As everyone knows, Monday will bring a total solar eclipse. People are buying their glasses and driving to Niagra Falls for the best look.
But there’s another eclipse going on thanks to the sun and the moon, a Total Eclipse of the Heart.
Bonnie Tyler’s cult classic 1984 hit, written by Jim Steinman, is soaring in sales right now and sure to get bigger as the weekend approaches.
According to Luminate, “Total Eclipse” in 2024 has jumped from 40,000 copies to 80,000 copies to over 120,000 — mostly from streaming. You can be there will excessive radio airplay as we get closer to the weekend.
Of course, Tyler will make just pennies from this uproar because she didn’t write the song. Steinman’s estate owns the publishing, so the huge uptick will benefit just him on regular radio. Bonnie will get a few cents from Spotify. This is because there is still no performance royalty for terrestrial radio. Shameful!
Check out one of Barry Levinson’s best movies, “Bandits,” to hear Cate Blanchett fangirl over the song.
Remember, wear those cardboard glasses when you listen:
