Politics & Power Quote by Bonnie Tyler

Bonnie Tyler’s line has the impatient, backstage energy of an artist who’s spent long enough being “beloved elsewhere” and wants the last big stamp of validation. “Itching like hell” isn’t polished PR language; it’s bodily, slightly frantic, the way performers talk when they’re tired of waiting for the phone to ring. Tyler isn’t describing a touring schedule so much as a craving: the American stage as a kind of mythic arena where a career gets re-certified.

The subtext sits in that confident leap: “I know that... they would love it.” It’s bravado, yes, but also a protective spell against the humiliation of indifference. The U.S. is framed as a single audience with a single reaction, which is both naive and strategic. By imagining America as a coherent “they,” Tyler turns a complicated market into an attainable romance: show up, sing, be adored. That’s not how the industry works, but it’s how you keep going when the industry makes you feel optional.

Context matters: Tyler is an artist whose signature hits already sound like American radio mythology - big drums, big feelings, maximalist drama. “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Holding Out for a Hero” have had long second lives through movies, TV, and nostalgia cycles, often louder in the U.S. cultural bloodstream than in the day-to-day realities of touring. She’s speaking from that strange modern position where your voice is famous in a country even when your body isn’t there. The intent is simple: close the loop, cash in the affection, and prove that the legend still lands in real time.