Gaynor Hopkins, conhecida mundialmente como Bonnie Tyler, é uma cantora galesa que ficou famosa com as músicas "Total Eclipse of The Heart", "It's a Heartache", "Making Love", "Holding Out For a Hero", "Lost in France" entre outras. Nasceu a 8 de Junho de 1951.
Divergências com os seus produtores - que a queriam transformar numa cantora country - estiveram, alegadamente, na sua mudança para outra editora: a CBS. Contratou um novo produtor, Jim Steinman, já famoso pelo seu trabalho com Meat Loaf. O primeiro resultado dessa "aliança" foi a épica balada "Total Eclipse of the Heart" com a qual se tornou na única artista galesa a colocar uma música no número 1 do top do Reino Unido e Estados Unidos ao mesmo tempo.
Esta canção foi extraída do álbum "Faster Than the Speed of Night", que alcançou um Record Guinness por ser o primeiro álbum de uma cantora a entrar directamente para o primeiro lugar dos tops ingleses. Neste período, Bonnie foi nomeada para dois Grammy: como "Melhor Cantora Pop" ainda devido ao tema "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" e como "Melhor Cantora de Rock", por Faster Than The Speed Of Night".
Teve ainda outros sucessos como "Holding Out for a Hero" - tema integrado na banda sonora do filme "Footloose" - "Here She Comes" - tema que fazia parte da trilha sonora do filme "Metrópolis", relançado em 1984 por Giorgio Moroder, pela qual ela recebeu outra indicação ao Grammy de Melhor Cantora de Rock - seguidos pelos discos "Secrets Dreams and Forbidden Fire" (1986) e "Notes From America" (1988).
Em 1987, gravou juntamente com o cantor brasileiro Fábio Júnior a canção "Sem Limites para Sonhar", na qual canta a parte da letra em inglês.
Na década de 90 trocou a CBS pela BMG tendo os seus discos desta fase - "Bitterblue", "Angel Heart" e "Silhouette in Red" - alcançado imenso sucesso na Europa, África do Sul e Japão. Em 1994, Bonnie recebeu os prêmios RSH-Gold e o Echo ("Grammy alemão") na categoria de Melhor Cantora Internacional.
Em 2004, lançou uma versão em francês do seu clássico "Total Eclipse of the Heart", "rebaptizado" com o título de "Si Demain (Turn Around)", em dueto com a cantora e actriz francesa Kareen Antonn, e volta a ser número 1 na França, Bélgica e Polônia.
Em 2006, completou 30 anos de carreira e lançou o seu primeiro álbum ao vivo "Bonnie Tyler Live", o DVD "Bonnie On Tour", um CD no Reino Unido - "Celebrate" - seguido pelo single "Louise".
Em 2007, Bonnie grava uma versão Disco/Punk de "Total Eclipse of the Heart" com a banda "Babypinkstar", lança ainda o "Greatest Hits From The Heart", que alcançou o top 40 no Reino Unido e o top 10 na Irlanda. Lançamentos posteriores incluem duas versões de seu DVD "Bonnie On Tour Live" e "The Complete Bonnie Tyler".
Em 2009, Bonnie é convidada a gravar "Total Eclipse" com o grupo vocal Only Men Aloud. O álbum chega ao n.1º na "Classic Album Charts" em Inglaterra.
Bonnie participou também numa série da televisão britânica "Hollyoaks Later", cantando "Holding Out for a Hero". Também pode ser ouvida na trilha sonora de "Cappuccino Girls", lançada para divulgação da peça, fazendo uma aparição surpresa na estreia do espectáculo interpretando a faixa título.
Em Novembro de 2009, Bonnie é homenageada recebendo o prémio "Angel Award", pela sua contribuição em eventos sociais
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No ano de 2011, Bonnie retorna aos tops franceses com um novo "Greatest Hits Best Of 3 - Bonnie Tyler", o qual inclui um cover do grupo Bangles, adaptado para o francês "Amour Eternel"
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Em 2013, a cantora concorre ao Festival Eurovisão da Canção com o tema "Belive in me".
O tema que trazemos a este post - Loving You's A Dirty Job (But Somebody's Gotta Do It) - é um dueto entre Bonnie Tyler e Todd Rundgren.
Todd Harry Rundgren (Pensilvânia, 22 de junho de 1948) é um multi-instrumentista, compositor e produtor americano.
Nota: o presente post recolheu informação da Wikipedia, Youtube e Letras.mus.br
Bonnie Tyler & Todd Rundgren
Loving You Is a Dirty Job But Somebody Gotta Do It
Girl:
When the sky is falling and you're looking round for somewhere to hide
Did you ever call out to someone
Did you ever call out to me, I've never been gone-
I've been right here by your side
There ain't nothin' but clouds
There ain't nothin' but clouds in your eyes
Why don't you believe it when you finally found the truth
Youve been drinking poison water from the fountain of youth
Why don't you stop tearing up everyone you need the most
You're so busy trying to get even
You never even try to get close
I can't explain it away
It doesn't make any sense
To know what it's like
I guess you gotta go through it
It doesn't matter baby
Loving you's a dirty job
But somebody's gotta do it
Boy:
There were times when we'd never fake it
There were times when we'd always make it
There were times when we'd take it to the limit
And we'd never, never, ever leave each other alone
We were flesh and blood and bone
There were times we had it all
There were times we had it all
(Alt/ Same)
Both:
There were times when we took our chances
There were times we were damn good dancers
There were times when we heard all the answers
In the beating of the drummer and the riches of the rock and the roll
I can see right through your soul
There were times we had it all
There were times we had it all
Boy:
If your fears could only be forgotten
We could pull all of the barriers down
Would you follow your dreams' desire
Would you follow your secret dreams and forbidden fire
Let's just peel out of this town
Both:
It's been nothing but dreams
It's been nothing but dreams until now
Boy:
You're never gonna see it
Both:
You got your head stuck in the sand
Boy:
It's the land of the free and easy Street
Girl:
It's the home of the damned
Boy:
You're never gonna see it
Both:
You better open up your eyes
Girl:
You're the only one who's left-
Both:
Who's gonna believe all your lies
Boy:
I can't explain it away
It doesn't make any sense
Both:
To know what it's like
I guess you gotta go through it
It doesn't matter baby
Girl:
Loving you's a dirty job
But somebody's gotta do it
Boy:
There were times when our bodies glistened
There were times that we can't stop missing
There were times that we'd lay in bed and listen
Both:
To the pounding, pounding chorus of our desperate hearts
Nothing could have torn us apart
There were times we had it all
There were times we had it all
Girl:
There were times when we fought like tigers
There were times we were damn good liars
Boy:
There were times we extinguished every fire
Both:
That was burning, burning, burning up each other alive
From the heavens on down to the dives
There were times we lost it all we lost it all
There were times we lost it all we lost it all
There were times when we fought like tigers
There were times we were damn good liars
Both:
There were times when our bodies glistened
There were times that we can't stop missing
There were times that we'd lay in bed and listen
To the pounding, pounding chorus of our desperate hearts
Nothing could have torn us apart
There were times we had it all
There were times we had it all
Girl:
When the sky is falling and you're looking round for somewhere to hide
Did you ever call out to someone
Did you ever call out to me, I've never been gone-
I've been right here by your side
There ain't nothin' but clouds
There ain't nothin' but clouds in your eyes
Why don't you believe it when you finally found the truth
Youve been drinking poison water from the fountain of youth
Why don't you stop tearing up everyone you need the most
You're so busy trying to get even
You never even try to get close
I can't explain it away
It doesn't make any sense
To know what it's like
I guess you gotta go through it
It doesn't matter baby
Loving you's a dirty job
But somebody's gotta do it
Boy:
There were times when we'd never fake it
There were times when we'd always make it
There were times when we'd take it to the limit
And we'd never, never, ever leave each other alone
We were flesh and blood and bone
There were times we had it all
There were times we had it all
(Alt/ Same)
Both:
There were times when we took our chances
There were times we were damn good dancers
There were times when we heard all the answers
In the beating of the drummer and the riches of the rock and the roll
I can see right through your soul
There were times we had it all
There were times we had it all
Boy:
If your fears could only be forgotten
We could pull all of the barriers down
Would you follow your dreams' desire
Would you follow your secret dreams and forbidden fire
Let's just peel out of this town
Both:
It's been nothing but dreams
It's been nothing but dreams until now
Boy:
You're never gonna see it
Both:
You got your head stuck in the sand
Boy:
It's the land of the free and easy Street
Girl:
It's the home of the damned
Boy:
You're never gonna see it
Both:
You better open up your eyes
Girl:
You're the only one who's left-
Both:
Who's gonna believe all your lies
Boy:
I can't explain it away
It doesn't make any sense
Both:
To know what it's like
I guess you gotta go through it
It doesn't matter baby
Girl:
Loving you's a dirty job
But somebody's gotta do it
Boy:
There were times when our bodies glistened
There were times that we can't stop missing
There were times that we'd lay in bed and listen
Both:
To the pounding, pounding chorus of our desperate hearts
Nothing could have torn us apart
There were times we had it all
There were times we had it all
Girl:
There were times when we fought like tigers
There were times we were damn good liars
Boy:
There were times we extinguished every fire
Both:
That was burning, burning, burning up each other alive
From the heavens on down to the dives
There were times we lost it all we lost it all
There were times we lost it all we lost it all
There were times when we fought like tigers
There were times we were damn good liars
Both:
There were times when our bodies glistened
There were times that we can't stop missing
There were times that we'd lay in bed and listen
To the pounding, pounding chorus of our desperate hearts
Nothing could have torn us apart
There were times we had it all
There were times we had it all
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