Tina Turner - Steamy Windows

What this video is

Released in November 1989 as the second single from Foreign Affair, 'Steamy Windows' arrived at the zenith of Tina Turner's commercial and critical renaissance following the landmark Private Dancer (1984) comeback. Written by Tony Joe White — who had originally charted with 'Polk Salad Annie' — and produced by Dan Hartman, the song transplanted raw Southern blues idiom into the glossy MTV mainstream. The video,…

Why it matters

'Steamy Windows' exemplifies the late-1980s synthesis of classic blues structure, Southern-roots songwriting (Tony Joe White), and mainstream pop-rock production (Dan Hartman) that defined Turner's Foreign Affair era. Its rapid-fire video editing pace, warm cinematic palette, and high-contrast…

The director

Andrew Douglas Morahan (born 11 August 1958) is a British commercial, film and music video director. He graduated from St Martin's College and was central to the music video revolution from the late 1980s through the 2000s. He received the MTV Award for Best…