Bonnie Tyler (real name Gaynor Sullivan) is a Welsh singer. She is known fo… Read Full Bio ↴Bonnie Tyler (real name Gaynor Sullivan) is a Welsh singer. She is known for her distinctive raspy voice and soulful pop-rock repertoire.

Born in Skewen, South Wales, Tyler rose to prominence with her first hit single "Lost in France" in 1976. She signed a management deal with British songwriters Ronnie Scott and Steve Wolfe, who wrote and co-produced Tyler's first four studio albums between 1977 and 1981. "It's a Heartache" became Tyler's first US hit, with worldwide sales in excess of 6 million.

In 1982, Tyler signed with CBS/Columbia and began working with producer-songwriter Jim Steinman. He wrote her biggest career hit, "Total Eclipse of the Heart", and produced its parent album, "Faster Than the Speed of Night" (1983), and the follow-up, "Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire" (1986). Both albums were noted for their bombastic pop-rock production and melodramatic lyrics. Tyler's next album, "Hide Your Heart" (1988), was produced by Desmond Child and included several tracks that later became hits for other artists, including "The Best" for Tina Turner and "Save Up All Your Tears" for Cher.

Tyler leaned further into a commercial pop sound in the 1990s. She signed with Hansa Records and recorded her next album, "Bitterblue" (1991), with an assortment of producers including Giorgio Moroder, Roy Bittan and Dieter Bohlen. Her subsequent albums "Angel Heart" (1992)" and "Silhouette in Red" (1993) were recorded almost exclusively with Bohlen.

Towards the end of the 90s, Tyler moved to East West Records and recorded the albums "Free Spirit" (1995) and "All in One Voice" (1998). She continued to experiment with cross-genre sounds in the 2000s, recording the covers album "Heart Strings" (2003) with the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2004, Tyler began recording in Paris with producer Jean Lahcène, beginning with a re-recording of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" which topped the charts in France and Belgium. Tyler promoted her subsequent albums "Simply Believe" (2004) and "Wings" (2005) with a world tour and the release of her first concert film Bonnie on Tour.

Tyler spent the following eight years concentrating on her live work before returning to the studio for "Rocks and Honey" (2013). The album includes her UK Eurovision entry "Believe in Me". In 2018, Tyler reunited with David Mackay, who produced Tyler's first two albums in the 1970s, for her latest releases "Between the Earth and the Stars" (2019) and "The Best Is Yet to Come" (2021).

Tyler has contributed to several film soundtracks. Her most notable recording is "Holding Out for a Hero" which featured in Footloose, and has since become synonymous with action sequences, having later appeared in Shrek 2, Loki, and in numerous movie trailers. In 1984, Tyler sang the track "Here She Comes" for Giorgio Moroder's restoration of Fritz Lange's Metropolis, a recording which led to Tyler's third Grammy nomination.

Darlin'
Bonnie Tyler Lyrics

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Darlin'
I'm feeling pretty lonesome
I'd call you on the phone some
But I don't have a dime
Darlin' you're so far behind me
Tomorrow's gonna find me
Further dwon the line.
Takin' me some paper

Pencil in my hand
I'm gonna write.
Darlin' you know I feel the cold nights
Thinking of the old nights
Spent along with you.
Darlikn' the fear is in my eye now
Knowing I can try now
To make it back to you.
Darlin'
Love you more than ever
Wish we were together
Darlin' of mine
Darlin'
I'm feeling pretty lonesome
............
A good boy......

You can see a mountain here comes
Bulldozer......

Overall Meaning

In “Darlin’”, Bonnie Tyler sings about the loneliness and longing she feels for her lover. She talks about how she wishes she could call him but can’t afford it, and how she thinks about their past together on cold nights. Despite being physically apart and feeling scared, she still loves him more than ever and hopes they can be reunited.

The lyrics paint a picture of heartbreak and the emotional toll that distance can take on a relationship. The sadness in her voice as she sings about being lonesome and the fear in her eyes make it clear that Bonnie Tyler is deeply missing her partner. The contrasting images of “further down the line” and “make it back to you” illustrate the struggle of trying to move forward while holding onto hope for the future.

Overall, “Darlin’” is a powerful ballad that showcases Bonnie Tyler’s raw, emotional vocals and her ability to convey complex emotions through her lyrics.

Line by Line Meaning

Darlin'
Term of endearment used for the person being addressed

I'm feeling pretty lonesome
Expressing loneliness and missing the other person

I'd call you on the phone some
If he had the ability, he would call the person on the phone

But I don't have a dime
He is broke and cannot afford to call

Darlin' you're so far behind me
The person being addressed is not with him physically

Tomorrow's gonna find me
He knows he will continue on without the other person

Further down the line.
He expects to move away from the other person and continue his life journey

Takin' me some paper
He is going to write a letter

Pencil in my hand
He has a pencil in his hand to write the letter

I'm gonna write.
He fully intends to write the letter to the other person

Darlin' you know I feel the cold nights
He remembers the cold nights they spent together