Bonnie Tyler, 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' singer, dies aged 75
RIP to Bonnie Tyler, an undersung talent with a weird career
Todd in the Shadows162It is not used well in the movie! I would say that every movie that has used it since, no matter how cliche it is, uses it better, including the Footloose remake from 2011
Timmerjoe10And the most awesome, batshit insane music videos to ever grace the world.
house of theolia. 🦊🌙⚧4noted 19th place in eurovision
Hell-Bat, CE🔞 of Cranky Optimism4Everyone go listen to this album, one of the most batshit insane albums with one of the most powerful voices whole-heartedly convincing you of its madness. Fucking Jim Steinman. open.spotify.com/album/4doea7...
K.2"Faster..." was a underrated song.
Lucas Allen2I think "Holding Out For a Hero" shouldn't be on the Footloose soundtrack. It should be on something like Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
In loving memory of Bonnie Tyler, please enjoy this video of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" from the early, let's-make-this-as-homoerotic-as-possible-simply-because-we-can era of MTV. I was 19 when this went into heavy rotation. It made an impression! www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcOx...
Jon Sternfeld 26Shoutout to @somewhattolerable.com for showing me this. Hysterical. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMmX...
JLawBluDot10I was 16. I didn’t know WHAT I was supposed to do with this. ☺️
Ian8Please enjoy this live version which shows how amazing her voice was. That gravel with belting. youtu.be/5yziRK36wTU?...
Greg Murphy8My understanding is she was the melodramatic principal of a boys prep school?
Brooke7Such a great song. Such a wonderful video. I am so sad that the world has lost the great Bonnie Tyler
Alexander Chee5Meat Loaf could never have done this song this way. Much less the video.
David Roberts53Genuinely think this is one of the all-time great pop songs. If you, like me, are a sucker for the over-the-top music of Jim Steinman, I highly recommend this two-part episode of Slate's Hit Parade:
Gary Legum35It's difficult to express to the youngs just how bombastic and insane videos were in the 80s.
🐝thee agnes de buffle🐝4when i was training for a marathon back in the day, this song was on my playlist. when it came on around mile 12 when you think you’re about to die on the side of the road, it gave a boost that was absolutely magical. rip ms tyler
Storm Faerywolf4Rest in Peace, Bonnie. 😔
Welsh singer and songwriter Bonnie Tyler has died. Her anthem "Total Eclipse of the Heart" was a huge hit of the '80s, earning Tyler one of her three Grammy nominations. It's been streamed more than a billion times on both Spotify and YouTube.
PBS News34Born Gaynor Sullivan, she brought her distinctive gravelly voice to other hits, including "It's a Heartache" and "Holding Out for a Hero." In 2022, she was honored as a Member of the Order of the British Empire for her services to music.
Redrum712So tired of losing people...
Stanley _M1RIP ♥️ I sang along with Total Eclipse of the Heart for YEARS. But, I misheard her Welsh pronunciation of “powder keg” & ergo always sang loudly “living in a pony gagging giving off sparks”. And I still do so. RIP ♥️
It should be a full day of just sharing Bonnie Tyler lyrics, but unfortunately, it's Recall Thursday.
Mydnight18What's wrong with recalling some of her best work? Recall and share so that we can remember her!
JC (baseball season type)17Turn around Every now and then we find there's something gone wrong with a product in your home Turn around Every now and then we have to issue a recall and it's really for your own good Turn around Every now and then you're going to need to locate the specific part number Turn around...
Art D.3I was hoping you’d riff into eclipse watching safety tips and reminders about flashlights. But it *is* Thursday
Dr. Laura (no, not THAT one)2Just work a Bonnie Tyler lyric into each recall post. We believe in you!
Oh no, we lost Bonnie Tyler?? I am so sad. When I was very little that song was a huge hit in England and I saw the video all the time and assumed that is was what it was like to be a grown-up. And I was completely right and I am eternally grateful to Bonnie Tyler for showing me the way
💧3had an uncle who’d play her record “diamond cut” constantly- it’s an early record of hers that’s more so 80’s skuzzy glam & bar rock he’d scream sing along with “my guns are loaded” RIP to him & now her
Rusty Staples3I learned about her passing from my 18 year old. Said I was surprised he knew who she is. “Everybody knows Holding Out for a Hero, Mom” 😳
Ersatz Happenstance2I was the lead in a silly little romcom when I was young and almost beauty and the director made I Need A Hero my theme song and I spent another 30 years on the stage chasing that high
Ned Raggett1No lie! And what's great is that while that song is still primus inter pares, so many of her other ones were also top tier. She had a voice to sell anything, in the best way.
RIP Bonnie Tyler, queen of the one of the weirdest and most unhinged music videos ever. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcOx...
Waitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS10And for additional fun, enjoy the literal version: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsgW...
mrteamster.bsky.social3On a scale of 1 to 10 everything Bonnie Tyler did was an 11.
Vai1Imagine directing this video. Okay guys now TRASH the dinner table! Ninja Number One, backflip. Great. Choir boys, run around her with arms pinned to sides. Barbarian men, flail arms! Perfect. Cue the dove!