“Turn around.” Those two words are being sung quite a lot recently, with the dawn of the total solar eclipse on the horizon. People are once again singing the familiar “Total Eclipse Of The Heart.” While Bonnie Tyler is credited as the singer of the song, it really is a duet – with the male voice being that of Port Dover’s Rory Dodd.
His journey to this famous song, which is once again taking the world by storm, begins with a play in New York City. He was part of Rockabye Hamlet and knew he would be sharing a stage with a big guy named Meatloaf. Dodd was there for the first day of rehearsal; Good Morning America was there filming when a moment that changed his life took place.
After that lunch, they came in and started getting ready – Meatloaf was singing a song and he provided harmony but went higher than him to do so. This is something, apparently, that Meatloaf was not used to, so he once again pulled Dodd aside, saying he was working on an album and wanted him to meet Jim Steinman.
From there, Dodd was working on “Bat Out Of Hell” and went on tour – but that friendship with Steinman really stood out. So, after he finished a tour with Meatloaf, Steinman called Dodd up with an offer for something different.
Dodd said recording it, he knew it would be big. And he was right.
Dodd had a lot to celebrate around this time as well. His connection with Steinman and other music industry people led him to work with multiple artists.
While many people will be gathering for different events during the Solar Eclipse, there is a special private event happening for Dodd.
He said he isn’t much of a birthday celebration guy – but he will make an exception for this. The total eclipse of the sun will last around 4 minutes in some areas, with many people online making plans to play “Total Eclipse of the Heart” to coincide with the event.