FINALLY Figured it out! Meat Loaf - I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) REACTION

[@staciemoisa4884]

In the beginning he starts with there's "no turning back," and he'll "never stop dreaming of you," following each stanza with "I won't do that." Then there's his response of "I CAN do that" to all her questions of saving her and being there for her. Then, at the end, she says that he'll "forget everything," "move on," and "screw around." Once again, he says "I won't do that." It's a beautiful love song, made powerful with amazing vocals and rock-n-roll. RIP our beloved Meatloaf (Michael Lee Aday).

[@MrNiccholas]

Very similar to my interpretation. She is dreaming of everything she wants and that they could have together, but for some reason, not told in the song, she can't stay with him. So in her last verse she is telling him he will move on and find someone else. He responds, "no I won't do that." I think the video is cutting back and forth between the past and the present and it's showing he didn't move on. He's looking back at the past through the pan of liquid and the eyepiece thing still says he can't move on.

[@Bonk_rds]

Dead on but goes a bit deeper as well. Listen to the last few lines of each verse. I'll never stop dreaming... As long as your dreams are coming true... I'll never forgive myself... Is a full progression until the end.

[@atticus67452]

Incorrect, in a interview with meat loaf he says that what he ment but it is that he wount lie to her for her love. He wont lie to her.@@Bonk_rds

[@cynthiaseder]

Finally, after all these years, I for it. Thanks for that. Beautiful song, Superb, magnificent performance by Meatloaf, his voice one of a kind. A showman to his fingertips. Will be sorely missed. RIP, sir.

[@Dr_KAP]

There are so many parallels to Midsomers night dream and when they mentioned that in the song it all came together for me, the video made so much more sense, it basically reenacted the five subplots of the dream. Brilliantly written.

[@tandapoohbear597]

Before the chorus he makes four promises, one each time, never stop dreaming of you, never forget the way you feel right now, never forgive myself if we don’t go all the way, and never do it better than I do it with you. Then of course the very end of the song is just ❤❤. Rip Meatloaf. I will not forget your beautiful voice, no I won’t do that.

[@bethchisholm4858]

Well said. SO sad he's gone....

[@MKitchen75]

yes we lost a great artist...well said.... i wont forget him, I won´t do that

[@kristaransbottom6765]

Well said.

[@NatalieBee-ci3hi]

LV your comment 😊

[@StormCrow42]

The "won't do that" he's talking about is at the end of every verse: But I'll never forget the way you feel right now But I'll never forgive myself if we don't go all the way, Tonight But I'll never do it better than I do it with you, So long, so long But I'll never stop dreaming of you every night of my life And then for the final verses: After a while you'll forget everything As a brief interlude and a midsummer night's fling Then you'll see that it's time to move on I won't do that I know the territory, I've been around It'll all turn to dust and we'll all fall down Sooner or later, you'll be screwing around I won't do that

[@RLKmedic0315]

"Will you hose me down with holy water, if i get too hot?!" Always loved that line.

[@aprilavery1972]

Same!

[@IRHRRetired]

One of my fav Steinman lines. So deliciously OTT!!

[@jasoncinema]

@@IRHRRetiredyep! He truly was a musical genius.

[@tamihester8164]

Me too!

[@Moon.Wytch1]

Fact ❤

[@davidwoodard4113]

My wife of 24 years walked down the aisle to this song. It said everything we wanted to say to each other.

[@gennyyelton4392]

That is unique and beautiful ❤️

[@CoastalNomad]

Great Reaction...... The Female in the Video is an Actress Dana Patrick...... The Voice Belongs to ‎Lorraine Crosby....... All of the Meatloaf Songs that were written/composed by Jim Stienman are legendary.......

[@loadeddog8015]

The original singer never turned up to record , so Lorain (aka, Mrs Loud) did it . She never ever got paid )

[@coffeync]

What about Ellen Foley, or was she only Paradise?

[@CoastalNomad]

@@coffeync My Understanding is Ellen Foley sang on all the Stufio recordings for the "Bat Out of Hell" Album...... Karla Devito appears in the Videos for the "Bat Out of Hell" Album and Sang on Tour.......

[@AnnBast-t1v]

Any song or video from Meatloaf was never just a song or video. It was an event.

[@JeshuaSquirrel]

Using this song, I can always tell who does and doesn't pay attention to lyrics when they want to understand a song. The last line of each verse has an activity the singer won't do. I have honestly never understood the people who claim "he never says what he won't do". Yes, he does. Quite clearly.

[@scotthaire9596]

It's great lyrical play isn't it?

[@Abri412]

I could swear that the version they used to play on the radio cut off the entire end of this song. That was the only place I ever heard it until years later and I too was surprised that there were female vocals when I finally ran across the video. I think all the people that don't know what "that" was only heard the radio version and even though there are smaller things he says he won't do earlier in the song, without the last verse it really doesn't make much sense.

[@mamakat114]

Yes!!! Perfectly described

[@RKC-1234]

I don’t get how people think it’s just the end where the one THING he won’t do is revealed. He won’t lie to you, won’t forget how he feels right now, won’t forgive himself, never do it better than he does it with you, never stop dreaming of you, etc. I dunno.

[@juliagrant3299]

I'll be honest. I have always loved Meatloaf and his songs are part of my family dynamic. There wasn't an easy way to look up lyrics when this came out.

[@terriallen4117]

He will never lie to her, he will never turn back, he will never stop dreaming of her, he will never forget of how she feels right now. Later he will never cheat on her,. Basically she is the only one for him forever. No lying, no cheating, no hurting her or leaving ever.

[@LightBusterX]

What you are saying is... he will never give you up, he will never let you down, he will never run around and desert you... right?

[@debdavis1232]

HA !! VERY clever !! I LOVE what did !!​ @LightBusterX

[@jacks9624]

It's: "I'll never lie to you and that's a fact I'll never forget the way you feel right now Oh no, no way And I would do anything for love But I won't do that" Metalheads make best ballads of all time

[@LoneStarX]

One of the GOATs of rock both vocal and performance. RIP

[@Chefbwest]

Dude if you want to peep meatloaf cuts. The joint “2 out of 3 aint bad”. Thats my fav meatloaf song and you probably haven’t heard it. Rip meatloaf

[@retha1875]

Me too!

[@NoodlesskibsMS]

Absolutely classic and one of my all time faves period

[@1145ontop]

Yes yes yes!

[@IRHRRetired]

This song has been tearing my heart out sing 1977. So beautiful and so painful.

[@sallyphilpin4939]

Life is a lemon comes really close ❤.

[@maryswanson9982]

He won’t ever hurt her or leave hir. He’s making a vow. It’s simple.

[@digitalCaptive]

Exactly! Thank you for putting it succinctly.

[@alancarter41]

Meat was truly an awesome artist and storyteller. RIP.

[@justinatest9456]

Paradise By The Dashboard Light is an actual masterpiece.

[@BNezzy]

how do you have a dont tread on me snake (depicting the government to f off from our affairs) on top of a Ukrainian flag which the current war there has the deep state US government fingerprints all over? Bit of a conflicting message dont you think?

[@timdake]

Pretty much any Meatloaf/Steinman collaboration is a masterpiece. I can't find one that isn't.

[@BNezzy]

I stand with block buster video too haha. Hopefully the billions congress keeps sending them ensures the embezzlement and corruption continues over there. By sending money to them, the American government is actually treading on their own citizens by making their lives immensely worse with a poorer economy lol

[@karenbelow9004]

I 👍

[@dinomustang]

Objects in the rear view mirror(by meatloaf) is one of my favorite songs of all time...worth checking out

[@jamescurfman3284]

100%

[@SassyIndian]

Absolutely agree. Hard for me to listen to the song but love it all at the same time.

[@edrrobb1988]

Also: "I'll never forgive myself if we don't go all the way tonight / I would do anything for love / But I won't do that. "I'll never stop dreaming of you every night of my life / I'll do anything for love / But I won't do that. "I'll never forget the way you feel right now / I will do anything for love / But I won't do that

[@Junebug1357]

This is the short version of the song. The album version is 12 minutes long. This album is one of my all-time favorites. I still listen to it every now and then. Both Bat Out of Hell albums have stood the test of time.

[@adarkmessenger8443]

It is. Her part is missing a few lines and such. It’s a gorgeous song all around though.

[@Hero-kn3ol]

He literally says what he won't do in the second line of the song. "I would do anything for love, I'll never lie to you and that's a fact"

[@MikirraGaming]

Jim Stienman who wrote this song is a genius, if you ever want to go on a rabbit hole journey with song writers, he's one to do that with. If I'm not mistaken he also wrote the big Celine Dion song "It's all coming back to me now." The same year as this song. Another amazing one of his songs is Bonnie Tylers hit song, "Total Eclipse of the Heart" If you listen to enough of his amazing songs, you can recognize them almost at the first note.

[@flip8702]

Meatloaf is a snap shot of my childhood. The Bat out of hell album is a masterpiece. Please react to this album if you have time. Thanks for the great reaction to this incredible artist doing what nobody else was doing at this time. The moment you get it, priceless. 🫶

[@chrissiecruise7196]

Absolutely agree 100% .Bat Out of Hell and Rock 'n' Roll Dreams come Through love them. Btw anyone who hasn't seen the video for Rock 'n' Dreams will get a surprise when they do

[@Lolita6672]

This is from the sequel album of the one you mentioned. It's called Bat out of hell: back into hell. I have both albums in cd.

[@flip8702]

@Lolita6672 I have them too but old vinyl.

[@gilliansl]

"The thing he won’t do, Meat Loaf said, is spelled out in the line before the chorus kicks in. In the lyrics above, for example, he’s saying he would do anything for love, but he won’t ever “stop dreaming of you every night of [his] life.” “It’s the line before every chorus,” Meat Loaf explained to the “Storytellers” audience, albeit with the help of a blackboard. In fact, four such promises are made during the course of the song, each time before a chorus kicks in. In addition to saying he’ll “never stop dreaming of you,” the singer also says he’ll “never forget the way you feel right now,” “never forgive myself if we don’t go all the way,” and “never do it better than I do it with you.”"

[@adarkmessenger8443]

Yep. That’s it.

[@da_bearded_1727]

I bought the CD the first day it came out and was pissed because I thought the CD was skipping at the opening of that song. It wasn't until I saw the video that I wasn't disappointed.

[@vycariously321]

Of all of the musical artists that have passed in the past 10 years, the only one that makes my heart hurt when I think about it is Meatloaf. He was at a convention one year that I wanted to go to, but didn't, and he was scheduled to return but passed away not long before. I kick myself for not going to the first time I was there, just to meet him. His songs and voice are just something that goes deep into my soul. Also, this video and the "I'm Not a Vampire(Revamped)" have to be 2 of the greatest storytelling music videos of all time. They feel like you've watched a movie, and yet make you want so much more!

[@glennsmith8390]

One of the top 3 all time videos on MTV-it was played about once every hour-it's a rock opera to the max-the lyrics really come alive when Meatloaf and the girl sing back and forth-and the video just blasts off from that point on. So over the top dramatics.

[@magnuslofgren2441]

I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) Some days it don't come easy Some days it don't come hard Some days it don't come at all And these are the days that never end Some nights you're breathing fire Some nights you're carved in ice Some nights you're like nothing I've ever Seen before or will again Maybe I'm crazy, but it's crazy and it's true I know you can save me, no-one else can save me now but you As long as the wheels are turning As long as the bays are burning As long as your dreams are coming true You'd better believe it I would do anything for love I know it's true and that's a fact I would do anything for love And there'll never be no turning back But I'll never do it better than I do it with you So long, so long And I would do anything for love Oh, I would do anything for love I would do anything for love but I won't do that I won't do that I would do anything for love Anything you've been dreaming of, but I just won't do that I would do anything for love Anything you've been dreaming of, but I just won't do that I would do anything for love Anything you've been dreaming of, but I just won't do that I would do anything for love Anything you've been dreaming of, but I just won't do that I would do anything for love Anything you've been dreaming of, but I just won't do that I would do anything for love Anything you've been dreaming of, but I just won't do But I'll never stop dreaming of you every night of my life, no way But I would do anything for love But I won't do that Oh, I won't do that Will you raise me up? Will you help me down? Will you get me right out of this godforsaken town? Can you make it all a little less cold? I can do that I can do that Will you hold me sacred? Will you hold me tight? Can you colourise my life, I'm so sick of black and white? Can you make it all a little less old? I can do that Oh I can do that Will you make me some magic with your own two hands? Can you build an emerald city with these grains of sand? Can you give me something I can take home? I can do that I can do that Will you cater to every fantasy I got? Will you hose me down with holy water, if I get too hot? Will you take me places I've never known? I can do that Oh, I can do that After a while you'll forget everything It was a brief interlude and a midsummer night's fling And you'll see that it's time to move on No, I won't do that I won't do that I know the territory, I've been around It'll all turn to dust and we'll all fall down Sooner or later you'll be screwing around I won't do that No, I won't do Anything for love Oh, I would do anything for love I would do anything for love but I won't do that No, I won't do that

[@grendelz]

the production on this song is next level. Video too

[@kkech7150]

ever since i first heard this song, i had chills. today i hear this song... still chills.

[@HollyB5484]

I absolutely LOVE Meatloaf. My take on this song is he'll never lie to her like it says in the beginning...."I'll never lie to you and that's a fact." You should check out "Objects in the Rearview Mirror" if you are looking for another great Meatloaf song and video. ✌️&♥️

[@brettread6373]

One of the greatest Singer story tellers ever RIP mate l loved the journey with you

[@magnuslofgren2441]

He sings Everything he will do first and then he sings I will do anything for love, but I won't do that. 1. I'll never lie to you, and that's a fact 2. I'll never forget the way you feel right now, oh no, no way.. 3. I'll never forgive myself if we don't go all the way tonight.. 4. I'll never do it better than I do it with you, so long, so long.. 5. I'll never stop dreaming of you every night of my life, no way.. 6. After a while, you'll forget everything, it was a brief interlude and a midsummer night's fling 7. You'll see that it's time to move on 8. Sooner or later, you'll be screwing around

[@phoenixfire124]

I'm a huge Meat Loaf fan. I still maintain you will never find an emotion that can't be expressed theough a Meat Loaf song.

[@StarOpal]

'Paradise By the Dashboard Light' and 'Two Out of Three Ain't Bad' are good songs that make for good reactions. He also did a great cove of 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' Edit: I think the sensual scene is a nod to a scene from Bram Stoker's Dracula, which would've come out the year before. If I'm right vampire castle = magic castle? Why dunno, but that movie had a pretty good Annie Lenox song 'Love Song for a Vampire'

[@sunshinesheltray1562]

You're right about the vampire castle.

[@clare1061]

When you got it I got chills. His music really puts me in a good place now as it did back in the day. The orchestra, lyrics, vocals & energy, his music was so special. I’m 63 now and will never tire on Meatloaf.

[@lizzy112875]

Meatloaf crossed opera with rock music. He was a genius.

[@LillyMarz777]

Jim Steinman wrote the lyrics. Meat brought them to life.❤

[@suzanneyoung8498]

This is my favorite song of his. I need to get my album out and play it. It has been a while. 47 years. WOW! I am getting old. But the music never gets old.

[@christinabrown8399]

The key to this is to listen (or find the lyrics and read them) right before every time he starts with “I won’t do that”. For instance, the first one is “but I’ll never forget the way you look tonight, oh no, no way, and I would do anything for love, but I won’t do that.” Each verse has a different something that he won’t do and you did catch the end part, so well done!

[@drooney9]

He won't do whatever was in the verse when he says But, I'll never... it's different for each verse. He actually made a video to explain it, because, so many people didn't get it.

[@eddievonb.7463]

This music video is based on the movie "Bram Stoker's Dracula" with Gary Oldman...it even has scenes from the movie re-enacted. The "chicks" you mentioned crawling on her were the brides of Dracula, right out of the movie, and his character is Dracula...going through time and space to find his love while being hunted for the "monster" he is. Regardless of all of that, he'd do anything to find her again, to love again, but at the end he wouldn't let her sacrifice her life to join him in his misery....he won't do that! It's a great song, especially if you're a fan of the movie. It applies the character of Dracula to real life with the things she mentioned like screwing around and forgetting about her in the end. A brilliant song. Great PodCast!!

[@leslievolante5013]

Saw him at SPAC in Saratoga NY years ago. It was a theatrical production, including him riding in on a motorcycle. Never saw another concert that even came close. Everyone knew all the songs, SO FANTASTIC

[@scottluvisi9941]

This is my wife and i's wedding song. and we got to meet him.

[@BruceConley-oi8nj]

He would never betray her love for anothers.

[@davidjames3080]

If you listened to it again, after your epiphany (!), you'd notice that there is something in every verse that he won't do for love. As usual BP, loved your reaction, you are a very engaging guy to watch react and you shouldn't downplay your skill in making it look easy. By the way, if you ever get chance to see the Bat Out of Hell Musical (the tour has ended for now but is sure to start again) I guarantee it will be one of the best stage shows you'll ever see! Fully endorsed by Jim Steinman and Meatloaf (before they both passed away), it features all the Steinman classics (this, Bat out of Hell, 2 out of 3 ain't bad, Paradise by the dashboard etc, Objects in the rear etc, Dead ringer for love, It's all coming back to me now, and many more). In fact, because they were screwed over on the Bat out of hell record deal and received a miniscule amount compared to actual sales, they both made a plea for people to stop buying the album and instead go see the musical (which they did get royalties from). I've seen it twice in London and once in my home town and would definitely go see it again.

[@hk45c62]

If you love the piano playing in this song, his name was Jim Steinman. He played on quite a few Meatloaf songs. He also did a duet with Bonnie Tyler called "Total Eclipse Of The Heart". Rock on Black Pegasus.

[@AstebrookeYT]

Steinman wrote so many songs that people don't connect, but you can usually hear his classic style in wildly different performers' music. He also brought us "Holding Out For A Hero" by Bonnie Tyler, "Never Forget" by Take That, "It's All Coming Back To Me Now" by Celine Dion, "Read 'Em And Weep" by Barry Manilow, "Left In The Dark" by Barbra Streisand, and so much more.

[@cookeymonster83]

I remember there was a valentine's card that said something like "I would do all the things Meatloaf wouldn't do" as if that was romantic. And true music fans were like "You'd cheat on and leave her? How is that romantic?"

[@FinarfinNoldorin]

Meatloaf was such a great actor on a stage. What a legend.

[@Shortstack102]

Meatloaf is one of the best song writer/ singers

[@dorisashbrook2047]

Back in the 1970s, I was living in Philadelphia. I walked to the U. Of Pennsylvania at night with a group of friends to see Meatloaf. We were poor; it was drizzling; we were walking through slums; and rats that were bigger than cats were running in packs. Got to U.. And Meatloaf didn't show. Love your channel.

[@VincentManiscalco]

Meatloaf had such a hard childhood, and he prove his father wrong he did amount to something he amounted to a great influence on American music and a great human being ! The power in his voice is absolutely incredible ! Such an underrated performer I love everything he did

[@donkeysaurusrex7881]

Can you imagine if Meatloaf and Jim Steinman could have managed to get along and gave us 20-30 years of great music?

[@JordanMonteiro-nq4il]

He's a vampire. She's a human. He loves her but eventually he'll or live her. But after cutting out all the fat. It basically means that he'll do anything for love but he won't hurt her too keep her. It's a paradox.

[@BrandonWestfall]

lol after watching your Faithfully reaction it cracks me up you were confused on whether he was Meatloaf or not. This entire album is truly a masterpiece. I've listened to it in it's entirety thousands of times.

[@merklingassoc]

Lol. No he was not sure if the female actor was the female singer or just a model acting the part. 😂😂😂😂

[@BrandonWestfall]

@@merklingassoc Go rewatch that video. He specifically ask if the singer is Meatloaf and wanted to make sure it was the same band that did Don’t Stop Believing.

[@debbiejarvis5764]

If you want a story song from Meatloaf check out Bat Out Of Hell... Also Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad.

[@BigTimeRushFan2112]

or "Paradise by the Dashboard Light"

[@williammelaniegappmayer2655]

The entire "Bat Out of Hell".

[@loadeddog8015]

The female vocal is Loraine Crosby ( Mrs loud ) the original singer never turned up to recording so Mrs loud filled in. She NEVER got paid or any remuneration.

[@reecemartin2509]

She was just a model. The singer was Lorraine crosby

[@mjsplicer78]

Always thought of this song as a spiritual/mirror image successor to Paradise by the Dashboard Lights. In the later, looking for love ( and "relations" ) two people are miserable through life as that moment was all they had, whereas in this song it's about the moment is just the start

[@SoloGamingZA]

You are 100% right. They did not use the actress/model Dana Patrick's voice but another English(British) singer/songwriter Lorraine Crosby. Dana Patrick also mentioned in interviews that she only lip-sync to Crosby's vocals on set and that after the music video came out she was flooded with deals from music executives who thought she was actually singing in the music video.

[@anderslekander5508]

Paradise by the dashboard light with meatloaf is incredible, live 😊

[@suepoole8323]

Meat Loaf always made a production of his videos, he was a very talented perfectionist. The song is written for 2, so much like a play a line of dialect by one person and a response from the other... Meat Loaf's line is in response to being told he will do such and such, he says he wont, when Meat Loaf is asked if he could do something he responds with I can do that. It's a beauty and the beast love story, she going on past experiences, he just purely out of love. Thanks for putting Meat Loaf up it is just 2 years since we lost him.. a very lovely man I had the pleasure of meeting and attending his concerts here in UK

[@frederickseltzerjr2170]

You are the FIRST reactor to this video that got what he WON'T do for love!!!! WTG dude

[@hippysunshine931]

My niece met him at a party. He thought it was neat that she had a connection to his hometown. She said he was a very kind person.

[@merklingassoc]

Lorraine Crosby is an English singer and songwriter. She was the female vocalist on Meat Loaf's 1993 hit single I'd Do Anything for Love. It wasn't her in the video. Yes, one of the all time greatest songs, ever. Such a talented man who lived with such self-loathing, low self esteem and demons. Truly sad.....

[@firedoc5]

It was Dana Patrick in the video. She did an amazing job lip-syncing.

[@jomorley688]

I was lucky enough to see Lorraine sing this song with meatloaf at whitley Bay, just when he'd been taken off the no 1 spot by Mr blobby. X

[@alanberesford7900]

She is still banging this song out in 2024, with a guy called Steve Stienman. Steve started out as a tribute to meat loaf. He now records his own music. if you like Meatloaf and his music it is a must see.

[@geordieboy1309]

Yep and Lorraine Crosby is from my city in the U.K. called Newcastle upon Tyne. My auntie is friends with her lol at family parties when she was pissed and this song come on you couldn’t get her to shut up about it lol can’t blame her tho as meat loaf’s a absolute legend.

[@IRHRRetired]

Really enjoyed your reaction! There is just so much to love in the ML / Steinman partnership. Steinman is a genius (those tempo shifts! the OTT lyrics!) and no one can deliver like ML…that voice! And the emotional delivery! Bat Out of Hell is probably my fav song. Those final notes….just wow.

[@johnbarraco5561]

So appreciated you reacting to this now classic number 1 song .. R.I.P Meatloaf

[@phoenixrising427]

Congrats! You found the masterpiece! a true song o commitment!

[@JoRiceRenegade4Eva]

Loved watching & listening to this banger again with you BP. It’s so great that you’re exploring artists & music far & wide 👏👏👏🥰

[@eirikallee9941]

I always interpreted it like meatloaf was a vampire, and would naturally outlive his human companions. He got especially attached to one(or is trying really hard to get laid) and what he is telling her he wont do is get over/forget her/move on when she eventually dies

[@LillyMarz777]

No.

[@Rod_Knee]

There are a couple of extra verses by Lorraine Crosby in the Album version, which I think really ads to the song.

[@loripeterson1912]

He had us all baffled. It's in the first verse. He won't forget how she feels right now.

[@michellemiller5620]

He thought he was the beast. He had low self esteem. For years. He disappeared for years . Because of it. But he had a beautiful voice and finally found himself. Time me he was always beautiful

[@robertbobcat-xi1lm]

Your spot on!.., goosebumps and all when was the last time you saw a280lb singer emot so much pain despair and most of all.., HOPE, and Resolve!

[@Crochetaddict72]

It's a rock play on phantom of the opera. The "I WON'T DO THAT" is talking about holding the girl hostage like the phantom tried.

[@mistyheyer5674]

It's from the movie Dracula. Many of the scenes are taken out of the movie. For instance, three women rubbing on her is the scene that the three women are rubbing and drawing bloode from Keanu Reeves character.

[@wereleopard58yepihavetwo2]

He was amazing in concert. Bat Out of Hell was what i was brought up with. Spring cleaning, windows and doors open and Bat Out Of Hell blaring.

[@pdworld3421]

As many times as I've heard this song and loved it, this was the first time it made me cry. Thank you Brother

[@sharonclement-i4f]

It's actually all through the song even in the first verse what he won't do

[@FallSilverMoon]

The lyrics are based on the idea - of him trying to convince her that he is indeed a viable lover. So at the end of the first verse he proclaims to her that “I’ll never lie to you, and that’s a fact”. Thus in the subsequent chorus, when he states “I would do anything for love, but I won’t do that”, the “that” would actually be lying to her.

[@RoarinRoots]

All Meatloaf if good but I Strongly recommend Paradise By The Dashboard Lights & Wasted Youth ( a legendary monologue) You cant listen to Meatloaf without either of these being heard 🙂 RIP Meatloaf aka Marvin Lee Aday

[@yeliab67]

He won't Lie or screw around.

[@oleksandrbyelyenko435]

He will do anything for love but not screw around? Well, duh. Imagine saying to a girl:" I will do anything for love but I won't screw around". Nonsense, right? It is something that girl would request and you deny it even though you love her.

[@petraloukotova3269]

The lady is a Gloria Estefan. Famous singer in 80s.

[@tammywooley2635]

No its not Gloria Estefan

[@michaelcooper1079]

Great to reaction to another classic from Meatloaf

[@caseyb4425]

Reminiscent of Dracula "I have crossed oceans of time to find you" (with Dracula's brides, the 3 sisters), the persecution of Frankenstein's Creature, the hope of Beauty and the Beast.... this video is beautifully haunting.

[@karantha333]

When he says I won't do that, I always thought he meant he wouldn't leave her, or forsake her. This is the lady that did all his songs, and toured with him until the end.

[@clare1061]

I love watching people these days react to music that we listen to when we were younger, Music was a whole lot different back then

[@jasonaugustine3370]

He is expressing what love should be. I can only imagine these goofy kids calling him a stalker or such. Guess they don't show Phantom of the Opera on Tik Tok

[@mathviking3051]

Now you have to check the video to "It's all coming back to me" with Marion Raven. It plays almost like a continuation to the story.

[@IRHRRetired]

Yes! Celine performs it beautifully but ML lives and breathes it.

[@waynecox5138]

Have you done Paradise by the dashboard lights?

[@davidparr6567]

I always felt seeing the video that he felt unworthy of her, that he was so beneath her beauty that he eould not defile her with his touch....that his flaws would corrupt her perfection ( in his eyes ) but her love enables his seeing himself through her eyes.

[@rickf4545]

The thing he won't do is stated just a few lines earlier every time. It starts with Meatloaf singing: "But I'll never forget the way you feel right now." "But I'll never forgive myself if we don't go all the way. Tonight." "But I'll never do it better then I do it with you. So long. So long." "But I'll never stop dreaming of you every night of my life." Then it comes to the part where Lorraine Crosby sings: "And you'll see that its time to move on." "And sooner or later you'll be screwing around." As far as I can tell, those are all the things he won't do.

[@stephenhuber1219]

Michael & Jim both died way too young and within 9 months

[@amandaavalos6036]

I grew up overseas and never heard the radio version of this song, which cuts out what he won't do. I couldn't figure out why people didn't know what he wouldn't do, used to drive me nuts until I heard the radio version.

[@jennclepper1215]

It's a vampire love story. Find the extended version. It's got twice as much at the end (of her singing), and it makes it so much better.

[@butterbeanqueen8148]

The answer to what he won’t do is written BEFORE the chorus. It’s a very uniquely arranged song. But the answer is always before the chorus “I won’t do that”.

[@nellykelly6812]

He is saying he will never cheat on her, and that he isn't just in it for a quick fling or a one night only. Because when LOVE is involved we will give it our all

[@thesussexbunion]

One of the best videos done in the style of a rock opera out there.

[@rubenreyna9711]

She's a backup singer in the band. The lead singer was ill and couldn't sing in studio so she took her shot. Naturally she is in the viedo

[@nataschacoenraad]

what a voice

[@mattblatchley2061]

so epic and theatrical...great old song...

[@janeteitsworth8824]

Meatloaf is fantastic and I haven't found anyone who could do his covers justice not even Tommy

[@IRHRRetired]

Tommy is fun. Really fun. However no one sings like ML… the breathlessness of it all just can’t be duplicated IMO.

[@Angi-no-e]

He tells you the things he won't do immediately before telling you "but I won't do that." Some of the things include "forgive myself if we don't go all the way tonight" and "I'll never do it better than I do it with you, so long".

[@sunshinesheltray1562]

Gotta love how Meatloaf sampled the bed scene from Dracula. XD Please go listen to Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through, Life is a Lemon (And I Want My Money Back), and Two out of Three Ain't Bad. But if you want an amazing song from him, go listen to Objects in the Rearview Mirror.