Bonnie Tyler

Songwriter: Steve Wolfe Ronnie Scott

Producer: Steve Wolfe Ronnie Scott David Mackay

I was lost in France
In the fields the birds were singing
I was lost in France
And the day was just beginning

As I stood there in the morning rain
I had a feeling I can't explain
I was lost in France in love

I was lost in France
In the street a band was playing
And the crowd all danced
Didn't catch what they were saying

When I looked up he was standing there
And I knew I shouldn't but I didn't care
I was lost in France in love

Oooh, lalala, oooh, lalala, dance
Oooh, lalala, dancing
Oooh, lalala, oooh, lalala, dance
Oooh, lalala, dancing

Oooh, lalala, oooh, lalala, dance
Oooh, lalala, dancing

I was lost in France
And the vines were overflowing
I was lost in France
And a million stars were glowing

And I looked round for a telephone
To say: "Baby, I won't be home"
I was lost in France in love

Oooh, lalala, oooh, lalala, dance
Oooh, lalala, dancing
Oooh, lalala, oooh, lalala, dance
Oooh, lalala, dancing

Oooh, lalala, oooh, lalala, dance
Oooh, lalala, dancing

And I looked round for a telephone
To say: "Baby, I won't be home"
I was lost in France in love

Oooh, lalala, oooh, lalala, dance
Oooh, lalala, dancing
Oooh, lalala, oooh, lalala, dance
Oooh, lalala, dancing

Oooh, lalala, oooh, lalala, dance
Oooh, lalala, dancing
Oooh, lalala, oooh, lalala, dance
Oooh, lalala, dancing

Oooh, lalala, oooh, lalala, dance
Oooh, lalala, dancing

Bonnie Tyler (born Gaynor Hopkins) was born on June 8, 1951 in Skewen, Wales. She was one of the most famous singers in the 80’s and is known for her noticeably rough and husky vocals.

Her first single, charting at #9 in her home country, “Lost In France,” put her in the public eye. After a bit of silence throughout the late 70s and early 80s, her best-selling and best-performing single on the charts of all time, “Total Eclipse of The Heart,” was released. Her 5th album, Faster Than The Speed of Night, also topped the charts in a few countries possibly because it contained Total Eclipse. Another notable song, “Holding Out for a Hero,” was released one year later for the Footloose soundtrack.

Tyler married Robert Sullivan, an Olympic judo contestant in 1973. They have no children. As of 2018, she is 66 years old and still in good health.

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