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'Disco Inferno', a cover of the Trammps' 1977 hit, made No. 12 for Tina in late August '93 as the follow-up to 'I Don't Wanna Fight'.I thought it had got a bit quiet on the Tina Turner front lately. This cover of the Trammps song which was inspired by one film and became a hit after appearing in another had been a part of her live act for years but was finally recorded as part of the soundtrack to the biopic What's Love Got To Do With It. I've never seen that in full, although apparently both Turners disputed its accuracy - despite Tina's evident involvement with the project. Either way, this starts Side Two of the tape sounding like a cheap and sterile karaoke backing track. Once Turner herself shows up, things definitely step up a gear: even without a live audience she's a pro and since she must have known the song backwards by now she puts in a strong and committed performance. But it's still not quite enough to remove the sense that this is a box-ticking exercise.
Also appearing on: Now 1, 4, 6, 16, 17, 18, 21, 25, 32, 34, 44
Available on: What's Love Got To Do With It
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