Australian singles chart:
Nutbush City Limits entered the Kent Music Report on 24 March 1975 and peaked at #13.
Album:
The song is on Nutbush City Limits which entered the Kent Music Report album charts on 24 March 1975 and peaked at #13.
Songwriter:
Tina Turner
Producer:
Ike Turner
Record label of Australian release:
United Artists
BONUS CLIP BELOW – The famous Nutbush dance, Aussie style: Almost 6,000 people do it at the Big Red Bash in Birdsville
Songfacts:
In this song, Turner recalls her memories of Nutbush, Tennessee, painting a picture of a friendly little town with a strong community. She once said that she didn’t turn any heads in Nutbush, as she was too skinny, and many women there had the goods. Tina didn’t write many songs, but she is the sole composer on this one.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/ike-tina-turner/nutbush-city-limits
Lyrics:
A church house, gin house
A school house, outhouse
On Highway Number Nineteen
The people keep the city clean
They call it Nutbush
Oh, Nutbush
Call it Nutbush city limits
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This song is also on our Spotify playlist Bang a Gong – the 70s
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BONUS CLIP
The world Nutbush record attempt was smashed at the Big Red Bash in Birdsville in July 2023, after a whopping 5,839 people danced to the iconic banger:
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