This brief article contains links to articles at The Gate With Brian Cohen pertaining to solar eclipses in memory of Bonnie Tyler, who passed away in Portugal on Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at 75 years of age and was best known for the hit song Total Eclipse of the Heart in 1983.
Links to Eclipse Articles In Memory of Bonnie Tyler.
Please refer to the following articles pertaining to the total solar eclipses which I experienced in the United States on Monday, August 21, 2017; in Chile on Tuesday, July 2, 2019; and in the United States on Monday, April 8, 2024:
- Nothing I Can Do, A Total Eclipse of the Sun
- Total Solar Eclipse: Two Useful Tools to Know Where to Go
- Everything You Do Not Want to Know About Trying to View a Total Solar Eclipse
- Photographs of the Total Eclipse of the Sun
- Chasing Another Total Solar Eclipse 2019
- The Total Eclipse of the Sun Chile July 2019: A Poor Video of a Great Celestial Event
- The Total Eclipse of the Sun Oklahoma April 2024. With Video.
If you want to see a total eclipse of the sun, your next golden opportunity is the total solar eclipse on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 in northern Spain and eastern Greenland, when the path of a solar eclipse is forecast to cross from northern Spain and extreme northeastern Portugal over much of eastern Greenland and into northern Russia — and, of course, keep your eye out for airfare deals, lodging deals, and rental car deals if they are still available.
Final Boarding Call
I first heard the song Total Eclipse of the Heart while I was traveling at the end of a long road trip from Seattle in Washington in 1983: I was driving on Interstate 410 in San Antonio in Texas when the song came from the radio in the car. It is not my favorite song; but I like it and always felt it could have been even better with a complete orchestra, a full gospel choir, and an extended chorus towards the end of the song. This imaginary version of the song has been on my mind for years and “sounds” amazing; but it will likely never see the light of day or become a reality.
The birth name of Bonnie Tyler is Gaynor Hopkins, who was born in Wales. She was known for her husky gravelly voice, as heard in the following official video, which had been viewed 1,363,468,446 — yes, billion — times when this article was written…
…and be sure to watch this parody video, which is “literally” humorous.
Rest in peace, Bonnie Tyler. It’s a heartache losing you…
Photograph ©2024 by Brian Cohen.
An Example of a Mind Gone Awry
By the way, the inspiration for the title of this particular article was the hit song Total Eclipse of the Sun, which soared to the top of the charts back in 1983 for the late Bonnie Franklin — who was the original star of One Mile at a Time before Ben Schlappig was born — just after she married Steve Tyler of Aerosmith and assumed the married name Bonnie Tyler. She did this not long after her former co-star Mackenzie Phillips concocted the popular drink called the Phillips Screwdriver, which is part vodka, part milk of amnesia, and — well — I forgot the rest of the ingredients of that drink.
Wanting to capitalize on the success of the acting career of his wife Bonnie, Steve Tyler decided to form a partnership with Steve Perry — who is a former lead singer of Journey — and open a movie studio in Atlanta. Unfortunately, the original name Rock Steves sounded too similar to Rick Steves; so they settled on the name Tyler Perry Studios — and the rest is history…
…or — on second thought — maybe not…
