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Naked boys and a raging Meat Loaf. The crazy story behind the sudden revival of that karaoke classic, Total Eclipse Of The Heart


Forty years after it was released, Bonnie Tyler's hit Total Eclipse Of The Heart has had a sudden big revival. In her recent memoir, Tyler, now 72, gave an intriguing account of the record's creation...

But it did suit the mood of the song – and the extravagant imagination of the great Jim Steinman, dubbed the Lord of Excess, who directed the video and wrote Total Eclipse Of The Heart. Jim – the composer, lyricist and record producer who also masterminded Meat Loaf ’s album Bat Out Of Hell – added all sorts of crazy elements like American footballers and doves to the video. I was nominated for two Grammys, with the awards held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, a huge venue with all the gloss and glamour of a movie set.

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