Yes, the German version used in Tanz has different lyrics more fitting the story and the duet....DOTV used a version very close to the original 'Eclipse'.
> Did DOTV feature Total Eclipse as written for Bonnie? They
> use the music from it in Tanz but aren't the lyrics
> different (apart from being German)?
>
> Was the laughter of the audience you describe because of
> the way it was staged? I mean it wasn't necessarily
> because of the "jukebox" factor, was it?
>
> I don't know. I will trust your judgement.
>
> > Agreed. The general public is going to this thing
> > expecting someone karaoke covering all the songs from the
> > Bat out of Hells. They wont be expecting a story, new
> > songs, or modified versions of what they know. Just look
> > at the audience reaction to Total Eclipse in America...
> > laughter... most embarrassing thing Ive had to be a part
> > of in a long time.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > > You might not think that the songs are relevant to the
> > > > Peter Pan story but you have to trust that Jim's book will
> > > > be written in a way that makes them relevant.
> > >
> > > It's not what I think that matters. My point is that a
> > > West End show called "Bat Out of Hell - The Musical" will
> > > be seen by the general public as a jukebox musical.
> > >
> > > No one will give a shit how long Jim has been working on
> > > this, or how much it means to him.
> > >
> > > If the songs really fit the story well then he may be
> > > praised for it (Our House, the Madness musical, was an
> > > example of that), but that's all.
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