9 June 2026 (Special Edition) - Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero

I had a different post scheduled for today.  No worries about that one - it'll go tomorrow. 

You might remember I wrote a Bonnie Tyler special edition in HOPE that I wouldn't need it. 

And I hoped I wouldn't need to write another one too soon. 

Two months and one day later, Bonnie Tyler has passed away from that very illness that sent her to an induced coma.  I honestly thought she was going to recover. 

I chose for this day her last US top 40 hit - hitting #34 in 1984 - from the Footloose soundtrack. You forgot it was on that soundtrack, didn't you? It was a much bigger hit in the UK, where a 1985 rerelease brought it to the top of the charts. 

Written by Jim Steinman and Dean Pitchford (he co-wrote every song on that soundtrack), the song became a Bonnie Tyler staple and one of her most recognized. She rerecorded the song several times, but it was never as successful as the original. 

She was performing right up until this year.  This was her in Paris in 2023, and she was still going strong.

Bonnie Tyler was a force of nature.  Her spirit and her unique voice will be missed.