The Wonderfully Gritty...Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart | REACTION 

If you liked this one you'll love " Holding out for a hero" you'll hear her voice to the fullest effect 😂

For another husky female you really need to listen to Kim Carnes "Bette Davis eyes".

When you have your heart shattered, the lines “once upon a time I was falling in love now I’m only falling apart” and “once upon a time there was light in my life, now there’s only love in the dark” hit HARD

The male vocalist is Canadian Rory Dodd. He worked with songwriter Jim Steinman a lot, providing vocals for many of his songs, and also sang background vocals on some of Meatloaf’s songs that were also written by Steinman. Rory’s voice was phenomenal.

Bonnie has been going for decades. She still sings today and is her 70’s. Listen to her Holding out for a hero. Dynamite.😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

Watching this again in 2024. Its even more gut wrenching when seeing someone else's reaction to hearing it for the first yime. Bonnie and this song were made for each other. I can't imagine anyone else who could do this song justice.

"If this doesn't pay me off in the next 30 seconds..." The rest of us *biting our fists*... You got what you wanted, in spades, and it was glorious! Nice work fella.

Probably my favorite song of the '80s and one of the most iconic songs of all time as far as I'm concerned. The video is '80s cheese but I'll tell you what the song will live in infamy. One of the greatest amalgams of the perfect producer, the perfect writing and the perfect voice.

I like her videos, they're very theatric and fun. "Holding Out for a Hero" is another fun video. :)

This song was written by the late, great Jim Steinman who was a fantastic songwriter. RIP Jim.

You didn’t mention Jim Steinman who wrote the song. Bonnie had an operation on her throat after her first album. This gave her voice a rasping sound, and she thought her career was over. But her next song “lost in France” was her biggest hits of the 70s.

Not like any other song. A classic masterpiece including the video!

Masterpiece! This song still makes me emotional!

This is seriously one of the most complex songs ever created with the distinction where every single detail is done to perfection ... the whole songs moves through so many ups and downs and quiet and big epic moments, but it all moves so fluidly .... there are so many instruments involved with the church like organs and lonely piano taking centre stage ... so much going on but every elements manage to shine and have their moments ... and, her raspy voice still manages to take centre stage while aided by that male voice giving an extra dimension of melancholic background vibes .... thats mind boggling ! One of the greatest songs ever put together, its almost miraculous ...

Bonnie Tyler is a Welsh singer who is known for her distinctive husky voice. "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" was her biggest hit in 1983. She had other hits such as "It's A Heartache", "Lost In France", "More Than A Lover", "Holding Out For A Hero", "Bitterblue" etc.

"livin' in a powderkeg and givin'off sparks", great line.

From Steinman, the writer for Meatloaf, this song was fantastic like everything he writes.

Hey it's your 53 year-old female from sunny California one of your biggest fans here! I am so grateful that you did this song I love love Bonnie Tyler I grew up listening to her. This song always makes me cry always. My mom and my dad got a divorce in 1979 when I was 10 years old and this was my mom's song for my dad and she would play it and cry and cry remember now my mom was only 15 years old when she had me so she was very emotional breaking up and separating from my father at such a young age. About 10 years into the relationship. That all being said every time she played it she would just cry and cry and I remember as a kid feeling so bad trying to take care of my mom to make her feel better which of course we know is not healthy LOL but still I love this song and gives me chills I do it at karaoke it's a very hard song to sing but it's worth it. Everybody knows this song and I am so glad you do to now you see what makes it so special home with make volume Tyler Bonnie Tyler! Sign one of your biggest fans from sunny California Sunny but very hot California LOL Dannie W ❣️🤗

Bonnie is one of those singers I never appreciated back in the day, along with Alanis and Delores. Such individual voices and incredibly talented.

I can never tell quite one emotion you're going through when you started laughing like that during the music

Jim Steinman actually wrote this for a musical called “Vampires In Love”. The musical never materialized, and the song went to Tyler. It really makes the lyrics take on a whole new meaning. It has such a broadway/operatic feel to all of it.

Wonderful lady, met her once when she was backstage/on set (lost in France promo shoot for TV), we chatted some, discovered we had some places in common. She was dead nervous as she was about to perform, that made her very real in my view (not all rock stars are like that). Left us both smiling and her doing a great job in front of the cameras, me being astounded in the darkness of the set, because well, that voice! She's the real deal.

This song builts, and keeps on building! It was one of the most amazing songs ever released. I heard; It's A Heartache, but this was do different, so unique. I didn't realize it was the same person at first! This song really grabs you, and never lets go.

Is that powerful, or what? Damn! Your reaction amplified it! Thx!

This song gave me goosebumps when I first heard it. Now the 100th time, still goosebumps. It cuts to your soul

Dear Mr SALVO! I do have to watch your reactions when ever you some 'classical Hits' for reactions especially if I know them already... It is pure gold to see when someone hears something great for the first time:) THX Man!

Epic voice. When Tyler sang, you knew it could only be her.

Jim Steinman was planning a rock opera about vampires and this was going to be the main song

I was 17 in 1983. There were so many amazing songs in the early 80s.

Agree with the Bonnie Tyler recommendations already provided in the comments. I'd like to add couple of other raspy-voiced women to the list: Kim Carnes (notably Bette Davis Eyes) and Alannah Myles (notably Black Velvet). Enjoyed this reaction. 🙂❤ Edit: I didn't include Stevie Nicks because I know you're already familiar with her majesty!

"It's a Heartache" makes a good intro to Bonnie Tyler's vocal style since the song and production are more straightforward; later hits like "Holding Out For A Hero" are bigger studio projects.

"Forever's gonna start tonight." I love that lyric.

The thing about this song is the DRAMA of it. It's all about the dramatic buildup and power crescendo. Bonnie's voice is absolute smoky FIRE -- but the drama? -- that's mostly due to the writing and composition. And all that credit goes to the amazing Jim Steinman! You really should Wiki Jim Steinman (RIP). He has written a TON of huge dramatic pop-rock songs for various artists over the years, most notably: this song, Air Supply's "Making Love Out of Nothing At All", Celine Dion's "It's All coming Back to Me Now", and MOST of Meatloaf's bigger hit songs!! His big, bombastic, super-dramatic songs just couple very well with these fantastic singers.

This was HUGE my junior year of high school. For our junior/senior prom a buddy and I sat on the floor listening to it over and over again to write down the lyrics since it was the theme song. It's also one of those songs that the video play on MTV made it even greater. Jim Steinman should have got much, much more public credit for writing it. Even when he wrote the songs for the Meatloaf's album Bat Out of Hell his name was shamefully in very small print.

One of my favorite songs of all time. Love the words. LOVE her husky voice. This is actually the edited version. There is another verse that is a little wordy (so I can see why it was edited out, especially for time for a radio edit). I'm pretty sure there is a video for the extended version, too.

Dude, I freakin' LOVE you!!

This reaction was so good I had to watch it twice. Liked, and subscribed! I loved it.

glad and blessed to be a privileged 80's kid

After so many decades I can almost listen to this song without feeling a knife in my heart. Almost

She is currently on a European tour, and her voice still sounds fantastic!

Truly one of the greatest vocalists ever. She never gained traction in North America again, but she's been going strong in Europe ever since. Her most recent album (2021's "The Best Is Yet To Come") is one of her best yet. Check out the single "When the Lights Go Down." Bonnie's voice is always intense, passionate, and powerful.

nice reaction, these old school songs and vids brings back some cool memories, Miss Bonnie has such a unique voice, mate you choked on your drink on the drop at the start wait till you hear "holding out for a hero" its so cool and dramatic i advise not to drink while reacting to her.

Somebody mentioned Jim Steinman wrote it but what they may not have reminded you of is Steinman wrote all of the major songs for Meat Loaf in his career and you can see that in the video style! Rory Dodd was the duet partner

Bonnie is a favourite of mine, I just love her country stuff the best. This song and video are epic. Check her live performance of this at the Vatican, not so long ago, she’s still got it! ❤

Awesome voice and such a lovely lady.

One of the great female voices of old time, a very recognizable voice, her raspy and husky voice is very unique, Love this song and Holding out for a hearo, y another great song, pretty epic, and her videos are like movies or theater, a lot of things are happening

didn't think there was anyone on the planet that hasn't yet heard this song....you surprised me! haha. A Jim Steinman classic (same guy that wrote MeatLoaf's classic songs too).

Yes, 'Holding Out For A Hero' should be next!

Okay I have to say one more thing LOL I just got through watching you react to the end of the video LOL I'm loving you saying and seeing this and seeing your reaction I should make you feel that way! I am laughing out loud watching you because anyone that yours is for the first time that loves music understands how amazing this is and those lyrics are everything!

You should listen and watch the literal version as it makes sense and is hillarious

They didn't call it the Big 80s for nothing!

"Holding Out for A Hero" is another epic by Bonnie Tyler, but more fast-paced ! A must!

Have to remember these videos back in the day were made for MTV...When it really was Music Television!

"Ninjas"? Yeah, welcome to the bizarre world of early(ish) music videos. No rules, no standards, no "that's how we do it". Leads to both triviality and epicness. You can pick which this is.

Awesomeness. ❤

I used to drive along the A30 up Egham Hill going towards Virginia Waters in the UK As you went up Egham Hill on the left hand side was Holloway College where this video was filmed just always associated it with this track

Been a fan of Bonnie's for decades (even her 2013 UK Eurovision entry) but I'm a huge horror/slasher nerd so this song will always remind me of "Urban Legend" (1998). An awesome movie where this track was used to chilling effect!

Awesome you picked the original version!

Loved this song back in the day. Just learned from Professor of Rock that it was actually written about a vampire couple in love --which finally explained some of the video and lyrics after all these years. "Now there's only love in the dark", "forever's gonna start tonight..." Awesome song, stellar vocals, great pick! 😊❤

Rory Dodd is the male singer. He performed on many songs written by Jim Steinman.

Holding out for a hero should be next x

Holding out for a Hero (1984?) is another great song you might enjoy reacting to. I was also a fan if It's A Heartache (1977/1978) prior to Total Eclipse of the Heart. I love a gritty voice that can emote anguish the way hers does. Others with a similar quality that I enjoy: Stevie Nicks, Janis Joplin, and Marianne Faithfull just to mention a few.

Amazing

That video is nuts . . .but as kids, we loved every minute of it.

Love the song, the video is.....different. Love Bonnie's voice. I see others talked about what happened.

I worked and lived in the place where that video was set. Look up.American University Bushey. I remember for 3 months I was the only person there in the whole grounds and it was scary as hell!

Now that you've seen the original, you need to see Total Eclipse of the Heart Literal Video Version.

The opening track on this album, Faster Than The Speed Of Night, is another Jim Steinman powerhouse.

Great reaction! Jim Steinman wrote the song "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" for Bonnie Tyler to sing but the record company gave it to Air Supply. Bonnie recorded her own version with a terrific video. Check it out.

Fun fact, the guy who sings "Turn around, bright eyes" is the younger brother of the guy who voiced Wolverine in the 90s animated series.

Hey wait a minute!!! Have you been peeking at my personal Playlist.?!!! No, but thank you for this one. I hope you enjoy.

From the prime era of story-led videos:the 80s🎩

There used to be a RU-vid trend of "literal videos" where they'd re-record audio so that the lyrics would reflect what was happening on the screen. The redub of this video was one of the better-known efforts.

Ridiculous vocals❤

Did you know that this song was written about a vampire. No joke. Makes the video make more sense.

Jim Steinman is the man behind the song. He wrote many operatic pop songs with Meatloaf, and others.

This song was in the Pentatonix Masked Singer video that you reacted to recently

sentí tu emoción como la mía me encantó tu reacción

I never seen the video before. I knew what Bonnie Tyler looked like. But that video!!! Was that directed by the same director as The Lost boys? Seems to be very similar in style.

Tire tracks and broken hearts, it's a jungle out there, faster than the speed of night, it's a heartache

My absolute favorite song as a teenager. This was Jim Steinman at his best!

“In an interview with journalist Mick Wall shortly after the release of Meat Loaf's 2006 album Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose, Steinman stated: "I didn't write [Total Eclipse of the Heart] for anyone but Bonnie." Steinman believed that CBS were expecting him to write something similar to "It's a Heartache", but he had different ideas.”

This reminds me that you still need to hear Pat Benetar. Amazing voice with lots of great songs to check out - I suggest starting with “ Heartbreaker”

Oh hell yes! Those sleigh bells, am I right?

Was it all just a dream?…or was it? Good stuff.

Hi just watching you styx reactions here are two of my favorite of theirs Fooling yourself or grand illusion both are up beat motivational song both hard hitting with great messages

The second vocal is Jim Steinman...also the writer of the song. In the first part of the first verse she mentioned falling into fantasy. The entire video is that fantasy. Jim Steinman also produced the video. His feeling is...go big or don't bother.

She also did a song with mike Oldfield called island. Its a brilliant track.

I have loved this song and video since it was first released. I still watch it at least once a month.

Another of Jim Steinman’s masterpieces. Definitely one of music’s GOATs

You will recognise her "holding out for a hero" if you watched the Shrek films

Jim Steinman is brilliant. Should do "It's A Heartache", which was also a country hit. Total earworm too. Take my word for it, it'll be stuck in your head and you'll want repeated listenings. 😄

The video is a trip. For a parody of the video, look for the literal music video. It's hilarious.

Her vocals are great but Jim Steinman gets all the credit for his ridiculously amazing theatrical Broadway production The man was a movie maker, a genius. I can spot his songs a mile away. She's just icing on the cake with that grit.

Takes me back to my first year at ECU, way back in 1984. Fantastic tune, also love her voice.

Another masterpiece of opera-rock composition by JIM STEINMAN.

40 year old Banger Thank you for showing the R-E-S-P-E-C-T it deserves

I loved this song and still love it.she is beautiful lady. I’m 72 yrs.old.This was my first song, I ever listened too consistentlyback in 80’s. I had found a new husband.But he didn’t come around a lot until ,we got closer feelings for each other. I asked him,did he think,we were going to the next step. I love the video.

If you want a real chuckle, check out the Literal Version of this song. A sound-alike sings a version where the lyrics exactly describe the video in all its weird glory.

You should watch the literal version. It’s hysterical.