I will be missing you, Tina Turner

Every time I think of you
I always catch my breath
And I’m still standing here, and you’re miles away
And I’m wondering why you left
And there’s a storm that’s raging
Through my frozen heart tonight
I hear your name in certain circles
And it always makes me smile
I spend my time thinking about you
And it’s almost driving me wild
And there’s a heart that’s breaking

Down this long distance line tonight
I ain’t missing you at all
Since you’ve been gone away
I ain’t missing you

No matter what I might say
There’s a message in the wire
And I’m sending you the signal tonight
You don’t know how desperate I’ve become
And it looks like I’m losing this fight
In your world I have no meaning
Though I’m tryin’ hard to understand
And it’s my heart that’s breaking

Down this long distance line tonight
I ain’t missing you at all
Since you’ve been gone away
I ain’t missing you

No matter what my friends say
And there’s a message that I’m sending out
Via telegraph to your soul
And if I can’t bridge this distance

Stop this heartbreak overload
I ain’t missing you at all
Since you’ve been gone away
I ain’t missing you
No matter what my friends say
I ain’t missing you, I ain’t missing you

I can’t lie to myself
And there’s a storm that’s raging
Through my frozen heart tonight
I ain’t missing you at all
I ain’t missing you, missing you
I ain’t missing you, no, no
I ain’t missing you
I ain’t missing you, I ain’t missing you
I ain’t missing you, I ain’t missing you
I ain’t missing you, I ain’t missing you
Every time I think of you
I always catch my breath

These lyrics written in 1984 by John Waite became a #1 hit on Billboard’s Album Rock Tracks, then covered by other artists through the years until it reached Tina Turner’s Wildest Dreams album and tour in 1996 where it found a home in the hearts of millions of Turner’s fans – including mine.

From the Spring Hills Baptist Church choir in Nutbush, Tennessee as a child of the late 1940s to concert halls around the globe that set ticketed attendance records including her largest venue with more than 180,000 fans in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1988 Turner entertained and amazed millions of people for nearly six decades with her raspy voice, high energy, sexy self. Her ability to overcome, to survive and thrive in a man’s music world were an inspiration to everyone that knew her story.

Thank goodness for YouTube videos of Tina Turner who has often been referred to as the Queen of Rock and Roll – I watched my favorite, the Amsterdam concert, through tears when I heard she had left the building.

Every time I think of you, I always catch my breath…this week I spent my time thinking of you, and it’s my heart that’s breaking.

RIP, Tina Turner. I will be missing you.