R.I.P.. Meatloaf - Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad | REACTION

R.I.P.. Meatloaf - Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad | REACTION
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[@larrysawdey5598]

Amazing voice and performer. He showed talent and charisma can come in any package.

[@RobSquadReactions]

Yes! Good description!

[@RobSquadReactions]

@@Great-Documentaries ok that makes sense because at the beginning of the song I thought he was speaking for himself, at the end my mind was changed. I must have missed that bridge

[@kimberlinibambini1988]

Amen

[@tomheinrichs7058]

@@RobSquadReactions At the beginning of the Song he tells the woman I want you, I need you , But there ain’t no way I’m ever going to love you. You got to listen for it but there’s a hitch. He sings. “You’ve been cold to me so long I’m crying icicles instead of tears.” He then says that there is only one girl that he has ever loved. But she left him saying. I want you , I need you. But there ain’t no way I’m ever going to love you. Now when you take the hitch into account. You realize he’s talking about the same woman. Who didn’t love him. But eventually fell in love with him to late. After he fell out of love with her. I wouldn’t call Meatloaf humourous so much as I would call him ironic. Of course if you find irony funny.

[@andrewpayne4466]

​@@tomheinrichs7058 i DON'T GET NO ONE MENTIONS THE SONGWRITER AND PRODUCER, jIM sTEINMAN WHO DIRECTED HIS PERFORMANCE, NOT SAYING THAT mEAT DID NOT HAVE THE MOST INCREDIBLE VOICE AND RANGE BUT A LOT OF THE CREDIT GOES TO sTEINMAN FOR THE GREAT lYRICS, THEY WERE A TEAM SENT FROM HEAVEN. Oops sorry about the caps, trying to get it down too fast and left them on from my last comment.

[@cometogether999]

"We don't mourn musicians death because we knew them, we mourn them because they helped us know ourselves" - Unknown.

[@_BAD_MERC_]

I think we all needed that.

[@TripletDad3]

Excellent quote, and very true.

[@lindalou6105]

Well put

[@brianpeters696]

Beautiful sentiment!

[@fa6106]

WOW! Perfectly said!!!!!

[@ZebraDazzle66]

He brought Jim Steinman lyrics to life. These weren’t just songs, they were like short novels. I really think you should listen to “Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are”. In light of his passing, it is a story that really hits deep.

[@ZebraDazzle66]

This is a great video to the song but just want to warn you that there is a sexy part to it. But it really is an amazing video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZuzfqlvr69kgqc

[@asyrotk7604]

Yes, this is a great Meatloaf song. Please react to this song.

[@yasa7080]

Objects is one of my favorite songs by Meatloaf but it’s so emotional I actually can’t listen that often because I will absolutely cry! So sad he’s passed!

[@ZebraDazzle66]

@@yasa7080 I agree. It is a deeply emotional song and in the video it appears to be very personal to him. Whether it was or just him acting I don’t know. But he truly seems moved by the story.

[@victorbradshaw7359]

Alas Jim passed away last April but he had many other hits with other artist total eclipse of the heart is one of many but meatloaf did justice to anuthing he sang or did RIP

[@muddlepond]

"but you've been cold to me so long I'm crying icicles instead of tears" is the best line in a song ever, in my humble opinion.

[@mlong1958]

The first part of the song is him talking to a girl, telling her he can't love her, and the last part is him recalling the girl that said the same thing to him, so many years ago. Basically, he can't love anyone because he is still in love with the girl that couldn't love him.

[@rad608]

One year later I was going to explain that also, glad you beat me to it! Once you understand that, it makes it that much sadder!!!

[@daveygivens735]

Listen closely, the phrase is about two people. The girl who broke his heart and his devotion to her that keeps him from loving anyone else.

[@marygreenfield528]

And then he turns around and does to someone else what was done to him. In a way it's about more than 2 people, it's at least 3, possibly 4.

[@Cat425]

Exactly

[@daverhoden445]

@@marygreenfield528 I'd say it's about two out of three people. That ain't bad.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

He's being honest. And after so many years he realized how the first girl felt when she had to be honest with him, and he knows how the current girl is feeling because he's been there. And if you've ever been in that situation, you understand that even knowing doesn't make it feel any better.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

@@leodejongful Not in my experience. Been there done that. Thought I'd never love again, went through a few one-sided relationdhips and had to break up, then finally met the REAL one.

[@wallyllama2926]

“Heaven Can Wait” and “For Crying Out Loud” are phenomenal examples of his range.

[@elizabethrodriguez1095]

Yes yes yes yes!

[@Mark-xx3gh]

Both great songs, “For Crying Out Loud” is possibly my favorite of his.

[@timoneill5482]

Absolutely

[@valerieparton4713]

I just literally posted this before I read your comment. AGREED!

[@lawrencesilver4661]

Absolutely..

[@stephenrashbrook7667]

When singer becomes artist, that's Meatloaf.

[@thomasa.bradley6292]

Meatloaf's delivery of songs was beyond reproach, amazing voice....and Jim Stienman's lyrics...the perfect match.

[@rjb6327]

Jim Stienman doesn't get enough praise.

[@aprilhogg5399]

Those two people made magic!

[@kellymarcott5632]

And Tod Rudgren's production

[@blacbraun]

@@rjb6327 Same with the guy who worked with Elton John (See? I forget his name too)

[@cometogether999]

You should check out "You Took the Words Right out of my Mouth." Another brilliant song.

[@trevorshields7347]

Along with "Heaven can wait!"

[@jenpru3825]

Yessss! 🔥🔥🔥

[@ageoflistening]

Yes

[@galeaiken3841]

@@trevorshields7347 Along with the whole Damn Bat Out Of Hell album. One album you can just put on and let just roll through and enjoy every song.

[@kimberlynaude1588]

On a hot summer's night...my sister and I remember this from when my dad had the record. I LOVE Meatloaf. So so sad

[@stevemoss7793]

"I'm crying icicles instead of tears" - what a great line that is!

[@joelewis1493]

Me and my wife met him a few years a go a convention, we have met dozens of celebrities over the years and he by far was our favorite, he was so down to earth, every single person who stood in line got a few minutes to actually talk to him, he didn't rush at all he actually cared, when I was walking away I said thank you, and he grabbed my wrist and said, no thank you, without all of you I wouldn't be here. The fame never changed him, he was so humble. After I met him, I went home and watched every interview I could find, and he truly meant every word he said to me. Rip Meat there will never be anyone like you again.

[@ezpzeee]

Yes, totally agree!-- thank you for posting.

[@mirozen_]

He was just a very decent caring guy. Simply a good person. R.I.P.

[@ronniefromOR]

Awesome

[@cassieporter9262]

His daughter, actress Amanda Aday, is the same way. I met her at a 3-day fan convention for HBO's Carnivale. She was great with every single one of us.

[@jakerazmataz852]

If you haven't seen it there is a documentary on him. He, well probably most artist back then, had a hell of a time getting into the business.

[@tazbeat]

It has been reported that before going on stage at every concert, Meatloaf would say to himself, "This might be the last chance you ever get to perform in front of an audience." And he ALWAYS left EVERYTHING out on that stage. He gave everything he had for every song during every concert. And THAT'S what made Meatloaf, Meatloaf.

[@mikerump9162]

I slways wanted to tell my second wife this the cheatin b otch

[@musicairplanes4884]

Don't forget Jim Steinman the gentlemen who wrote these songs for Meatloaf. He passed last year. Meatloaf was also known to collapse from exhaustion after he performed. He always left everything he had on stage.

[@Brian67859]

Steinman on the piano. Amazingly talented songwriter.

[@christyshultz6443]

He did most of the writing that's true but meatloaf also contributed to some of the songs later on.

[@tommccafferty5591]

I was going to mention Jim Steinman..

[@ccpotgieter]

Yes, I just wanted to mention him, seeing him on piano.

[@mrbiggin747]

Jim Steinman went on to wright for Celine Dion, Bonnie Tyler, Barbara Streisand, Air Supply, and others. At one point he had the number 1 and 2 songs on the top 100 with Total eclipse of the heart, and Making Love out of Nothing at All!!

[@BaronessErsatz]

He was worth a deviation from Female Fridays. Such a powerful voice.

[@LaPinturaBella]

One of the most heartbreaking songs ever. Who hasn't been in that scenario at least once?

[@barbarapacker5722]

When Amber said she knew this would be fun ... I mean, if getting your heart ripped out, then realizing you just did the same thing to someone else is your idea of fun. 😉 beautiful though. Meat Loaf can sing in a voice that pierces the soul. ❤

[@mimirussell6355]

This song has been with me for so many years. I know what he sang about in this song. RIP Meat. You are so missed.

[@rcovel1960]

"You Took the Words Right Out of my Mouth" is a great song

[@sjw5797]

That's Jim Steinman at the piano, who wrote all the songs in Meat's Bat Out of Hell album, as well as Bat Out of Hell II. Steinman wrote hits for other artists as well. "Total Eclipse of the Heart", sung by Bonnie Tyler, "Making Love Out of Nothing at All", sung and played by Air Supply", and others. Steinman was a nerdy guy who wrote grand, sweeping operatic rock songs, filled with passion, pathos, and wry humor. He died just a few months ago.

[@ianbarnard4963]

Steinman also produced his own album, Bad for Good. A good album in its own right, but his voice is not Meatloaf's.

[@stpnwlf9]

Steinman also wrote "Its All Coming Back to Me Now" which was a hit for Celine Dion. He would go on to assemble an album called 'Original Sin' by Pandora's Box, a group of four amazing female vocalists including Ellen Foley.

[@jpmnewyork]

@@stpnwlf9 Ellen Foley, who did the duets with Meat Loaf, was also a regular on the early seasons of Night Court.

[@stpnwlf9]

@@jpmnewyork and eventually replaced by Marlie Post. Yep. She was great.

[@PRMillette]

"I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" by Meat Loaf, another song that's not him rocking out, but it's a great song.

[@jbask3218]

100% Agree!!

[@krampus1349]

It’s definitely the one for them to react from

[@jeffsaviola2109]

Yes you guys need to do this song too

[@89801wink]

"For Cryin' Out Loud" also is another slower one.

[@user-ou3dm6th3x]

One of Meatloaf’s biggest fans will surprise many people. Luciano Pavarotti thought if Meat had pursued classical singing, he would have been considered as one if the greatest classical singers of all time. His range was impeccable and his voice was powerful. RIP Meat, you will be sorely missed.

[@beth3541]

He always wore a white shirt with a frill and had a redh handkerchief. He is amazing in concert, I saw him twice when he toured and camecto the UK. His concerts 1were 1always a sell out. 1ewas in live with this man since I was 18! RIP you will be so missed but have left a brilliant legacy behind. God bless ❤️

[@barryshapiro3349]

RIP Meat....This album was a HUGE part of my senior year in high school.

[@hubrisnaut]

me too. I passed the album down to my brother...

[@brendaadams3207]

Mine as well

[@tk72231968]

This song is about a girl that is in love with him, and he tells her he can't love her..then he reveals the same thing was done to him with the woman he loved. R.I.P. Meatloaf....he never considered himself a singer, but a performer who played a singer.

[@garyr8739]

I was about too clarify this point also. And he is one of my favorites. The wife and I always sing the alternating parts to PBTDBL every time it comes on the radio. Love his music, and of course, the writing by Jim.

[@michelekoop244]

It’s the same woman who now wants him back - he’s crying icicles because she told him the same when she broke up with him

[@user-yb1rm4ox9l]

I remember my daughter desperately wanting to go to his concert (she did). I didn't know who he was and looking him up and couldn't understand the appeal. I understand now. I really enjoyed this. I was spending all of my time teaching and wasn't up to date. Now my baby is 51 years old. RIP Meat Loaf.😢

[@madmax619]

I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That) is an amazing song by Meatloaf showing off his amazing voice for a more soft rock, he could do it all. R.I.P.

[@BillGraper]

"Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad" is a really sad song. I loved it as a kid, but I didn't realize the story until I got older. My interpretation is he could only love one woman, and she didn't love him back. Now it's years later, and he found someone who loves him... but he can't return the love because of the woman in his past. He'll always be hung up on her. He really DID tell the chorus from two different perspectives. Him in the present, and as we find out later, the only woman he'll ever love from the past. 😥 He's telling this woman the same thing the other woman told him years ago.

[@jaxmom9043]

Exactly how I interpreted it.

[@antimatter2380]

I always took it as that too but a year or so ago I read someone else's interpretation that suggested that it's the same woman. She came back after leaving him but since it crushed him and changed his perception of her, he can't love the new her because he's still hung up on the old her.

[@stlee25]

That was my interpretation as well

[@andrewsokol2717]

This is why I think it is the same woman (and I never realized this until a couple years ago when I also read it from another poster somewhere): Here are lyrics from the 1st verse (the current woman): I poured it on and I poured it out I tried to show you just how much I care I'm tired of words and I'm too hoarse to shout But you've been cold to me so long I'm crying icicles instead of tears And here are lyrics from the 2nd verse (woman from a long time ago): There's only one girl I'll ever love And that was so many years ago And though I know I'll never get her out of my heart She never loved me back Ooh I know Sounds like the same woman to me. She broke his heart many years ago, and now she wants to get back together. He can't get her out of his heart (because of their long relationship and the fact that he once did love her) and he wants and needs her, but he just can't love her anymore after she left his heart cold (made him cry icicles). If it were two different women, that first verse lyric wouldn't make much sense.

[@bawstonbredbeantownsfinest5249]

Same here, with most of the songs of his growing up my parents loved his songs so that is how I heard them and fell in love with them, but as i got older started realizing the story and meaning in them.

[@danjoda755]

Btw, special condolences to Meatloaf's daughter Pearl Aday, who sang with the backup singers behind her dad for years. I can only imagine her heartbreak in this sad day. 💔🌹🕊️

[@monicajean37]

GOOD thing she has her husband Scott Ian to comfort her..

[@ezpzeee]

Wasn't she also the daughter who was in the HBO series "CARNIVALE?"

[@arciefan]

"But you been cold to me so long, I'm crying icicles instead of tears" , "Looking for a ruby in a mountain of rocks, but their ain't no coup Deville hiding at the bottom of a crackerjack box". Golden lyrics! Great reaction!

[@Buckeyes-lq3bs]

Meatloaf was opera trained and had a 3 octave range. I saw him in concert twice and of the hundreds I have seen those were the best 2 concerts I ever saw.

[@cometogether999]

I'm not crying. I'm not crying, you're crying. R.I.P. Meat Loaf. I've purposely avoided this song until now, because I didn't want the water works to start.

[@leahrosamilia8006]

This made me cry too.

[@kellifranklin4432]

Yep, same here dammit.

[@kevinjones6829]

The world is a better place for having had such an incredible performer, and humble, kind man. Thanks for the memories, Meat. RIP

[@curmudgeon_OG]

are you delusional? humble and kind are 2 things he was not. He was a complete asshole to everyone around him.

[@barbarataulbee3180]

He was not Ana hole!!!!!!!

[@ronniefromOR]

❤

[@Timotaa]

You mentioned Meatloaf's theatrics. He was in fact an actor primarily. He was part of the original cast in the broadway play "Hair", as well as movies like "fight club", and the cult classic "Rocky Horror Picture show", two of his more popular appearances, but he was in many more movies and television shows as well. He actually got into music as an alternative career.

[@mosaic8117]

Part of the brilliance of Meat’s storytelling is the guy playing the piano behind him, Jim Steinman. Weird dude, but brilliant songwriter and Meat Loaf made his songs come to life.

[@CPny65]

"You'll never find your gold on a sandy beach, You'll never drill for oil on a city street, I know you're looking for a ruby In a mountain of rocks, But there ain't no Coupe de Ville hiding At the bottom of a Cracker Jack box." such amazing lyrics. I remember buying "Bat out of Hell" when it came out. I got it at Models record section. Yes before Models was all sports, it was actually a department store. R.I.P. Meat....

[@barryshapiro3349]

Oy, I remember Modells!! I used to buy records at Korvettes too.

[@spadoc-md]

I listen to this song just for that line....brilliant lyric.

[@gigitadych8876]

My favorite line is You've been cold to me so long "I'm crying ice cycles instead of tears".

[@guillermoguerrero1951]

Thank you for honoring Meat Loaf. R.I.P. MeatLoaf

[@malcolmr3]

IMO this is the most powerful song that Meatloaf ever did. It still amazes me that someone as big into blasting songs can deliver such a powerful ballad.

[@donnawoods8039]

It's so nice to hear young people appreciate all genres of music. This song makes me cry.

[@mimirussell6355]

Me too

[@renaissancepoet]

"Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" is the song that got me hooked on Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman's music. RIP, Meat. Now you and Jim can play for the angels.

[@omegathelast2347]

Same here.

[@nwredneckturner1508]

"Meatloaf is a genre" Truer words have never been spoken. There has never been another like him. RIP Meat, and thank you for the soundtrack of my childhood.

[@villaincorp7728]

💔💔💔💔💔

[@flynnjp19]

I would like to echo your comment, word for word

[@DavidBrianPaley]

As would I!!!!

[@trevorshields7347]

Add me to that comment

[@arizonasundevil5128]

Meatloaf was a great performer -- I love him so much. However, pay attention to the man on the piano - that is the brilliant Jim Steinman. Jim wrote the music and lyrics for the great songs like this one as well as all of the other music on Bat out of Hell 1 and 2. He and Meatloaf together were one of the greatest partnerships ever. We lost Jim a few months ago as well.

[@romystumpy1197]

I have his bat of hell album on cassette tape,

[@maxcorey8144]

Meatloaf is passion, plain and simple. Like Bruce Springstein he empties the tank every time. He considered himself an actor first, a singer second. Dan Rather does a great interview you should watch. One of the greatest rock singers of all time.

[@RG1202]

The lyrics start with him leaving the girl because he doesn’t love her. The lyrics end with him explaining the only girl he ever loved told him the same thing! Sad

[@clfrancis]

It was the same girl.

[@ciri1993]

She could be what he wanted not the other way around.

[@BOOMNERD51]

He was a real "First Cut is the Deepest" sort of romantic.

[@donalddixon6541]

@@clfrancis your not listening to it real good, CLEARLY 2 different women......

[@meredithchandler73]

@@clfrancis No, it's two different women. Start of the song he is sad to be leaving but he has been honest with the woman saying that he wants her, needs her, but will never love her. And then he talks about the only woman he'll ever love (a past relationship) and THAT woman said the same thing to him: I want you, I need you, I'm never going to love you.

[@kennethcelorio4937]

One of my favorite movies is The Rocky Horror Picture Show which featured some of him in it. He was a phenomenal artist in the music and film industries. He will be missed. RIP Meatloaf.

[@randyhochstein8455]

He also played the part of “Eddie” in Rocky Horror. ❤️✌🏼😎

[@marckusel5602]

None of his music

[@kennethcelorio4937]

My mistake I meant to say featured him in it.

[@Jillyconjem]

He was Eddie in RHPC, and performed “Hot Patootie, Bless My Soul”. That was 1975. My first exposure to him. I love that song, and his voice was so great. 💜

[@WhizzingFish12]

He sings every word with total conviction and DEMANDS your complete attention. He sucks you into his world (and equal kudos to Jim Steinman for giving him such fantastic material to work with).. I am not normally into 'theatrical rock" but Meatloaf is the exception. He had a rare gift and BOOH has been part of my collection since I was a young teen.

[@sharonchapman1949]

One of the best voices ever.

[@debbiejohnson3418]

You would love “I Would Do Anything for Love”. Best song. He is such a storyteller. You know he started out in theater and movies. He was in the original production of Rocky Horror and recreated the character in the movie version. He was brilliant in everything he did.

[@Michael75579]

There are a couple of versions of this. The album version may be a bit long for a reaction at 12 minutes, but there's the single version at 5 minutes. Make sure you get the original video as well, not a lyrics video; it adds a lot to the experience.

[@Xenon0000000000001]

@@Michael75579 The long version is so much better.

[@myrevival4325]

My favorite song of his.

[@Michael75579]

Forgot to mention Dead Ringer For Love, which is really just a straightforward rocker but still a lot of fun. It's another one you really need the proper video for.

[@RhiannonRowland]

Came here to say the same, love that song!

[@gh9111]

Just an unbelievably talented guy who was a powerhouse vocalist that drew in millions of fans worldwide. RIP .

[@Dpv6942]

Meatloaf brings so much emotion to his songs it feels like he really understands those feelings and can tap into them easily. In my mind, he was very underrated so I am thrilled that you two have found him and appreciate how good he really was. BTW, at the beginning of the song he is telling a woman he is never going to love her. Later in the song (where you guy stopped and talked) he says that there is only one girl that he ever loved and then goes on to sing about how she said she would never love him (but 2 out of 3 ain’t bad). ANOTHER GREAT SONG is You Took the Words Right Out of Mouth - awesome song.

[@gigantor62]

The only reason I bought the Bat out of Hell album in '78 was because of the single they put out on the radio " You Took the Words Right out of my Mouth." I never dreamed the rest of the album was so good. An actual story from start to end.

[@fnjesusfreak]

"On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?"

[@MarieAnne.]

@@fnjesusfreak First you have to answer this questionnaire.

[@chrismorgan283]

I finally got my youngest son to actually listen to this song, and his reaction made me laugh. He just said, "Damn, that's cold." Yes, yes it is...lol.

[@DrBeckyEm]

Beautifully done. Meatloaf sang beautifully! There will be another like him.

[@janiefernandez2460]

This is one of my all time favorite songs. RIP Meatloaf

[@rray848]

Great musician... thank you for honoring him. This was one of his most commercially successful songs. His other big one was "I Would Do Anything for Love (But I won't do that)". The video for that one is like a mini-movie. edit: My take on this song was always that the first part is him telling a woman that he can't love her but then at the end of the song he tells you why he couldn't love her because the only woman he ever truly loved did the same thing to him... that she wanted him, needed him, but couldn't love him and then left him. It's kind of an endless circle.

[@NOLAgenX]

That’s always been my take on the two parts of the song too. Very sad song.

[@danithompson1693]

💯💯💯 My take as well. Pretty clear, imo.

[@BillGraper]

That's my interpretation as well.

[@garyblackburn849]

"Few people understand this, as it is obscure: there is not a past love and a current girl in this. It's the same girl. She has changed her mind about him, but her inability to love him in the past has ruined it for him, so now even though she has changed her mind, the girl he once loved is gone as far as he is concerned." I remember this was a topic of conversation some years ago, and Meatloaf confirmed it. The woman left him because she didn't love him. When she tried to come back years later realizing she did love him, his love for her had died; he still wanted her, he still needed her, but he would never let himself love her again.

[@nealm6764]

Meatloaf didn't even write the song. It was Jim Steinman.

[@johnfoster5295]

Then why does he say "there is only one girl that I will ever love"?

[@clfrancis]

I've been arguing the same point on another comment. lol People have to consider the lyrics to all of the songs he performs. He's not going to sing a song without some deeper meaning. It's the same girl! I agree.

[@clfrancis]

@@johnfoster5295 Because she is the same girl physically, but she ripped his heart out. He does not think of her as the same girl that he loved.

[@normcmiller]

@@clfrancis doesn’t it really make more sense that he had his heart broken in his past and now he is in the same situation but reversed. To say “only one girl I ever loved” and have it be a version of the same girl seems like a reach. Sort of a Occam’s razor here.

[@cathy8964]

You can hear every word he sings because of his acting! Enunciation is perfect!! ❤

[@travisdurand5374]

It should be noted that this, and most of his songs were written by Jim Steinman, who also wrote Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse Of The Heart", and is responsible for Meatloaf's Genre, and who is also on piano in this song, and did additional vocals, along with Rory Dodd, and Eric Troyer, all three deserve recognition, and you definitely should check out their music...they are all terrific!

[@johncurtis7186]

It’s sad we are reaching that point in time, where we are losing some of our greatest musical artists, due to them simply getting older. I saw Meatloaf in concert back in 1988, and met him in 1994, when I worked for security at Fenway Park....he was a big baseball fan, and was there to sing the National Anthem. I greeted him at the clubhouse door, by saying, “it’s an honor to meet you Mister Loaf”. He seemed at least mildly amused ☺️

[@jessicaanne147]

Thank you for sharing this experience. I've heard from many that he was awesome to meet.

[@mikephillips8810]

It is very sad and I guess this happens to every generation when the older generation of their musical heroes start to die away. Tough to take!

[@bobbralee1019]

You can't praise Meatloaf without mentioning Jim Steinman, Jim wrote the songs Meatloaf delivered them with laser guided precision.

[@susankaman8519]

Meatloaf's fantastic voice and Steinman's songwriting were a perfect match. Meatloaf had other albums, but the ones that everyone knows are the two albums Steinman wrote for him.

[@andrewlayton9760]

Jim Steinman also wrote Total eclipse of the Heart (Bonnie Tyler).

[@jeffk.9075]

Steinman lo key wrote the love songs of a generation for Meatloaf, Bonnie Tyler, Celine Dion.

[@rhondawest8027]

That is exactly right guess we have just heard it most of our life and know it inside out or at least i do!!!❤

[@carolynwendt7821]

Each album was a theatrical play. When touring he sang from cover to cover as a true show!

[@sissybast3842]

Meatloaf’s songs were never just a song but an event!! I love this song. RIP Meat

[@chrisweppler1977]

Could Meatloaf earn a spot on your wall? He definitely should be there…

[@zs675]

"Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" is a must!!! It resurrected his career to relevance in the 90s.

[@LOKISlog7]

Always brings a tear to my eyes - the perfect song

[@brendamccutcheon3775]

Thank you guys for being so respectful to this wonderful man.

[@Gashouse69]

In case your unaware, Meatloaf was a pretty good actor too. He was in numerous movies and tv appearances.

[@Cashcrop54]

I was shocked to hear that Meat Loaf passed this morning. He had a huge personality and he will be missed by all music lovers. He was in the Rocky Horror Picture Show as well. Great performer.

[@michaelbarclay5016]

This one was the first one we heard on the radio. For context, I just turned 59 and my cousin is 61; she absolutely loved this! I became more of a fan in college because of Rocky Horror Picture Show. Meatloaf plays Eddie and sings one number, Hot Patootie, near the middle of the film. You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth is also worth a reaction, as is, the video of I Would Do Anything For Love with Meatloaf as either a Vampire or The Beast from Beauty And The Beast.

[@flynnjp19]

So great to see the younger generation hearing this classic breakup song for the first time! I've had this song playing in my head on and off since it came out in 1977. Meat Loaf considered himself an actor first and a singer second, he appeared in over 60 movies and films

[@bigsteve9279]

He quit ‘working’ for a minute… to be a great dad AND coach his girls softball team for years. ⚾️ ❤️

[@bigsteve9279]

Wow! 🥎 I didn’t realize that he actually coached his GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM too!!! That’s a trip 😳

[@martiwest2594]

Please do another one by Meatloaf called Getting Away and Im Gonna Lover gem for Both of t

[@martiwest2594]

@@bigsteve9279 two of the players Pearl and Amanda

[@davidharkin8554]

Just imagine....... brilliant . Never swanted to be a young girl before hi fuck!!!! Jaysus!!!

[@davidharkin8554]

​@@bigsteve9279can't do this twice.......

[@fightneagle1255]

Just heard a GREAT story about Meat Loaf. Prince Andrew, who we all know is in a bit of trouble at the moment, once tried to shove Meat Loaf into a mote because he thought that his wife and Meat Loaf were flirting. Meat Loaf grabs him and Prince Andrew says, "you can't touch me, I am a royal." Meat Loaf replied, " I don't give a 💩 who you are." Then shoved him back!!! Pretty rock and roll if you ask me! 💯🍖🍞💪🤘👊

[@drdr76]

It's like the story of the Olympics in the early 1900s when the flag bearer for the US didn't dip the flag as it passed the king, when questioned as to why he said, "this flag dips for no king" Excellent response and the way many Americans feel. Sadly, more and more Americans don't understand this as they pay homage to English royalty on the cover of magazines and in news videos all the time. I just shut it off. I could care less about the Queen or whoever is next in line, silver spoon in mouth.

[@martinosborne2842]

As a UK citizen I have always respected your president, the queen is our head of state and deserves the same respect, as regards some of the rest of the royal family......

[@stormy7722]

Amber that color looks awesome on you. Also Meatloaf is an ICON.

[@Trainwheel_Time]

These videos aren't done live. These are just videos produced to look like the band playing a live show. Which was a great way to capture them and let them stand on their own. But these are the studio versions that you hear on the album played over the live action footage shot on a set.

[@niceguy5976]

R.I.P. Meatloaf. I knew when I heard the sad news that Jay and Amber would do a tribute. You two rock!

[@Shrykespeare]

The first male to be featured on a Friday in many, many months. But circumstances definitely warrant it. RIP Mr. Loaf.

[@robertg7396]

I think today in particular, you should react to his song "Heaven Can Wait". It's a beautiful, sad, and poignant song. But it's so fitting for his untimely passing. RIP Meat Loaf 💔

[@rickcain4736]

By far my all time fav Meat Loaf song...beautiful indeed.

[@knowingyourmind]

I just finished watching your vid about Paradise by the Dashboard Light. Meatloaf hit upon so many truths in his songs. PBTDL is one of them. It's a classic, it's funny, it's loud, it's fast-moving. On the other end of the spectrum is this song, and I'm so thankful you put this one up, as well. I would not even care to think of how many people have lived the scenario presented in this song. There is no other song that comes as close to the definition of "bittersweet" as this song does. Just another one of the shining facets of the gift Meatloaf gave to us all.

[@Bleedblackandgold51]

I've got to say that you two just brighten up my day. A truly great couple.

[@christophercrowder872]

"Bat Out of Hell" is the greatest rock and roll record ever recorded, and at least half the reason is the way Meatloaf brought Jim Steinman's lyrics to life. R.I.P.

[@probably_afk]

no lies found in above statement..

[@mamoulianzaphod]

The man playing the piano in the background is Jim Steinman who wrote many of Meat Loaf's biggest hit songs. He also wrote hits for other artists including two songs you reacted to sung by Bonnie Tyler.

[@michaelkeefe8494]

Steinman passed away in 2021. Meatloaf's voice, Steinman's lyrics and Todd Rundgren's production combined to make Bat Out Of Hell a legendary album

[@jlilley73]

Meat Loaf made several albums without Jim, but they were all flops apparently.

[@danielsitzmann8592]

I saw him in concert many years ago. Nose bleed seats. It didn't matter. That show rocked... the whole stadium was singing every word.

[@leandragilmour2806]

You two bring me joy! This loss hurts and thank you for this! 🇨🇦

[@wl5997]

RIP to the master of “Power Ballads”. Grew up listening to him cruising the streets with my girlfriend (now wife). He will be missed. One of our favorites is “I would do anything for love”. Check it out.

[@smittygee003]

I give that title to Air Supply, that's all they did lol. but he was one of the best at it.

[@drakingson]

Check out Total Eclipse of the Heart if you want a power ballad!

[@glennelfmann3143]

lyrics by Jim Steinman, who wrote the most of Meatloaf's songs.

[@ginamarandino6451]

I hope that he and Jim Steinman are up there in the holy choir raising hell

[@keithosmond5730]

Lyrics and music.

[@richardb6260]

Lyrics AND music.

[@KellyHoward-ie1qs]

And look up what else Steinman wrote, for others. Incredible.

[@wisdomoftheearlychristians2037]

He had an unbelieavable range and control; like Freddie Mercury, he could have been an opera singer; such was his talent, control and range, and diminuendo. His songs, and this album in particular, was a a work of art. For crying out Loud, I kmow I love you. is one of his best. my personal favorites. You ought to listen to Desperado and Wasted time by the Eagles for sheer beauty, depth of lyrics and arrangement. Wasted time is still one of my favorites. Also, This is it, by Kenny Loggins which he wrote for his father when he was fighting cancer, has helped me through many difficult times in life.

[@marilynlotz7845]

You guys did a great job with this! Thanks for honoring Meatloaf!

[@Shrykespeare]

RIP Marvin Lee Aday, aka Meat Loaf. I hope you guys will do "I Would Do Anything For Love" at some point. I also will never forget his role in the original Rocky Horror Picture Show.

[@kellifranklin4432]

He was so fantastic in The Rocky Horror Picture Show!

[@Treborpyn]

He wrote and performed Rock Operas. If you listen to his albums from beginning to end, it tells a complete story. I’ve been brutally corrected. Edit Jim Stienmen receives the writing credit.

[@keithosmond5730]

He didn't write any of his hits (if he wrote any songs). This song, along with everything else on Bat Out Of Hell, and I would Do Anything For Love, were all written by Jim Steinman (who died last year).

[@gregfagan199]

Jim Steinman gets the writing credit.

[@peezdoc]

@@gregfagan199 yeah, Jim Steinman wrote every song on Bat 1 and 2 plus I think 2 other albums for Meat Loaf. He also wrote Total Eclipse of the Heart for Meat Loaf to sing but the record company didn't want to pay him for the song so Jim Steinman gave it to Bonnie Tyler and it turned out to be a massive hit for her.

[@shall9864]

You were both right about who left. There were two love stories. He told her and left in the first. The he tells about the only girl he will ever love and how she told him that and packed her bags and walked out that door at some time in the past. This is one of the best albums of all time. The whole album is a story and should be listened to from start to finish. Would love to see you react to Pentatonix "Hallelujah"

[@MarieAnne.]

There are actually two girls in this song. The first girl, in the present, is the one Meatloaf speaks to when he sings _"I want you , I need you, but there ain't no way I'm ever gonna love you..."_ Then he goes on to explain to this girl that there's only one girl he'll ever love, _"and that was so many years ago."_ It was this other girl, from his past, who said to him _"I want you, ..."_

[@NOLAgenX]

Thank you for covering Meat Loaf today. He had a long and wonderfully entertaining career. Also, I saw earlier you got a nice shout out from Andy & Alex!

[@leahrosamilia8006]

This made me cry. I rarely cry when a famous person dies, (Richie Havens, Jeff Buckley and JFK Jr.) but watching this, I wept. Thanks for the memories Meat and Rob Squad. ❤️

[@wallyllama2926]

Me too. Such a great loss. I was super saddened by John Ritter and Prince.

[@timcook6566]

This is the Our Song for my wife and I. It was our first dance at our wedding, and people looked at us like we were insane. What they failed to grasp (after being told) was that this was the first song that she was able to drag me out onto the dance floor with when we were dating. I wish I had gotten those bets in writing at our wedding...so many people told me to my face that we would never last. Partly because of that song, and partly because we got engaged after dating for an entire two weeks. I laugh now because this Friday will be our 33rd anniversary!

[@lisapa297]

👍👍👏👏👏

[@freddi7588]

the best song i heard by meatloaf is - Heaven can wait !

[@marlenabaker9894]

I was probably 12 when this came out. This one hurts, RIP

[@CygnusKC]

The beginning of the song is HIM telling his current girl that he'll never love her (even though he wants her to stay the night because of the snowstorm outside... and because he does "want" and "need" her.) But she's crying and wants to leave. He tells her about the "only girl that I've ever loved" long ago. The last verse shows how that old girlfriend never loved him back and broke up with him using the same phrase that he's now ironically using to end his current relationship.

[@timme2844]

This song delivers all the melodies and harmonies sang with most authentic soul and genuine lyrics tethered to an inescapable and sadly relatable irony. You will never get more from any other love song so beautifully delivered as in this timeless rock ballad. ❤️

[@michelekoop244]

It’s the same woman who now wants him back.

[@Cissy777]

@@michelekoop244 no

[@duttyow8766]

@@Cissy777 it's the same woman from the beginning, that's the genius of the song, it's in reverse.

[@robertgivens1796]

same girl in both parts of the song. he got over her

[@enminghee2926]

This song is sweeping, sorrowful, melancholy yet nuanced with a deadpan sense of humor about itself (there ain't no coupe de ville hiding at the bottom of a crackerjack box). It recognises that there's something silly in pursuing someone who cannot return your love, but also how tragic it is to like someone but not be able to love them. But hey, that's how life is and you gotta take the bad with the good in relationships.

[@ivanlajoie783]

Meatloaf delivered with every one of Jim Steinman's songs and lyrics. Every song was a theatrical performance. He gave all of himself.

[@tiacalhoun3841]

Most amazingly theatrical entertainment ever…I would do anything for love is a MUST and y’all were both right….he said it in the first verse to the girl he was with at the time and it was because the love of his life had said it to him many years before RIP Meatloaf

[@dorothystorry1733]

Meatloaf songs are stories.. He was a true story teller… RIP Meatloaf….

[@andrewpayne4466]

Jom Steiman was the story teller and meat was the interprter of what he wrote.

[@bsanderfer]

@@andrewpayne4466 Yeah, people don't seem to realize that all of Meat Loaf's big hits were written by Jim Steinman, who was a master with lyrics. He also wrote "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" by Air Supply, "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler and some great songs for the "Streets of Fire" soundtrack. We also lost Jim Steinman not that long ago...

[@drdr76]

The best muscians are.

[@drdr76]

@@bsanderfer Wow! Thanks for that. I didn't know some of my other favorites were written by the same guy.

[@matthawkins8880]

@@andrewpayne4466 nobody gives credit to the writers.

[@tonycannon7374]

Meatloaf was a Opera singer in his younger days. Performing in Operas landed him a part in the popular movie "Rocky Horror Picture Show". Jim Steinmann, discovered him when he was searching for that voice to perform the album, "Bat Out of Hell", that was already written before Meatloaf got involved. Meatloaf had nothing to do with writing the lyrics

[@bpuryea]

Bat Out of Hell Debut album 43 million albums sold Certified 14x Platinum Composed by Jim Steinman Produced by Todd Rundgren Performed by the incomparable Meat Loaf One of my favorites