Nutbush City Limits

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"Nutbush City Limits" is a 1973 funk-rock song co-written and performed by Tina Turner that nostalgically depicts her rural Tennessee hometown and became one of her signature hits.

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Nutbush City Limits canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
artist Tina Turner
associatedWith Tennessee
rural American South
chartPerformance Top 10 in several European countries
Top 20 in the United Kingdom
Top 30 in the United States Billboard R&B chart
composer Tina Turner
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts small-town regulations and customs
describes Nutbush, Tennessee
genre R&B
funk rock
soul
hasBPM approximately 120–130 BPM
hasCulturalImpact popular line dance in Australia
staple at parties and community events in multiple countries
hasDanceAssociated Nutbush line dance
hasInstrumentation bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
horn section
keyboards
hasNotableCoverVersionBy Ike & Tina Turner
hasNotableLyric “A church house, gin house”
“Nutbush, they call it Nutbush”
hasPlaceInTitle Nutbush
hasReRecordingBy Tina Turner
hasSignatureArtist Tina Turner
isSignatureSongOf Tina Turner
language English
length approximately 2:57
lyricist Tina Turner
notableFor autobiographical elements from Tina Turner’s early life
energetic rhythm suitable for line dancing
partOf Tina Turner’s concert setlists
performer Tina Turner
producer Ike Turner
recorded 1973
recordLabel United Artists Records
releaseDate 1973
subjectOf live performances by Tina Turner
theme nostalgia
rural life
vocalist Tina Turner
yearOfSingleRelease 1973

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Tina Turner notableWork Nutbush City Limits
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical hasSong Nutbush City Limits
Ike & Tina Turner Revue notableSong Nutbush City Limits