Bonnie Tyler's classic hit spiked in streams during solar eclipse
Bonnie Tyler's friend Mal Pope heard Total Eclipse of the Heart playing throughout Mumbles in Swansea.
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"It wasn't just the oldies who knew it the first time around. It's a classic song - it was really lovely hearing kids singing along with it."
— Mal Pope , Celebrity
"She had the most amazing voice, a great singer, and I'm sure she would have been smiling and thinking, 'isn't this lovely that people still remember this song'."
— Mal Pope , Celebrity
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Bonnie Tyler's friend Mal Pope heard Total Eclipse of the Heart playing throughout Mumbles in Swansea.
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