Total Eclipse of the Heart helped launch Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler to legendary status in 1983. She tweeted today that she was devastated to learn of his passing, leading the charge of tributes online:
I am absolutely devastated to learn of the passing of my long term friend and musical mentor Jim Steinman. pic.twitter.com/TvR01AUXKrâ Bonnie Tyler (@BonnieTOfficial) April 20, 2021  The enigmatic songwriter was known for drawing inspiration from the arts. His song It s All Coming Back to Me Now, most famously performed by French-Canadian icon Dion in 1996, was said to be inspired by Emily Brontë s
Wuthering Heights. Critics hailed Dion s recording as a highlight of her English-language music career, undoubtedly paving the way for her global, decade-spanning success.
Total Eclipse of the Heart helped launch Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler to legendary status in 1983. She tweeted today that she was devastated to learn of his passing, leading the charge of tributes online:
I am absolutely devastated to learn of the passing of my long term friend and musical mentor Jim Steinman. pic.twitter.com/TvR01AUXKrâ Bonnie Tyler (@BonnieTOfficial) April 20, 2021  The enigmatic songwriter was known for drawing inspiration from the arts. His song It s All Coming Back to Me Now, most famously performed by French-Canadian icon Dion in 1996, was said to be inspired by Emily Brontë s
Wuthering Heights. Critics hailed Dion s recording as a highlight of her English-language music career, undoubtedly paving the way for her global, decade-spanning success.
A Toast to Jim Steinman: The Songwriting Powder Keg Who Kept Giving Off Sparks
RIP to the self-proclaimed Little Richard Wagner who redefined rock melodrama
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In a better time for the world, we’d all be hitting the karaoke bar tonight to mourn the late great Jim Steinman. This man was more than just the composer behind mega-bombastic hits by Meat Loaf, Bonnie Tyler, Celine Dion, Air Supply, and so many others. He was the patron saint of karaoke singers. His idea of the perfect song was a powder keg giving off sparks, one that anybody could belt out loud. Think of a karaoke anthem “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad,” “Paradise by the Dashboard Light,” “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now” and chances are Steinman wrote it. Even before the art form was invented, he composed as if he saw it all coming. That’s why karaoke fans everywhere are grieving for him tonight, even if we’re cryin�
The duo returned to the well for 1993’s
Bat Out of Hell II, Back Into Hell, and its enduring hit I d Do Anything for Love (But I Won t Do That).
Texas rocker Loaf paid tribute to Steinman with a photo collage of their golden years, and a nod to the winged mammal in that most famous 1970s album.
“Coming here soon, My brother Jimmy,” writes Loaf. “Fly Jimmy Fly.”
Steinman won a Grammy for his production on Celine Dion s 1996 release
Falling Into You, received the BMI Song Of The Year award for Dion s It s All Coming Back To Me Now and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame in 2012.