Joining Mario this morning for this weeks "Story Behind The Song" was singer song writer Alice Kiernan. She brought a big 80s ballad to us with "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" by Bonnie Tyler. This one has a Halloween vibe we weren`t aware of! Its original title was 'Vampires in Love' and was written and produced by Jim Steinman.

Steinman: “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.

It entered the UK charts at #1, making Tyler the first female singer to do so. The power ballad became her highest charting song in several countries; peaking at No. 1 in the United States, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United Kingdom. She described the song as "a challenge to sing," stating that she “doesn’t  like songs that anybody can sing. I like songs that need a lot of energy” According to Meat Loaf, Jim Steinman had written the song, along with "Making Love Out of Nothing at All", for Meat Loaf's album Midnight at the Lost and Found; however, Meat Loaf's record company refused to pay Steinman and he wrote separate songs himself. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" was then given to Bonnie Tyler.

Bonnie still sings this at every concert where she performs at and Spotify reports an increase in downloads after every annual ecplise!!

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