Amen

You must be confused. His name is Robert Paulsen

@@DrkKnyght1981Paulsen was his character’s name in Fight Club. Born Marvin but changed later to Michael Lee Aday.

@@terrylynnmenendez1135 Yes. I know. It was a joke.

@@DrkKnyght1981 It can be so hard to grasp nuances from texts...

he was the fat lady!

Oh my god !!!! Is it ture that Meatloaf has doed ???? Please say its not ture !!!! 😭😭😭😭😭🇨🇾🇨🇾🇨🇾🇨🇾🇨🇾 ☠️☠️🤩🤩

@@xarisstylianou yes.

The difference being that Queen wrote theirs. Meatloaf only exists because Jim Steinman lost his voice and hired Meat to sing his songs. Jim sounds almost identical (not *as* good, but very close).

Songs written by Jim Steinman Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf Heaven Can Wait - Meat Loaf Holding Out For A Hero - Bonnie Tyler I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) - Meat Loaf It's All Coming Back to Me Now - Celine Dion Making Love Out Of Nothing At All - Air Supply Paradise By The Dashboard Light - Meat Loaf Read 'Em And Weep - Barry Manilow Read 'Em And Weep - Meat Loaf Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through - Meat Loaf Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad - Meat Loaf You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) - Meat Loaf

Bat out of Hell is a classic

Yes!!!

OH MY GOD! What a list!

The lyrics typified a generation. I bet 90% of all men aged 30-60 relate. That said, have you guys heard Bat Outta Hell??? If you want the music, check it out. The last minute especially; the man could just. Plain. WAIL! Later, after kind of self-destroying his voice, not so much. Odd note: Google Meat doing the national anthem at the MLB allstar game in 94. Classic.

The album

I've read that Todd thought it was a parody of Bruce Springsteen and produced it like one.

@jackal59 Some of the E street musicians played on it, as did musicians from Utopia.

Much of the album sounds like Springsteen and I believe it was produced by the same people.

"Persistence to prevail".

Same! There is or never will be another Meatloaf!

Accolades.

Do you think Jack Black was influenced by meatloaf!

Never thought about that before! But now you say that, I can see quite a few similarities in Jack Black. I've not watched the original an best Rocky Horror in years! Way to call my sister an rectify that!

He was also in Hair - first the Los Angeles show, but eventually he found his way to the Broadway production

He was a lead in the movie Roadie

Never forget Pick of Destiny!!!

He had oxygen tanks off stage. Often after his concerts he would be laying on his back on the floor receiving oxygen. This song was used in 5EX education classes to teach heat of the moment thinking.

His CHOSE to forfeit his life with his covid-denying, anti-vax right-wing stupidity. I have ZERO sympathy. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes...

That was fantastic!!

Up till now my favorite was their reaction to Home Free, Man of constant sorrow. Now I’m just torn… 😂

This reaction is hilarious, they are so funny 😅😂😅😂

I've watched a bunch of reactions to this and these guys were one of the only ones to immediately get what was going on, from the baseball metaphor (amazed how many ppl don't get that) to disappointment when he caved to her demand, to cracking up when he was wishing for the end of time as soon as he said it. Great reaction!

@@MiniTrainLocoI love the Constant Sorrow one too - I’m just disappointed that everyone reacts to the Home Free version instead of the one from Oh Brother Where Art Thou, by Dan Tyminski.

Excellent suggestion!

Classic

AWWWWWSUM

Maybe they'll give you a cookie!

You did good, excellent choice.

Directly stolen from the Opera Template. Pure genius! ❤😊

Actually the woman in the video is Karla DeVito and only went on the tour performing this with Meatloaf. She is lip-synching to the music as sung by Ellen Foley who is the one on the recording.

So true; in the 70s I had the album and played it all the time. In the 80s I had it on cassette tape, I had it on CD in the 90s, and even to this day I have it on my playlist lol. Never gets old.

Despite how much it rocks, which it certainly does, it almost seems more fitting for Broadway than the record store. It'd feel more appropriate for it to win a Tony than a Grammy. Hell, throw in Meatloaf's performance on stage and the resulting music videos, it could practically garner an EGOT all on it's own, if it was ever released in theaters.

No matter who was about to sing, as soon as I heard the first few chords, I would instantly recognize a Jim Steinman song. It was obvious to me instantly with "All Coming Back to Me" and my friends couldn't understand how I knew, while I, on the other hand, couldn't understand how they could not realize the genius of his style.

Agree 100%

RIP Meatloaf Meatloaf songs sucked. None of us high-schoolers in the late 70's - mid 80's were even mentioning Meat Loaf songs. I believe any kid caught humming a Meatloaf song would've walked across the graduation-stage, with a severe limp. 🤣

💯 😂

It's often the other way around. Girls are casual and boys mistake a bit of fun for love and get all cow-eyed. This isn't the 50s.

Be honest, did you do the lip-syncing during the last part of the song, with a friend, using your hand as a mic? 😂

I think it was late 70s

This was from the late 70s...I was in high school when this came out.

I was in college in the early 90s and when this came on at a party, everyone would be signing it at the top of their lungs, dancing around. Some songs hold the test if time. Even these young men seem to like it, over 40 years later. I would like them to do 2 out of 3 Ain’t Bad as well.

I was lucky enough to meet him. The summer of 79 at age 12, I visited my sister in NYC. She was a waitress at Barrymore's, a restaurant/bar in the Theater District. I sat at the bar during her shift. Sometimes she sent me off to Broadway shows with some of her theater friends or let me walk to a movie. One day, Meatloaf sat right next to me. We had a nice chat while I drank cokes and ate olives from the garnish set-up. He was super sweet. I'll never forget that.

That's how I was raised, a Man's word should be his most valued possession

Exactly. It was about living up to your word and honoring your commitments. They both did, eventhough they longed for the carefree days of yesteryear full of potential before they were weighed down by the realities of adulthood.

Yep best musical time!

Yes, I had the same experience while parking, but I already had been with my boyfriend for awhile, but we laughed about how true to nature the lyrics are, in any age, between a guy and girl, and coming of age! Those were good times and we did grow up in an amazing time! I feel for kids today because I wonder if they'll ever get a chance to experience some of the good things we had back then...like we knew not to trust our government, but loved our country, but now it seems backwards, they love the Democrat's form of socialist government and trust the gov't, while hating our country 😳🙄🤔 What's goin on ⁉️🇺🇸✝️🙏

@@theswordoftruth-dn9yc I agree completely! Thanks for sharing!! ❤️

@@theswordoftruth-dn9yc Why don't you leave that out of it and just go with the music. Who's those theys you're talking about? You don't see the lying and cheating?

@@joanmayfield4791 You're not wrong, but neither is that person, and it is somewhat relevant here. I was one of those brainwashed people for a couple years, to some extent, and it's liberating to know that and try to help others open their eyes to the BS.

I didn't realize that. Rizzuto was great.

​@@flakathy890That makes 2 of us!!👍🏻

@@flakathy890 wow forgot all about Phil Rizzuto till now

@@LongIslandLinda-lm2ev I had, too, until joebep mentioned him.

Definitely gotta do Bat Out Of Hell

Hell, yeah! Do Bat out of Hell. Am having that @ my memorial when I'm dead.

Interesting. Whats #1?

@@MikeDiggity Thriller Michael Jackson

yes, my brother… Older brother… Had this album when I was first getting old enough to listen to rock and enjoying pop/rock. This is one of my favorite songs when I “stole “his album to keep in my room L O L. Yes, that was the days of record players ha ha great song, great voice, and the girl was just I think they’re for that song only.

His dad called him meat. Apparently, his dad wasn't the warmest individual. That's where the Meatloaf sobriquet came from.

Ironically enough, he was a vegetarian.

LOL - the bars on Court Street played him in 81-85 too, as I recall!!!

Go Bucks!

Yes, in college 90-94 (in PA) and this was played at every party or bar, got everyone dancing and singing!

The All-Star game (MLB) in 94 was sung by Meat. Indescribable!! Worth seeing clip for the music, also the times/era. All the players standing as he sang, their caps over their hearts and meaning it.

Phil didn’t realize at the time what exactly his play by play was gonna be used for. Rumor has it he was quite angry.

@@lisafalcione537 Yup, Phil said if he had known the true story behind the song, he would have refused to have done the play by play

He has a very unusual voice. Love it.

Written by Bruce Springsteen

@@LB-br6xx 100%!

JIM STEINMAN - writer TODD RUNDGREN - arranger/guitar MAX WEINBERG - E Street band/ drums ROY BITTAN - E Street band /piano ELLEN FOLEY - girl-singer ( beyond appearance) KARLA DEVITO - girl-singer in video

And don't forget Ellen Foley

Prom in my day. Who would play that at a wedding lol😂

Yes, I love when the guys and girls do that.

​@@happyretireeshcA lot...I was at a couple of weddings in the 90s where the same thing happened. Hell, people love playing "Every Breath You Take" by The Police at weddings thinking it's a love song.