Number 15

BONNIE TYLER - HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO

(Steinman, Pitchford)

(1984)

(UK #2, USA #34, Ire. #1)

A 4 minute and 22 second romp that hears Tyler call for the man of her dreams, 'Holding Out For a Hero' found fame when it was featured on the 'Footloose' soundtrack. Peaking at #2 in the UK this became the welsh songbirds second most famous hit (after 'Total Eclipse of the Heart'). A fasted paced gallop through all the things Tyler wants in a man, 'Holding Out For a Hero' has been filing cheesy dance floors for decades and doesn't look to be receding anytime soon. The breakdown at around the 3 minute mark remains a firm highlight of mine. Not only does the music scream urgency but Tyler's vocal is one of a desperate cry any knight in shinning armour would find hard to resist!