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Rest in peace the late great Meatloaf. ,, you must listen to his other big hits

Two Out Of Three is one great by Meatloaf.

Flash back when I met my wife, 1st time in her car I noticed Meatloaf in her cassette deck. I knew then we were meant to be together. 3 kids later & 4 grandkids it’s been heaven & we still sing our parts in this song to the younger ones in the family. They all think we think we’re nuts. Lol

Surprised you didn't mention him being in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

I checked the credits on this one. Todd Rungren produced, Max Weinberg played drums and Edgar Winter was on sax. Unreal combo.

The woman in the video is Carla DeVito, but that's not her voice. That's Ellen Foley. She did the original recording, but couldn't go on the tour because she was already on contract to appear as a regular on the TV show Night Court. Carla actually did sing out on the tour, but this whole production was just for the video so they went with the song as people knew it. All of the songs by Meatloaf were written by Jim Steinman who plays piano in them. Jim and Meat both passed away within months of each other, may they truly find the peace in rest that was so elusive in life. This particular album literally doesn't have a single bad song on it and is one of the best selling albums of all time. The songs Bat Out Of Hell, Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad and Heaven Can Wait are particularly masterpieces. However, the crown jewel of the album is For Crying Out Loud... perhaps the single greatest love song ever written

One thing I can say about meatloaf is he gave everything he had in his performance

Meatloaf was an icon and one of my all time favorites.

That entire album is a masterpiece. Every song stands up.

That is Phil “The Scooter” Rizzuto (HoF), AL MVP 1950, 5x All-Star, 7-time World Series Champ, World War 2 Veteran long time Yankees play by play man doing the baseball play by play

The woman in the video is not the singer on the recording…just for the video and then on tour, I believe. Meatloaf, the singer/performer hit it big in the seventies!

Meatloaf was such a great talent! RIP 😢

7:17 " He's gonna slide in head first" - 🤣🤣🤣

Back in the day, at parties, on school buses on bus trips, etc. girls would sing the girl parts and guys would sing the guy parts.

Meatloaf is a crowd pleaser. Check out “For Crying Out Loud.” It’s also from the Bat Out of Hell album and one of the best love songs ever.

Michael Lee Aday...RIP Jim Steinman.........RIP

The woman in the video is Karla devito she lipsync the real voice was from Ellen Foley she was also an actress she was in I think just the first season of night court ✌️

I keep saying that I haven’t seen Meat Loaf look that scared, since Tim Curry was chasing him with an ice axe in Rocky Horror

Depending on the source you listen to, "Bat Out of Hell" is still ranked between 7th and 15th on the all time album sales list. It is right up with all the well known heavy hitters.

with meatloaf it was never just a song , it was a big production.

I hope you'll do more Meat Loaf. He has dozens of great songs and the whole Bat Out of Hell record is a masterpiece.

Lucky enough to see him Live Twice back in the early 90's. (Once on the Front Row) and other than an over the top, bombastic performance that was spot on, I remember him after about every 3 songs how much he truly thanked everyone for buying, listening and seeing his Art. I'm old and been to hundreds and hundreds of Concerts in my days, but I don't think there was an Artist more Humble than him. And you could tell he Truly meant it. RIP Big Man with the Voice...

coming up i never gotten into Meatloaf till i was alot older, I remember watching Rocky horror picture show with Meat loaf in the movie this song was on the sound track, i do enjoy pretty much all of Bat out of hell series, all 3 was great just a shame spotify does not have Bat out of Hell 3 which is my fav of the 3. p 2 is just as good Love Objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer then they are. Lifes a lemon, good to see you cover meatLoaf

Seeing him live was an experience I will always treasure. My husband and I went to his concerts to celebrate or anniversaries. The bat out of Hell was spectacular!

(5:08) Her control is just stellar. She is a chorus, alone.

Oh how things changed from really wanting her to praying for the end time just in the length of one song. Oh, those teenage hormones, lol. Meatloaf, birth name: Marvin Lee Aday, “I got it when I was four days old ― not the ‘Loaf’ part, just the ‘Meat,’” he says. Born in Texas, Meat Loaf says his father was the one responsible for coming up with the first part of his moniker. “I was born bright red, so the doctor suggested that they should keep me in the hospital for a few days. My dad actually spoke like this...” Meat Loaf says, switching to a deep Southern accent. “’So, uh, I want you to name my son there ― because he looks like nine-and-a-half pounds of ground chuck ― I want you to put a name tag on the front of that plastic crib and it say ‘Meat’ on it.’” The hospital staff complied. “They stuck that printed card [that] said ‘Meat,’ and that was it,” Meat Loaf says. The second half of his stage name came when Meat Loaf, a sizable teen football player, was in eighth grade. “I stepped on a coach’s foot and he screamed, ‘Get off my foot, you hunk of meat loaf!’” he says.

"Will you love me forever?"... No. Absolutely classic! 😂

Written by the great Jim Steinman, R.I.P.

I would do anything for love is a Meatloaf must if you never heard it. Fantastic song and epic music video.

He was also in the movie Rocky Horror picture show

one of the first videos that played on MTV

I was born in 1964 the last year of the Baby Boomers. I am 59 years old and glad I grew up in the 60's and 70's and 80's during a golden era of music. I found your channel when I saw your Meatloaf reaction.

she needs to hear 2 out of 3, anything for love and bat out of hell etc. So many great hits

This song was a better birds and bees talk than most of us got from our parents. At least a warning that actions have consequences.

Great song and video. Love the channel guys.

first time i saw this was on SNL, that whole album is good. really surprised you didn't mention Rocky horror

I had this on 8-track and album...next to my Head East!

The entire album was written and produced by Jim Steinman, who had a background in musical theatre. He wanted to write a rock opera, like Tommy, and this was originally part of the story. Meat had recorded a couple of albums before this that didn't go very far, and Jim picked Meat, in part, because of his musical theatre background. They caught lightning in a bottle and this was the best album either of them ever produced, up until BOoH II. The play-by-play for the ball game was done by baseball Hall of Fame broadcaster Phil Rizzuto, who broadcast games for the New York Yankees on radio. It's not taken from an actual baseball game, though. Jim told him what he wanted, how long he needed it to be, and Phil went in the vocal booth and did it off the top of his head.

Expose her to the whole concept album of Operation:Mindcrime by Queensryche and blow her mind. Do the official 1988/9 live video concert.

Meatloaf has a pretty decent amount of good music on his discography. I would do anything, 2 out of 3 ain’t bad, rock and roll dreams to name a few. Unfortunately Mr. Meatloaf passed away about 2 years ago.

MEATLOAF WAS AN AWESOME PERFORMER AND SINGER,MEATLOAF WILL ALWAYS TRULY BE MISSED,I DON’T KNOW WHO WAS SINGING WITH HIM BUT SHE IS AN AWESOME PERFORMER AND SINGER TOO,THE BOTH OF THEM WORK SO WELL TOGETHER!!!👍👍👍

I'm 59 and this was released when I was 13. We were all looking forward to getting our drivers license, which seemed a lifetime away. One of the greatest performances of all time. Not a song to play before you go to the drive in.

One of the best albums ever made from the most underrated artist ever

The album "Bat out of hell" has been a banger then and still is!

we played that album at parties a lot through high school

Michael Lee Aday described himself as an actor that could also sing. His ability to sing is nothing short of tremendous, but theatre was his passion.

please continue your journey into the pure talent of MeatLoaf, And the many different types of songs that made him the legend.

It was long ago and it was far away and it was so much better than it is today

Loved Alexis' reaction!! Yep it's a comedy. The actual song "Bat Out of Hell" is a tragedy, and overall my fav Meat Loaf song. Hope they react to it someday.

i was stunned when i saw this-what a duet!

Not only was Meat Loaf a fantastic singer, but he was an excellent actor, as evidenced by this video. Brilliant!

Bat Out of Hell was a masterpiece. As a kid I thought it was 'the baseball song' 😂

Omg one of my favorite meatloaf songs

I LOVE this song. Every bit of it. The changes, the baseball footage and play-by-play, the theatrics, the MUSICIANSHIP! Great chemistry and it's just a fun song and video. Great story-telling, too!

Micheal Lee Aday - AKA "Meatloaf" was a husky boy growing up... supposedly his father nicknamed him Meatloaf for his size. He got into musical theatre in college and was actually good enough to earn a part in the Broadway production of the 1970's rock anthem, HAIR. He was an incredible theatrical presence and could belt out very complicated lyrics and songs... he earned a role in the ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW and would split his time between acting and music. For a while there, Meatloaf (the band) was considered one of the LOUDEST performing bands in the world (to the point where Michael was visibly seen bleeding from his ears on stage). It wasn't long thereafter that the lines between the BAND Meatloaf and Michael's identity as the SINGER Meatloaf started blurring and Michael would just stop being called by his real name and people would start calling him Meat Loaf (Mr. Loaf, as it were). He would continue performing and acting throughout his lifetime... appearing on the TV reality show, The Apprentice and in the film Fight Club. His performance style is often referred to as "Rock Opera" with incredible theatrics on stage and in his music videos. Personally, I *love* his entire body of work ... there's a certain sad tragedy to many of his songs which reflected his own personal demons ... he always felt like he never measured up, he wasn't good enough to be a "star" - and his self doubts caused him great psychological turmoil (at one point, he couldn't even perform anymore because his vocal cords would lock up - and it turned out, he was mentally blocking his own performances because he didn't think he deserved the love and adulation he was receiving on stage)* *From a VH1 interview and biography I saw on his life He's got SO many great songs... I've spent DAYS listening to them over & over.

Song for Song, "Bat out of Hell" is the best album ever.

Great selection. Memories.

I'm gonna turn off you tube and go and listen the whole album ....again... One of the greatest albums ever.

Forget Fight Club, Meat's first appearance was Rocky Horror Picture Show.

I always enjoy watching the reaction when we hit “So now I’m praying for the end of time…”

You can tell his training was in musical theater! He knew how to put on a show! RIP, Meat.

Iconic song and you're right we all remember!

Karla Devito is also known for singing the song "We Are Not Alone" from The Breakfast Club movie soundtrack.

Meatloaf started his career in NYC doing Musicals. U can also see him younger as "Rocky" in the 25th Anniversary movie/musical with the GREAT Tim Curry and a young Susan Surrandon in the "Rocky Horror Picture show". Later U can see him playing ans singing as the father to a young Jack Black in his movie/musical "Tenacious D and The Pick Of Destiny" in the first song "Kick-A-Poo". He always said he was an actor of could just happen to sing.

Best reaction to this song!

I hear this every so often. I'm a little older than Burch. Brings back memories of "parking" up on Tricycle Hill, where bases were earned. Very sentimental for me. First kisses, and other firsts. Long ago and far away, it was so much better than it is today.

I had a group of friends that I would hang out with at a night club and this was their favorite song at the time. Santa

HELLO! Can you say “Rocky Horror Picture Show”! I think Meat Loaf was a nickname he acquired back playing high school football.

Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad Excellent song.

My then High School girlfriend and I were in my car listening to this IRL. Everything was the same except we didn't get married so didn't have to deal with that. We're still FB friends. His real name was Marvin Lee Aday. He got his nickname by his dad when he played football in High School. He had many movie appearances over the years. Including but not limited to "Rocky Horror Picture Show", "Fight Club" and "Wayne's World". This song was written by the late Jim Steinman He also played keyboard on this song. I wish I could have seen them in concert but sadly it never happened. I still have the "Bat out of hell" LP BTW they were BOTH regretting their commitment to each other. "It was long ago, and it was far away. So much better than it is today".

This song exactly personifies why many GenX kids childhoods were so messed up. This is what happen with many of our parents. After he says he’ll love her to the end of time, and then that he’s praying for the end of time. He states “I’ll never break my promise or forget my vow”. Many of us were conceived this way. Our parents stayed together even though they weren’t truly in love. They didn’t believe in divorce.

Remember listening to this album in the Iraqi desert every night back in 2003 helped out no end

Hiii everyone!!!

Yup! ❤

This hit the radio when I was in basic training. Since then I've had probably a dozen copies of the album. Every cut is just majestic.

someone mentioned the baseball play by play and who did it.... One of the greatest of all time Phil Rizzutto did the narration. Later on he told how he was tricked into doing this because if he had know what the song was really about he would not have done it. BUt it goes so well with the "He is gonna score" theme. I can not help but sing along to this one whenever I hear it.

He also played Eddie in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."

He's been referred to as the Godfather of Rock'n Roll.... very much adjacent to Queen/Joel. During one of the first times I stayed at my Dad's house (for an entire summer) so he could get to know me, realized I liked Queen, and asked if I liked musicals. He nearly flipped when I pulled out my jean backpack and dumped a decade's worth of cassette tapes and walkman and most of my music was RHPS, Queen, Phantom of the Opera, Elton John and MJ, he turned about-face and walked away without saying a word. I thought I insulted him, or maybe he just hated the theater. I was suddenly a bit self-conscious about my music collection. I was 11 or 12, with spiked hair and ripped jeans, and about as graceful as salmon going upstream.... I had very little "cool" in me, as my original Milli-Vanilli tape can attest to. A minite or two (and a puddle of nervous sweat later), my Dad comes back in the room and hands me this cassette with this guy on a demonic-looking motorcycle, with a big old grin on his silly face, and urged me to give this a shot. I was INSTANTLY HOOKED... and later raised my daughter on Meatloaf. She can hear a few lines of any song and know which one I was listening to when I turned the car off last time. Now (like Battlestar Galactica) it's just required listening... not gonna sit on my couch and havent appreciated even ONE part of it.... it's a damn shame to be standing for quite so long. 🤣 ... if people only realiized how serious I am about it! 🤣 But Loaf....has a completely separate place in my heart. His passing hit hard.

When this came out, albums didn't always include the lyrics, and mine didn't have them. Some singers were not easy to comprehend, so it was more about the arrangement of the music and whatever lyrics you could decipher. The title and cover gave parents fits. If you wanted to add this to your collection, you had to plead with more pros than cons.

You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth 👍 from the same show and watch Kickapoo with Jack Black and Dio 🤘

The entire album is a concept album. In the opening song, Bat Outta Hell, our Protagonist is killed in a motorcycle accident, and the rest of the album is his recalling the important memories of his life.

Meatloaf was also in Rocky Horror Picture Show. You should play her, Alice's Restaurant parts I and II

The theater in this was pretty epic. Love her and the innocent looks she gives. There are other videos of this where she is actually singing. This is dubbed with the studio version.

BTW..... Every song on this debut album was heard on FM radio for years.

Karla Devito from Mokena IL town next to my hometown. She wasn’t the original singer but great video.

Think of Meatloaf songs as Broadway show tunes. He was a Broadway trained actor as were many of the musicians and singers he surrounded himself with. You should check out Dead Ringer for Love. The duet partner will blow your mind

The meatball nickname makes me think of All In The Family. Meatloaf also shines in a music video by Tenacious D, Kickapoo.

Back in college, we were having a gathering in one of the dorm rooms and played this song. All the guys sang the guy parts and the girls sang the girl parts! Sounded amazing!! Loved this reaction

Meat Loaf is a once in a generation type of person. His start is in musical theater, part of the original HAIR cast, Rockey Horror Picture Show, and some of the best rock music ever made. I loved my 8-track played on rides home from high school thinking we were rebels.

Very enjoyable!

Greatest psa ever for 17 year olds

Great reaction love meatloaf Thanks for this one ❤❤

I met Meatloaf, while working for the Red Sox, in the mid 90’s. He was there to sing the National Anthem. I shook his hand, and said, “it’s nice to meet you, Mr. Loaf. He got a good chuckle out of it.

Unless you were a teen in this era you won’t understand how huge of a hit this song was, for obvious reasons lol.

So much fun.

I thought Rock Broadway instead of rock opera. 😊 I'm 55 and don't remember a time this song wasn't around.

Meatloaf started as a manager of a McDonalds in Texas and was discovered when he would sing for customers. He put on a lot of weight but gained a career!

meatloaf's high school fb coach gave him the nickname meatloaf

It's been about fifty years since I saw that. Lol.