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There are certain singers whose voices soothe me so much I immediately feel better. Karen Carpenter (it goes without saying)...Stevie Nicks (even when she's not always the best enunciator, she still sounds so wonderfully wise and weary)...Carole King (Tapestry is an album that definitely makes a rainy day better)...Tina Turner.

Tina Turner has always struck me as a classy lady and one who is at peace with herself. She once said her greatest beauty secret was being happy inside.

Her voice is so natural, her singing both exceptionally controlled and often very mellow ("Better Be Good To Me" is a favorite and shows off her range quite well), I just peace out. Plus...I don't why exactly, but I bet she'd be a really neat person to share a cup of tea with sometime.