From rugby league to the Nutbush City Limits line dance and even What's Love Got to Do with It, Tina Turner had deep connections to Australia.
, saying people were questioning how the sport could possibly use a black American woman who had never played the sport to promote a blue-collar league.
Turner performed the song live at the 1993 NSWRL grand final between Brisbane and St George. She also re-recorded the song with rock star Jimmy Barnes. Chances are you've been at a gathering, the song Nutbush City Limits comes on and everyone suddenly starts line dancing — including yourself.It often happens at weddings, discos and even school playgrounds. And strangely, it's common only in Australia.
The song was on her globally successful comeback album Private Dancer and was written by Scottish singer-songwriter Graham Lyle and English Australian songwriter Terry Britten, who is also credited with producing the track.What's Love Got to Do with It spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1984 and is Turner's highest-selling single.
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