"Paradise by the Dashboard Light" - Vocal analysis and reaction featuring Meat Loaf

This one left me exhausted and yet wanting to watch it all over again! Today we're talking about Meat Loaf and the masterpiece that is Paradise by the Dashboard Light.
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[@kizunadragon9]

Meatloaf came form the theater. So everything he did had that flair of a performance. as he used to say "im not a singer, im an actor playing a singer"

[@antivanti]

RIP Meat Loaf RIP Jim Steinman Jim was master songwriter and Meat Loaf was master performer. The perfect duo

[@DyreStraits]

Jim Steinman was brilliant. He also wrote "It's All coming back to me now" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart" huge hits for Celine Dion and Bonnie Tyler.

[@ChicagoDB]

And so much more…including “Making Love Out of Nothing At All” for Air Supply…and songs for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musicals.

[@bontragerjones]

Steinman & Meatloaf was such an awesome combination. That being said Steinman's Bad For Good was a fantastic album on it's own too

[@vanyadolly]

The world would be a darker and duller place without their music. We're lucky they found each other.

[@gordowg1wg145]

Yes, unfortunately, IIRC, they had a massive falling out, which was part of the reason 'Meatloaf' gave up singing, doing more acting.

[@maryohara6192]

This truly was "Rock Opera" and at its best, there was never one before it or after that could equal it. Their voices, performances, the piano, guitar and drums were spectacular.

[@tod3msn]

Karla DeVito sang the song on tour and appears in the video. Ellen Foley sang the song in the studio. Ellen did a lot of studio work in NYC in the 70's and 80's.

[@jfcardello]

She also did Night Court Tv series.

[@knavehart]

Ellen didn't want to tour, as she was also working on Broadway a lot at the time

[@richg0404]

And that is Ellen's voice you hear in this video. This whole filmed performance is synced to the album version. It is not a live performance, but it is fantastic.

[@belakiss8861]

R.I.P. Meat you are missed

[@madnessbydesign1415]

Meatloaf was first and foremost a storyteller. That's why his voice changes during the performance - he's acting out the different feelings of the character as the story progresses. A masterclass in songwriting. A masterclass in stage performance. A masterclass in video production. This one has it all... :)

[@billjestin4459]

Don't forget that Loaf was a Theatre singer who got fame, in the Rocky Horror Picture Show with Hot Potootie

[@jakerazmataz852]

Everyone should experience RHPS at least once.

[@jameslipski]

Meat Loaf was the King of Rock Theater!

[@michaelginnis521]

What I love about these "Analysis" videos is. that most likely these people were just singing not even paying attention to their tone , yet here we are trying to turn magic into science

[@BrandonWestfall]

STILL the 6th best selling album of all time. Bat Out of Hell is truly an experience.

[@kellismith4329]

Yep we wore out our LP

[@sine-nomine]

This song was recorded in 1976. Forty years later - in 2016 - Meat Loaf released the album "Braver than we are". There's a song on the album called "Going all the way (A song in 6 movements)". It's 11 minutes and 28 seconds and features BOTH Ellen Foley and Karla DeVito as well as Meat!

[@navagate1900]

Rock Opera at it's best.

[@barbarabarber3167]

Ellen Foley also was girlfriend of Mick Jones of the Clash and sang on some Clash songs and got some songwriting credits,too. Jones was lead guitar and singer on songs such as Train in Vain, the Card Cheat, Should I Stay or Should I go,, Rudy Can’t Fail, Stay Free…wrote and sang some of the best Clash songs

[@cydrych]

Karla DeVito is the singer in the video. The video was synced to the original studio recording of the song. So while neither of them are lip syncing as they were actually singing, the voices you hear aren’t from that performance. Karla is a fantastic vocalist as well.

[@scrumsie]

But isnt it Ellen Foleys voice ?

[@itchyandred4131]

It's Ellen Foley on the studio recording, Karla Devito only lip sync in the video ✌️

[@cydrych]

@@scrumsie yes. They took footage from a live performance and matched it with the studio recording. So Karla isn’t technically lip syncing even though you don’t hear her voice. Just like Meatloaf is singing but you are hearing a different recording of him singing in the studio.

[@markkauder1288]

Karla is the the wife of Actor Robbie Benson, married for over 21 years.

[@vancemcneil9716]

​@@scrumsie Yeah, it's Foley's voice here, but Carla was the one who went on tour and sing with meatloaf.

[@tomp4925]

The baseball metaphors were a great addition to the iconic song and performance. "He drove into second".

[@Rolling_Ronnie]

His background in musical theatre really comes through in his 'signature' songs. The Rocky Horror Show did him no harm at all!

[@chetstevensq]

His name is Robert Paulson

[@hubbsllc]

I love how in the cast recording of "Time Warp" you can easily pick out Meat Loaf among the ensemble singers. It's that loud and penetrating a voice.

[@dawnwinans7767]

I am a 1971 baby and I grew up with meatloaf, and I absolutely positively love him and his songs! I followed him up until his death a few years before he died. He was on ghost adventures, and I absolutely absolutely loved him. He he loved going ghost 🎉hunting with Zach.

[@89801wink]

"For Crying Out Loud" from this album is a vocal masterpiece.

[@christianwilliamson9752]

Facts

[@robandcorinneminshall3616]

Yes… It….Is……..

[@steeleye2112]

Could not agree more.

[@kimberlydumas5322]

Yes. Yes. Yes. My favorite song on the entire album

[@jeztersdead12]

Greatest love song ever ™

[@melprophet1936]

Bat Out of Hell was one of those albums from that era that just about everyone had it seemed. Boston's first album, Frampton Comes Alive, Rumours and Bat Out of Hell....such a classic.

[@titusbc]

That is spot on. During COVID i started getting back into vinyl and those albums were some of my first purchases… Like i needed the proper vinyl foundation to start my collection.

[@rogerdaly6326]

Don't forget Cheap Trick - Live At Budokan !

[@melprophet1936]

@@rogerdaly6326 Yes! How did I forget that one? I just picked that one up on CD at a garage sale last week. It's still great.

[@melprophet1936]

@@titusbc Exactly! I think Hotel California might go well on. that list too.

[@CANDOKNOWHOW]

Heart “Little Queen”..

[@joedella-mattia2234]

I saw him in Thunder Bay many years ago, the concert started around 7:30 and went till after midnight. I myself grew up on stage singing in musicals and this was an incredible production. Brought me back to my time on stage, but Meatloaf was incredible and was blessed to see him live

[@sleeplessingc]

This is a masterpiece.. It did exactly what meatloaf wanted it to do.. It made you smile.. He would be soooo pleased that you enjoyed it...

[@mollyfilms]

I grew up listening to Meat loaf and this track from taken from the Bat Out Of Hell album was probably well worn out I played it so much aged 17. Fast forward 12 years or so and I toured for one week with him and his entourage on a U.K. tour filming for MTV back in the day. He was a true entertainer and always was fun to be around. I was truly blessed to have that week working along side him. He really knew how to direct and film, and he never ever belittled a young cameraman who was in his early days of his craft.

[@JP1]

Jim Steinman is one of the best songwriters ever. He has written so many of our favorite bops but when combined with the vocal abilities of Meat Loaf you have something generational. One of the top five albums ever. Thank you for your authentic reaction to this.

[@martingilchrist6577]

He was behind an all-female band called Pandora's Box that did one album called "Original Sin" that isn't very well known but it's very typical Jim Steinman and worth a listen if you can find it. He also wrote a couple of song's for the Soundtrack of a movie called Street's of Fire that were performed by another female band called Fire Inc, one of those songs "Nowhere Fast" was also performed by Meat Loaf later.

[@cydrych]

Ellen Foley recorded the vocals for this in one take with Meatloaf in the room so she could get the emotion of the song right. As impressive as Meat’s voice always was that bit of trivia has always been the most impressive thing about this song.

[@89801wink]

Ellen is one of very few women that could match his power.

[@weskaminski8927]

Carla De Vito was the touring singer. Ellen Foley also had an otherwise busy singing and acting career

[@caperboy1169]

@@weskaminski8927she declined because she didn’t line the kissing part. She wasn’t acting much when the album was recorded

[@martynschickerling6176]

There is only one Meatloaf and there will only be one .... EVER......RIP There is no middle road....you either love or hate his unique voice and performances. I love him and his voice...energetic and powerful...always melodious and dare I say ALWAYS passionate. Good songwriting and good production.... GREAT REACTION BETHANY ❤

[@clydester2677]

I saw him in concert twice, he was amazing!

[@keithpattison6763]

These were not rock concerts, but complete stage productions. Nothing like them.

[@flar4282]

One of the things that always amazed me about Meatloaf was his ability to sing a very quick vocal tempo and still be able to enunciate clearly. For example, in _Paradise..._ the line, "...glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife". Meatloaf played Eddie the delivery driver (and Dr. Scott) in the original play of _Rocky Horror Picture Show_ and just Eddie in the movie, but I had heard that the reason Meatloaf sang 'Hot Patootie' in the movie was he was the only one that could sing at such a fast tempo and still be clear. He was an amazing talent!

[@christianwilliamson9752]

He was a vocal master

[@hubbsllc]

I always thought it was funny and cool how in the cast recording of “Time Warp” you can clearly pick out Meat Loaf in the background vocals. It’s probably 10-12 people arranged around microphones and his voice just sticks out.

[@antivanti]

Nobody quite writes songs like Jim Steinman did. Always full on stories and almost always some twist ending 😅 They're basically one-song mini musicals

[@TheChromescorpion]

It's called a bohemian style.

[@Brirend]

Wagnerian Rock

[@rhphotocdn]

This song to this day still make me want to get up and dance... The vocals in this song, just amazing. The whole album was a musical masterpiece!! R.I.P. Meat Loaf!!

[@stevesingkofer8879]

The entire album is an absolute masterpiece. A masterpiece of songwriting and performance, as well as an emotional rollercoaster. The applicable superlatives have yet to be invented that would adequately describe the album in general, and this song in particular. Well done.

[@jmrebel306]

Arguably one of the best albums of all time.

[@hubbsllc]

It's brilliant. I didn't realize until decades later that it's basically Eddie from ROCKY HORROR, songs and piano from Jim Steinman, and a combination of the E Street Band and Utopia. :)

[@bettyb22111896]

Saw him later in his career and was absolutely stunned by the energy they generated on the stage. I was exhausted by the end of the concert just from listening.

[@chetstevensq]

Karla doing the best lip sync battle EVER! Always love the facial reactions to the baseball analogy. There are live versions of this song with Karla singing, she is not just an actress.

[@cargo71]

Right! She even had a solo career! Cool World, Midnight Confessions or We Are Not Alone are some of her hits...

[@ameyer1970]

This video is from a live concert. She wasn’t lip syncing. The recording from the concert wasn’t good enough quality for the video so they dubbed the studio version over the concert footage.

[@kikovazquez7277]

@ameyer1970.I'm sorry that you are incorrect. This was the official video for the song and simulates a live concert - or actually more simulates a live musical theatrical performance. There is no audience beyond those involved in the performance and the production crew. The actress Karla Devito toured with Meat Loaf and performed this with him in live concert and both sang --but not here. This is a studio creation and she is lip-synching to Ellen Foley's original studio recording with Meatloaf.

[@keithosmond5730]

I've always thought Ellen Foley was underappreciated as a singer. She has a great bit in Ian Hunter's We Gotta Get Out of Here, and had a minor hit of her own with Young Lust. (She also sang on a couple of Clash songs while in a relationship with Mick Jones and was the inspiration for The Clash's Should I Stay or Should I Go?)

[@MrDportjoe]

Ellen is stil working and even with Karla de Vito kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZmcgot5arijq7M

[@srellison561]

One of the greatest songs ever written and performed.

[@blueisback3683]

Her acting in this is so underrated, she is the 17 year-old girl in the front seat of the car protecting her virginity, kind of. So great, just the subtle things she does throughout the song.

[@robynmatheson7687]

I always get a kick out of her doing the Snoopy dance in celebration after she gets her way with his agreement to love her forever

[@thecurtain]

Her Bettie Boop demure looks of innocence are perfect

[@johnbrock8105]

She looks a little bruised by life.

[@Jude_196]

Cannot get through this performance, like you, without grinning my fool head off the WHOLE WAY!!! SUCH great vocals and the energy level is CRAZY and SO GOOD!!! Thanks for listening to this one!! 😍😍😍😍😍

[@GSAUS]

Meatloaf was always brilliant at telling stories with his songs and the videos for them. This and "More than you deserve" are both hilarious.

[@musashimiyamoto586]

"More than you deserve" hilarious? I think not.

[@longboardmed]

Did you blush on the kissing scene? Awesome reaction. Meat Loaf is a national treasure. When you hear "one of a kind" he is it. He is absolutely unmistakable when you hear him. And I had a crazy crush on the female singer when I was a teenager. Thank you.

[@mirandaschalen]

Meatloaf is underrated. This always is a a joy ride!

[@bobschiller6435]

On top of the performances, I think what makes this song great is the fact that it is so relatable. How many of us had a similar conversation parking in a car in high school?

[@daverowley9370]

Mannnnn, I just love your smile, Thankyou for brightening my day. Love meatloaf

[@roykliffen9674]

Bohemian Rhapsody, Paradise by the Dashboard Light, Hotel California, Stairway to heaven ..... all great songs, none like the other. Is it that they all seem to follow a narrative?

[@wesirvin5147]

I just love it when Bethany says “words”…

[@bertusvanhal8855]

the Original studio album was Ellen but on stage Karla was singing cause Ellen did not go on tour, this was later synced for the record and clip, so the singing is real in concerts but on the clip is the voice of Ellen.

[@roberta7727]

So I've seen them in concert and I'll tell you if you see it live, you will never want to see it like this studio or whatever video I don't know, the band is awesome too its not just him and the lady the band they're so good. I was like front row before he passed. May he rest in peace Meatloaf? So so good since high school. I loved him and his band!! So much talent they are unbelievable🥰 Thank you for your show. I love it and you too. God bless Rock On.😇🤘🫶

[@angelohernandez6060]

Meat Loafs performance on this song made him an immortal. This one song and performance that has never left my mind since first hearing it the very day I heard it on the radio. So long as he is remembered he is still with us. This song as well as his others in my opinion has made him an immortal, a Titan in the performing arts.

[@Gira21Gramos]

i'm sure reactors pick this song because it will get them views, but the fact is Meat Loaf had MANY songs that deserve this kind of attention.

[@emguzik1724]

Yeah but 2 out of 3 ain't bad ❤

[@scottgorski7931]

Meatloaf; the Master of rock theater.

[@davidkelly5459]

THANK YOU!!! You are one of the only ones that have reacted to this video/song that's openly acknowledged the interplay meaning. Your smile during that part was worth everything that makes this song great.

[@jonathanreyman7628]

Bat Out of Hell is a true rock opera, and their stage performance was so intense and engulfing that I left there completely soaked.

[@jeremiahrose4681]

Meatloaf was one of a kind for sure, RIP.

[@acepilot87]

I've listened to loads of Meat Loaf bootlegs, and one of the fastest ways to see if it's going to be a great performance is to go to the last part of this song, and the line "I swore, I would love you to the end of time." On nights where he's really firing on all cylinders, he will rip through that line and reach much higher. Even in shows where his voice isn't the best (which, with a voice as sensitive as his, happened a bit) when he's really in the groove he will chase that line and deliver it even better than on the record. He was a very gifted performer as well as a great vocalist, which is why some of my favourite recordings of him aren't necessarily the ones where his voice was at its best, but the ones where he gave it his all anyway.

[@hlawrencepowell]

Ellen Foley, who sang on the album, declined to be on the Bat Out Of Hell tour, and Karla DeVito assumed live performance responsibilities, so the music video was created by syncing the video of DeVito's performance to the audio of Foley's vocals. -- Wikipedia

[@Nogli]

If you want to hear Karla DeVito singing this song with Meat Loaf, look up their live performance of this on The Old Grey Whistle Test (1978). It's brilliant.

[@JoeBlow_4]

Props to Ellen Foley as well. Her Broadway roots worked well in the performance.

[@TonyM1961]

That's not Ellen in the video

[@JoeBlow_4]

@@TonyM1961 It's her voice. Karla DeVito lip synced to it.

[@TonyM1961]

@@JoeBlow_4 I am well aware of that

[@zzapp69]

Listening to this song for more than 30 years, trying to sing both vocals. When I found this video years ago, I didn't question, but after yours, I recognized that he is moving the microphone late at 9:31.

[@jamesstrickland517]

Just to let you know, Ellen Folley did not tour as she was busy taping the T.V. show of Night Court at this time but she did have time to do the recording for the album. And during the live concerts, Karla did the singing.

[@TheMetalhead144]

Ellen Foley did the vocals on the album but could not tour with the band. Karla DaVito is the lady in the video, and does a great performance. She was the female vocalist for the tour.

[@rcoveyduc]

As Ellen told it, she "couldn't tour" because she was missing some of the "assets" Karla had.

[@bobbrinkerhoff3592]

The way it was explained in one of the many interviews over the years , was that the audio quality of this performance didn't match the visual quality . So they dubbed the album over this video . The reason it worked so well, was the amount of rehearsals that Meatloaf insisted on before going out on tour . The timing is almost impeccable .

[@michaelcorley3622]

I’ve attended more than 2,000 sporting events in my life and far & away the greatest national anthem was Meatloaf at the 1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Pittsburgh.

[@tomevans7567]

My top 3 would be 1) Chris Stapleton. 2) Whitney Houston. 3) Meatloaf. However I am not going to discount your choice of Meatloaf as number one, as the argument can certainly be made that any of those could be at the top spot. It's just a matter of personal preference.

[@jemilambi]

It took me decades to appreciate what a master piece this is (native French speaker).

[@mgass1354]

Steinman wrote stories for a lot of the songs; Bat Out of Hell, Paradise By the Dashboard Light, etc. The lyrics combined with the music composition, Meat Loaf's vocals, the stage performances pushing it into theater rock opera, put him into a category few bands/artists ever could get into. The entire Bat Out of Hell album is pure gold. Paradise By the Dashboard Light is an epic story of young lust, something every high school kid at the time could relate to, and it ends with reality hitting them and the listener; marriage isn't built on lust. As for the stage "acting" during the baseball game part... they did that on stage. She commented that she was shocked when Meat Loaf shoved his tongue down her throat during it, but, it was a performance so, yeah... they did that for the concerts.

[@sierrafoxtrotgolf3638]

Loved the modesty and then the amazement and amusement at the make-out scene. It was genuine and so entertaining to watch you. I have wrongfully assumed that for someone trained in classical music, might find some of the songs you've reviewed, trivial or poorly done. Yet, you find so much good in so many songs- this one was no exception. Thanks for your wonderful reviews, they are causing me to hear songs I've loved for years so differently.

[@bodine57]

Your enthusiasm is infectious! Great vid.

[@YFR888]

Meat Loaf was a trained Opera Singer and performer

[@firedoc5]

Always love to see someone hearing this song for the first time and how they react when they realize what it's about, or watching the video and seeing how Meat Loaf can perform. With his background in theater, including "Hair" and "The Rocky Horror Show" (later one with "Rocky Horror Picture Show"), he put on theatrical-type rock operas. The baseball announcer recorded his bit without knowing what the song was about.

[@CC-Rider]

Karla was contracted to perform the tour with Meatloaf using Ellen's vocals. Just like when decades later Patti Russo took the position for over 10 years in the final tours and Appearances. Patti however sang live.

[@user-oo8yg4wq5h]

This was the soundtrack that we would clean the house to every Saturday morning. We would use brooms and feather dusters for microphones. It always takes me back to that time.

[@carlogeir.8171]

It is practically an Opera. Saludos.

[@robwalters8220]

This was the first Album I bought. It was a record, Meatloaf Bat out of Hell. I grew up on the edge of the Empire, So when I had a friend from the city take me to The Rocky Horror Picture Show I had a blast. Rice, water guns, standing in front of the screen and acting with the actors. Nothing like it now days, that I know.

[@Chuckles..]

r.i.p. Meat Loaf, what a great voice, this reminds me what a great sense of humor he had (Fight Club comes to mind) Love your reactions/analysis, you're so cute!.

[@defineboredom]

The late Jim Steinman is one of the most well-known, but slightly underrated songwriters of his time. Much like the Bee Gees and Burt Bacharach, you can tell if it's a Steinman song within a few bars. The entire "Bat Out of Hell" album is terrifyingly good, but he wrote so many great songs that Meat Loaf did not perform such as "Total Eclipse of the Heart", "Making Love Out of Nothing at All", and "It's All Coming Back to Me Now". He composed these amazing intros and soaring choruses that, like a wolf with red roses, grips the listener by the throat, if offered, and doesn't let go. They were like addictive gothic symphonies. "Paradise..." is my ultimate earworm; if I think of it, I have to finish it or it is stuck in my head all day. When I saw you were doing this song, I stopped everything and had to watch. ("Bat Out of Hell" (song) is another earworm which is currently stuck alongside Kate Bush's "Running Up that Hill". *le sigh* it's that addictive gothic feel, dark and tragic, offset by fabulous vocals.)

[@lynnefromthelake]

Meatloaf was a supreme entertainer, as well as a theater buff. His performances were very much theatrical and thought of as theater. He was an actor at heart. RIP Mr. Aday. Thanks for everything you gave us.

[@JamesMaccomedy]

It's great watching her watch the video. She looks like she is having so much fun. She picks great music to listen to and I learn something new every time.

[@GS-xt8fu]

Meat loaf in his younger days…could belt it out. When you went on concert it was the music, the story the theatrics. It was a true show.

[@martingilchrist6577]

One of the very first concerts i ever went to was Meat Loaf in Edinburgh in the early 80s. The whole concert was a blast as he was such a great showman, but this song in particular was an experience when he did it live.

[@davidkaiser2233]

Jim Steinman (the writer) is brilliant. Heaven Can Wait on the same album really shows off Meatloaf's vocals

[@balloonmarsupials4259]

Heaven Can Wait ... Amazing song. You know it.

[@jamescox9427]

Just an interesting sidenote. The announcer for the baseball play by play was Phil Rizzuto, a Hall of Fame shortstop for the New York Yankees and a long time Broadcaster.

[@stevehutnikoff5964]

Rizzuto didn't know what his part was really about and apparently got upset when it was explained to him.

[@goldenruletv7301]

Bat Out of Hell is a fgn masterpiece. R.I.P. Meatloaf - an American icon.

[@Mark-ud1tp]

This song is a masterpiece, and the rest of the album is amazing, too. I saw Meat Loaf along with Karla at the Agora Balroom in Atlanta in 1981, leaning against the stage. This video is exactly the performance they delivered. Meat Loaf in his prime, in a small setting. Great memories.

[@johnniejupiter]

He was great in Rocky Horror Picture Show too

[@borisblvd5354]

Todd Rundgren, my favorite artist, is the guy who produced this album "Bat Out Of Hell". Todd also did a lot to push this album along until it finally caught on. When I was in Bosnia a few years ago, one day we were singing this song & laughing about it because, in Bosnian, the word paradajz (pron. paradize) is their word for "tomato"..haha..Thanks Bethany..Great choice!!

[@josephklimchock5412]

I only saw Meat once in concert in 1989, here in Orlando at what was back then Pleasure Island Disney, on a outside covered stage. Admission was 10 bucks. Meat sang and performed like this for 2 hours and left his whole heart and sole on the stage. He was one of the best, if not best musical rock and performer of my time. Great Review as always and nice to see that you liked it!!!

[@Davelakful]

Great review. Always amazed how people these days so blown away by true stereo effect , i.e. different sound in each ear. When did that change? We were brought up in the 70s knowing that stereo meant different vocals instruments and voices in each ear.

[@nikkikat1325]

He is like a Vaudeville performer…stage presence, great vocals 👍🏻

[@chadbennett7873]

Such a brilliant composition, so theatrical that an entire show should have been written around it. Meaty (as Sarah Ferguson used to call him) and Karla just play it to the hilt! The voices match so well, and Ellen got far too little credit to her contributions. Karla was a perfect surrogate for her. Jim Steinman was pure genius, and for the time he and Marvin Aday (Meat Loaf) were not working together, Meaty's career was rather stagnant. When Steinman returned, he brought "I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" and the Bat Of Out Hell II album, and Meat Loaf was on another run! "Paradise..." is absolutely one of the greatest compositions ever, it's in my top ten for certain, possibly top five. It was so much fun watching you break-down this brilliant son, Bethany! You always make it so much fun to watch it for the six hundredth time!

[@thannaske5371]

Karla DeVito is in the video, and she toured with Meatloaf & his band. Ellen Foley sang on the album, but not live in concert.

[@CaptainBakerJason]

The music of Jim Steinman is genius. Meat Loaf brought the lion share of Jim’s music to life. Seems like we lost them both within a year of each other. Another fine analysis. Brava!

[@AdamLeask]

Great review, both Meat and Jim were superb at their craft. My favourite song by the duo was one of the hidden gems called 'I'll Kill You if You Don't Come Back'. Jam packed with typical Steinman lyrics: Go on and take all your stuff, don't even bother to pack In every way I want you out of my life But I'll kill you if you don't come back, I'll kill you if you don't come back And again, it's one of those tracks where the song changes pace halfway though and we get that smooth tone that only Meat can bring to the party. Well worth checking out if it's one you haven't listened to before!

[@elric58]

The woman in the video is Carla Devito who was the lead singer for Orchestra Luna, a smallish band which also included Rick Berlin as an eventual member. She had a stunning voice and actually went on tour with Meatloaf for this album. I was fortunate enough to have seen Orchestra Luna several times in a small bar in Nashua, NH and even more fortunate to have had the band sit at our table during a break. We were are every show they did in the location, so they kind of knew who we were. Never once thought Carla and Rick would become who they did.

[@balloonmarsupials4259]

I hope kids today learn of Meatloaf/Steinman.

[@justinmenning2315]

The changes in his voice as he aged were purposeful. While touring for Bat 2, he strained his cords and nearly paralyzed them. By Bat 3 and Hang Cool Tedybear he had "reinvented" his range.

[@trevalarose8155]

Constantly played on the track bus for my school back in the day by the 2 choir girls on the team. Nobody complained because it's a great song

[@theConquerersMama]

Your breakdown takes me back to 1983 and having a vocal coach walk our show choir through this with many of the points you brought up. He knew we couldnt do this type of song back then. But he wanted us to be performing like we were Broadway babies. He was one of those coaches who really taught us so much and changed young lives.

[@theConquerersMama]

I would add that lip synch gets a bad rap . Thank you for acknowledging her performance.

[@LordEagle]

Your reaction was FANTASTIC,,,,💥💥💥👍🤪

[@PedrSion]

The lady in the video, Karla de Vito, is miming. The singer on the album is Ellen Foley

[@boki1693]

I saw them in concert around 1977. Yes, they did all of this on stage.

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Meatloaf, I first saw him in the rock opera movie "Rocky Horror Picture Show"

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The bat out of hell album is a masterpiece..every track.

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I'm glad i found you. You are so fun.