May 1, 2021 “Total Eclipse of the Heart” Bonnie Tyler

I would be remiss not to note the passing of theatrical, melodramatic rock songwriter extraordinaire Jim Steinman earlier this week.

 Jim Steinman didn't invent theatrical rock & roll, but it could be argued he perfected it. Steinman’s break into the mainstream was Meatloaf’s Bat Out of Hell album/CD produced by Todd Rundgren which is one of the best selling albums of all time with sales in excess of fifty million copies.

 Producer Todd Rundgren brought in his band Utopia along with Max Weinberg and Roy Bittan from Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band to provide the backing for the recording of Bat Out of Hell.

 Steinman would write songs for the movie Streets of Fire, a movie so bad it’s good, produce a Billy Squire album/CD, and write “Holdong Out for a Hero” from the movie Footloose sung by Bonnie Tyler.  He was working on a London theatrical version of Bat out of Hell but it was unfortunately put on hold with covid and then Jim Steinman passed away on April 19, 2021.

 Stay safe and well...and enjoy this powerful live version of Jim Steinman’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” showcasing Ms.Tyler’s remarkable vocal talents.

(Turn around) Every now and then I get a little bit lonely

And you're never coming 'round

(Turn around) Every now and then I get a little bit tired

Of listening to the sound of my tears

(Turn around) Every now and then I get a little bit nervous

That the best of all the years have gone by

(Turn around) Every now and then I get a little bit terrified

And then I see the look in your eyes

(Turn around, bright eyes) Every now and then I fall apart

(Turn around, bright eyes) Every now and then I fall apart

 And I need you now tonight

And I need you more than ever

And if you only hold me tight

We'll be holding on forever

And we'll only be making it right

'Cause we'll never be wrong

Together we can take it to the end of the line

Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time (all of the time)

I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark

We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks

I really need you tonight

Forever's gonna start tonight

Forever's gonna start tonight

 Once upon a time I was falling in love

But now I'm only falling apart

There's nothing I can do

A total eclipse of the heart

Once upon a time there was light in my life

But now there's only love in the dark

Nothing I can say

A total eclipse of the heart

 (Turn around, bright eyes) Every now and then I fall apart

(Turn around, bright eyes) Every now and then I fall apart

 And I need you now tonight (and I need you now)

And I need you more than ever

And if you only hold me tight (if you only)

We'll be holding on forever

And we'll only be making it right (and we'll never)

'Cause we'll never be wrong

Together we can take it to the end of the line

Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time (all of the time)

I don't know what to do, I'm always in the dark

We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks

I really need you tonight

Forever's gonna start tonight

Forever's gonna start tonight

 Once upon a time I was falling in love

But now I'm only falling apart

Nothing I can say

A total eclipse of the heart

A total eclipse of the heart

A total eclipse of the heart

Turn around, bright eyes