Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart (Turn Around) REACTION - First Time Watching The Video

[@Hallas3]

"Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler was originally written as a vampire love song for a musical based on Nosferatu. The song was originally titled "Vampires in Love"

[@patlittle2881]

Holding Out For A Hero .. is fantastic too! Jim Stineman wrote this for a musical vampire story that never got made.

[@esa5169]

Great info, never knew it was written for that!

[@maryhampton8686]

One of my favorites

[@cattewest]

Once upon a time I was falling in love, now I'm only falling apart, is the line that resonates with me.

[@loveloochay]

🎶🎶✨ .. back in the day , everyone knew this song by heart ... lol ... word for word

[@shaelynluketich4401]

Still do

[@threekidzmom04]

oh yes!!

[@lorriredmon8212]

@@shaelynluketich4401 Yup!

[@karinanderson9722]

This song was everywhere back in the day. I also really like her song Holding out for a hero.

[@SaeedReacts.]

Will add it to my list!

[@ed.z.]

Welsh soul! Bonnie Tyler’s 1977 single "It's a Heartache" reached number four on the UK Singles Chart, and number three on the US Billboard Hot 100.

[@Islandboy2.0]

This was written by Jim Steinman, the same man who wrote all Meatloaf's hits.

[@Bekka_Noyb]

Her 80s hits were like Harlequin romance novels made into music videos 😃

[@teresac3964]

"Livin' in a powder keg and giving off sparks." Amazing lyrics. I could really relate to this song back in the day.

[@joseluissosalinares]

No doubt...The most beautiful and powerful ballad of the 80s

[@LivvyMoonn]

Bonnie sang with real passion and gusto The way she sings this song , you can feel the emotion which is a true testament to her craft and ability to convey this to the masses

[@kebra1961]

Bonny hatte eigentlich eine sehr schöne, klare Stimme. Irgendwann hatte sie eine Stimmband-Operation. Diese war wohl nicht ganz wie erhofft.... Danach hatte sie diese Raspy-Stimme- War im end effekt für sie nicht das schlechteste. Seit daher singt sie einfach mit ihrer !Neuen" Stimme weiter, tolle Frau 🥰

[@threekidzmom04]

I loved all of her songs back then. I loved when the videos came on MTV too! And I was so envious of her gorgeous hair!!

[@gzucc]

There is beauty in the way the song really speaks to growing up!! Really there is nothing but how we all move from child hood to adult hood but for our selves. No one can help us under stand our identities except our selves. It is a total eclipse of the heart.

[@AdamBazille]

Always loved this song! Great reaction!

[@anitawright7169]

Bonnie Tyler is incredible! This song is so awesome and needlessly to say her voice amazing! Love your reaction!

[@joetallon4968]

She ended up with this fantastic voice when she underwent the removal of nodules on her vocal chords in the 1970s, and accidentally screamed while in recovery.

[@chrisv.h.2307]

This song is such a classic! One of my favorites to sing along to. LOVE it! The video is absolutely ridiculous, though 🤣I can't see it without thinking of the literal video remake of it.

[@jonisteinbach7240]

Please do more of Bonnie. I had her music. I was 23 in 83. Loved her. "It's a Heartache " is my favorite.

[@anthonyblakely399]

Love this song and video.....Love this artist Bonnie Tyler.......it is her Masterpiece. It is my favorite Goth song. She is one of my favorite songwriter and singers!!!!

[@erickent3557]

Yes! I was surprised learning it's inspired by a goth theme; but the music itself isn't in the "Goth" genre.

[@daleenengelbrecht4861]

One of my favorite songs of ALL TIME!! O man, now I am nostalgic. Down memory lane goes my thoughts. Love the little grit one can hear in her voice. Greetings from South Africa

[@daleenengelbrecht4861]

ALSO LOVE "HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO" AND DEFINITELY "LOST IS FRANCE"

[@barryjurgensen9396]

6:58 (album version) 4:30 (single edit) 5:34 (video version) US Billboard Hot 100 peak # 1 the single spent four weeks at the top of the charts

[@mitchellbeston1033]

Great voice and a very humble lady.

[@fshepinc]

Steinman wrote this song in 1983 as part of his score for the musical Dance of the Vampires. The show remained unproduced for years, until it was finally staged in 1997 in Austria and later Germany (in German). It was a solid cult hit in Germany (where I saw it). The story was based on the Roman Polanski film The Fearless Vampire Killers. When it was finally put on Broadway in 2003, starring Michael "Phantom of the Opera" Crawford it was a huge bomb and closed as the butt of many jokes after 56 performances."Total Eclipse of the Heart" remains one of the quintessential power ballads of the eighties

[@joelscottarnold3262]

Modern American opera. Nobody could do a power ballad better than Jim Steinman. Tyler was the perfect vessel to deliver one of my favorite songs of the 80’s.

[@YesThatNeal]

Now you must watch the literal version video. It is hysterical!

[@jeffreycaldwell8579]

Total Eclipse Of The Heart is my all time favorite song!! You should also check out her cover of Making Love Out of Nothing At All!!

[@SaeedReacts.]

Amazing song. Thanks for watching and the recommendation.

[@jeffreycaldwell8579]

@@SaeedReacts. Just wanted to let you know that out of all the people doing video/song reactions you are The BEST!! You seem to really enjoy it and you usually respond to the comments that people leave...I look forward to watching your reaction videos everyday!!!

[@MrTantris1]

The video is great, Bonnie fantastic, the voice in the background fabelhaft

[@Tojazzer]

Over the years, she has often said that she was very embarrassed by the video. The director told her that she was to play a school head mistress (principal) obsessing about her students. She's actually a very shy person and didn't want to object so she did what she was told by the record company.

[@esa5169]

This takes me straight back to my childhood. Loved this song back then. Songs really do link to memories and times of our lives. I hear this and it takes me straight back to 1983. Good times ❤

[@xtiants]

"It's A Heartache" is an early song by her, with a country/blues kind of feel that really digs into the raspiness of her voice in a beautiful way.

[@SaeedReacts.]

Thanks for the recommendation .

[@samuelm.5752]

Yes, one of the best songs of the 80s!

[@fortworth450]

Great singer and song

[@kevinfarrell3121]

Loved this great song since the day it came out!

[@ybrahinncordero4898]

Hermosa canción e interpretación...me encanta

[@johnmcdermid6896]

Jim Steinman who wrote most of meatloafs songs also wrote this song, it's a heartache and lost in France are good tunes from Bonnie.

[@edmonguy]

🎹🎹🎵🔥🎸 More Bonnie Tyler? Ravishing, Loving You's a Dirty Job But Somebody's Got to Do It, Rebel Without A Clue, Lovers Again, Before This Night Is Through, Save Up All Your Tears, To Love Somebody, The Best, Streets of Little Italy, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, It's Over, Lost in France, Here She Comes (2004 version), It's A Heartache, This Is Gonna Hurt, Little Superstar, Wild Love, Bridge Over Troubled Water (with Lenny Kravitz), Given It All, Older, Let's Go Crazy Tonight, The Best is Yet to Come, Dreams Are Not Enough, When the Lights Go Down, Have You Ever Seen The Rain?, Faster Than the Speed of Night, Before We Get Any Closer, Wings, I Won't Look Back... you just can't go wrong with Bonnie!

[@canadian1677]

Another GREAT choice Saeed, Love this Oldie

[@bazkeen]

What a voice. Bonnie has such a unique voice 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 If you do We Don't Need Another Hero (another Bonnie Tyler) you may want to check out the Northern Kings cover. You may recognize some of the singers in it. Northern Kings was a Finnish symphonic metal cover supergroup, made up of four well known musicians: Jarkko Ahola from Teräsbetoni, ex-Dreamtale, Marko Hietala from Nightwish and Tarot, Tony Kakko from Sonata Arctica and Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto from Charon and Harmaja.

[@lesliedaubert1411]

Her voice is great. She originally didn't sound like this when she began singing. She had a botched throat surgery that ended up changing her to this iconic voice.

[@LillyMarz777]

Jim Steinman was a songwriting genius. He wrote Bat Out of Hell and Meat Loaf brought it to life. Have you done Meat?❤ Rory Dodd did the turn arounds.😊

[@SaeedReacts.]

I have only one reaction to Meat Loaf that is posted. One is recorded and hopefully will be up some time this week.

[@LillyMarz777]

@@SaeedReacts. I hope it's For Crying Out Loud. No video but it's a fantastic song.

[@dalekrampert1920]

saw this video so many times on mtv in 80s, never could figure out what was going on in the video. but still like the song and her voice. like usual, love your reaction......... thank you.........

[@timithius]

I'm gonna LOVE watching this with you! Here we go.

[@musicaficionado2974]

Bonnie Tyler is a Goddess of vocals. And she is absolutely gorgeous! It's A Heartache is a masterclass of singing. Comparing her to Janis Joplin would not be exaggeration. Thank you so much for the reaction and review!

[@gesundheit602]

You should listen to one of Bonnie's earlier classic hits "It's A Heartache" 🙂

[@444dkm]

She also sang a song for the old classic movie of Fritz Lang's Metropolis. It was called Here She Comes. Love all her stuff but that's my favourite of her songs.

[@rustiallen]

The song is about a Vampire.

[@sylvanaire]

I never watched music videos when the songs came out. I didn’t have MTV or HBO or any of the premium channels so I’ve only recently seen the music videos. I have to say, this one is very strange! I still love the song, but the visuals just kind of throw me for a loop. I think I was happier before I saw those videos, lol. Holding Out for a Hero is my favorite song of hers. It was used as the theme song for a TV show with John Eric Hexum as the star. He was an undercover agent of some kind bringing down bad guys. But one day, while there was a delay on set, he put the prop gun to his head and pulled the trigger thinking that blanks wouldn’t hurt him, but he died. I was devastated, even at 24 yo. 😢

[@AnaRafaelaDionísio]

I love the raspy voice of Bonnie but, I only know 3 great songs by her: this one, "holding out for a hero" and "It's a heartache". She is from Wales, like Dame Shirley Bassey and Tom Jones. Sometimes, very small countries, produce big phenomens. Kiss. Ana

[@miconis123]

Check out the literal video version next. Same music and video but entirely different lyrics which makes it hilarious.

[@SaeedReacts.]

Will look that one up. Definitely curious now 😄

[@Bekka_Noyb]

ooh ya beat me to it! I 2nd this! Literal vids are great!

[@SaraKvammen-tx7qc]

Merry christmas to you and your family !

[@SaeedReacts.]

Merry Christmas to you and your family as well 🎄❤️

[@AnaRafaelaDionísio]

I love when you say you have to live with yourself 24 × 7, and it's not easy. That reminds myself, sometimes I say about myself: how can others can can stand me, because I don't stans myself. Sometimes, I'm too much, even for me. Kisses. Ana

[@JohnnyTalia]

If you're into Bonnie Tyler's unique voice, in addition to 'Holding Out for a Hero' she also did 'Islands' with Mike Oldfield.

[@dagmar.6954]

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.

[@erickent3557]

The video is fully explained in the "Literal Video Version"... but, yes, some of the lyrics hit hard after you've reached a certain age and life circumstance. We used to make fun of it in our youth, but now... ouch. One of the great pop vocal performances of the '80s.

[@SaeedReacts.]

Thanks for letting me know about that version of the video. It definitely is one of those songs that gains power with age.

[@erickent3557]

@@SaeedReacts. You're welcome, but remember to plant your tongue firmly in cheek!

[@Rhiannon011]

Kim Carnes song and music video "Bette Davis eyes" also has a similar "husky raspy voice" like Bonnie Tyler's. Though many are saying this song "Total eclipse of the heart" is about vampires, I always thought it was about her falling in love "with one of her teenage students"., something that nowadays would be "dangerous" to "suggest". I guess it is all "open to interpretation"..

[@martinaschutt9171]

A WOW song!

[@SaeedReacts.]

So good!

[@martinaschutt9171]

@@SaeedReacts. YES!

[@janhoadley3110]

Another Jim Steinman...Rock & Roll Dreams Come True

[@kennbicknell5492]

*Along with Tom Jones, she is the pride of Wales! Check out "It's A Heartache." Brilliant!*

[@jaemyrick5277]

This video ruled on MTV. This was such a daring music video. Gothic, Dark, teenage boy fantasy, Etc… Please give a listen to and react to “It’s A Heartache” Bonnie Tyler very first American hit single in the states, in the 70’s. A little spoiler. The track is a sad one. Happy Holidays! 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄☃☃☃☃☃

[@Ciclopea2]

The video is trippy AF, but so were most music videos from the 80's. They didn't have to make sense or tell the song's story, they were just a MOOD lol. The song tho? absolute masterpiece.

[@joshhencik1849]

Bruce Willis still does the best version of the intro to this....

[@TombCat]

Like Rod Stewart - Bonnie has very little range to her voice but the permanent rasp and power of her expression is pleasing on the right song. She has a character voice rather than being a great singer. The drama comes built in with this song. Celine Dion sang the best Steinman opus - because Celine can sing her face off. It's All Coming Back to Me Now.

[@richzip]

Apologies if this is a duplicate... always loved this song, but for a laugh check out "Total Eclipse of the Heart literal video version". (I think my comment with the link was removed)

[@welle5086]

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[@megdelaney3677]

❤‍🔥Another vote for Hero!!! Official video please!!!

[@suecook1326]

Not surprising reactors have heard bits and pieces of these songs. They've been used in many commercials at this point. Not all, usually the hook so that's why only a few words are recognized.

[@eterneh489]

Hey Saeed, I like your quirky, corny humor so please don't stop it (Maybe because my sense of humor is similar!) This song was ridiculously popular. And they even made a disco version of it for the dance clubs. lol

[@rubroken]

First comment. I don't know much about this song or singer, but I have heard the song and like it

[@SaeedReacts.]

Early bird! Thanks for watching!

[@stpaley]

sometimes the video and song have nothing to do with each other especially at this time when music video was coming on to its own, many artists did take part in the genre which resulted in images we likely never see again

[@peterratter6603]

Whispers "look for the 'literal version'...."

[@North-Woods]

Think of the movie Eclipse. Then read the lyrics again. Very dark

[@susyszoo1226]

I always loved this song?!! The video confused me! I don’t care for the video! Bonnie Tyler is AMAZING!!

[@TedS-hp6lk]

Bilingual (French/English) version she did with Kareen Antonn. The title is "Si Demain". kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKrNi51_YqpjaJY

[@annehayes-grillo6600]

I still can't make much sense of the video. In a time before I had seen any videos of this song, I interpreted it as the woman was going through a mental health crisis and the male voice is trying to bring her back to reality.

[@susyszoo1226]

Can you do a reaction to hall & oats She’s Gone?? Please??

[@glassesgripper4137]

Intentional or not, I wasn’t comfortable with the young boy elements in the video. It seems to imply a forbidden relationship between an adult and student. Without the video, I love the song. Just my take on it.

[@helenlayton1455]

Is it like she is in love with a student

[@MoMoMyPup10]

80's music videos are horrendous now for reactions. They were more like theatrical interpretations of the lyrics and often confusing and distracting to watch and listen at the same time. And through all that you forget about the depth of the instruments. Tough enough to catch just the lyrics and the music together, and then watch a video at the same time and comment on all 3. Am I right?

[@masters1313]

Saeed, Yes "Total Eclipse of the Heart" is awesome song itself along with the arrangement but I did find the video distracting & overall not a good fit/imagery. I have always felt the song represents the break down of a love relationship as the years pass. Even when the song was originally released & today's listening & viewing! Thank You Saeed!! btw, that was a good 'turn around' joke statement!

[@susanengland3919]

I love her and all of her songs, but this video is a bit much.

[@billboyd9028]

I always hated this video - I thought it stole a lot of attention from the song itself and it seems completely disconnected from the words and meaning of the tune..... I love the song, but I hate the vid. If I remember, this was produced by Jim Steinman and I usually love his work, but I am surprised he matched his music up to this video....

[@welle5086]

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