вЂњThere were a lot of other things that came into play-the production, the players, and of course, Tina herself-but thatвЂ™s why every little part has to mean something.вЂќ вЂњShe was right because what it did for that song was it turned it into a hit,вЂќ says Knight. She even added saxophonist Edgar Winter, who had previously worked with Ringo Starr & His All-Star Band, and Todd Rundgren. Re-writing and re-registering the track, Turner then took the song to another dimension.

One change included the subtle switch of the opening lines from TylerвЂ™s You come to me, come to me, wild and wired to the latter wild and wild. Keeping its chorus intact- YouвЂ™re simply the best / Better than all the rest / Better than anyone / Anyone I ever met / IвЂ™m stuck on your heart / I hang on every word you say / Tear us apart / Baby, I would rather be dead-Knight reworked the song and some lyrics. вЂњWhen I originally wrote it with Mike Chapman it was a great song,вЂќ adds Knight, вЂњbut I donвЂ™t think it was quite a hit song yet.вЂќ Knight first wrote the track with Mike Chapman for another artist, who passed on it before producer Desmond Child eventually recorded it with Bonnie Tyler. вЂњSomeone got it to Tina, and she said, вЂI love this song, and IвЂ™m gonna cut it, but I need a bridge, and I need the key to go up at the end.вЂ™ So we had to rewrite it, which was weird after it had already been released,вЂќ says songwriter Holly Knight who originally co-wrote the song. Instantly drawn to the track, Turner wanted to record it and requested some key changes to the song. A year later, as Turner was assembling her seventh album Foreign Affair, вЂњThe BestвЂќ found its way to her. Another single off Hide Your Heart, вЂњThe Best,вЂќ didnвЂ™t fare as well, yet left an impression on one artist. In 1988, Bonnie Tyler released her seventh album Hide Your Heart with the song вЂњDonвЂ™t Turn Around,вЂќ a cover of the track originally released as a B-side Tina TurnerвЂ™s 1986 single вЂњTypical Male.вЂќ Reviving the Diane Warren and Albert Hammond-penned cut-later featured in the Tina Turner Broadway show in 2018-TylerвЂ™s version jumped to the number one spot on the UK charts.

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