8 May 2026 - Bonnie Tyler - It's A Heartache | Bonnie Tyler & Kareen Antonn - Si tout s'arrête

My sister, Dawn, wrote to me yesterday to let me know that Bonnie Tyler had been placed into a medically induced coma (after surgery to repair a perforated intestine), in case I wanted to draft something.  

Because, you know, Special Editions. 

Well, I have to post this either way now. I'm holding out for not having to uncork a second one before too long.

I mean, she has a TON of tour dates coming up.  

This song was recorded in mid-1977, after Tyler has undergone surgery (in 1976) to remove nodules from her vocal cords.  That surgery left the Welsh singer with a remarkably husky voice - which is better than not being able to sing, which she thought was going to happen.  

That husky voice would end up being her first US top 5 hit (she'd have another later).

In 2004, Tyler rerecorded a bilingual version of the song with Kareen Antonn, a French singer.  I think it works well as a duet - and Europe agreed, as it as a hit there once again. 

The great thing about her voice is that is still sustains a half century later.  This performance is from a month and a half ago.  As an added bonus, the audience knows every word.