“Some of us are livin' in an earthly heaven,
Lord, some of us are livin' in hell.
Yeah, we're livin' in hell,
Right here.”

—  Tina Turner

"That's My Purpose" on Nutbush City Limits (1973)
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singer, dancer, actress, and author 1939

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