Private Dancer

Private Dancer is a hit single, recorded by Tina Turner, which was written by Mark Knopfler. It is the title track of Tina Turner's breakthrough solo album, Private Dancer. The song was one of Tina Turner's most successful singles, reaching number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and it also peaked at number three on the US R&B/Hip-Hop chart, making it her second most successful single released on that chart behind "What's Love Got to Do with It?" which peaked at number two. The song had moderate international success, only reaching number twenty-six in the UK. The track was originally going to be on the Dire Straits album Love Over Gold. After the song was recorded, however, the vocals were not added. Mark Knopfler considered that they were not suitable for a male to sing, so the track was cut from the final mix.[citation needed] Legal restrictions prevented the original recording from being used, so two years after it was recorded, the track was remade by Dire Straits for Tina Turner. The original drummer Pick Withers had been replaced by Terry Williams). Also, Knopfler did not feature on the track and was replaced by Jeff Beck.

[Verse 1] Well, the men come in these places And the men are all the same You don't look at their faces And you don't ask their names You don't think of them as human You don't think of them at all You keep your mind on the money Keeping your eyes on the wall [Chorus] 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 [Verse 2] I wanna make a million dollars I wanna live out by the sea Have a husband and some children Yeah, I guess I want a family All the men come in these places And the men are all the same You don't look at their faces And you don't ask their names [Chorus] 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 I'm your private dancer A dancer for money I'll do what you want me to do Just a private dancer A dancer for money And any old music will do [Bridge] Deutsche Marks or dollars American Express will do nicely, thank you Let me loosen up your collar Tell me, do you wanna see me do the shimmy again? [Instrumental breakdown] [Chorus] I'm your private dancer A dancer for money Do what you want me to do Just a private dancer A dancer for money And any old music will do [Verse] All the men come in these places And the men are all the same You don't look at their faces And you don't ask their names You don't think of them as human You don't think of them at all You keep your mind on the money Keeping your eyes on the wall [Chorus] 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 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 I'm your private dancer, a dancer for money I'm your private dancer, a dancer for money I'm your private dancer, a dancer for money Just a private dancer, a dancer for money