{"id":3142,"date":"2026-06-23T17:37:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/?p=3142"},"modified":"2026-06-23T17:37:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:37:59","slug":"the-hidden-history-behind-total-eclipse-of-the-heart-by-bonnie-tyler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/the-hidden-history-behind-total-eclipse-of-the-heart-by-bonnie-tyler\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hidden History Behind \u201cTotal Eclipse Of The Heart\u201d by Bonnie Tyler"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Growing up, I was always curious about Bonnie Tyler\u2019s hit \u201cTotal Eclipse Of The Heart\u201d. Especially the lyric, \u201c<em>turn around, bright eyes.<\/em>\u201d While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/facts\/billy-idol\/eyes-without-a-face\">ballads of the 1980s were typically dramatic<\/a>, the drama here feels more intense than in a standard pop song. So let\u2019s investigate what Tyler is singing about and to whom she\u2019s addressing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>An Origin Story<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart (Turn Around) (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lcOxhH8N3Bo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTotal Eclipse Of The Heart\u201d has its DNA in Jim Steinman\u2019s rock musical, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/consecratedeminence.wordpress.amherst.edu\/2013\/07\/22\/jim-steinman-and-the-dream-engine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Dream Engine<\/a><\/em>. Steinman wrote the musical during his senior year at Amherst College, and the above-mentioned lyric originated there. Turn around, bright eyes. This was 1969.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, Steinman composed the score for the 1980 film <em>A Small Circle Of Friends<\/em>. One of the score\u2019s melodies later appears in Tyler\u2019s power ballad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Turn around) Every now and then, I get a little bit lonely,<br>And you\u2019re never&nbsp;coming&nbsp;\u2019round.<br>(Turn around) Every now and then, I get a little bit tired,<br>Of listening to the sound of my tears<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three years later, Tyler released \u201cTotal Eclipse Of The Heart\u201d. It was a smash for the Welsh singer, who had met Steinman in 1982. They bonded over a shared admiration for Phil Spector\u2019s wall of sound. The song appears on Tyler\u2019s fifth studio album, <em>Faster Than The Speed Of Light.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Turn around) Every now and then, I get a little bit restless,<br>And I dream of something wild.<br>(Turn around) Every now and then, I get a little bit helpless,<br>And I\u2019m lying like a child in your arms<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Who\u2019s the Other Voice<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Tyler\u2019s hit features a call-and-response vocal arrangement. That always struck me, too. It\u2019s a duet, sort of. Rory Dodd recorded the repeating \u201cturn-arounds\u201d. It feels ghostlike to me. More drama, surreal, with its meaning slightly obscured, just like the title\u2019s eclipse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, \u201cForever\u2019s gonna start tonight.\u201d A better future, hope. There\u2019s something behind the eclipse. A shadowy figure lurks. It speaks to the awkwardness of falling in love but also the anxiety over running out of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are we talking about vampires here? The kind of creature that must avoid the sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Once upon a time, there was light in my life,<br>But now there\u2019s only love in the dark.<br>Nothing I can say,<br>A total eclipse of the heart<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Photo by Suzie Gibbons\/Redferns<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Growing up, I was always curious about Bonnie Tyler\u2019s hit \u201cTotal Eclipse Of The Heart\u201d. 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