Christina Bianco's divas are at it again...

August 13, 2013 8:05 AM

A song that many people love and connect with, at least, at every karaoke night ever held. Christina Bianco's impressions of a variety of divas singing "Total Eclipse of the Heart" are pretty much spot on.
posted by noonewilleverloveyou (31 comments total)

She has all those voices and no one will ever even lend me one.
posted by Wolfdog at 8:12 AM on August 13, 2013 [2 favorites]

posted by noonewilleverloveyou

eponysterical
posted by obscure simpsons reference at 8:15 AM on August 13, 2013 [1 favorite]

Recent additions to my list of things I will never be able to do no matter what:
1) Sign spinning.
2) This.
posted by etc. at 8:19 AM on August 13, 2013

Wow. What a fantastic mimic she is. I cannot even being to imagine how much work went into making that such a seamless performance. Bravo.

I think her Liza Minellie was my fav though.
posted by Faintdreams at 8:19 AM on August 13, 2013

Had CNN on for background, and just before I clicked to the blue, Total Eclipse was used for some wretched food commercial.
posted by sammyo at 8:30 AM on August 13, 2013

I thought her Christina Aguilera and Celine Dion were fantastic but the Adele sounded more like Amy Winehouse.
posted by fuse theorem at 8:30 AM on August 13, 2013 [1 favorite]

These are so well done I can only listen as long as I can to the originals!
posted by DU at 8:35 AM on August 13, 2013

This is fantastic.

side note, best thing pop-up video ever told me was that the original singer of this song had to be calmed down after shouting "Pervert! Pervert!" at the director once she saw all those shirtless angel boys.
posted by The Whelk at 8:38 AM on August 13, 2013 [6 favorites]

Worth is for the really funny, and spot on, version of Zooey Deschanel alone!
posted by cccorlew at 8:39 AM on August 13, 2013 [3 favorites]

And just in case you really have something for this song, here's the "literal version"
posted by cccorlew at 8:42 AM on August 13, 2013 [6 favorites]

Before I watch these, I just need to mention here that I reread the "replace heart with butt" thread two days ago.
posted by clavicle at 8:46 AM on August 13, 2013

Aaaahahah, the Liza is so brilliant.

She needs to be the next guest judge on RPDR.
posted by en forme de poire at 8:55 AM on August 13, 2013 [1 favorite]

The literal version is well worth an extended look also. I think I might know the words to that one better than the original.

(♬ mullet with headlights! 🎵)
posted by en forme de poire at 9:03 AM on August 13, 2013 [2 favorites]

I was hoping for some Kate Bush.
posted by moonmilk at 9:11 AM on August 13, 2013 [1 favorite]

And Stevie Nicks! Instead of wrapping back to Adele.

Great find.
posted by mochapickle at 9:18 AM on August 13, 2013

I think if you are doing divas, Mariah Carey needs to be in there somewhere, but perhaps Christina Bianco cannot bring herself to sing all those pointless fluttering arpeggios.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 9:24 AM on August 13, 2013 [1 favorite]

I think if you are doing divas, Mariah Carey needs to be in there somewhere, but perhaps Christina Bianco cannot bring herself to sing all those pointless fluttering arpeggios.

Please be respectful- some of those fluttering arpeggios are members of this site.
posted by a snickering nuthatch at 9:43 AM on August 13, 2013 [1 favorite]

And just in case you really have something for this song, here's the "literal version"

And I know I'm not the only person who needs their Hurra Torpedo fix now.
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 9:48 AM on August 13, 2013 [1 favorite]

I think if you are doing divas, Mariah Carey needs to be in there somewhere, but perhaps Christina Bianco cannot bring herself to sing all those pointless fluttering arpeggios.

too soon!
posted by janey47 at 9:53 AM on August 13, 2013

I think if you are doing divas, Mariah Carey needs to be in there somewhere, but perhaps Christina Bianco cannot bring herself to sing all those pointless fluttering arpeggios.

too soon!

...Is there a disaster involving Mariah that I don't know about?
posted by Brainy at 9:58 AM on August 13, 2013

This was really good. I loved this.
posted by Lutoslawski at 9:58 AM on August 13, 2013

...Is there a disaster involving Mariah that I don't know about?

Does Glitter count?
posted by Myca at 9:59 AM on August 13, 2013 [7 favorites]

I can't wait to watch this properly -- this is my favorite song to do at karaoke.
posted by asperity at 10:27 AM on August 13, 2013

No Mariah, no Beyonce, no Aretha, no etc. I think, maybe out of concern for taste, she made a decision not to lampoon any divas of color in this whole bit. Just guessing.
posted by damehex at 10:29 AM on August 13, 2013 [1 favorite]

I think it might be hard to imitate Beyonce, where someone like Celine or Barbra or Norah Jones has more distinctive qualities or stylistic flourishes to grasp onto. Her Adele missed the boat for that reason I think.
posted by ThatCanadianGirl at 11:10 AM on August 13, 2013

I was hoping for Janis....
posted by HuronBob at 12:55 PM on August 13, 2013 [1 favorite]

I've always liked that song, mostly because my wife is so into it I think, and that was pretty well done. The literal version linked above is awesome too. I'll have to show both to her when I get home but I'm sure she'll just roll her (bright) eyes like she does at everything else I think is funny.
posted by Clinging to the Wreckage at 12:55 PM on August 13, 2013

Turn around, Bright Eyes.
posted by zooropa at 7:10 PM on August 13, 2013

I just read the ear worms of the 90d thread, and now this? I'm doomed.
posted by Night_owl at 12:48 AM on August 14, 2013

I think, maybe out of concern for taste, she made a decision not to lampoon any divas of color in this whole bit. Just guessing.

I thought this too--or perhaps she felt she couldn't do them justice. Although at first I misread "Patti LuPone" as "Patti LaBelle" and was thinking she was making some odd choices...which she did eventually, but in a different (still enjoyable) way from what I assumed.
posted by psoas at 4:59 AM on August 14, 2013

Oh man, I love Bianco. The vids of her doing this same trick with Tomorrow and Firework are both worth it too. I'm on my phone or I'd link them.
posted by the latin mouse at 1:03 PM on August 14, 2013