Michael Jackson s classic Billie Jean had a very short reign of just one week at the top of the UK charts before being dethroned by a memorable power ballad from Bonnie Tyler, a lady short in stature but hugely powerful in voice. Total Eclipse Of The Heart gave the Welsh singer her biggest hit. It sold over six million worldwide, at its peak selling 60,000 copies per day.
The song was written and produced by Jim Steinman, the maestro behind Meat Loaf s biggest hits - and also Boyzone s No Matter What , among many other notable hits.
The Tyler/Steinman collaboration came about after Tyler witnessed Meat Loaf performing Bat Out Of Hell on the BBC s The Old Grey Whistle Test. When she signed with Sony, and the label asked her who she d like to work with, she replied: Whoever writes for Meat Loaf. It s said that Steinman set out to write Total Eclipse Of The Heart , along with Making Love Out Of Nothing At All , for Meat Loaf but for financial reasons Meat Loaf s record compa
Dave Stewart & Joss Stone write new musical The Time Traveller’s Wife
March 5, 2021 Last updated:
March 17, 2021
12:08 am By Admin
The Time Traveller’s Wife, the best-selling novel by Audrey Niffenegger and the New Line Cinema film screenplay by Bruce Joel Rubin, will become a new musical and premiere in the UK in late 2021/early 2022. With a book by Lauren Gunderson, original music and lyrics by Joss Stone and Dave Stewart and additional lyrics by Kait Kerrigan, the production will be directed by Bill Buckhurst, with musical supervision & arrangement by Nick Finlow and illusions by Chris Fisher. Casting is by Stuart Burt CDG. It will be produced by Colin Ingram for InTheatre Productions, by special arrangement with Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures.
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