What's Love Got to Do with It Page #4

told me about this new look...

- we got goin' on here?

- See, Ike...

I like it! I like this!

I mean, this is perfect.

We're gonna keep this in the act.

We gonna make it part

of the act from now on.

Now, we got 92 dates between

here and a good night's sleep.

- So y'all know what y'all

got to do, right? - Yes.

Look here, Anna Mae.

You did real good

out there tonight.

- Really, Ike?

- Yes, ma'am, you did real good.

Now I got this new song I'm writin'.

You keep singin' like you've been doin'...

and I might let you record it for me

when we get in the studio, all right?

How 'bout that?

You like that?

Baby, look like you put on

a few pounds there.

- Oh, well...

- Oh, wait, wait, wait.

Now, now, it's all right.

I like that. I like it when

you're healthy like that.

Stop!

Come on, little man.

Smile for your daddy. Come on.

You know what? Your daddy's rich

and your mama's good-looking.

Come on. Smile.

Come on, Craig.

Come on.

- Let the baby rest and the nurses too.

- Don't forget.

- You heard that first on WTEX.

- All right, doc.

Ike and Tina Turner with

"Fool in Love". Now our next...

I don't know even when y'all

got time to make that record.

"Ockateena"?

Who, who is that?

"Ike and Tina"!

Sounds like weddin' bells

to me, baby.

Yeah, girl. The man

gave you his name.

Tina! What kinda name is that?

Oh, what's the matter, baby?

Don't you like it?

Come on, it's like

"Sheena of the Jungle".

Gorgeous, sexy woman

on God's green earth!

Oh, sexy thing on

God's green earth!

Oh, go on, Ike.

Go on!

Hey, doc,

she lookin' kinda peaked.

What's wrong with her?

Well, she's quite ill.

- We're lookin' at a severe case of anemia.

- A who?

She needs rest, and

I'm not releasing her.

- Not for at least another three weeks.

- Oh, no, no, no, not now.

I got, I got a lot of dates

booked between here and then.

I got, San Antoine.

I got Austin.

No, no, Sam, we be talkin'

about a lot of money here.

This is very serious,

Mr. Turner.

All right, your man come

to take ya home now.

Come on. Sit up for me.

- Come on. Sit up for me.

- Ike?

Come on, Fross.

There ya go.

Now let Ike put his arm

around you. There ya go.

- Yeah, that's it.

- What happened to the baby?

Oh, Fross gots him.

Come on. Let's go.

Oh, what time is it?

Hey, little man, I got ya.

- Ike, ain't I supposed to stay?

- You all right, little man?

Now look here, darling. You're

supposed to stay with your man.

Who you gonna listen to?

Some doctor who don't know me from

Adam, don't know you from Eve?

Or you gonna listen to your man?

- But, Ike, are you sure?

- I'm sure.

But, no, wait.

Put me down.

Hold on, Anna Mae, hold on.

Look here, look here.

Come on, little Ann.

I can't wait no longer.

Now?

Yeah, we'll go down to Mexico

and get it done in a few hours.

No, I can't take

my baby to Mexico.

Wait, now hold on, now.

Alline's downstairs in the car, hon.

Your mama can look after

the baby while we're gone.

We'll go to Mexico,

get it done in a few hours...

- and then we off to New York City.

- New York?

What's in New York?

We are, baby. You and me.

Ike and Tina.

There's somethin' on my mind

Won't somebody please

tell me what is wrong

- Ike...

- You're just a fool

You know you're in love

What you say

- Yes, sir! You hear that, Fross?

- Yeah, congratulations.

Look here. I'm a married man.

Come on. Let's get outta here.

- Darlin'

- Yes, Tina

It's time to get next to me

Honey, that was my plan

from the very beginning

Darlin'

I never thought that this could be

- What do you mean?

Oh, yeah

- Come on, man! Let's go.

Your lips set my soul on fire

And you can feel

my one desire

- Oh, darlin'

- Yes, yes

I think it's gonna work out fine

It's gonna work out fine

I wanna tell you

something, Ike.

Ikey

I've been to see

the preacher man

The preacher man?

Why, you must be losin' your mind

- I started

- Started what

I started makin'

wedding plans

- Oh, really,

- Oh, yeah

If your love is half as true

As the love I offer you

- Oh, darlin'

- Yes, yes

I think it's gonna

work out fine

It's gonna work out fine

I keep on tellin' you

I think it's gonna

work out fine

Oh, I can feel it's gonna

I feel it's gonna work out

I want ya to know it's gonna

I know it's gonna

work out fine

Oh, I can feel it's gonna

I feel it's gonna work out

I want ya to know

it's gonna

I know it's gonna

work out fine

I know it's gonna

work out fine

Girl, you look like

I felt last night.

Go on and drink that.

You'll feel better.

- Thanks, Jackie.

- Come on. Give me the baby. Come on.

Come on, precious.

They don't never give a n*gger no ink!

If I was one of them...

one of them Ofays, I'd... I'd be

number one with a bullet by now.

No, no, I got to murder somebody

before I can get some ink.

Jackie, check on the girls.

You tell Leanne...

if she miss a step tonight,

she be fryin' fish tomorrow, hear?

Hey, Ann, why ain't you dressed yet?

The show fixin' to start.

Ike, I'm tired.

What you talkin' about, you tired?

You can't be tired.

Not tonight, now. I got too

much ridin' on tonight.

No, it's not me, Ike.

It's my throat.

I mean, suppose I go out there,

and don't nothin' come out?

Look, Ann, I don't know

what you talkin' about,

but you can't do this

tonight, not tonight.

I got too much ridin' on this,

all right? Now, come on.

Oh, Ike, I'm really exhausted.

I mean, it's all happenin'

too fast, you know?

The baby, and, and the road...

and the whole thing.

I just, just need a rest.

All right now, but look now,

you got to understand if we don't

get out on that stage tonight...

we don't get paid, ya hear?

- Now, if we don't get paid, we don't eat.

- What about me?

What about the band?

Well, you talkin' about the baby...

and the road and, and, and

it's all happenin' too fast.

Ann, you got more excuses

than a n*gger goin' to jail.

You got too many excuses, woman.

And this here's about

business right here.

That marquee out there say

"Ike and Tina Turner"...

and the people out there

are waitin' on me,

and you layin' up here

talkin' about you tired.

Now, what you wanna do?

You wanna take care of business,

or you lookin' for a way out?

Oh, I see, you wanna,

you wanna leave me,

like all them other suckers

I done made famous.

- That's not what I meant.

- Well, what you talkin' about then, Ann?

Now, we're here. We're at the place

I've been tryin' to get to my whole life.

We got the right song at the

right place at the right time!

Now, I need you to get out

on that stage right now.

I'm sorry, Ike.

Yeah, you sorry.

The sorriest motherf***er

I ever seen.

Here, I'm supposed to do a show tonight,

and you done f***ed up my head for that.

It's supposed to be the greatest night of

my career, and you done f***ed that up.

Yeah, you're a sorry

motherf***er, all right.

And now, from St. Louis,

Ike and Tina Turner...

singin' their new song,

"Fool in Love".

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