Bonnie Tyler
Total Eclipse Of The Heart
Bonnie Tyler's 1983 hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart" is one of the most enduring classic love songs from the 89's. Written by songwriter Jim Steinman and appearing on Bonnie's 1983 album Faster Than the Speed of Night, the lyrics are generally assumed to be about love and longing - and that would be correct. However, there is a much deeper meaning behind the songs lyrics. The song was written by Steinman originally for the musical version of the vampire classic Nosferatu with the song being titled "Vampires In Love." Steinman stated "But with 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,' I was trying to come up with a love song and I remembered I actually wrote that to be a vampire love song. Its original title was 'Vampires in Love' because I was working on a musical of 'Nosferatu,' the other great vampire story. 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 dark." In the first verse, Tyler sings about getting lonely, and feeling the desire to see the look in the eyes of her lover. There is a certain craze about the lyrics, giving the idea that Tyler is exasperated in love: (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