{"id":2495018,"date":"2026-07-09T14:22:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T14:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2495018"},"modified":"2026-07-09T14:22:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T14:22:51","slug":"kevin-bacon-reacts-to-footloose-soundtrack-icon-bonnie-tylers-death-on-his-birthday-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kevin-bacon-reacts-to-footloose-soundtrack-icon-bonnie-tylers-death-on-his-birthday-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Bacon reacts to \u201cFootloose\u201d soundtrack icon Bonnie Tyler\u2019s death on his birthday (exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kevin Bacon reacts to Bonnie Tyler&#8217;s death in an exclusive statement to <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bacon starred in <em>Footloose<\/em>, for which Tyler recorded the soundtrack song &#8220;Holding Out for a Hero.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bacon calls Tyler &#8220;one of the great voices of rock&#8221; after she died on his birthday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kevin Bacon;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/kevin-bacon\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Bacon<\/a> has reacted to recording legend and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Footloose;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/footloose\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Footloose<\/em><\/a> soundtrack icon <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bonnie Tyler's death on his birthday;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/bonnie-tyler-dead-total-eclipse-of-the-heart-singer-11969717\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Bonnie Tyler&#8217;s death on his birthday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After news broke Thursday of the 75-year-old Welsh singer&#8217;s death, the actor tells<em> Entertainment Weekly<\/em> in a statement that Tyler, who sang &#8220;Holding Out for a Hero&#8221; for the 1984 film&#8217;s soundtrack, was &#8220;one of the great voices of rock.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-accent\/2 pb-5 md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_5aihlhl8b4lubsnqq5bH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_5aihlhl8b4lubsnqq5bH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_5aihlhl8b4lubsnqq5bH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He continues, &#8220;I could not imagine chicken racing a tractor to any other song. RIP.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tyler died July 8 \u2014 Bacon&#8217;s 68th birthday \u2014 in Portugal, months after she was placed into an induced coma following intestinal surgery. She <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:awoke from the coma;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/bonnie-tyler-wakes-from-coma-month-after-surgery-11998214\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">awoke from the coma<\/a> in June but remained in intensive care.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Besides the <em>Footloose<\/em> single, Tyler is best known for her 1983 signature hit &#8220;Total Eclipse of the Heart.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This is a developing story. EW will update it with more information as it becomes available.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/footloose-kevin-bacon-reacts-bonnie-tyler-dead-12014894\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Kevin Bacon reacts to Bonnie Tyler&#8217;s death in an exclusive statement to Entertainment Weekly. Bacon starred in Footloose, for which Tyler recorded the soundtrack song &#8220;Holding Out for a Hero.&#8221; Bacon calls Tyler &#8220;one of the great voices of rock&#8221; after she died on his birthday. 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