Saturday Flashback: Bonnie Tyler feat. Kareen Antonn – Si demain… (Turn Around)

“Tourner en rond”

Tom: I wonder who first realised that the French expression “tourner en rond”, roughly translated as the idiom “running in circles”, sounds a lot like Bonnie Tyler’s big song?

Tom: Either way, in 2003 this was released. Ten weeks at number one in the French charts. Presumably another big payday for writer Jim Steinman.

Tim: Yes, and possibly for whoever rewrote those English lyrics, because I’m fairly sure no-one ever previously mentioned lying like a child in your arms.

Tom: But I’ve got one question, and it might just ruin this for you.

Tim: Oh, go on then, but only on the condition that I can do the same afterwards.

Tom: …is it me, or does Bonnie Tyler sound a bit like she’s retching quite a bit?

Tim: Yep, there it is. And my main question about this is why, from 1:10, does she start telling Santa to turn around?