News came out a few days ago of the sad passing of Bonnie Tyler. The track that many people remember her for is Total Eclipse of the Heart - created by Jim Steinman, whose dramatic style led to the creation of Meat Loaf's 'Bat out of Hell' (a favourite on the jukebox at the Student Union as you got more minutes for your money than if you chose 'Teenage Kicks').
For me though it's this track. I remember buying Mike Oldfield's 'Islands' album and hearing this for the first time: a period when he was bringing in various guest vocalists for his shorter non-instrumental tracks.
The album was recorded in France, and featured Simon Phillips on drums, but also some Pierre Moerlen. The long first side called 'The Wind Chimes' was also the title of a VHS Video I had a copy of, with some very 1980s graphics....
Here's the title track....
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