'Total Eclipse of the Heart', de Bonnie Tyler, no está inspirada en un eclipse: esta es su curiosa historia

El eclipse solar total que paraliza este 12 de agosto a toda España cuenta con una canción que sobresale por encima de las bandas sonoras: Total Eclipse of the Heart.

El gran hit de Bonnie Tyler pone ritmo a uno de los fenómenos astronómicos más enigmáticos, una balada compuesta y producida por Jim Steinman, que alzó a la cantante galesa como una de las voces más destacadas a nivel internacional desde su lanzamiento en febrero de 1983.

Sin embargo, y a pesar de parecer especialmente compuesta para la ocasión, lo cierto es que la inspiración para crear Total Eclipse of the Heart estuvo totalmente alejada de cualquier aventura cosmológica.

"Con Total Eclipse of the Heart estaba intentando crear una canción de amor y recordé que, en realidad, la había escrito como una canción de amor entre vampiros", explicó el propio Steinman en una entrevista para Playbill en 2002, "su título original era Vampires in Love (Vampiros enamorados)".

Una divertida anécdota para uno de los trabajos más célebres tanto del compositor como de la propia Bonnie Tyler. "Estaba trabajando en un musical sobre Nosferatu, la otra gran historia de vampiros", recordó el autor, "si alguien escucha la letra, en realidad parece estar llena de frases propias de vampiros. Todo gira en torno a la oscuridad, el poder de la oscuridad y el lugar que ocupa el amor en ella…"

De hecho, no hace falta nada más que echar un vistazo a los versos que componen el estribillo para darse darse cuenta de las referencias vampíricas: "Tu amor es como una sombra sobre mí todo el tiempo / No sé qué hacer, siempre estoy en la oscuridad / Vivimos en un polvorín y soltamos chispas / Realmente te necesito esta noche / La eternidad va a comenzar esta noche",.

Letra de 'Total Eclipse of the Heart'

(Turn around)

Every now and then, I get a little bit lonely

And you're never coming 'round

(Turn around)

Every now and then, I get a little bit tired

Of listening to the sound of my tears

(Turn around)

Every now and then, I get a little bit nervous

That the best of all the years have gone by

(Turn around)

Every now and then, I get a little bit terrified

And then I see the look in your eyes

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(Turn around, bright eyes)

Every now and then, I fall apart

(Turn around, bright eyes)

Every now and then, I fall apart

-

(Turn around)

Every now and then, I get a little bit restless

And I dream of something wild

(Turn around)

Every now and then, I get a little bit helpless

And I'm lying like a child in your arms

(Turn around)

Every now and then, I get a little bit angry

And I know I've got to get out and cry

(Turn around)

Every now and then, I get a little bit terrified

But then I see the look in your eyes

-

(Turn around, bright eyes)

Every now and then, I fall apart

(Turn around, bright eyes)

Every now and then, I fall apart

-

And I need you now tonight

And I need you more than ever

And if you only hold me tight

We'll be holding on forever

And we'll only be making it right

'Cause we'll never be wrong

Together, we can take it to the end of the line

Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time (All of the time)

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)

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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

Once upon a time, there was light in my life

But now there's only love in the dark

Nothing I can say

A total eclipse of the heart

-

Turn around, bright eyes

Turn around, bright eyes

-

(Turn around)

Every now and then, I know you'll never be the boy

You always wanted to be

(Turn around)

But every now and then, I know you'll always be the only boy

Who wanted me the way that I am

(Turn around)

Every now and then, I know there's no one in the universe

As magical and wondrous as you

(Turn around)

Every now and then, I know there's nothing any better

There's nothing that I just wouldn't do

-

(Turn around, bright eyes)

Every now and then, I fall apart

(Turn around, bright eyes)

Every now and then, I fall apart

-

And I need you now tonight (And I need you)

And I need you more than ever

And if you only hold me tight (If you only)

We'll be holding on forever

And we'll only be making it right (And we'll never)

'Cause we'll never be wrong

Together, we can take it to the end of the line

Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time (All of the time)

I don't know what to do, 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

Nothing I can do

A total eclipse of the heart

Once upon a time, there was light in my life

But now there's only love in the dark

Nothing I can say

A total eclipse of the heart

A total eclipse of the heart

A total eclipse of the heart

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Turn around, bright eyes

Turn around, bright eyes

Turn around

Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh

Ah-ha, ah-ha

Ah-ha, ah-ha

Ooh, ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh

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Fuente: Genius