was amazing and a testament to never giving up she will be missed

[@adriancolon8435]

RIP to the Queen of Rock n Roll ❤

[@pa7447]

Go Go go Tina you're nothing but the best I'll always remember you young and beautiful and singing your great songs!!!!! What a treasure!! What a joy!!!

[@Buffast]

Amazing song and performance… simply the best!🎉

[@irisavaglio4947]

The Queen of Rock n Roll ❤no one can ever take her place ❤️ music royalty we will miss you ❤️

[@beatatomaszewska5009]

She had 54 years old incredible

[@ericaleon8897]

RIP Legend! 🙏

[@arethawalker1724]

Such a treasure 😢 Rest Tina❤🙏🏽

[@jessstone7486]

I never cared much for Letterman but with Tina, this is good fun! She's such a natural, COOL woman! how could anyone NOT love her??!!!!

[@chastitylampkin6028]

This was back in 1993, my goodness seems like a million years ago , go Tina Turner Tina wish u could come back to music 💜💜🤩🤩🤩🤩🌹🌹🌹✌️❣️❣️✌️💙❣️💜🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🌹💜💒💓💓💓🌹🌹💙❣️❣️❣️💜💙💙✌️🌹🌹🌹

[@stephenrafter1980]

Best lungs on the planet also. A fine set of pipes. Hello from Ireland 🇮🇪..