Turn around... every now and then I get a little lonely and the snare is sounding smallTurn around... every now and then I get a little bit tired of listening to the sound of sleigh bellsTurn around... every now and then I get a little bit nervous that the cannons will not fireTurn around......every now and then Kirk decides to take on a classic 80s power ballad, and winds up learning a thing or two about when to use castanets and how to pull off an elegant key change. (Are you still singing along? Wow.)Written and Produced by: Jim SteinmanFeaturing: Bonnie Tyler and Rory Dodd, co-lead vocalsAlbum: Faster than the Speed of Night, 1983Listen/Buy via <a href="https://album.link/us/i/1440736868">Album.Link</a>ALSO REFERENCED/DISCUSSED:<ul><li>The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsgWUq0fdKk">"Literal Version"</a> of the Total Eclipse music video</li><li>Warren Huart's terrific "<a href="https://producelikeapro.com/blog/total-eclipse-of-the-heart/">Produce Like a Pro</a>" article and video about the song</li><li>“Lost in France” and “More Than a Lover” by Bonnie Tyler from The World Starts Tonight, 1977</li><li>“Bat Out of Hell” and “Paradise by the Dashboard Light” by Jim Steinman as sung by Meat Loaf and Ellen Foley on Bat Out of Hell, 1977</li><li>“Making Love Out Of Nothing At All” by Jim Steinman and recorded by Air Supply, 1983</li><li>‘<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090608120512/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20198439,00.html">One-Hit Wonder’ Bonnie Tyler Resumes Her Singing Cereer with a ‘Total Eclipse’ of the Charts</a>, People Magazine, November 1983</li><li>“For Those About To Rock, (We Salute You)” by AC/DC, 1981</li><li>Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” by the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukrane, 2005</li></ul>----LINKS-----💰 SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! <a href="https://patreon.com/StrongSongs">Patreon</a> | <a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic">Paypal</a> 🏠 HOMEPAGE<a href="https://strongsongspodcast.com">strongsongspodcast.com</a> 👚 MERCH<a href="https://strongsongspodcast.com/store">strongsongspodcast.com/store</a> 📬 KIRK'S NEWSLETTER<a href="https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/">newsletter.kirkhamilton.com</a>📷 SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton">@Kirk_Hamilton</a>Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/kirkhamilton.com">@kirkhamilton.com</a>💬 STRONG SONGS DISCORD SERVER <a href="https://strongsongspodcast.com/discord">strongsongspodcast.com/discord</a>🎧 STRONG 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