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Crystal Swing’s interesting take on the Bonnie Tyler classic

The family band pull out all the stops for their latest music video…

May 3rd 2011, 6:04 PM 689 Views 3 Comments

TELL BONNIE TYLER that swinging chandeliers and fluttering white doves are a thing of the past – today’s music videos need a bit more… um, bite.

Enter Crystal Swing – and their take on the classic 1980s powerballad Total Eclipse of the Heart.

While Tyler’s original video was pretty bonkers anyway, complete with shots of men wearing speedos in a gothic mansion being doused with buckets of water - (?) – the East Cork family trio have outdone Bonnie with their latest offering.

As seen on RTÉ’s Republic of Telly…

Click here to watch…

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Crystal Swing’s interesting take on the Bonnie Tyler classic