We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks

Hoo-bloody-rah for that! The weekend's almost upon us, and it's time to celebrate!

As today would have been the birthday of that great "rock opera" composer Mr Jim Steinman - what better way to kick off proceedings than with a dance version of one of his most flamboyantly camp numbers, that he wrote for Swansea's finest Miss Bonnie Tyler - in a Stock Aitken Waterman production, no less:

Nicki French - Total Eclipse of the Heart

Thank Disco It's Friday!

Have a great one, dear reader!

Once upon a time there was light in my life

The last (almost) total solar eclipse until 2090 is due over London at 9.30 this morning.

Of course, London will be under its usual blanket of grey cloud, so we'll hardly notice...

Never mind, eh? It's almost the weekend, and there's an obvious choice to help us celebrate - Miss Nicki French and her dance cover of Bonnie Tyler's over-emoting classic!

Nicki French - Total Eclipse of the Heart

Total Eclipse of the Heart? I doubt it.

Thank Disco It's Friday? Definitely!!

Have a great weekend, one and all.

And here's some very useful advice on watching the eclipse, courtesy of... The Clangers!

The Clangers - How to watch the eclipse safely

[Ah, memories of childhood, and Oliver Postgate's Smallfilms]

For the more serious-minded: What you need to know about the eclipse, courtesy of The Guardian.