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Still from the famous 1922 German film Nosferatu, Bonnie Tyler and Filippo Strocchi, as Graf von Krolock perform at the 25th anniversary of Tanz der Vampire

Bonnie Tyler’s Total Eclipse Of The Heart was originally written for a Nosferatu musical: “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 the dark"

By Liz Scarlett published

Jim Steinman wrote Bonnie Tyler’s smash power ballad Total Eclipse Of The Heart - once titled Vampires In Love - for an abandoned Nosferatu musical, before it once again found its home in another fang-toothed Broadway show

Tracks & Singles
Elton John, Gene Simmons of Kiss, Katy Perry and Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider

10 massive pop stars who secretly appeared on rock and metal songs

By Paul Travers published

Katy Perry, Elton John, Boy George, Billy Joel – they’ve all secretly rocked it up over the years

Tracks & Singles
Bonnie Tyler

"Meat Loaf was really pissed off with Jim Steinman giving me Total Eclipse Of The Heart. He said, That song was meant for me!": Bonnie Tyler on the world's favourite 'vampire love song'

By Paul Brannigan published

With over 1 billion plays on YouTube alone, Total Eclipse Of The Heart is one of the world's most popular power ballads: no wonder Meat Loaf was annoyed at not getting to sing it

Bands & Artists
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Bonnie Tyler: the soundtrack of my life

By Henry Yates published

Power-ballad belter Bonnie Tyler picks her records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals that Axl Rose was "horny as hell"

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Bonnie Tyler with big hair

Total Eclipse Of The Heart - how Bonnie Tyler became the ultimate power ballad diva

By Jo Kendall last updated

With over a billion streams across YouTube and Spotify, Bonnie Tyler's hair-raising classic Total Eclipse Of The Heart might just be be the biggest power ballad of them all

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