Waterpup

So there I am cruising the net and I come across this video of Beyonce performing Proud Mary by Ike and Tina Turner. I love Ike and Tina’s music and as for Beyonce well, she’s just plain smoking hot so I decide to watch it for that reason alone. Yes she’s got a great voice too.But as I watched this video I started to get a good laugh. It’s for some kind of political mumbo jumbo being held at the Kennedy Center. Go ahead and laugh, I don’t know what it was for or who most of the liars (politicians) names are that were in attendance. There’s Baby Bush sitting with Tina Turner as Beyonce kow tows to her and at some point you see Kid Rock I’m sure begrudgingly sober (well maybe). Then I get to point that made me want to post this video at 2:42 in the video. The suit rocking out, don’t know his name but it’s hilarious. If you’ve ever seen the Jerk with Steve Martin in it think about the beginning of the movie. The part where he’s trying to clap along with his black family but has no rhythm, well that’s this guy. He’s just so stiff and out of place.

But take note I said I loved Ike and Tina Turner’s music. I started to look at this shortened “performance” and that’s all it really was a performance of Proud Mary and realize it’s not “rough” as the Diva said it would be. How can you do an old Ike and Tina song any justice without honestly getting raunchy with it. I mean you have to get down and lick the sweat dripping down Tina’s thighs to even come close to what she naturally was. And should a Ike and Tina tune even be played at this stuffy event? HELL NO!! Not this song at least. What was the event being held for? Someone please enlighten me.

Tina Turner is the female James Brown and even James Brown was 50% show and 50% soul. Tina, back it the day had soul dripping from every pore in her body and the Ikettes were not the fucking Supremes. Watch the performance below, this was considered a reserved Ike and Tina show. Still you can hear the soul dripping from Tina Turner’s voice.

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