It’s NOT about hit it & quit it. He says he only loved one woman & she left him, now he’s UNABLE to love another & is just being honest that he can give everything BUT his heart
You guys are sooooo lost! You did NOT do reaction justice due this masterpiece! This is one of the most beautiful broken heart songs ever, if not THE best!! Almost better than hearing him sing this, is WATCHING him sing it! He feels every. single. word. and it’s as if he’s role playing the entire song! Together, the experience of this video and the stunning performance solidifies the powerful emotions of unrequited passionate love!
I feel as if a part of my youth died with the passing of this wonderful entertainer and genuine human being. Marvin Lee Aday (Michael) AKA Meatloaf your musical performances will live on! Thanks for the decades of memories.
Meatloaf’s legal name was Michael Lee Aday. His father was an alcoholic. He tried to kill Meatloaf with a knife when he was 16 years old. Meatloaf took the small inheritance his mother had left him and ran away. Meatloaf has been in films, off-broadway, broadway, and other singers musical videos. He was so talented. He really felt a song. No calling it in. He died in 2022 due to complications from Covid. RIP. I’m going to go dig out my Bat Out of Hell 2 cd and rock out.
Ahem...MARVIN Lee Aday. Not Michael - Marvin! If he'd been a "Michael" then nobody would have laughed and called him Meat instaad. Marvin has a whole different mood to it. 😅
Back in the 70s we weren’t all obsessed with the looks. We were hot n heavy into the music and awesome voices. Meat told deeply sensitive meaningful intense involved stories with his songs. And we love him dearly for it. Miss you so much Michael Aday. 🫶🏼
100% it used to be about talent, and the talent is what made the people attractive. Its the opposite now with all the technology there is to make the attractive people "seem" talented. They stink live. 😅
Agreed, as further proof, look into ac/dc. That dude was BURIED in ladies, but looks like something the dog horked up in the back yard. When you have the TALENT back then that was all it took. You didnt have to be some pretty boy beiber to get super popular, you just needed that soul in your music.
Agree. I think people need to respect the Greats a little better. Maybe the song it too close to them! I agree we were so obsessed with size or shape it was their voice and if you meatloaf had a great voice because they base it on his size ! Horrible. Meatloaf had a very very brutal life as kid
Jim Steinman wrote most of Meatloaf’s songs together they created Masterpieces pure and simple. Regardless of his weight Meatloaf had that swagger that was undeniable.
@@bill9605 Our Rocky Horror Picture Show was on Shepherd Drive in Houston. The fans would be lined up for blocks to get in every weekend. I only went once but it left a lasting impression. It kinda felt like the end of the Seventies to me. I was pregnant and my life was starting in a new direction. This hippie girl was turning into a momma. Time to grow up.
The cracker jack box line always gets me because my mom used to yell at idiot drivers asking if they found their license at the bottom of a cracker jack box 🤣🤣
Meatloaf’s music & voice were BEYOND his looks & we all appreciated that back then … making “Don’t judge a book” the perfect reference for him♥️🎶Legend
Pegasus has great facial expressions...he's a natural in front of the camera! I like his partner in crime Don as well...he often times comes up with some pretty astute observations on songs, lyrics ,videos! Good show !
Imo it’s the ONLY thing that matters. Looks mean nothing in comparison. If ur good looking but not a good person I’m soooo out. But the opposite is just not the same at all. The inner person is where it’s at.
Love how you are going down the Meatloaf rabbit hole. The whole Bat out of Hell album is one hit after another. You still need to check out Dead Ringer for Love. The duet partner will blow your mind
I still listen to the "Bat out of Hell" album today. My vehicle doesn't have a CD player so I play it from my Amazon Music app and connect it to my Bluetooth.
The IRONIC part is as he is singing, his story is about the SAME WOMAN WHOM HE IS TELLING THE STORY TO. Thusly is telling the woman he held on a Pedestal is the same woman who abused him to where she no longer was someone whom he could be with forever. GENIUS ON SEVERAL LEVELS , GENTLEMEN
Jim Steinman (piano) wrote all of the songs on this album. Unfortunately, we lost both of them within a few of months of each other.😇😇😭😭 I still have this album on vinyl. "Yes, I know you're lookin' for a ruby in a mountain of rocks, but there ain't no coupe deVille hiding at the bottom of a crackerjack box". You MUST check out, "Paradise by the dashboard lights".
I never considered this a “hit it then quit it” song. He didn’t end with just wanting her. The relationship was obviously not just going for a week or two as evidenced by them arguing about the subject many times. They may have started out that way but didn’t stay that way. He needs her.
His dad nicknamed him almost as soon as they brought him home from the hospital. His dad saw him wrapped in a blanket and said that he looked like a meat loaf and the name stuck!
He got the nickname from his football coach. His father did say he looked like 9 pounds of ground beef at the hospital when he was born. But, Meat Loaf told Oprah Winfrey he received the "Loaf" half of his nickname in eighth grade, when he "stepped on a coach's foot and he screamed, 'Get off my foot, you hunk of meatloaf!' "
Meat Loaf is one of my favorite singers of all time. The passion he would put into his songs and how much he gave of himself to his fans and audience is unmatched by anyone. Don, you’re really shallow that you have to make a comment about Meat’s weight. And while you’re doing it, make fun of another great singer who also gave so much of himself to his fans and audience. Both of which were some of the biggest hearted people in the business. Don, I guess you haven’t looked in the mirror lately, because judging you from just your looks, ummm you do not have it going on! Meat Loaf was a beautiful man. True beauty comes from inside and shines through. You guys are always talking about what’s wrong with the world today, hello, you are if that’s the way you think. Judging someone by their size or their looks is no better than someone who judges a person by their color (race). Then to laugh throughout, the guy in the song is not trying to get into the girls pants, this is not Paradise By The Dash Board Lights. This guy in the song, is talking to his girlfriend and explaining his feelings. He’s already gotten into her pants. She’s upset with him because she doesn’t hear what she wants, which is I love you. You have to respect that the guy in the song doesn’t just lie to her and tells her what she wants to hear. No , he is brutally honest with her. And you got it right at the end, where when someone hurts you, many times it spills over into other relationships and the hurt goes on. Hence the song Love Hurts by Nazareth. This is a brilliantly written song by the late great Jim Steinman. A master with words and music. Meat Loaf is the vessel used to sing and convey the emotion in the song, which he does perfectly. Or maybe you guys are laughing because you just can’t handle something so deep when there is another guy around, so you have to make light of it and laugh. I can understand if it’s not your cup of tea. Hey there’s a lot of people who do not like Meat Loaf’s music. That’s ok. But you cannot deny the talent of the writing, and the talent of Meat Loaf’s singing and performance. Flawless. Now to address the name Meat Loaf, he took the name because it was a nickname and then he just ran with it. A nickname he did not give himself. First of all his father called him Meat when he was a young child because he was so big. The second person who added to the name was his high school football coach, when Meat stepped on his foot one day at practice, the coach made a reference to Meatloaf, and combined that with his dad calling him Meat, it just stuck. Meat Loaf. And with that, it’s history. A great stage name. One thing he could not stand is when people put the names together as meatloaf, he said it is split into two words. That he did, Meat Loaf! Now onto other great music of his, my favorite song of his is from the Bat Out of Hell album, “For Crying Out Loud”, and in case you didn’t know - all of the songs on the album were written by Jim Steinman. Bat Out of Hell is also great from the album. Well the whole album is good. Anyway….For Crying Out Loud , was one of Meat’s favorite songs too, and he described it as the greatest love song ever written. Another great song of his is “I Couldn’t Have Said It Better”. Both worth a listen. I will thank you for continuing your reaction to Meat Loaf’s music. If you ever want to watch a very cool video, check out the Meat Loafs Storytellers video by VH1. I think they call them unplugged now, but his was called storytellers. Also Meat Loaf Legacy - 2007 In Search of Paradise. Meat Loaf Legacy - 2023 by Meat’s Daughters. Oh and if you haven’t heard Meat Loaf singing the National Anthem at the 1994 All Star Game (baseball). It’s a must! FANTASTIC. Also, VH1 actually made a movie about Meat’s life, Meat Loaf did not play in it, it’s called Meat Loaf to Hell and Back (a 2000 TV movie). All of these are on UA-cam.
Thank you...very eloquently spoken...if don doesnt get it...its because he is either " shallow" as hell, or he's 1 of those who think they are a " manly" man when they are too insecure within themselves to feel proud about a balanced emotional being.
You’re both being like it’s all about the physical. His emotions are much apart of it-he needs her. He’s still in love with the woman who broke his heart when she told him the same thing and can not/will not get hurt that badly again.
Oh my gosh! I know every word by heart.😂 Geesh this takes me back to teen years. Heartbreaking. Whew. I hear heartbreak in his voice. It took the raw lyrical perfection of those theater chops of his, to pull off the song. He's perfect. I agree w others here - this is a song about having loved, not been loved back, and now having a battered heart...existing in a state of grief over that unrequited lost love, maybe it's some form of arrested emotional development...and tho the person wants someone in their life, understands they are lonely and needs someone in their life, they haven't made it through the valley of grief. They simply are not whole. They don't think they can be what the partner is asking. He's pretty much sharing that he's broken. He'll give what he's got, but he knows it's not enough. The recipient of the conversation, having received this flat, bald unvarnished honesty, can now choose what happens next.
I love this song because it changes in tone three times. The first verse feels like a hit and quit kinda line where he says that to her. Then he explains that he cant lie and pretend he is something that he isnt which makes you respect him for his honesty. He isnt playing games, he is telling her straight out. Then the third verse you realize that he was hurt so dang bad in the past that he CANT bring himself to love again. And the cycle continues because now her heart is broken.
I was feeling this song before I fell in love or had my heart broken. My first girlfriend, I was her 2 out of 3. Back in 1980. It was the line I went to when I was managing a topless bar. I want you, I need you but there ain’t no way …
So much fun watching you share your ML finds with your friends! I love Jim Steinman’s ridiculous lyrics, and how ML delivers with such conviction. This song is a perfect example. I’m Gonna Love Her for Both of Us is another example…kinda like Jessie’s Girl wirh a crazy Steinman twist. And, yay, a video so you can get the full ML treatment. And as mentioned in comments, For Crying Out Loud is breathtaking.
You seem to enjoy the songs about looking back on your life and how the old memories can come back through music we listen to then and now. Check out Meat loaf official video for his song “ Objects in the Rearview Mirror “ that was directed by famous Hollywood director Michael Bay …. The song is powerful and even tells the true story of Meat Loaf’s alcoholic dad use to beat him to point he finally had to run away from home to escape the abuse. A story of looking back on your first love and how fast time goes by and though far in the past , “those memories / objects may appear closer than they really are “
😊❤ Hi guys, I watched a live interview with Meatloaf and the first thing they addressed was his name! 😅 His dad called him Meat from the moment he saw him! His dad said that he looked like 10 lbs of ground beef! 😮 He even made the nurse write Meat on the name card! Then when he was in high school someone wrote 'Meatloaf' on his locker; the new nickname stuck and that's where it came from. 😊 His real name was Marvin Lee Aday but he preferred to be called Meat. 😊❤❤
❤ I ALWAYS love his live performances. They were like watching a movie or a play while you were entertained with some of the best lyrics and great voices of all of the characters singing the songs. Music was also the best.
Watch some of the later interviews with Meatloaf before he passed! He was extremely intelligent and a great actor! He played a great part in "Fight Club" Listen to him telling the story of how he was local when President Kennedy was assassinated! Its something else! Actually governor Huckabee interviewed him and they talked about it! These reactions are great guys! 👍
I just wrote about this too! I cried all the way home from school when I heard about JFK. It's why I think it's pathetic that RKjr Biden isn't giving him secret service.
From what I've heard the Jim Steinman wrote a musical in college that was a modern retelling of Peter Pan. The album Bat Out of Hell was a retooling of that original piece. Hence how theatrical it is and the themes make a lot of sense in that context
Meatloaf before he died was on Huckabee show, and told the story about him and his friends were in Dallas Texas hoping to see JFK drive by them when he was shot and killed. How devastated they were, i know i cried walking home from school.
I love these songs from Meat Loaf that are witty and plays on words! However, my favorite is one called "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are". It is semi-autobiographical and gives you a totally different vibe. It is truly going down a very dark rabbit hole. If you choose to react to it, please play the official music video where it is live action - looks like a mini movie with Meat Loaf in it. And congrats on the new baby coming soon! Sending prayers for a quick delivery and healthy Mama and baby! Love your channel!
Ahh the 70s and Meatloaf. I was a rock chick but music is my everything, has been since I was 7. There is so much great music out there. Ever hear "Tower of Power" "Rick Derringer"? Rick's debut album rocks. Billy Joel "Turnstiles" album is an underrated gem. Happy Birthday BPeg. Congrats on becoming a Dad soon (again?).
Not only was meatloaf, one of the nicest fellows you ever wanna meet?He was just genuinely nice to everybody.He was in Dallas. First they went to the aitport too see JFK arrival. The next thing they knew a Secert Service Agent waving them over. He offered $100 to take to the hospital. It's on a special on Meat Loaf. On they news that night footage of a hollcopter photograph Mea Loaf in the parking lot!
Meatloaf (Michael Aday )has a long history. in addition to Fight Club he perform on and off Broadway in the musical Hair. He also performed in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny, Sausage Party, Wayne's World and a dozen more films. Jim Steinman wrote many of Meatloaf's songs.
The look on Don Wanna Be back in house when Meatloaf says you " "but there ain't no Coupe dah ville hiding at the bottom of a CrackerJack Box" is mind blowing, Don you look like your jaw is gonna hit the floor.. I love it Facial expressions ... says so much and I'm loving it !!! Meatloaf is great music is incredible truth in life LMPWAO RN!!😂😂😂😂 PRICELESS Your eyes are popping too lol ohmygosh loving it. Don You rock I love when ya listen in... this is the best reaction simply PRICELESS
Meatloaf 's name actually came from an incredibly dark place. His abusive dad used to lock him in a wire dog kennel, beat him and constantly humiliate him - calling him meatloaf because that's what he had instead of brains and because he ate too much. Meatloaf had it all going on! He was a rock god and a tortured artist. He got any woman he looked at. You all think he's just some fat dude but, trust me, women fought over him.
He wasn't a heartless man who just wanted to hit it and forget it. His heart just belonged to the first woman. (And her heart belonged to someone else) No matter how much he may have wanted to love the current woman, he couldn't. It was just a sad cycle and he was being honest.
And she kept on telling me She kept on telling me She kept on telling me I want you (I want you) I need you (I need you) There ain't no way I'm ever gonna love you Now don't be sad (don't be sad 'cause) 'Cause two out of three ain't bad
I watched a documentary on Meat Loaf. When he wrote this, he explained what he wrote. The girl at the beginning of the song is the same one that broke his heart.
He loved her in the past...gave her everything he had, but, she never loved him back...now shes back but, he can NEVER LOVE her again...too little, too late. ❤😢
I always took it and thought I remembered it was because she hurt him and now he's hurting someone because he's not over the first one who told him that. She told him that because someone hurt her. Basically about being jaded
To understand the meaning of this song you have to know there are 2 women he is dealing with. The first broke him for all other women and she is telling him 2 out of 3 ain’t bad. He is telling the second that he can’t give his heart to anyone after the first woman and 2 out of 3 ain’t bad.
Like i said when you reacted to another Meatloaf vide ( dashboard ride) when i saw him in London, England he was " show to see" everyone wanted to get a hold of a ticket! Did you ever hear or see the band "Blues Travelers" Another plus size lead singer who can wail on the harmonica like nobodys business!
What’s funny is that the studio musicians that recorded the album with him thought the whole thing was some kind of joke, due to his size, the lyrics, an style of his songs. They did not expect it to go anywhere. The woman that sang with him on Paradise by the dashboard light was a studio singer (not the same one as in the video). She didn’t expect the album to be successful and didn’t want to be associated with it and is listed under a fake name on the album jacket. I imagine they were all shocked that it became one of the biggest selling records of all time.
According to an interview Meatloaf did, the woman he's singing to at the beginning IS the woman that left him yrs ago and came back trying to regain what she walked away from ... He says "you've been cold to me so long I'm crying icicles instead of tears" This is his way I won't be hurt again. like at the beginning it is almost like payback or What she did coming back to haunt her.
It’s NOT about hit it & quit it. He says he only loved one woman & she left him, now he’s UNABLE to love another & is just being honest that he can give everything BUT his heart
You guys are sooooo lost! You did NOT do reaction justice due this masterpiece! This is one of the most beautiful broken heart songs ever, if not THE best!! Almost better than hearing him sing this, is WATCHING him sing it! He feels every. single. word. and it’s as if he’s role playing the entire song! Together, the experience of this video and the stunning performance solidifies the powerful emotions of unrequited passionate love!
I kinda think you'd had to have been down that road to understand where meatloaf is coming from. It's truly a sad reality.
I feel as if a part of my youth died with the passing of this wonderful entertainer and genuine human being. Marvin Lee Aday (Michael) AKA Meatloaf your musical performances will live on! Thanks for the decades of memories.
Meatloaf’s legal name was Michael Lee Aday. His father was an alcoholic. He tried to kill Meatloaf with a knife when he was 16 years old. Meatloaf took the small inheritance his mother had left him and ran away. Meatloaf has been in films, off-broadway, broadway, and other singers musical videos. He was so talented. He really felt a song. No calling it in. He died in 2022 due to complications from Covid. RIP. I’m going to go dig out my Bat Out of Hell 2 cd and rock out.
actually it was Marvin Lee Aday but he changed it to Michael.
@@doolie165 True .
Ahem...MARVIN Lee Aday. Not Michael - Marvin! If he'd been a "Michael" then nobody would have laughed and called him Meat instaad. Marvin has a whole different mood to it. 😅
@@Gimpygladiator His legal name was Michael Lee Aday. He changed it in 1984.
He was also a trained opera singer. He had been offered a contract with an opera company. He chose rock instead.
Meatloaf was a freaking STAR❤❤❤❤.HIS VOICE AND PASSION IS AMAZING ❤
Agree. When I heard him call Meatloaf a Fat Elvis pr whatever he said. Usually when people say stuff like that they are uncomfortable with the wods
Back in the 70s we weren’t all obsessed with the looks. We were hot n heavy into the music and awesome voices. Meat told deeply sensitive meaningful intense involved stories with his songs. And we love him dearly for it. Miss you so much Michael Aday. 🫶🏼
100% it used to be about talent, and the talent is what made the people attractive. Its the opposite now with all the technology there is to make the attractive people "seem" talented. They stink live. 😅
Agreed, as further proof, look into ac/dc. That dude was BURIED in ladies, but looks like something the dog horked up in the back yard. When you have the TALENT back then that was all it took. You didnt have to be some pretty boy beiber to get super popular, you just needed that soul in your music.
Agree. I think people need to respect the Greats a little better. Maybe the song it too close to them! I agree we were so obsessed with size or shape it was their voice and if you meatloaf had a great voice because they base it on his size ! Horrible. Meatloaf had a very very brutal life as kid
Jim Steinman wrote most of Meatloaf’s songs together they created Masterpieces pure and simple. Regardless of his weight Meatloaf had that swagger that was undeniable.
I believe Jim wrote the lyrics and music to ALL of the songs.
I love how everyone eats their words by the end of the song.
exactly ;)
Agree
Meatloaf was also Eddie in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"
"What's for dinner? MEATLOAF!" Does anybody besides me remember that chant?
He will always be Eddie to me😂
Time to go to the Waverly theater on 6th Avenue at midnight on Friday night. S the 80s were awesome.
His role/music in Rocky Horror is tremendous!!!
@@bill9605 Our Rocky Horror Picture Show was on Shepherd Drive in Houston. The fans would be lined up for blocks to get in every weekend. I only went once but it left a lasting impression. It kinda felt like the end of the Seventies to me. I was pregnant and my life was starting in a new direction. This hippie girl was turning into a momma. Time to grow up.
The cracker jack box line always gets me because my mom used to yell at idiot drivers asking if they found their license at the bottom of a cracker jack box 🤣🤣
I've said the same thing a hundred times to people .😂
@@m.c.1933 I thought it was just something she said, turns out it was said by alot of people 🤣🤣
Makes me remember bill and ted Giving rings to their girlfriends from out of crackerjack box lol
I still say that at idiots on the road. 😂😂
@@PurpleCinnamon-Land-Of-Misfits definitely.
Meatloaf’s music & voice were BEYOND his looks & we all appreciated that back then … making “Don’t judge a book” the perfect reference for him♥️🎶Legend
The writer (Jim Steinman) of most of the songs performed on Meatloaf's albums is the piano player seen in this performance.
He was so talented. He could really sing, act and seemed to be a real family man and good human. RIP Meatloaf. Good reaction, keep them coming ❤✌
The songwriting in this one is genius; but I think no one but Meatloaf could deliver it half this well.
Songwriter was Jim Stienman.
@@mandyweber1982 Steinman's version is pretty damned good.
Love that little smirk you get when something is coming up and you know its going to blow his mind😂
Pegasus has great facial expressions...he's a natural in front of the camera! I like his partner in crime Don as well...he often times comes up with some pretty astute observations on songs, lyrics ,videos! Good show !
One of the best performers ever!!❤❤
Believe it or not, in the 70s that honesty was appreciated and would work.
Meat has a depth that lacks in many "good-looking" people. You may not believe it but that depth is attractive.
I agree, wholeheartedly!!
He was BEAUTIFUL ❤
Imo it’s the ONLY thing that matters. Looks mean nothing in comparison. If ur good looking but not a good person I’m soooo out. But the opposite is just not the same at all. The inner person is where it’s at.
It’s absolutely beautiful. 🥰
Love how you are going down the Meatloaf rabbit hole. The whole Bat out of Hell album is one hit after another. You still need to check out Dead Ringer for Love. The duet partner will blow your mind
I wore out a couple of those 8 tracks
Absolutely!!! I bought this album when I was a teen and played it very often!!! It's really great to hear these songs again!!!
Me too. I love his music
I still listen to the "Bat out of Hell" album today. My vehicle doesn't have a CD player so I play it from my Amazon Music app and connect it to my Bluetooth.
The first album I ever bought, definitely wore it out!❤
❤One of the most beautiful heartbreak songs ever. The tables were turned on him and he had to feel what he had previously done himself, to her.
“For crying out loud” is another great song from his debut album. An epic love song.
Thats my favorite ❤❤❤
My favorite.
My favorite!!❤
The IRONIC part is as he is singing, his story is about the SAME WOMAN WHOM HE IS TELLING THE STORY TO. Thusly is telling the woman he held on a Pedestal is the same woman who abused him to where she no longer was someone whom he could be with forever.
GENIUS ON SEVERAL LEVELS , GENTLEMEN
the song went to such a higher level for me when I realized that.
I hear it as the whole song is him recounting the events of the night she left and when she told him that.
eXACtly! Very few people understand that. Same girl. 😀😀
It's like the movie, Sixth Sense.
Exactly!
Jim Steinman (piano) wrote all of the songs on this album. Unfortunately, we lost both of them within a few of months of each other.😇😇😭😭
I still have this album on vinyl.
"Yes, I know you're lookin' for a ruby in a mountain of rocks,
but there ain't no coupe deVille hiding at the bottom of a crackerjack box".
You MUST check out, "Paradise by the dashboard lights".
I have it on vinyl also and was gonna suggest the same song.......
Love Steinman's work, another underappreciated work by his are songs from the movie "Streets of Fire"
Meat Loaf was a Rock genius, too over most people's heads? He was no joke! Ya'll are giggling like school girls! His shows were Rock Opera!
I never considered this a “hit it then quit it” song. He didn’t end with just wanting her. The relationship was obviously not just going for a week or two as evidenced by them arguing about the subject many times. They may have started out that way but didn’t stay that way. He needs her.
His dad nicknamed him almost as soon as they brought him home from the hospital. His dad saw him wrapped in a blanket and said that he looked like a meat loaf and the name stuck!
His given name is Marvin Lee Aday. He also was much slimmer shortly after these early songs. Who cares what he weighs with this kind of talent?!?!
No , it was suggested by Chef when he was known as Couscous.
He got the nickname from his football coach. His father did say he looked like 9 pounds of ground beef at the hospital when he was born. But, Meat Loaf told Oprah Winfrey he received the "Loaf" half of his nickname in eighth grade, when he "stepped on a coach's foot and he screamed, 'Get off my foot, you hunk of meatloaf!' "
Bat out of Hell is such a special album. Special memories...
Meat Loaf is one of my favorite singers of all time. The passion he would put into his songs and how much he gave of himself to his fans and audience is unmatched by anyone. Don, you’re really shallow that you have to make a comment about Meat’s weight. And while you’re doing it, make fun of another great singer who also gave so much of himself to his fans and audience. Both of which were some of the biggest hearted people in the business. Don, I guess you haven’t looked in the mirror lately, because judging you from just your looks, ummm you do not have it going on! Meat Loaf was a beautiful man. True beauty comes from inside and shines through. You guys are always talking about what’s wrong with the world today, hello, you are if that’s the way you think. Judging someone by their size or their looks is no better than someone who judges a person by their color (race). Then to laugh throughout, the guy in the song is not trying to get into the girls pants, this is not Paradise By The Dash Board Lights. This guy in the song, is talking to his girlfriend and explaining his feelings. He’s already gotten into her pants. She’s upset with him because she doesn’t hear what she wants, which is I love you. You have to respect that the guy in the song doesn’t just lie to her and tells her what she wants to hear. No , he is brutally honest with her. And you got it right at the end, where when someone hurts you, many times it spills over into other relationships and the hurt goes on. Hence the song Love Hurts by Nazareth. This is a brilliantly written song by the late great Jim Steinman. A master with words and music. Meat Loaf is the vessel used to sing and convey the emotion in the song, which he does perfectly. Or maybe you guys are laughing because you just can’t handle something so deep when there is another guy around, so you have to make light of it and laugh. I can understand if it’s not your cup of tea. Hey there’s a lot of people who do not like Meat Loaf’s music. That’s ok. But you cannot deny the talent of the writing, and the talent of Meat Loaf’s singing and performance. Flawless. Now to address the name Meat Loaf, he took the name because it was a nickname and then he just ran with it. A nickname he did not give himself. First of all his father called him Meat when he was a young child because he was so big. The second person who added to the name was his high school football coach, when Meat stepped on his foot one day at practice, the coach made a reference to Meatloaf, and combined that with his dad calling him Meat, it just stuck. Meat Loaf. And with that, it’s history. A great stage name. One thing he could not stand is when people put the names together as meatloaf, he said it is split into two words. That he did, Meat Loaf! Now onto other great music of his, my favorite song of his is from the Bat Out of Hell album, “For Crying Out Loud”, and in case you didn’t know - all of the songs on the album were written by Jim Steinman. Bat Out of Hell is also great from the album. Well the whole album is good. Anyway….For Crying Out Loud , was one of Meat’s favorite songs too, and he described it as the greatest love song ever written. Another great song of his is “I Couldn’t Have Said It Better”. Both worth a listen. I will thank you for continuing your reaction to Meat Loaf’s music. If you ever want to watch a very cool video, check out the Meat Loafs Storytellers video by VH1. I think they call them unplugged now, but his was called storytellers. Also Meat Loaf Legacy - 2007 In Search of Paradise. Meat Loaf Legacy - 2023 by Meat’s Daughters. Oh and if you haven’t heard Meat Loaf singing the National Anthem at the 1994 All Star Game (baseball). It’s a must! FANTASTIC. Also, VH1 actually made a movie about Meat’s life, Meat Loaf did not play in it, it’s called Meat Loaf to Hell and Back (a 2000 TV movie). All of these are on UA-cam.
Thank you...very eloquently spoken...if don doesnt get it...its because he is either " shallow" as hell, or he's 1 of those who think they are a " manly" man when they are too insecure within themselves to feel proud about a balanced emotional being.
It's about unrequited love, from both perspectives
You’re both being like it’s all
about the physical. His emotions are much apart of it-he needs her. He’s still in love with the woman who broke his heart when she told him the same thing and can not/will not get hurt that badly again.
Meat Loaf got that name from his high school football coach, and it just struck like many school time nicknames.
No, his father couldn't stand him so he nicknamed him Meat Loaf.
Oh my gosh! I know every word by heart.😂 Geesh this takes me back to teen years. Heartbreaking. Whew.
I hear heartbreak in his voice. It took the raw lyrical perfection of those theater chops of his, to pull off the song. He's perfect.
I agree w others here - this is a song about having loved, not been loved back, and now having a battered heart...existing in a state of grief over that unrequited lost love, maybe it's some form of arrested emotional development...and tho the person wants someone in their life, understands they are lonely and needs someone in their life, they haven't made it through the valley of grief. They simply are not whole. They don't think they can be what the partner is asking. He's pretty much sharing that he's broken. He'll give what he's got, but he knows it's not enough. The recipient of the conversation, having received this flat, bald unvarnished honesty, can now choose what happens next.
the piano player behind meatloaf is the guy who wrote all this
Jim Steimann
I love this song because it changes in tone three times. The first verse feels like a hit and quit kinda line where he says that to her. Then he explains that he cant lie and pretend he is something that he isnt which makes you respect him for his honesty. He isnt playing games, he is telling her straight out. Then the third verse you realize that he was hurt so dang bad in the past that he CANT bring himself to love again. And the cycle continues because now her heart is broken.
Meat Loaf had a great voice!
He is so charismatic and such a great voice and amazing!!❤❤❤
He was one of the greatest singer/song writers...
People seem to miss the fact that he's 100% honest with her. He flat tells her he doesn't love her instead of lying just so he can "hit it & quit it."
I loved him in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. It's the perfect time of year to check it out.
He's also in the original Rocky Horror Show.
I was feeling this song before I fell in love or had my heart broken. My first girlfriend, I was her 2 out of 3. Back in 1980. It was the line I went to when I was managing a topless bar. I want you, I need you but there ain’t no way …
Thanks!
Appreciate the love 🙏🏽
He was on Broadway and played in Jesus Christ Super Star! He joked they paid him to keep his clothes on! I love Meat and he could sang not sing!!!!❤
So much fun watching you share your ML finds with your friends! I love Jim Steinman’s ridiculous lyrics, and how ML delivers with such conviction. This song is a perfect example. I’m Gonna Love Her for Both of Us is another example…kinda like Jessie’s Girl wirh a crazy Steinman twist. And, yay, a video so you can get the full ML treatment. And as mentioned in comments, For Crying Out Loud is breathtaking.
I LOVE how everyone reacts the same to this - you burst out laughing - but then at the end it flips the script and it makes sense. It's great!
I knew it was coming & I still laughed at your reaction!
You seem to enjoy the songs about looking back on your life and how the old memories can come back through music we listen to then and now. Check out Meat loaf official video for his song “ Objects in the Rearview Mirror “ that was directed by famous Hollywood director Michael Bay …. The song is powerful and even tells the true story of Meat Loaf’s alcoholic dad use to beat him to point he finally had to run away from home to escape the abuse. A story of looking back on your first love and how fast time goes by and though far in the past , “those memories / objects may appear closer than they really are “
The music video of this song, him in costume, is amazing.
😊❤ Hi guys, I watched a live interview with Meatloaf and the first thing they addressed was his name! 😅 His dad called him Meat from the moment he saw him! His dad said that he looked like 10 lbs of ground beef! 😮 He even made the nurse write Meat on the name card! Then when he was in high school someone wrote 'Meatloaf' on his locker; the new nickname stuck and that's where it came from. 😊 His real name was Marvin Lee Aday but he preferred to be called Meat. 😊❤❤
Ding ding ding!! We have a winner!! That's it. The man of many talents
❤ I ALWAYS love his live performances. They were like watching a movie or a play while you were entertained with some of the best lyrics and great voices of all of the characters singing the songs.
Music was also the best.
My friends and I wore out this cassette back in the mid 80s LOL
His heart was in the song
Watch some of the later interviews with Meatloaf before he passed! He was extremely intelligent and a great actor! He played a great part in "Fight Club"
Listen to him telling the story of how he was local when President Kennedy was assassinated! Its something else! Actually governor Huckabee interviewed him and they talked about it! These reactions are great guys! 👍
Guess you knew the fight club thing! 🤣 however the story about him being in Dallas when Kennedy was assassinated is even better!
I just wrote about this too! I cried all the way home from school when I heard about JFK. It's why I think it's pathetic that RKjr Biden isn't giving him secret service.
Pure raw emotional pain and what is his honest feelings
a much overlooked song (and one of his best ) has to be .. for crying out loud , hope you give it a listen
From what I've heard the Jim Steinman wrote a musical in college that was a modern retelling of Peter Pan. The album Bat Out of Hell was a retooling of that original piece. Hence how theatrical it is and the themes make a lot of sense in that context
Watching you guys react to this performance video totally made my night - needed a good laugh. Thank you! 🤣
Check out his duet with Cher, "A real dead ringer for love"
You two together is hilarious. I loved this reaction. Thanks Guys you always put a smile on my face with the crazy shit you say. ❤
Meatloaf was a fantastic singer. ❤️✌🏻🎶
Meatloaf before he died was on Huckabee show, and told the story about him and his friends were in Dallas Texas hoping to see JFK drive by them when he was shot and killed. How devastated they were, i know i cried walking home from school.
That is a great way to start the weekend! Y’all had me laughing so hard!❤️🔥✌🏻🫶🏻
One of my all time fave songs👌🏼
You two had me laughing so hard. I knew you would give a great reaction to this! And I am still laughing at the “ moist matador” 😂😂😂😂😂
Love this song ❤
I love these songs from Meat Loaf that are witty and plays on words! However, my favorite is one called "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are". It is semi-autobiographical and gives you a totally different vibe. It is truly going down a very dark rabbit hole. If you choose to react to it, please play the official music video where it is live action - looks like a mini movie with Meat Loaf in it. And congrats on the new baby coming soon! Sending prayers for a quick delivery and healthy Mama and baby! Love your channel!
I can sit and listen to Meatloaf all day every day!!
I was blessed enough see him live. There are no words to describe it!
Ahh the 70s and Meatloaf. I was a rock chick but music is my everything, has been since I was 7. There is so much great music out there. Ever hear "Tower of Power" "Rick Derringer"? Rick's debut album rocks. Billy Joel "Turnstiles" album is an underrated gem. Happy Birthday BPeg. Congrats on becoming a Dad soon (again?).
Meatloaf has put out some crazy tunes, but there is no denying his talent! What a voice.
I love how you do a reaction then share your experience with your friends so they to can enjoy. Thanks
Not only was meatloaf, one of the nicest fellows you ever wanna meet?He was just genuinely nice to everybody.He was in Dallas. First they went to the aitport too see JFK arrival. The next thing they knew a Secert Service Agent waving them over. He offered $100 to take to the hospital. It's on a special on Meat Loaf. On they news that night footage of a hollcopter photograph Mea Loaf in the parking lot!
Rock opera at it's best. He was part of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. The dude on the motorcycle 🏍
Totally brings me back to my childhood. I thought this was the prettiest song. 😅
Meatloaf (Michael Aday )has a long history. in addition to Fight Club he perform on and off Broadway in the musical Hair. He also performed in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny, Sausage Party, Wayne's World and a dozen more films. Jim Steinman wrote many of Meatloaf's songs.
Jim Steinman is also the pianist seen in this video and several other Meat Loaf videos.
The look on Don Wanna Be back in house when Meatloaf says you " "but there ain't no Coupe dah ville hiding at the bottom of a CrackerJack Box" is mind blowing, Don you look like your jaw is gonna hit the floor.. I love it Facial expressions ... says so much and I'm loving it !!!
Meatloaf is great music is incredible truth in life
LMPWAO RN!!😂😂😂😂
PRICELESS Your eyes are popping too lol ohmygosh loving it.
Don You rock I love when ya listen in... this is the best reaction simply PRICELESS
Congratulations to you and your wife on the bundle of joy coming.
You have to see MEAT act in Fight Club. I believe he was nominated for best supporting actor Oscar to Brad Pitt and Edward Norton.
I told him that too on another video
💙 Love this song
This song never fails to touch my entire being heart, body and soul
Top five Love song of All time is on the same album as this one and is titled. For Crying Out Loud.
Meatloaf 's name actually came from an incredibly dark place. His abusive dad used to lock him in a wire dog kennel, beat him and constantly humiliate him - calling him meatloaf because that's what he had instead of brains and because he ate too much.
Meatloaf had it all going on! He was a rock god and a tortured artist. He got any woman he looked at. You all think he's just some fat dude but, trust me, women fought over him.
I had no idea, I don't understand why he kept that name after all that
Ew. Thirsty $$ girls.... empty affection. 😢🙄🤬
@@karlweir3198So he could own it. He took the name and all the power that came with it. Nobody could use it without knowing who he was.
@@barbaramatthews4735 Good for him he was amazing man.
He wasn't a heartless man who just wanted to hit it and forget it. His heart just belonged to the first woman. (And her heart belonged to someone else) No matter how much he may have wanted to love the current woman, he couldn't. It was just a sad cycle and he was being honest.
Bat out of Hell is another great story song!!!! Love Love Love his voice!!!!
And she kept on telling me
She kept on telling me
She kept on telling me
I want you (I want you)
I need you (I need you)
There ain't no way I'm ever gonna love you
Now don't be sad (don't be sad 'cause)
'Cause two out of three ain't bad
Meatloaf was also the dad in jack black pick pf destiny in the beginning and features on the song kickapoo w dio and jack black. Rip legend
I watched a documentary on Meat Loaf. When he wrote this, he explained what he wrote. The girl at the beginning of the song is the same one that broke his heart.
Greatest love song ever.
Meatloaf: rock opera...love it
ugh on the all of the "hittin it" comments tho...gettin too rough yall
Jim Steinman was an epic song writer. Meat Loaf delivered his music to the world. They were an epic twosome. RIP Meat and Jim
A very talented guy. RIP.
I love when you share your discoveries with others, especially the younger guys! Keep it up!!!
He loved her in the past...gave her everything he had, but, she never loved him back...now shes back but, he can NEVER LOVE her again...too little, too late. ❤😢
I always took it and thought I remembered it was because she hurt him and now he's hurting someone because he's not over the first one who told him that. She told him that because someone hurt her. Basically about being jaded
@@motleydiggerI agree with you.
BP, have you ever seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show?
Meatloaf was in that and definitely a must see.
Indeed...a GREAT movie! Jagger wanted the lead ,but Tim Curry( and rightly so) got it !
Not very nice Donny boy ....check out his life history ...
To understand the meaning of this song you have to know there are 2 women he is dealing with. The first broke him for all other women and she is telling him 2 out of 3 ain’t bad. He is telling the second that he can’t give his heart to anyone after the first woman and 2 out of 3 ain’t bad.
Like i said when you reacted to another Meatloaf vide ( dashboard ride) when i saw him in London, England he was " show to see" everyone wanted to get a hold of a ticket! Did you ever hear or see the band "Blues Travelers" Another plus size lead singer who can wail on the harmonica like nobodys business!
Their song "BLUES TRAVELERS" WAS Hook 👍
What’s funny is that the studio musicians that recorded the album with him thought the whole thing was some kind of joke, due to his size, the lyrics, an style of his songs. They did not expect it to go anywhere. The woman that sang with him on Paradise by the dashboard light was a studio singer (not the same one as in the video). She didn’t expect the album to be successful and didn’t want to be associated with it and is listed under a fake name on the album jacket. I imagine they were all shocked that it became one of the biggest selling records of all time.
According to an interview Meatloaf did, the woman he's singing to at the beginning IS the woman that left him yrs ago and came back trying to regain what she walked away from ... He says "you've been cold to me so long I'm crying icicles instead of tears" This is his way I won't be hurt again. like at the beginning it is almost like payback or What she did coming back to haunt her.
One fun fact. One of Meatloaf's nicknames is The Sex God. There were always girls at his concerts with signs saying Meatloaf is a Sex God
One of the bootleg concerts I have is "Sex god in concert".
He had the best voice.
" On a Hot Summer Night " is another shocker.