Meat Loaf Reaction Paradise By The Dashboard Light (INSANELY WEIRD AF!) | Empress Reacts to 70s Rock

[@lynng9618]

RIP Jim Steinman

[@samyheath8103]

You look like Bonnie Godiva in this video

[@jasonnelson9707]

The baseball footage is brilliant! He’s making it to first, second, and third base of making out. Then right before he gets a home run she stops him and ask him what his intentions are! I still laugh at that moment every time. Was so clever at the time to elude to sex on FM radio without saying anything to get the song censored. Brilliant!

[@lamusiclover2264]

Every song is a little rock opera. Brilliant. She is Karla DeVito, a dynamite singer on her own as well. She acted out some of his songs with him. Meat Loaf was in The Rocky Horror Show Movie"

[@Taolishao]

Ellen Foley sang though.

[@lamusiclover2264]

@@Taolishao Right, but Karla did the live shows on Tour

[@paulmorris8762]

@@lamusiclover2264 Karla lip synched tho

[@lamusiclover2264]

@@paulmorris8762 Yes in the video she did to Ellen Foley's voice. Meat Loaf lip synced in the video too.

[@edwardlionheart2689]

Bat out of hell is a classic album, every song is great.

[@themidsouthcyclist8880]

3rd best selling album in history.

[@stardemonspacecat]

R.I.P./Meat Loaf

[@tomlegener6131]

You wouldn't believe how popular this song was at wedding receptions back in the day. Keep those reactions coming!

[@GS-lq2is]

Apparently it still is!

[@terrystorey]

Glad this got out of FB jail, especially today. The writer of this song Jim Steinman passed away just yesterday. May he RIP. 🙏

[@Cuffsmaster]

He was a great writer and they made a powerful combination

[@EmpressReacts]

Oh wow! RIP to Jim😭

[@tapoemt3995]

@@EmpressReacts And Meat Loaf himself 3 days ago on the 20th. RIP Meat Loaf

[@paulpeterson4216]

Most of y'all are not old enough to know what I'm talking about, but she's got the Betty Boop look down cold in several spots in this video.

[@alancooper6443]

Rock 'n' Roll classic. Jim Steinman who wrote and produced this song just passed away a couple of days ago. Ellen Foley and Phil Rizzuto join Mr. Loaf on the song. R.I.P. Jim Steinman

[@karenwalsh1143]

My very first album I asked for Christmas in the 70's I sang I a million times in my bedroom with my hair brush!!!! My 2nd album was QUEEN!!!! The good old days!!!!!!!!

[@karenwalsh1143]

Let's not forget Phil Rizzuto! Announcer for the Yankees, he did this just for this album!

[@EmpressReacts]

Oh wow, cool

[@henrydownes6301]

So sorry Meat Loaf the Legend passed Away .Thanks for analysing this song .

[@davidedwards1705]

It's 70's music. At the end he swore he will love her until the end of time. It is implied they married and had a few years before they both wanted the end of time to arrive.

[@dreams2xs]

Meat Loaf came from a Theater background. You can see him in Rocky Horror Picture Show, Fight Club and other movies. Most of his songs tell a story. At one time, Meat Loaf dated Cher.

[@PikesvilleAl]

This was written a couple years before recorded-mid 70's was the heyday of Rock Opera

[@tomrobinsondc]

Didn’t realize that Jim Steinman just passed away this week. For certain, he saw and nurtured something in Meat Loaf that others in the music industry had missed, a kind of “beauty within the beast” quality that was very relatable to fans that favored hard rock accompanied with lyrical narratives- something I think they didn’t know they needed until they heard it, if that makes sense? I remember seeing performances of Meat Loaf as this large hulking man, long hair, slightly unkempt and sweating profusely while simultaneously belting in this unreal rock vocal register. The juxtaposition was even more striking as Meat Loaf always held on to a wispy scarf as he performed which he used to occasionally wipe away the sweat. He certainly “looked” rock, but he performed with the vocal power and grace of Pavarotti. In addition to his considerable work with Meat Loaf, Steinman was also heavily involved in the career of Bonnie Tyler, writing and producing both Total Eclipse of the Heart and Holding Out For A Hero. There’s a strong, strong connection between the sound of those two artists. Perhaps Steinman’s most successful collab was with Celine Dion on her 1996 Falling Into You release. The album produced the massive hit It’s All Coming Back To Me Now (as well as River Deep, Mountain High). Not only did the album establish Celine as an international superstar, but it won multiple Grammys including Album of the Year and Record of the Year in 1997. Steinman also received the prestigious BMI Song of the Year, awarded to the songwriter with the most radio airplay for a song within a given year. Add those four songs to Meat Loaf’s releases and there’s a clear rock opera vibe that runs through each of them. In fact Steinman’s entire body of work remains consistently “theatrical” in sound and arrangement. It’s certainly rock influenced, but it’s technically and aurally operatic rock.

[@ctuckwell6562]

So happy that you enjoyed this song! Thought it would have been rather poignant to watch given that the composer Jim Steinman passed away at the start of this week, but it wasn't. It was more delightful than usual to see someone discovering his music for the first time. You're right, both Steinman and Meat Loaf come from a theatre background. It's how they first met in the early 70s. Thank you for your reaction, it was much needed, made me laugh and brought a smile to my face. :)

[@jhilal2385]

Baseball is a metaphor for intimate relations: 1st base = kissing, 2nd base = fondling up top, 3rd base = groping bikini zone, home plate = score. She stopped him as he was approaching home plate.

[@THEPATRIOT1000]

The more you hear it the more you will love it

[@catherinerosa-baker2937]

Rip💔 Bingo! First person who caught on it was done in tongue-in-cheek humor

[@EmpressReacts]

thanks!

[@maryerpenbach9517]

Genre from the '70s known as rock opera, three acts in a song. And this one uses a classic boogie-woogie beat from the '50s. #mindblown and lots of fun.

[@edwardhannah]

When I first watched this I thought “High School Musical” or “Glee” and they performed the hell outta this! LOVE love this song!!!

[@joelanderos23]

BEST. MUSIC. VIDEO. EVER!!! the voice of the girl singer belongs to Ellen Foley, who played the 1st defense attorney for the 1st season of the tv show series ''night court''. Although Karla DeVito (who toured with Meat Loaf in support of the album) is featured in the music video, DeVito is lip synching to Foley's vocals.

[@johnmcdermid6896]

Love how she breaks out of character around 2:36 too flash that quick smile, blink and you miss it, from bonnie Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@donmaher6992]

I have to say when they are singing together two different verses of the song he's got his part she's got her part and they're singing at the same time but not the same thing that is so so difficult to do

[@LivWonce]

Great reaction, I love it.

[@EmpressReacts]

Thank you!! 😁

[@allenpierce4575]

its a mix of rock and opera with a storyline

[@wuwwle]

Has been written by Jim Steinman, who died yesterday, F...... genius.

[@dougarnold7955]

😁👍 awesome. Have fun.

[@felixmeow660]

You should listen to I Would Do Anything For Love ( But I Won't Do That)...a true Meatloaf classic

[@tgzmrhat]

This album is classic and is basically a masterpiece, the whole thing is a rock opera

[@kevinmarker-cz3bx]

You right on girl..preach to me!

[@Uatu-the-Watcher]

The Do-Wop section was to illustrate the yesteryear ‘50’s “memories of dating 20 years ago” aesthetic.

[@solarflaresoftruth]

You perfectly summed up the sound of this type of early rock n’roll throwback. That’s pretty much what ELO did too, and that culminated with Xanadu, sung by your gurl ONJ! However, this song made me feel like what it must feel like when you take uppers and downers at the same time. 🤣

[@minnidrake8516]

Loved it

[@bufordt.justice6741]

this is definately original, theatrical, different, but epic with a 50's/broadway vibe and super fun and it's from bat out of hell which is one of the best selling albums of all time. Ellen Foley sang the female vocal part on the album which is who you are hearing but they used Karla Devito for the video because they thought she had a better look

[@jwsel]

I don't think it was that Karla Devito had a better look. Ellen Foley declined to tour with Meat Loaf. There are different explanations. One is that she was too busy (she was doing the musical Hair and appeared in the movie version, as well as released a solo album). She also told one interviewer she didn't like the idea of performing this with Meat Loaf: "You're singing backgrounds and then you go up and he sticks his tongue down your throat for 12 minutes."

[@bufordt.justice6741]

@@jwsel actually i saw her interviewed and she was *Not* happy that they didn't use her for the video and she expressed this very clearly and she also said it was about the look....

[@martyslazenger935]

1st Base - Is Kissing 2nd Base - Hands below the belt. 3rd Base - When mouths are used below the belt. Home base/plate - Doing the deed

[@PikesvilleAl]

2nd base is hands on breasts, 3rd base is fingering a woman

[@danjoda755]

You got knowledge, Empress! Your first observation was so on the money about it being like a "revival" piece. 🤩

[@THEPATRIOT1000]

I've been waiting 4 this masterpiece

[@wmorris3484]

Rock opera is not easy to understand. It takes patience and the lyrics are more important than the beat not something to dance to but to listen to.

[@acesfn7316]

Karla DeVito joined Meatloaf on stage but another woman sings on the studio version.

[@PikesvilleAl]

Ellen Foley

[@272numbers]

YOURE REALLY SMART

[@petersavieri]

If you’ve ever heard Celine Dion’s bonkers epic ballad It’s All Coming Back To Me Now, you’ve heard Jim Steinman’s work. He made his name writing these incredible rock opera style hits for Meatloaf. The 70s were the era of Bowie’s concept albums and bizarre characters, of The Who’s rock opera Tommy, of Jesus Christ Superstar and of course The Rocky Horror Picture Show (in which Meatloaf has a part). So Meatloaf’s epic songs, as wild as they are, fit right into that musical landscape. You’re 💯 right about this song being part of the 1950s nostalgia that became so popular in the late mid to late 70s, and continued through the 80s. Grease and Happy Days (with all its spin off series) as well as Back To The Future, Peggy Sue Got Married and SO many more are all examples. And lets not forget the huge popularity of juke boxes and neon in the 80s, and of course Madonna’s True Blue song and video. In a time of great uncertainty and upheaval, the masses found comfort in looking back on a time they perceived as innocent and hopeful, before the Vietnam War and recession, before serial killers and terrorists. Interesting to note, though, that most of the people looking fondly back were white and straight and cis gendered. Nobody who’d experienced the crushing conservatism, political witch hunts, racial segregation and criminalization of homosexuality ever looked back fondly on the 1950s. Btw I love your comment about these two probably being in a relationship... In the 70s no one needed to justify anything they did onstage! (I was also kinda waiting for you to pause Meatloaf on a particularly chunky shot and go “ohhh so that’s how he got the name)

[@graphiquejack]

I enjoy the song, but every time I see this title in a karaoke lineup, I know I'm in for another 8-10 minutes of two people butchering it as I wait for my song to come up. lol... definitely has a musical vibe to it. Good catch. I never thought of that before.

[@jackvornberg8076]

This song reminds me of 7th grade. I prefer the audio and have always liked Two Out of Three Ain't Bad a little better. Meatloaf was cool in the 70's. I believe he's in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (never saw it).

[@leonh.kalayjian6556]

Great reaction. Girl, you know you'r stuff. Your can tell grease genre from grease ii... You hit all the emotions, got all the lyrics...

[@donmaher6992]

Back in the seventies it would have been called like a rock opera

[@THEPATRIOT1000]

It's like a musical

[@PaintedCavern]

❤👍

[@georgekininmonth2070]

Try his song, "Objects in the rearview mirror appear closer than they are". It's a true story of losing his best friend young, growing up with an abusive alcoholic father and his first love. He deserves to be in the hall of fame! He always has great video filming, and lyrics. Do yourself a favor. THX for your review. George

[@covewatcher]

Hi Kiddo.... if you want to treat yourself to some insane musical energy and genius writing, check out some more rock opera like this. Meatloaf and Queen were especially over the top geniuses when it came to performing rock opera songs.

[@inconvenienttruth1528]

Written by the GREAT Jim Steinman

[@EmpressReacts]

🔥🔥

[@travisyt]

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[@darnell49]

I like puts me in the mind of Bohemian Rhapsody by queen. The same type of theatrics.

[@podunkcitizen2562]

No, you're wrong when you say he didn't mean it because years later their still married and he would never "forget his promise or break his vows" though God knows what I could do right now.

[@wmorris3484]

I take it empress has never been parking before or at least if she had the guy never got past first base😂

[@jeffk.9075]

There is not one bad song on this album. Heaven Can Wait being a personal favorite. You should check out the studio version of Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That). Incredible song.

[@richtensail]

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[@PINKKYLIELOUISE]

OMG Grease 2 soundtrack seriously don't think so lol

[@EmpressReacts]

😂

[@Robot666House]

RIP. A god

[@adammoon195]

I think you would like meatloaf two out of three ain't bad

[@garylee3685]

Not weird, happened all the time to adolescents back in the day.

[@jefflee2698]

Two out of three aint bad should be next

[@Whistler4u]

Haven't watched reaction yet but already asking myself what's so "weird af" about this song. I myself see nothing weird about it.

[@PikesvilleAl]

The woman is "cold and lonely"

[@THEPATRIOT1000]

Try 2 Out of 3 Ain't Bad

[@matthewpaul1111]

You showed that you know the hyper-sexed nature of teen boys. If he has gotten to 3rd base and is headed for home plate, then if his girl demands he love her and promise to marry her before he gets his home run, then the majority of boys will tell her any damn thing she wants to hear. hehe

[@scottyray8004]

He didn’t lie to her. He told her straight. You missed the jest by talking so much!

[@timmistorey5989]

No relationship just acting lol

[@andywilliams3711]

That’s not really his best song but it’s not his worst song either

[@sst3d]

Grease? Wow…bye bye

[@Shads62]

so many fake.1st time reactions' nice to see someone experience a classic genuinely for the 1st time. And yes reactors. we can tell when you're bullshitting

[@EmpressReacts]

wow, thank you!

[@Chance1978ric]

Your to young to get this rock opera.

[@EmpressReacts]

perhaps