It's a Hard Knock Life

Instead of a cutesie reference to film censorship it was an explicit statement of defiance of Maryland's criminalization gay sex, which was not repealed until 2002. This wasn't a guy saying "Oh they can't put what I do in the movies according to a completely voluntary industry code" he was saying "The State of Maryland wants to put me in jail for being gay and having gay sex."

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Bonnie Tyler, “Total Eclipse of the Heart” singer, has passed away at the age of 75 after suffering from an unexpected illness in Portugal. Her family and management confirmed that she died on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, while being treated at a Portuguese hospital.

The legendary Welsh singer had been hospitalized following emergency surgery for a perforated bowel and was placed in a medically induced coma. Tributes have poured in from around the world, with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer calling her “one of Britain’s greatest recording artists.” Fellow musicians like Sir Rod Stewart remembering her as a “true soul stirrer.” Bryan Adams and Sir Cliff Richard, alongside family members like actress Catherine Zeta-Jones (who was married to Tyler’s cousin), sharing their heartbreak.