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Total Eclipse of the Heart: The surreal story behind Bonnie Tyler’s mad blockbuster power ballad

MUSIC: As the Welsh powerhouse vocalist dies at the age of 75, Adam White dives into the story behind her signature song – and that notorious ninja-filled, glowing-eyed music video that even Bonnie Tyler herself couldn’t explain

The Independent UK

Bonnie Tyler obituary

Singer who topped the charts around the world in 1983 with the power ballad Total Eclipse of the Heart

The Guardian - UK

“I just had shivers right up my spine. I couldn’t wait to actually get in and record it”: Bonnie Tyler on the classic song for which she will always be remembered

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"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 be the biggest power ballad of them all

Louder

Bonnie Tyler totally eclipsed her power-ballad peers, and created an astonishingly wide variety of pop

After hopping between country, disco and soft rock, Tyler found her groove with Jim Steinman-penned epics, shining through even the most overblown backing tracks

The Guardian - UK

Bonnie Tyler, singer of 'Total Eclipse of the Heart', dies at 75

LONDON — The gravelly tone that ⁠made Bonnie Tyler's singing instantly recognisable was the result of an accident.

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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

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Bonnie Tyler: The Welsh singer whose voice was ‘what rock’n’roll is all about’

TRIBUTE: Tyler will be remembered for her early Eighties hits ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ and ‘Holding Out for a Hero’, but it was her ragged, expressive vocals that made her a star, writes Kevin E G Perry

The Independent UK

Bonnie Tyler: Husky-voiced singer who soundtracked the 1980s

The Welsh vocalist had a worldwide success with the power ballad Total Eclipse Of The Heart.

Evening Standard

UK pop singer Bonnie Tyler, famed for 'Total Eclipse of the Heart', dies aged 75

Welsh pop singer Bonnie Tyler, famed for 1980s ‌power ⁠ballads ‌such as "Total ⁠Eclipse of the Heart" and "Holding ‌Out for a Hero", has died at the age of 75, BBC News reported on Thursday.

France 24

UK pop singer Bonnie Tyler dies aged 75

France 24

Bonnie Tyler, 80s pop legend known for Total Eclipse of the Heart and more, dies aged 75

Welsh singer and Eurovision entrant’s other hits included Footloose soundtrack smash Holding Out for a Hero

The Guardian - UK

“It’s supposed to be ridiculous. It’s a song about ridiculousness. So I called Jim Steinman”: How a goth legend hooked up with Meat Loaf’s songwriter to create an ’80s rock anthem

“I know the song Bat Out Of Hell,” the singer said, “but I’ve never listened to the album”

MusicRadar

"The album careens so quickly between clever and stupid that I'm surprised it hasn't become a cult classic." A story of flick-knives, tyre-irons, and Desmond Child's little-remembered 'gang rock' phase

Before he was churning out megahits with Aerosmith, Bon Jovi and Kiss, Desmond Child was the cornball king of streetfighting anthems

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“It’s a perfect song. Bonnie really conveys the drama. That voice brought Jim’s song to life”: How the writer of Bat Out Of Hell and a husky-voiced singer from Wales combined to create one of the greatest power ballads of all time

“It makes you feel like you're a Norseman in a blizzard”

Metal Hammer

"The vampire make-up slowly melts off during the show, revealing the human beings underneath": Welcome to the blood-drenched, Rocky Horror-inspired world of Creeper

Creeper’s new album is a rich, lascivious feast of vampires and rock’n’roll theatre, Jim Steinman-style. But the real Creeper story starts with shoestring punk gigs, DIY video shoots and community spirit

The Guardian - UK

Pop-rock wizard Todd Rundgren: ‘When I met John Lennon, he was a bundle of rags with nothing to say’

As he tours the UK, the musician answers your questions on making Bat Out of Hell with Meat Loaf, squabbles with XTC and the Band, and wiring his studio while high

MusicRadar

“I have yet to be convinced by any song that AI has come up with. Everything sounds like Taylor frickin’ Swift!”: Todd Rundgren on music, microdosing, accidentally creating hit records and why he ditched Pro Tools

“I like to keep busy,” says the legendary artist and producer

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The best new rock songs you need to hear right now

Featuring Airbourne, Creeper, Wytch Hazel and five other kings and queens of the nighttime world

The Guardian - UK

Rick Derringer, ubiquitous guitarist in US pop and rock, dies aged 77

Singer and guitarist scored a US No 1 fronting 60s rockers the McCoys, before work with artists as varied as Barbara Streisand, Steely Dan, Alice Cooper and ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic

Guitar World

“I didn’t care if it succeeded or not. I just wanted to make fun of Bruce Springsteen”: Todd Rundgren reveals the real reason why he decided to produce Meat Loaf's off-kilter debut Bat Out of Hell

The Wagnerian rock record was initially rejected by many a record label – but would go on to become one of the best-selling albums of all time

Metal Hammer

“In six months, we got through 300 bottles of vodka, 400 bottles of whiskey and cases of beer. It was insane”: The unbelievable story of Def Leppard’s 80s hard rock masterpiece Hysteria

Four years, one near-fatal car crash and an ocean of booze in the making, Def Leppard’s Hysteria is the 80s hard rock album against which all others should be measured

Louder

"I’d listen to that song and dream about my future": The Struts' Luke Spiller picks the soundtrack of his life

Luke Spiller picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals the classic album he might record new vocals for

Louder

Bonnie Tyler’s Total Eclipse Of The Heart was originally written for a Nosferatu musical: “If anyone listens to the lyrics, they're really like vampire lines. It's all about the darkness, the power of darkness and love's place in the dark"

Jim Steinman wrote Bonnie Tyler’s smash power ballad Total Eclipse Of The Heart - once titled Vampires In Love - for an abandoned Nosferatu musical, before it once again found its home in another fang-toothed Broadway show

Metal Hammer

"The public needs fantasy and escapism": Creeper are gearing up for Devil's Night and a huge, pomp-filled night in North London

It’ll be fangs, coffins and fake blood at Wembley Arena later this month

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