Let's talk music and play ( day 28 Contest )

No self-respecting '80s enthusiast can ignore the awesome power of Heart Eclipse. Bonnie Tyler's signature tune is already a classic. She was 40 years old. When the artist released her hit song in February 1983, she became the only Welsh artist to reach number one in the United States.

This song, written by famous songwriter Jim Steinman, is included on Bonnie's album Faster Than Night Speed ​​​​​​​​. The lyrics are generally understood to contain love and longing and their meaning should not be overlooked. However, there is a deeper meaning behind the "conversion ceremony" that was revealed decades after it was announced.

The video for "Total Eclipse of the Heart" was directed by Russell Mulcahy and written by Jim Steinman and was inspired by the 1976 film Futureworld. Set in Holloway Sanatorium, with gothic elements and themes, the film features Bonnie Tyler dressed as white. , dreams or erotic fantasies with her students. Young people participate in a variety of activities, including dancing, swimming, karate, fencing, football and singing in a choir, and images of half-naked and underwear-clad young people are interspersed with images of glowing-eyed evil angels.

The video ends with a flashback to daytime reality, as Bonnie appears before the men and one of them briefly looks at her with glowing eyes. I'm not sure if it's her hallucination or what you're doing. dream.