The press release refers to one of the finest songs ever created as "some of Tyler's other hits include 'Total Eclipse of the Heart.'" Sure 'Footloose' was a phenomenal movie and 'It's a Heartache' sold a flajillion copies, but 'Total Eclipse' was the energy, the very force -- stronger than gravity -- driving hormonal hordes of kids around roller rinks during a "couples' skate."
Well, unless you were the socially awkward one like me. While these kids on dates on skates were holding hands and falling in and out of like, I was showing Ms. Pac-Man a thing or two during these couples' skates that were nothing more than endurance trials of balance and controlling hand sweat. When "Total Eclipse" came on, the only thing that softened the sting of my lonely, lonely tears was setting the high score on Ms. Pac-Man.
Oh Ms. Pac-Man ... this is dedicated to you (and Stephanie Page from the 10th Grade):
I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark
We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
I really need you tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight
Once upon a time I was falling in love
But now I'm only falling apart
There's nothing I can do
A total eclipse of the heart
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
You'll Have a Total Eclipse of the Heart as Bonnie Tyler
Performs at The Club Inside Cannery Casino & Hotel
Tickets go on sale Friday, August 8
LAS VEGAS – August 7, 2008 – Bonnie Tyler to perform at The Club inside Cannery Casino & Hotel Friday, September 26.
Tickets are $14.95 plus tax and fees and go on sale Friday, August 8 at the Cannery Casino & Hotel's ticket sales counter located at the front desk. Tickets will also be available for purchase by calling (702) 617-5585 or (866) 287-4643 (toll free), or by visiting www.cannerycasinos.com.
Bonnie Tyler was born Gaynor Hopkins into a large family. Music played a great role in the Hopkins household, and the young Tyler grew up listening to the Motown records of the era and the raw power of two singers who would have a huge influence on her future singing style – Tina Turner and Janis Joplin. In 1972, Tyler formed her own band called "Imagination" and performed with them in pubs and clubs all over South Wales. In 1977, selling more than six million copies worldwide, Tyler's single "It's A Heartache" reached number five in the United States, number four in the UK and number one in most of Europe. Some of Tyler's other hits include "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" and "Holding Out For A Hero" which was also featured on the "Footloose" soundtrack.
