Bonnie Tyler RIP

[CycloneRulzzz]

Bonnie Tyler, who topped the charts with epic 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,' has died at 75

Bonnie Tyler, the gravelly voiced Welsh pop star known for “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” has died at 75.

apnews.com

Was mentioned in this week's OTN but it deserves it own thread. A truly great female voice.


This song of hers most fits music fan's hearts at this news.

 

[Cyclonepride]

My wife mentioned this story to me and I hadn't ever heard it. It does make sense as it sounds like it could be a Meatloaf song. I wouldn't change it though, her voice in singing that song was incredible.

"Meat Loaf was really pissed off. He said, That song was meant for me!" How Bonnie Tyler became the ultimate power ballad diva thanks to the world's favourite 'vampire love song', Total Eclipse Of The Heart

With over a billion streams across YouTube and Spotify, Bonnie Tyler's hair-raising classic Total Eclipse Of The Heart might be the biggest power ballad of them all

www.loudersound.com

 

[KidSilverhair]

I’ve never been a fan of Jim Steinman’s horrendously bombastic approach to songwriting, and Total Eclipse Of The Heart is pretty much the golden example of it, so I cringed every time it was on heavy rotation back in ‘83. The cheesy approach the director took for the music video doesn’t help; the overly gothic appearance and the taking-itself-far-too-seriously vibe is just not good.

Much like the Bad Lip Sync version of Rebecca Black’s “Friday,” however, we did get the literal version of the Total Eclipse video, so there’s that - two of the funniest music video deconstructions ever.