Day 11: a song you never get tired of. Bonnie Tyler — Total Eclipse of the Heart “Total Eclipse of the Heart” is one of my all-time favorite songs. Despite having heard this song a gazillion times (in countless cover versions, in Dutch, Hungarian, Japanese, German, Portuguese, Russian, Finish, French, and Polish), I cannot ever… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Jim Steinman
30 Day Song Challenge #2
Day 2: a song you like with a number in the title. Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad (Bat Out of Hell The Musical Original Cast Recording) “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad” has never been a favorite of mine. Neither the original Meat Loaf nor the Steinman produced Bonnie Tyler version ever really did… Read more »
We’ll Never Be as Young as We Are Right Now (XIV)
Don’t let your dreams get all rusty Keep on using them as hard as you can The night is so much darker than it has any right to be Don’t let it all get away from you Don’t let it slip through your hands (and) Blessed are the lovers who’ll inherit the Earth Blessed are… Read more »
Bat Out of Hell Is 40
Yesterday it was exactly forty years ago that Bat Out of Hell, one of my all time favorite albums, was released. A day late, I still have a few thoughts I want to share. Bat came out three years before I was born. I am sure I have shared the story before, but I have… Read more »
Seen Live: Ellen Foley
So we saw Ellen Foley perform live twice in the same weekend. We didn’t quite plan to see the show in Hoogland (a mere 5 kilometers from our home), as we had other plans. No, we were going the next night, to Zoetermeer. But as things happen (they sometimes do) and we were able to… Read more »