Bonnie Tyler declares her needs in the chorus, through the famous I need a hero. She wishes for the man to be strong and merciless, yet gentle to her. But again, due to her fantastical demands, she ...

In 1984 the singer Bonnie Tyler recorded the song Holding Out for a Hero. It never made it high in the charts but the song became incredibly popular in a number of films during the 1980s including ...

Bonnie Tyler’s ’80s hit song “Holding Out for a Hero” is definitely having a pop culture moment. The song first appeared on the Footloose soundtrack back in 1984. Then for many years, it lay dormant.