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  • That's Jeff Beck playing guitar on that track.

  • This song is so hauntingly beautiful. It made you really appreciate the life of a Stripper or Private Dancer. Thanks Tina.

  • Dire Straits without Mark Knopfler. You wouldn't think it was possible, but they really made it work. Of course Tina's great vocals and Jeff Becks solo complete the track. Mark never played or sang on the official / released version.

  • The sax solo is sick!!!

  • Já pensaram que, às vezes, basta uma canção que se goste muito para sorrir? E como sorrir muitas vezes com pequenas coisas melhora o nosso dia-a-dia?

    Que a próxima semana seja a sorrir, para ser bastante melhor que as anteriores. Bem precisamos dessa melhoria... Relembrar como a vida é bela! Esta canção deixa-me a sorrir.

    Portugal loves you, Tina!

  • i'll admit tina, i am a fan

  • Nothing is perfect it's not suppose to be and can't be if it were we would never work harder at it's accomplishments. She came a long way to show her work's efforts, I see them as musical and timeless.

  • It should be Private dancer" ANY OLD SHIT WILL DO".

  • who play the sax in this song?

  • It's a great song and I really like it, like many other songs of Tina.

    There's just one question that pops into my head as in the lyrics, the character dancing says "We don't think of them as Human".. if that's so I wonder what she thinks of herself. Unless you're forced, threaten and work as a slave, I really wonder what she thinks of herself.. a princess? :)

  • Tina went down in history with this album obviously.

  • @tjrtherocksponge I completely agree with you! The album version with sax solos is probably Tina's best R&B song post Ike Turner period!...It would have been possible to include them on the single mix, but who did it it wasn't just the right person and disregarded the true spirit of the song!...

  • @tjrtherocksponge I completely agree with you! The album version with sax solos is probably Tina's best R&B song post Ike Turner period!...It would have been possible to include them on the single mix, but who did it it wasn't just the right person and disregarded the true spirit of the song!...

  • @tjrtherocksponge Mark is playing the rhythm guitars...

  • @garbeaj No, he is not. It's Hal Lindes playing the rhythm guitars. Lindes was playing in Dire Straits. Actually many Dire Straits member played in this song.

  • @2442Random I'm just going by my ears...interesting to know that it is Lindes. Normally he plays with a pick, but you can hear the distinctive "Knopfler-esque" drag of the fingernails on the strings in the very beginning of the full length version of the song. Thanks for the correction and the info! I knew Illsley played bass and Terry WIlliams on drums, but I did not know about Lindes! He really has a knack for complimenting and even imitating Mark's style on this track...

  • @garbeaj I read somewhere that there's demo tape of original version of this song played by Dire Straits but without Mark's vocals. In some interview Turner said that Mark's version is so beautiful. Nobody knows where's that tape now... Did you know that Mark said the quitar solo in this song is the second ugliest guitar solo ever? And it compeletely ruins this song... (It's played by Jeff Beck)

  • @2442Random That's hilarious because I think the solo Jeff plays here is one his best and one of the best and most elegant and emotional guitar solos ever recorded! I'm a guitar player and I have learned it note-for-note...I wonder what Mark considers the "first ugliest" solo? LOL!

  • @garbeaj Here you can read Mark's impressions: 3*w.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/­blogs/blog-on-the-tracks/32947­41/The-worst-guitar-solo-in-th­e-world

  • @2442Random I read the blog that you linked...the guy jusr says that Mark said that one line about it being the 2nd worst solo ever, but the rest of the blog is just the guy giving his supposition on what Mark meant. Of course, this was a line that was left out of an interview with Mark. Do you have the original interview? At any rate, I still think this is one of the best guitar solos ever and I think it makes a great song even better! Bravo Jeff!

  • @garbeaj 3xW.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/­blogs/blog-on-the-tracks/28395­17/The-Mark-Knopfler-Interview

    Here's the original interview, but there's nothing of Mark's thoughts on Private Dancer... So, I can't be sure of my last posts facts. Them might be Mark's thoughts or blogwriters opinions...

  • @2442Random Well.. I made an error... Mark said that "there is a version I worked up, it's slower, moodier, more Laidbackreflective. A quiet portrait, but I don't think people need to hear that now" - that in itself says a lot about the man)...

  • This Woman is timeless

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  • Tina hit #7 in Billboard, 3-23-85. God bless ya, for postin' it. Thanx! Have a great week!

  • loe this song"* and tina

    who don't like fuck

  • perfect, the saxophone player makes love with it and tina is orgasmic.

  • I feel the same!

  • ICONIC LIFE lov it all the Time

  • I wish Mark Knopfler would keep on writing songs like this one....

  • @ripper1975

    If you really like this particular one, listen to the Dire Straights song "Love Over Gold".

    The chorus of this song is the bridge of the that song. Had Mark not written both, he'd have sued himself! :)

  • Eventually, lyrics goes in same style.

    In "Love over gold" it goes: "

    It takes love over gold and mind over matter to do what you do that you must"

    In Private dancer it goes: "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.

    For me Love over Gold sounds like "Private Dancer pt.2." LoG is much darker and sadder...

  • @kdigiorgio no point in wasting a good tune is there?

  • Oh absolutely, the FULL version is the best, with the sexy saxophone....

  • I LIKE THIS VERISON BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • I FEEL ALOT OF EMOTIONS LISTENING AND TRYING TO SING WHAT A FAB SON

  • fantastic song, fantastic voice

  • Great song !!!!! So sexy !!!

  • this song empowers Me. It's an example of her resurgence to fame & fourune, after leaving ike turner. The song starts off slow, soft, & sexy. Then Ends with such power & conviction. That's how her success was, once she left ike in 1976. He career was almost faded but, she came back bigger & better than ever before!! Thanks Tina 4 This wonderful song!! (cheering)

  • i wonder if she still dances for money??i would pay her to do the Shimey again!!

  • the best of the best , tina is a legend , this song is a legend

  • das lied ist der klassiker in jedem strip schuppen^^

  • tina 's voice is so nice and powerful,love uuuuu

  • This is just plain classic!!

  • Tina is the most erotic voice in the world, the only woman I could have around me all my life!!!!

  • soha nem lesz jobb és igazabb!

  • Classic!

  • KÖSZÖNÖM!!!

    

  • I love this song

  • essa musica é muito linda! *-*

  • Супер!!!

  • Tom Leykis sent me here.

  • Mark K...AWESOME !;Tina T...AWESOME ! From the 1st. second you KNOW it's gonna be a killer !

  • @precisearts Mark Knopfler wrote it... but it's Jeff Beck playing the killer guitar :))

  • Mark K...AWESOME !;Tina T...AWESOME !

  • i love this version the sax is killer!!! 

  • Best song of Tina Turner

  • @Electricguitar94 or Proud Mary. That song is awesome too.

  • Comprei esse vinil por R$ 2 numa feirinha de catadores de lixo na Glória - RJ -

  • Respond to this video...

     I LOVE TINA TUNER SHE IS THE BEST

  • :)

  • I'm only 14 and i can't stop listening to her songs!!

    :)

  • great song

  • So sensual, her voice suits it perfectly.

  • I like that Mark Knopfler wrote the lyrics for this song. :)

  • In my life I have 10-15 favorite songs... well: this is absolutely one of them. Pure Great Music!!!

  • Fantastická píseň!

    

  • such a sad song...no one should have to be alone.

  • Go Tina,Go Tina!!

  • poor tina...

  • this is my favorite version it the original version on private dancer LP i love this version so much passion u can hear the hunger in her voice. 'do w hat u want me to do"

  • wanna SMOKESOMECRACK?!

  • Private Dancer is one of the best albums every made. I mean the WHOLE album. Every song is amazing and this song alone still sounds good after all these years

  • thanks for the correction, i stand reproved great song anyway

  • correct me if im wrong, but thats david gilmour from pinkfloyd who does the guitar solo

  • @ajjules1 All Music Guide says it's Jeff Beck that plays lead guitar on this song.

  • Brilliant storytelling. The first 50 seconds establishes the seamy banality of the character's life and Tina hasn't even sung a word yet. When Tina finally does come in... Boom. Her voice seals the deal. By the end of the song, I can almost smell the smoke in the dive at which the dancer works.

  • i love this music

  • best music

  • One of my favorite tunes of Tina Turner, especially the album version.

  • Come to think of it - Tina would probably fit perfectly for most Dire Straits songs, especially the "On Every Street" album.

  • This actually sounds a lot like "Love Over Gold".

  • WAS THE  80'S GOLDEN ERA OF MUSIC AND LYRICS ? AND THAT TIME WILL NEVER COME AGAIN ?

  • Your audio sounds nice. This song is owning its title.

  • Thanks so much for uploading this. I have the CD but all my CDs are in storage at the moment and I really wanted to hear this song tonight.

  • @gurugvideos Happy New Year!

  • @gurugvideos Yeah me too. For some reason this came in my head (the sax part, especially) and I lucked up to find the song on youtube. Happy New Year to you.

  • This is Dire Straits - with Knopfler replaced with Tina and Jeff Beck. I'd still rather hear Mark do this.

  • @CentraCross I didn't know Mark Knopfler had ever been in on the picture anytime....

  • how too hell is lady gaga?? this is real music!

  • Yes this is my favourite Tina song. Forgot Mark Knopfler wrote it. Best version of Private Dancer by far. Thank you 11th Dawn.

  • So grown and sexy....

  • Soft, smooth soul, flowing with Tina's rich husky voice............

  • Great Album Private Dancer is, although I would have omitted the drum machines because of its harsh sound, but I must state that its harshness was significantly minimized by being properly mixed and containing its volume.

  • All the elements of this song fit perfectly together to highlight the brutal theme - not least, Tina's vocal interpretation as well as the "LA Confidential"-type musical interlude that's so apropos. Also, the stinging line: "I want a husband and some children; yeah, I guess I want a family". A musical gem. Tina at her versatile best. - Deutsche marks or dollars?

  • This lady goes way back - disappeared for a while - reappeared and never looked back.  Besides her incredible talent this lady's journey in life was filled with so many personal enemies - but she made it.

    What an incrdible lady of strength and soul who touched my life with her music.

    Thanks for posting this 11thDawn.

  • Gotta love Mark Knopfler for writing the song! : )

  • TTTTTTTTTTTIIIINNAAAAAAAAAaaaa­aaaa 

  • i was so surprised when i learned that mark knopfler wrote this and the whole dire straits band did the recording, but he couldn't join because he was busy somewhere else :o

  • Even the music video has the short version of this song

  • one of the worlds best songs and singers!!!

  • Such a Strong Voice She Sings It From Her Heart !!

  • i saw her in concert once and it was like...WOW! no even better than that-her voice is an amazing gift, its so strong, and she builds the songs very wells, and live its like nothing you ever heard

  • i adore this song...thinking back though im a bit worried about the fact that i used to dance in the sitting room to this as a child while listening to the lp lol

  • I can see why this was a such turning point for her & a successful launch of her solo career... Ike who?

  • Well done 11thDawn!

  • One of the top 10 iconic songs of the 1980's. This full-length version is an absolute classic.

  • big thanx!!! for the full lenght version - extra thanx!!

  • Tina, you are simply the best and a brave woman. I love you big like the world. You look after yourself

  • LOVE THIS SONG!

  • Wow!!!

  • This song is very relaxing and remind-me the '80s. TINA is wonderful, unique!! Much love from Argentina.

  • Aaaaah I love this song!!!

  • Tina `You're the goddess and diva of the universe

  • Yeah, I also think that this version is much better than the 7'' edit

  • American Express will do nicely thank you!

  • Made the move and change along with the music of Tina as a wonderful backdrop...dang she still sends the chill..

  • that Saxophone...brilliant

  • @MrYoshinori0001 It's hot!

  • Love this! it's my favorite Tina Turner song.

  • LOVE tina so much!! she is absolutely the best...ha ha ha.

    soul singer that makes me shivers. love her great music, and that version so dizzing - love Jazz melodies.

  • That is one amazing performer! She's one of the classics and so is this song.

  • @AndreweMcgee I got a hit like that from youtube once but I don't remember, can you share that trick with me, if that's ok. I don't mean to be NOISY!!!

  • "private dancer" is written by Mark Knopfler. amazing song :)

  • @trebuchet21 Mark wrote it and believe it or not, he's the only guy from Dire Straits who doesn't play on this.

  • @TheJohnnyCotts Not so sure: listen closely to 2:24 - 2:26

  • @vulkanizer According to the liner notes of the album, Mark Knopfler doesn't play on the song.

  • @vulkanizer Jeff Beck does play on this song

  • Agreed, the full version deserves to be heard ;)

  • eu amo essa musica vai la no fundo do coraçao e mexe com o sentimento mas forte que seja

  • One of my favorites!

  • Great song by a great singer and performer.

    One of my favourite songs.

  • I luv, luv, luv Tina, she knows how to say it in any song!

  • Miss Tina Turner the goddess of rock.

  • Great song but Mark Knopfler is right, the guitar solo blows. Great sound, but very meh. Not one of Jeff Beck's finest moments!

  • THANK YOU for posting this LONGER version! I agree, I also feel cheated when I hear the shortened version. This is too beautiful a song to shorten! It's just awesome!

  • "Do you wanna see me do the shimmy again?" Best line ever haha.

  • I just so love the complete version. The Piano and Sax are fantastic and I patiently wait until 5.26 to 5.28 just to hear that melodious little guitar rift. Thanks for posting this 11th Dawn, you're a star!

  • Fabulous song written by the legendary Mark Knopfler.

  • I like it very much, The lyric is correspond with my ideas, wish it`s happened ...The Problem is I`m not a milionaire!..

  • j'écoute cete chanson depuis plus de 25 ans , elle est toujours merveilleuse merci TINA merci MARK

  • This is awesome..........as is the full length album version of Better Be Good To Me.

  • My very first tape back in the day was private dancer, TO THIS DAY Tina is still probaby one of the best performers and STILL hot as hell. everytime i hear her voice it takes me way back. ( by the way... mad max beyond thunderdome.. HOT... first and still hottest crush)

  • simply the best :D (version)

  • Wow! Wonderful. Thanks 11thDawn for posting this complete version of this beatiful song.

  • Great song...what a voice !!!!!!!!

  • Finally thank god someone has posted the complete version online. Big ups to u 11th Dawn.

  • My pleasure Oneindachamber. Something this good absalutly must be shared! :)

  • I agree. It's a treat to hear the complete version. Thanks, 11th Dawn. :-)

  • Forever the Queen of Rock and Roll. No-one else comes close.

  • Dang Man Sometimes I Wish I Was Born In The 80's

  • Hit #7 in Billboard. US chart. British pound sterling I guess in the UK version, huh?

  • why not 5 stars a song like this ??I am ashamed!!

  • how special, thunderdome to sexy dance numbers to an all out amazing motown girl she has it all and lives in France. Tre'Bon! Tina..

  • Simply beautiful...I use lay next to my moms big ass speakers when I little and listen to Tina Turner's Albums....Thanks for the upload

  • wow this is great! Love this version - the line at 5:38 seems very unique and different for Tina...never really heard her like that before!

  • Unforgettable

  • fab!!!!!!

  • you are right 11thDawn i love the album version of this everytime i hear this version i visualize myself in 1984 going to the financial district section of manhattan around 8 o'clock in the evening with a boombox in my hands breakin'to this kickass song while the full moon shimmering in the sky.

  • As Tina celebrates a fabulous life of 70 this Thanksgiving Day, I can say she's been one of my greatest idols. This album will always be an inspiration.

  • mencantaaaaaaaaaaa de berdaaaaa como cantaaa de berdaaa es una de mis idoral oleeee bonita voz tiene

  • is has such a great beat flow ... :-)))

  • The greatest evrerm

  • Close, but no cigar again, the drummer's name is PICK Withers

  • I always thought the same thing: the FULL version is SO much better!

  • I got this album on vinyl and I wouldn't have it any other way! The record sounds just fine. I've never been a big fan of CDs. Love this song!

  • @JORGEPSOUSA911 How do you feel about MP3's? ;-)

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  • This is the only song written by Mark Knopfler for Dire Straits, that he doesn't play on, but the rest of DS do play on.

  • Close, but no cigar. The drummer at the time Bill Withers didn't play on it either.

    Your right Mark Knopfler doesn't play on it though, it's Jeff Beck for some strange reason.

    It was recorded for Love Over Gold, so there is a Dire Straits version out there, it would be nice to hear it.

  • Knopfler has said a number of times over the years that Jeff Beck's guitar solo on this was the second worst ever. I wonder what the worst was?

  • I love the 80s and I'm 21 years old!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @Coppertunes According to what I've read, when Dire Straits recorded it, Mark Knopfler never got around to recording the vocals, realizing the song needed a female voice.

  • @Coppertunes Dire Straits never completed recording the song for Love Over Gold. Mark realized the song needed "a woman's touch" and never recorded the vocals. They had to record a new version for Tina to use because of legal issues with their record company. At that point, PICK Withers was no longer in the band and his replacement, Terry Williams, handled the drum chores for this song.