Batman the Musical - The Graveyard Shift

[@MattWhitingsEurope]

RIP to the genius that is Jim Steinman. I would pay good money if this was ever released.

[@ColeHomeVideo]

I can definitely see Matt Reeves' The Batman vibing with this.

[@SuperHousePodcast]

On our podcast, we covered how this musical could've been made and featured an excerpt of this song, as well as included this video on our playlist so our listeners can hear the full song on your channel. Here's our podcast ep: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5LIfYmJhKZ0mqc

[@MLBFCollection]

It's like a gothic version of Hear The Screams, it's brilliant, and Steinmans vocals give it this feel and I love it so damn much!

[@zackmitchell2609]

I don't care how, but these songs need to get released!

[@dryliner65]

they will probably appear on the next steinman / meatloaf album as he has recorded most of steinmans back catalogue when some of the songs would be better left alone . 'pandoras box' and 'bad for good' for example

[@LocalMultiplex]

I'd love a modern cover of The Graveyard Shift for Matt Reeves' upcoming film The Batman. Too bad it obviously won't happen.

[@kentallard8852]

A fan production could be staged so long as it was non-profit

[@nwgverified]

Love this

[@TheLthrvatin]

I love the intro moments of "The Spooky Song" and the obvious "God speed" from "Bad For Good." Then the chord progression of "Spooky Song" comes back. A very odd tune, but awesome. So basically all of Steinman.

[@dannylavery]

Steinman recycles. A lot.

[@estromberg5153]

And some of the lyrics are from Original Sin too!

[@kentallard8852]

Steinman originally used "god speed, speed us away" in the 1980s for the song Nowhere Fast from the film Streets of Fire

[@madhatterster]

@@kentallard8852 Before that, in "Bad for Good", and then the music goes all the way back to "Song of the Dream Engine" in 1969, even some of the God speed lines

[@kentallard8852]

@@madhatterster bloody hell

[@LaurenBradleyGivingOffSparks]

I'm getting some smoke song here...

[@blasabb]

This is Jim Steinman´s song. Great stuff and it sure is a shame they had to cancell the show

[@epicphail2926]

RIP JIM STEINMAN

[@edwardshiro]

Asombroso, esta música es excelente.

[@the.youtube.of.sam.gotter]

The nightmares never end I never sleep, I never wake Do they know what all we've lost? Do they know what's at stake? To my parents, whom I buried When I was only eight To all the ghosts long departed To all the ghosts who still wait I swear I vow Right here right now I see it all...

[@kingrick5494]

JIM STEINMAN FOREVER!!!

[@hitaradesona]

I like this. How could they cancel something like this? The music is good!

[@KojiTsunami]

I'm actually more interested in the comments than the video. The number of people who like it and the people who don't are pretty... not exactly evenly split, but more divided than the internet usually is. It's a bit fascinating.

[@santiagosenaguerra4059]

this is really good

[@kingrick5494]

Steinman amazing as always, but i gotta say, i'm enjoying this David J. Smith guy, but Steinman's got a pretty good sounding Batman voice

[@BATTY3459]

They probably cancelled it because they knew if Bruce Wayne were real and could see it, he would say it's "schwarbage"

[@jacobburt1523]

I don't know the last number would probably have even him in tears

[@TheDUDERulez1]

HA! I was just thinking about that ep!

[@patricyrusmm]

Amazing. Where can I get the music?

[@45andcounting]

WHY WAS THIS CANCELLED?!? *Cries*

[@theonkay9978]

Because its the play we deserve, but not the one we need right now.

[@madhatterster]

They couldn't find a director, so it was shut down.

[@kentallard8852]

"god speed, speed us away" is reused from his Streets of Fire song Nowhere Fast

[@the.youtube.of.sam.gotter]

I don't know at all, but I heavily suspect he used it here first and then used it there when this fell thru

[@kentallard8852]

@@the.youtube.of.sam.gotter Streets of Fire was made in 1984 and this was done in the late 1990s

[@the.youtube.of.sam.gotter]

@kentallard8852 I believe that too. I know he likes to reuse his stuff when their original projects fell thru. I extrapolated instead of researched.

[@Osmostrix]

Mostly well-made, but I think the voice could use a deeper range.

[@Mortizia56048]

Like, Adam west? If he was still allive...

[@Mortizia56048]

Or maybe I could sing it. My voice is in the range, but much thicker and heavier...

[@charliedetweiler4298]

I didn't like verse 2 so I rewrote it: Late at night is when the wolves come prowling On the hunt for the easiest prey The weak and the lost and all the fools who'd help them Vanished from their beds by the break of day Now it's time to unleash the furies Stop it now and draw a line in the sand This is where all the roaches gather Only in the dark I will make my stand Thoughts?

[@KrazyKomix]

I'm glad they kept it with live show instead of a musical , but I would have loved it in a funny way

[@the.youtube.of.sam.gotter]

Wait what are you talking about? Was there a live show?

[@WhiskeyBrewer]

Could still be used for something. Just a couple of lines at the end would be altered and thats it

[@MLBFCollection]

13 Roads to Bat? One can hope.

[@clausholmwriter]

Just so there is no doubt about this: This son is NOT written by Jim Steinmann. IT's one of 3 that a fan named Scaramouche made for the now defunct fansite "Dark Knight of the Soul" page, where you could find all the Steinmann demos for the musical. A few people (including me) recorded tributes. Scaramouche's songs were actually better sounding because the demos were literally recorded in Jim's home without much post production. Scaramuche's songs were called "Dark Entwined with Darkness", "I'll Decorate the City in RIvers of Blood" and this one, "The Graveyard Shift." Jim's own were called "Gotham City" "The Joker's Song(Wonderful Toys)" "Catwoman's Song", "Not Allowed to Love" "In The Land Of The Pig THe Butcher Is King", "Cry To Heaven" and "We're Still The Children We Once Were". I think most of them are out on KZbin somewhere, and a few are re-recorded (In the land of the pig by Meat Loaf, Not Allowed to love is in the new Bat Out of Hell musical etc). Just give Scaramouche his credit. He is/was awesome. I wish he'd do more.

[@creeperman26000]

It's a little late but this IS the original Steinman demo.

[@rayblack2004]

lol

[@evrinstormrider]

...nice music, half decent lyrics even if slightly too repetitive. maybe a different singer would work better for this piece

[@oatmealboy6]

I'm the biggest Jim Steinman fan around, but I am glad this musical was never made.

[@marlboromount]

you've never seen a musical then

[@clayisahottie]

The Joker and Two-Face both dislike this song.

[@luisoncaffeine]

This musical would make batman lose all of his fans

[@haileyshannon7548]

I think it would work better as a musical than Spiderman would!

[@thephantom3194]

oh god, this sucks...