This old Metal rock head biker saw Meat Loaf in the late 1970’s 3 times live. The energy he has is him not acting he poured his heart into his passion. He actually had oxygen bottles to help him resuscitate because he was overweight and would collapse and needed oxygen. I saw him over the years and he never changed he always would take the time to talk to fans. After the second show my wife and I and a bunch other went into a diner to get a midnight snack. Shortly after we sat down in walks Meat with a few of his band mates. We of course recognized him but didn’t want to bother him so we just said hello he asked if he could join us we sat there talking laughing about everything and anything until 5 in the morning. We all left and about a year later went to another of his shows. In between songs he came to the edge of the stage looked at us holding his hand over his eyes because of the lights and yells to us. Where are you guys going after the show to eat, that place you were at last year was great! So let me know Frank after the show and I liked to join you guys! It was three songs in I realized he remembered my name. He was real he was humble and I can truly say a friend because each time I saw him he would always greet me with a warm smile and a slap on the back. Very interesting fellow honest with his sincerity. He past away a few months back so R.I.P. Meat like a Bat Out Of Hell his heart is still beating with love, passion for life! God Bless Rock on Stay Safe!🙏❤️🤘🤘🤘
Wow, that's an amazing story. I've had a similar thing happen to me and a couple of my friends, but the band was local (A group called TigerCity, a funky mix of 80's synthpop beats with early 2000's alternative rock sensibilities, think Radiohead meets A Flock of Seagulls with a bit of Hall & Oates for flavor) It really feels like a once-in-a-lifetime experience just hanging out, hearing stories, and bouncing questions off of people who you feel like you know more intimately than 90% of the other people you've met because of their music, so it's always a struggle (at least for me) to not "Fanboy" out when artists are cool and down-to-earth enough to engage with fans in a meaningful way...
That is AWESOME! Thanks for sharing, it's great to such a positive experience with a legend. I'll also add the he suffered from WPW (Wolfe-Parkinson-White) which is another reason he had oxygen on hand. It's a heart condition that I share with him.
Agree, I saw Meat around 1989 here in Orlando, Disney Pleasure Island entertainment complex, now called I think called Downtown Disney? Anyway, I paid 10 bucks general admission to get into to the clubs and the outside stage area where he played a full concert and yeah, he left nothing on the stage, gave is his all. I was a Meat fan every since seeing him in the Rocky Horror Picture show as Eddie. Great performance there too.
Yes, even until the very end Meat Loaf would break down in tears when fans would come to his dressing room after concerts to express their appreciation because he truly loved his fans, they meant everything to him.
I feel as if a part of my youth died today with the passing of this wonderful entertainer and genuine human being. Marvin Lee Aday AKA Meatloaf your musical performances will live on! Thanks for the decades of memories.
So, Bat Out of Hell was written by Jim Steinman who said that, like songs like Leader of the Pack, wanted to write the most epic crash song ever written. The motorcycle revving up was actually done on the lead guitar by Todd Rundgren when they said, "we need a motorcycle revving in the song" and Todd picked up his guitar and went, "like this", and he ripped out a motorcycle sound. The whole thing with him leaving, if you listen to the lyrics, is he lives in a city that is rife with death and poverty and crime, of which he wanted to escape. But, he was in love with a girl and he knew that he would keep coming back to her. But this time, he was going to hit the highway like a battering ram to escape. And, then, he crashes. The rest of the songs on the album Bat Out of Hell are just as good. Paradise by the Dashboard Light, Heaven Can Wait, Two Out of Three Ain't Bad, Took The Words Out of My Mouth, etc. Next? Heaven Can Wait.
Jim Steinman (playing the piano in the background) wrote all of the songs on "Bat Out of Hell" and pretty much anything that Meat Loaf sang from Jim turned to gold. He also wrote many other big hits for other artists. What a special talent he was. Jim and Meat Loaf (Booming voice which suited Jim's songs) together, well they were magnificent!
No Roy Bittan played the piano Steinman played the guitar solo, Jim hired Roy Bittan and Max Weinberg from the E Street band because he liked Springsteen especially Born to Run.
I always felt like the story was about a boy who wanted to live "free" and have a fast and loose life in a dirty and corrupt world, but this one girl showed him light and goodness. He seemed very conflicted about his life and wanted to get out of the evil of the city he's in, but every time he failed he would come back to her.
BOOH is a masterpiece. The combo of Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf was magical. PLEASE do For Crying Out Loud, the original album version. There is no video, but it is simply magnificent. I was "barely 17" when Bat dropped and had just met the man that would be my husband and this album really spoke to me. I love Meat Loaf. He wanted out of the town because it was stunted and lost and because it didn't rock and it didn't roll and nothing was ever worth the cost! I have only cried 3 times for people I didn't actually know and it was Mo and Robin Gibb and Meat.
@@colinstevens2691 Eventually. 🤭. But he was 27, not 17. He died 4 years ago, after 41 years together. He was my one and only. And for the record, it was love at first sight for me and I pursued him. 😎
Everything about the album "Bat Out of Hell" was big and bold and theatrical. This song was no exception. Jim Steinman's writing and piano, paired with Meat's delivery are what made everyone sit up and take notice.
The particlars of this affair with the lady are uncertain. Who is the rider? A wild guy, who is not safe in the mean city. The environment is dangerous. Third thing: the lead guitar is capable of producing the motorcycle sounds, with tons of effects going into the mixer or the amps, for this
The motorcycle sound was actually done by the guitar. My favourite Meatloaf song. Love Bat Out of Hell! He have to leave, in my opinion, because he is a drifter, he lives on the road, never creating roots. But in one moment he meets this girl, they spent some time together, he goes off but realize he was in love with her, decides to go back to her but never made it. That`s how I see this lyrics. Greetings from Brazil. Love your channel. Ps.: Pardon my english. I promisse my portuguese is much better. Hehehe
This video omits the instrumental intro, it's about 1:30 in length. The song is intense, he sings about life & death, Heaven & Hell. The entire album is classic and it does include a couple of ballads. I don't think it matters what he's running from, the law or a kill out to get him. I recommend his song 'Read 'Em and Weep' from his "Dead Ringer" follow-up album. The title track is a duet with Cher.
I always believed, based off the emotion and raw epicness of this song that it portrayed a young man in love but had the wherewithal to know it would never last, for whatever reason. And his sadness at this revelation led him to get a little aggressive on the throttle. And then the crash…
My take and what I've heard others say is that the boy was in love with the girl but needed to get away from the town as many young people feel. But as he left he started to realize as much as he hated the town she was there and even if he was "damned" if he stayed he'd would rather be damned with her. But just as he came to this realization he wrecked and died.
This is his best vocal to any song he has done in my opinion RIP Meatloaf. He actually collapsed on stage in one concert , he came round with help and asked where were we to the , after a short break he carried on he could not remember a thing about his collapse , Great guy and performer
I thought he was a vampire and had to leave before the final crack of dawn , but next day when the day is done and the sun goes down and the moonlights shining through he will come crawling back to her . But because daylight has arrived the blazing sun causes him to crash the silver black phantom bike . Just my take…. I might be totally misinterpreting the lyrics 😄
Great reaction. This was the anthem for my teen years. I remember that I had to hide the album from my mom. She thought the cover looked satanic! Later I had it on 8-track which I wore out. A couple of years ago actually got to meet Todd Rundgren who played guitar on the song and produced the album.
My mom almost wouldn't let me get The Bee Gees Main Course because of the cover! 😅 I said, it's the Bee Gees mom, you know they aren't trashy! When bat come out I was a little older and she never even saw it. :)
You might as well listen to the entire album. Each song is its own operatic piece of music. One take I have on it is that he is running from the intense emotion he had with woman he was just with and wanted to be gone before she wakes, but then wants to be back with her. But what do I know? LOL The first time Meatloaf saw video of this song the video tape dragged a bit, and he thought it ruined everything and basically had a nervous breakdown and started a downward spiral that took him a long time to completely recover from.
Meatloaf (RIP) was a wonderful performer but you both mentioned you loved the piano and the lyrics, and both were courtesy of the great Jim Steinman (RIP), who wrote the entire album and many more great hits. I have to agree with the others who have already commented that you must react to "For Crying Out Loud" next! "You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth" is also a lot of fun! Oh heck just do all seven songs on the LP, you will love them all!
Alongside those advocating For Crying Out Loud (great track) I'd also throw a vote for Objects In The Rear View Mirror. Really powerful video for that one.
Steinman wanted to write the most epic crash song ever. I think he achieved that ! He was inspired by Phil Spector's 'Leader of the Pack' by the Shangri La's . The motorcycle is actually producer Todd Rundgren on guitar !
It was great to be growing up when this came out! I was a teen. What a song! One of the heroes of this song who doesn't get a mention much, is Todd Rundgren on guitar - well done for mentioning that, Todd made the motorcycle sounds with guitar (I got to see him live last year, my first time) Everything is perfect on this song, instruments, backing vocals, lead vocals, lyrics, arrangement. My fave part is where Meatloaf suddenly throws off his jacket! I love the way he always gave it 100%. And that final note....
Over here in England there was only one song on the album that didn't get heavy radio airplay and that was the last song 'For Crying Out Loud'. It's the one I cherish most.
An interview Jim Steinman and Meatloaf wrote bat out of hell to be an epic tribute to 50's and 60's teen songs like last kiss and leader of the pack. They did a masterpiece with bat out of hell. Love the meatloaf videos.
The piano player is the songwriter Jim Steinman. Possibly the greatest songwriter to ever live.. All the Meat Loaf hits, Total Eclipse of the Heart. Celine's It's all coming back to me now.
He's a sinner in a motorcycle gang who commits bad acts during the day but the only light in his life is her who he goes back to every night. She keeps the light in his life. Until he finally escapes the gang at the end but crashes on his way back to her.
Close but no cigar The story is actually explained in the Musical Bat out of Hell, Meat is singing the part of Strat the Leader of a group of Kids who have been stuck at the age of 18 by Radiation after a war, nicknamed Lost Boys they are outcasts. He falls in love with a girl named Raven who is locked away from the outside world by her parents mainly her father and is not allowed contact with anyone outside of the Tower where they live. Strat sneaks into the Tower at Night to be with her but leaves every morning before her Father finds out about their relationship. Eventually her father finds out and vows to kill strat so strat takes off on his motorbike and crashes, he is killed in the crash but is brought back from death Raven runs away to be with the gang and her Father vows murderous revenge against them
You have to listen to the entire album to understand the story. Its all about loving (or not loving), lust and sex. But its a complete story, this is only the first chapter.
Jim Steinman said he wanted to write the ultimate teenage crash song, and he did. Then Meat Loaf got on stage and brought it to reality. They were such a great partnership in making music. Todd Rundgren played the motorcycle guitar straight into the solo.
I never made the connection before, but this song reminds me of a lot of the mood on Bruce Springsteen's "Thunder Road". There are parallels - it's similarly theatrical and piano driven. Even sounds like it was influenced directly by Bruce, talking about getting out of town with someone. I know your list is long but I bet you'd like that one too!
Steinman used a lot of the musicians that were on Springsteens album, because they were the best around at the time, but I hate the comparison. Steinman wrote a lot of the songs off the album before ‘75, only to be released in ‘77. In fact Heaven Can Wait was written in ‘68. Steinmans work is based on the Peter Pan story actually, about the lost boys with a modern twist.
@@brendonm9601 I never understood the comparison, either. Okay, so it has some of the same musicians, but for me, that's where the parallels end. I remember Meat and Jim wanted to release some of the Bat demos they had from the early 1970s back in 2017, but I don't think either of them could find them. It would have settled the "Steinman was influenced by Springsteen" debate, and I'd give away my one remaining kidney to hear those demos...just Meat's voice and Jim on piano...*sigh*
@@ctuckwell6562 i just think it was a lazy review and it grew from there. Ive always been hoping for Steinman box set of all his work. I guess it will never happen
I wouldn't compare it to any particular Springsteen song but it is very Springsteen at his heyday in it's theme and undertone. This town sucks and I have to get out before this town kills me. Springsteen must have written at least 25 songs on his first six or seven albums with the same general theme. He just usually tried to getaway in a car instead of a motorcycle.
Hi Mama and Baby Gap: This is probably the most exciting video from this album but For Crying Out Loud is perhaps the most beautiful. Looking forward to the live stream. FG
You would really enjoy and owe it to yourself to do his true story song written about his childhood. Lost is best friend early in childhood, lived with a physically abusive alcoholic father and the story of his first love. Great story, storytelling and video. One of his best IMO. George It's call "Objects in the rearview mirror appear closer than they are", and relates to his past coming back to him.
13:49 He had to leave because he has commitments issues. Although this is the first song of the Bat out of Hell album, he's singing about his wife (the one from paradise by the dashboard light). He never leaves her but it's not easy going. The songs after this are a flashback of his love life, except for "for crying out loud" which is his final thoughts and realisation.
14:15 I think you get the gist of the song...You have a tough guy, a biker, a loner, a renegade, ect. who gets so caught up thinking about a one night stand he had that he doesn't notice the curve, but his spirit is so rebellious that his heart itself breaks out of his body and flies away (Possible metaphor for the music living on after the person is gone, since we did lose him recently, RIP)...A great companion song to this one IMHO is Too Old to Rock n' Roll by Jethro Tull...It tells a similar story of a biker/rocker/loner...
So, it’s 1978 fresh out of high school I’m driving a truck for the M&M lumber company and this song comes across the am radio station. I knew at that moment I just heard something groundbreaking and timeless.
An absolutely iconic song …one of the greatest, if not THE greatest rock song ever. Because you did the video and not the album track you did miss out on the epic intro though. Next on your list has to be For Crying Out Loud….another absolutely epic song from one of the best artists of all time
Great reaction ladies! Lovely to see your emotional responses! Yes there's a wild ride whenever Meat Loaf "detonates" :). These songs are not easy to sing.., that note he takes at the end is insane. He was as force of nature, fire and passion! There are so many more good songs you should react to..., try: "For Crying Out Loud", and "Heave Can Wait" and another raw energy song "Peel Out".
I feel every guy listening to this, even for the first time, understands every word. 1. He has a girlfriend who he adores. 2. He has no future. He can't get out, and if he did there's nothing for him. 3. He loves the open road and the feeling of power of riding. He has to leave every day to experience it because it's all he has. 4. He crashed and died.
"I Would Do Anything For Love (but I won't do that)" is not only a great song, but is a continuation of the story...plus a fantastic retelling of a famous fairy tale.
It was a guitar played by Todd Rungren who also produced. You need to do I'd do anything for love but I won't do that'....probably his most popular radio song.
Thank you for another classic from Meatloaf. My next two choices would be "You took the words right out of my mouth," and "Hot Patootie, Bless My Soul." And to get a feel for Jim Steinman's influence Listen to the song he wrote for Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse of the Heart."
As a teen who grew up in a neighborhood that no one ever left, this song was important to me. I always felt like he knew he loved this woman, but he knew if he stayed to long with her he would never get out. Like when he is slowly singing in his head he is trying to convince himself to stay and love her, no matter what. Then the side of him needs to LIVE, and see what else the world has to offer, and he has to run or else he stays.
Meatloaf and Jim Steinman, theatrical, over the top, very over the top and absolutely wonderful! I wore out two copies of this album back in the day, vinyl of course! My take on it was that he was a motorcycle drifter, who never stays What a wonderful legacy they have both left us
I'm my opinion, it's a rock anthem that meatloaf excelled at( I'm 61, thought in high school it was hard rock, so I didn't listen)...but omg; his videos are so meaningful and moving...rip to a superstar😇🙏
this is a love song. He had a one night stand and tried to leave , but he found his true love and couldn't leave and like a bat out of hell he went back.
Good guess but it was actually written for musical based on Peter pan which later became bat out of hell the musical. He's because his love interests farther is an evil leader who is trying to kill him.
Great review ladies. Now please react to the song that songwriter (Jim Steinman) called “my masterpiece”. The song in question is “For Crying Out Loud”, and it’s off the album Bat Out Of Hell. Thanks 🙏🏻
This is a song about youthful reckless abandonment... he was burning the candle at both ends... he lived to ride and rode to live... he had a love that would make most men slow down and smell the roses but he had to live fast... Nothing really rocks and nothing really rolls and nothing is worth the cost, his cost was his life because not slowing down and being content with all he had
The first verse basically says that the town is a complete dead end and dangerous hell hole, that is why he needs to get out, there is simply no life for him in that town other than the one girl. So he had to get out to have any future at all.
I have always interpreted the need to leave as that of someone who grew up in a small town but has big ambitions (I have known a handful of people like that). They reach a point where they feel they can't wait a moment longer, but in this case, they are willing to spend just one more night with someone special. Then, in their haste to leave, still remembering that last night, they become distracted/reckless and never achieve their dreams. I enjoy your channel. Being a bit older these days, I grew up with many of the artists you listen to and I haven't heard some of them in a long time.
The story is actually explained in the Musical Bat out of Hell, Meat is singing the part of Strat the Leader of a group of Kids who have been stuck at the age of 18 by Radiation after a war, nicknamed Lost Boys they are outcasts. He falls in love with a girl named Raven who is locked away from the outside world by her parents mainly her father and is not allowed contact with anyone outside of the Tower where they live. Strat sneaks into the Tower at Night to be with her but leaves every morning before her Father finds out about their relationship. Eventually her father finds out and vows to kill strat so strat takes off on his motorbike and crashes, he is killed in the crash but is brought back from death Raven runs away to be with the gang and her Father vows murderous revenge against them
if you listen to the first verse again you’ll hear how he says how horrible the city has become with crime and he feels like he needs to get out, like a bat out of hell but he meets a girl before he leaves and he really likes her so hes torn. he already planned on leaving in the morning so he does and as hes riding and he cant stop thinking about this girl, he decides to turn around and go back, like a bat out of hell. well he doesnt make it cuz he crashes and he dies and his heart get ripped out like a bat out of hell. then he goes to the afterlife like a bat out of hell. he’s so good!!! thanks for keeping his memory alive! keep up the good work!
I think this is metaphoric. He has to escape, he leaves, he says he will come crawling back to (her). But he dies and his heart escapes... his love is making his heart burst out of his chest and presumably his love will go back to her.
This song (and the rest of the album of the same name) was part of my musical awakening. I'd been a fan of old school Rock'n'Roll for as long as I could remember but this..... the theatre, the promise, the excitement. Loved it then and still love it now. I was only about 14 or 15 when when I bought this though.
Back in the seventies this would be what they called a rock opera, you listened to the whole album at once and it'll tell a story. Jim steinman and meatloaf were absolutely incredible together.
The impression I always had of this song was that it was told from the perspective of a small town guy. He feels trapped to the point of desperation by the limited options there. That small town is hell... yet he loves or at least admires the woman he coaxes, but feels like he needs to escape the town more than stay with her. And I've known enough folks who grew up in small towns who reached that point of "if I don't leave now, I will never be able to make myself leave later." I feel like the guy in the story reached that point... but as he was driving away, he was thinking of the woman behind him rather than the "freedom" ahead of him, which in turn caused him to miss the curve.
Jans724…yes!! He detonates!! I am 60 and every time I listen to ML he pulls me into his vortex and spits me out the other side going WTH just happened?? I’m Gonna Love Her for Both of Us is another crazy ride. So much to choose from!!!
This song ends with his heart flying away like a bat out of hell. And in the beginning he wanted to leave like a bat out of hell. But the description of the place is dystopian. And he says he girl is too the only thing good in the world. Maybe the crash wasn't all that accidental!
he is living a a life of hell and he is trying to leave and find a better life , but keeps returning to the one good thing in his life, the woman he loves. and as it says as he rides off before the crash " im going to make my escape from this hell"
Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27, 1947 - January 20, 2022), known professionally as Meat Loaf, was an American rock singer and actor with a powerful, wide-ranging voice, famous for his theatrical live shows. [WP]
Someone else mentioned and I agree that this about a guy who's kind of a drifter and doesn't stay to long in one place. He has a one night stand with this girl, leaves the next day, but realizes that he loves her and decides to go back to her but doesn't make it. Hence the bike crash.
The song is based on him seeing someone but he could not stay so the bat out of hell line means he has to leave quickly but he is still thinking of her as he rides his bike away and that causes him to have a crash , now he is dead and going to be waiting for her at heavens gates , simple tragic love song like many of meatloaf songs but so powerfully put over by him .
A Meatloaf song that doesn't seem to get reacted to is "Life is a Lemon (and I want My Money Back)"... its a really good song and I think you would really like it.
Yeh, great song, but I’ve always preferred It Just Won’t Quit from that album “Is it richer than diamonds or just a little cheaper than spit, I don’t know but it won’t quit. Only Steinman can write and get away with that
One of the best stories I've heard came from meatloaf himself. In a concert promoting the album meatloaf sang this and in the front row was Billy Joel. meat knew he had a hit when Billy Joel stood on his table and cheered
This old Metal rock head biker saw Meat Loaf in the late 1970’s 3 times live. The energy he has is him not acting he poured his heart into his passion. He actually had oxygen bottles to help him resuscitate because he was overweight and would collapse and needed oxygen. I saw him over the years and he never changed he always would take the time to talk to fans. After the second show my wife and I and a bunch other went into a diner to get a midnight snack. Shortly after we sat down in walks Meat with a few of his band mates. We of course recognized him but didn’t want to bother him so we just said hello he asked if he could join us we sat there talking laughing about everything and anything until 5 in the morning. We all left and about a year later went to another of his shows. In between songs he came to the edge of the stage looked at us holding his hand over his eyes because of the lights and yells to us. Where are you guys going after the show to eat, that place you were at last year was great! So let me know Frank after the show and I liked to join you guys! It was three songs in I realized he remembered my name. He was real he was humble and I can truly say a friend because each time I saw him he would always greet me with a warm smile and a slap on the back. Very interesting fellow honest with his sincerity. He past away a few months back so R.I.P. Meat like a Bat Out Of Hell his heart is still beating with love, passion for life! God Bless Rock on Stay Safe!🙏❤️🤘🤘🤘
Wow, that's an amazing story. I've had a similar thing happen to me and a couple of my friends, but the band was local (A group called TigerCity, a funky mix of 80's synthpop beats with early 2000's alternative rock sensibilities, think Radiohead meets A Flock of Seagulls with a bit of Hall & Oates for flavor) It really feels like a once-in-a-lifetime experience just hanging out, hearing stories, and bouncing questions off of people who you feel like you know more intimately than 90% of the other people you've met because of their music, so it's always a struggle (at least for me) to not "Fanboy" out when artists are cool and down-to-earth enough to engage with fans in a meaningful way...
That is AWESOME! Thanks for sharing, it's great to such a positive experience with a legend. I'll also add the he suffered from WPW (Wolfe-Parkinson-White) which is another reason he had oxygen on hand. It's a heart condition that I share with him.
Wow how fortunate for you!!
Agree, I saw Meat around 1989 here in Orlando, Disney Pleasure Island entertainment complex, now called I think called Downtown Disney? Anyway, I paid 10 bucks general admission to get into to the clubs and the outside stage area where he played a full concert and yeah, he left nothing on the stage, gave is his all. I was a Meat fan every since seeing him in the Rocky Horror Picture show as Eddie. Great performance there too.
Yes, even until the very end Meat Loaf would break down in tears when fans would come to his dressing room after concerts to express their appreciation because he truly loved his fans, they meant everything to him.
It’s a crime he’s not in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame
give it time.
i think its cause they cant find someone to perform as well as he could
Jim Steinman turned common cliches into lyric gold in many songs.
I feel as if a part of my youth died today with the passing of this wonderful entertainer and genuine human being. Marvin Lee Aday AKA Meatloaf your musical performances will live on! Thanks for the decades of memories.
Seeing Meatloaf live in the mid 1980's, was an experience never to be forgotten.
A true performer.
So, Bat Out of Hell was written by Jim Steinman who said that, like songs like Leader of the Pack, wanted to write the most epic crash song ever written. The motorcycle revving up was actually done on the lead guitar by Todd Rundgren when they said, "we need a motorcycle revving in the song" and Todd picked up his guitar and went, "like this", and he ripped out a motorcycle sound. The whole thing with him leaving, if you listen to the lyrics, is he lives in a city that is rife with death and poverty and crime, of which he wanted to escape. But, he was in love with a girl and he knew that he would keep coming back to her. But this time, he was going to hit the highway like a battering ram to escape. And, then, he crashes.
The rest of the songs on the album Bat Out of Hell are just as good. Paradise by the Dashboard Light, Heaven Can Wait, Two Out of Three Ain't Bad, Took The Words Out of My Mouth, etc.
Next? Heaven Can Wait.
Agree with him heaven can wait, but for crying out loud would also be my suggestion! No.7 on the best selling albums of all time!
Meat was not a singer who acted but an actor who sung. The entire album is classic and has sold tens of millions
Jim Steinman (playing the piano in the background) wrote all of the songs on "Bat Out of Hell" and pretty much anything that Meat Loaf sang from Jim turned to gold. He also wrote many other big hits for other artists. What a special talent he was. Jim and Meat Loaf (Booming voice which suited Jim's songs) together, well they were magnificent!
Todd Rundgren on guitar was a nice touch too
No Roy Bittan played the piano Steinman played the guitar solo, Jim hired Roy Bittan and Max Weinberg from the E Street band because he liked Springsteen especially Born to Run.
One of the biggest songs and biggest selling albums from the late 70s. All the kids at school had a copy of this album!
This song is intended to be the most epic motorcycle crash song ever. They succeeded.
I always felt like the story was about a boy who wanted to live "free" and have a fast and loose life in a dirty and corrupt world, but this one girl showed him light and goodness. He seemed very conflicted about his life and wanted to get out of the evil of the city he's in, but every time he failed he would come back to her.
Yes the song is also very metaphorical. His heart breaks free. It will come back to her.
BOOH is a masterpiece. The combo of Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf was magical. PLEASE do For Crying Out Loud, the original album version. There is no video, but it is simply magnificent. I was "barely 17" when Bat dropped and had just met the man that would be my husband and this album really spoke to me. I love Meat Loaf. He wanted out of the town because it was stunted and lost and because it didn't rock and it didn't roll and nothing was ever worth the cost! I have only cried 3 times for people I didn't actually know and it was Mo and Robin Gibb and Meat.
You were barely 17….but were you barely dressed? 🤣🤣
GOTA DO For Crying Out LOud great love song!
@@colinstevens2691 Eventually. 🤭. But he was 27, not 17. He died 4 years ago, after 41 years together. He was my one and only. And for the record, it was love at first sight for me and I pursued him. 😎
For crying out loud I love that song
IMO, I think they should do You Took the Words Right Outta my Mouth before For Crying Out Loud, especially with that talking part intro.
Everything about the album "Bat Out of Hell" was big and bold and theatrical. This song was no exception. Jim Steinman's writing and piano, paired with Meat's delivery are what made everyone sit up and take notice.
Live performance. Some covers have the motor sounds. Not everybody can do it on a good guitar.
The particlars of this affair with the lady are uncertain. Who is the rider? A wild guy, who is not safe in the mean city. The environment is dangerous. Third thing: the lead guitar is capable of producing the motorcycle sounds, with tons of effects going into the mixer or the amps, for this
The motorcycle sound was actually done by the guitar.
My favourite Meatloaf song. Love Bat Out of Hell!
He have to leave, in my opinion, because he is a drifter, he lives on the road, never creating roots. But in one moment he meets this girl, they spent some time together, he goes off but realize he was in love with her, decides to go back to her but never made it. That`s how I see this lyrics.
Greetings from Brazil. Love your channel.
Ps.: Pardon my english. I promisse my portuguese is much better. Hehehe
As a history teacher who has had to grade and peer review other people's work, your English is better than a lot of native English speakers lol.
@@jasonmcnair5294 Hahaha. Thanks!
He was a Giant in every Way! R.I.P.
This video omits the instrumental intro, it's about 1:30 in length. The song is intense, he sings about life & death, Heaven & Hell. The entire album is classic and it does include a couple of ballads. I don't think it matters what he's running from, the law or a kill out to get him.
I recommend his song 'Read 'Em and Weep' from his "Dead Ringer" follow-up album. The title track is a duet with Cher.
the great Todd rundgren on guitars ....Todd also produced the album....Jim steinman wrote all the songs and plays the piano....
There have been worse combinations 😉
yeah, jimmy page in live aid!@@FullersDuck
I always believed, based off the emotion and raw epicness of this song that it portrayed a young man in love but had the wherewithal to know it would never last, for whatever reason. And his sadness at this revelation led him to get a little aggressive on the throttle. And then the crash…
My take and what I've heard others say is that the boy was in love with the girl but needed to get away from the town as many young people feel. But as he left he started to realize as much as he hated the town she was there and even if he was "damned" if he stayed he'd would rather be damned with her. But just as he came to this realization he wrecked and died.
@thomasriddle7005 If you ever get to see Bat out hell the musical it's better explained.
@@thomasriddle7005 i think you got it
This is his best vocal to any song he has done in my opinion RIP Meatloaf. He actually collapsed on stage in one concert , he came round with help and asked where were we to the , after a short break he carried on he could not remember a thing about his collapse , Great guy and performer
it's either this or I Would Do Anything For Love. But the last held note of this song is by far the best.
The sound of the motorcycle is made with guitars.
RIP Jim and Meatloaf😇😇
I thought he was a vampire and had to leave before the final crack of dawn , but next day when the day is done and the sun goes down and the moonlights shining through he will come crawling back to her .
But because daylight has arrived the blazing sun causes him to crash the silver black phantom bike .
Just my take…. I might be totally misinterpreting the lyrics 😄
Great reaction. This was the anthem for my teen years. I remember that I had to hide the album from my mom. She thought the cover looked satanic! Later I had it on 8-track which I wore out. A couple of years ago actually got to meet Todd Rundgren who played guitar on the song and produced the album.
My mom almost wouldn't let me get The Bee Gees Main Course because of the cover! 😅 I said, it's the Bee Gees mom, you know they aren't trashy! When bat come out I was a little older and she never even saw it. :)
You might as well listen to the entire album. Each song is its own operatic piece of music. One take I have on it is that he is running from the intense emotion he had with woman he was just with and wanted to be gone before she wakes, but then wants to be back with her. But what do I know? LOL The first time Meatloaf saw video of this song the video tape dragged a bit, and he thought it ruined everything and basically had a nervous breakdown and started a downward spiral that took him a long time to completely recover from.
Meatloaf (RIP) was a wonderful performer but you both mentioned you loved the piano and the lyrics, and both were courtesy of the great Jim Steinman (RIP), who wrote the entire album and many more great hits. I have to agree with the others who have already commented that you must react to "For Crying Out Loud" next! "You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth" is also a lot of fun! Oh heck just do all seven songs on the LP, you will love them all!
Alongside those advocating For Crying Out Loud (great track) I'd also throw a vote for Objects In The Rear View Mirror. Really powerful video for that one.
Steinman wanted to write the most epic crash song ever. I think he achieved that ! He was inspired by Phil Spector's 'Leader of the Pack' by the Shangri La's . The motorcycle is actually producer Todd Rundgren on guitar !
It was great to be growing up when this came out! I was a teen. What a song! One of the heroes of this song who doesn't get a mention much, is Todd Rundgren on guitar - well done for mentioning that, Todd made the motorcycle sounds with guitar (I got to see him live last year, my first time)
Everything is perfect on this song, instruments, backing vocals, lead vocals, lyrics, arrangement. My fave part is where Meatloaf suddenly throws off his jacket! I love the way he always gave it 100%. And that final note....
Tires are screaming and the fires are howling,
Way down in the valley tonight!
The motorcycle sound was actually guitar, played by Todd Rundgren.
The motorcycle bit WAS a guitar. Todd Rundgren. Great guitarist.
Over here in England there was only one song on the album that didn't get heavy radio airplay and that was the last song 'For Crying Out Loud'. It's the one I cherish most.
An interview Jim Steinman and Meatloaf wrote bat out of hell to be an epic tribute to 50's and 60's teen songs like last kiss and leader of the pack. They did a masterpiece with bat out of hell. Love the meatloaf videos.
The piano player is the songwriter Jim Steinman. Possibly the greatest songwriter to ever live.. All the Meat Loaf hits, Total Eclipse of the Heart. Celine's It's all coming back to me now.
Definitely the greatest songwriter. That he’s not universally acknowledged as such is irritating.
@@Boyonabicycle Yeah it is.
He's a sinner in a motorcycle gang who commits bad acts during the day but the only light in his life is her who he goes back to every night. She keeps the light in his life. Until he finally escapes the gang at the end but crashes on his way back to her.
Close but no cigar The story is actually explained in the Musical Bat out of Hell, Meat is singing the part of Strat the Leader of a group of Kids who have been stuck at the age of 18 by Radiation after a war, nicknamed Lost Boys they are outcasts. He falls in love with a girl named Raven who is locked away from the outside world by her parents mainly her father and is not allowed contact with anyone outside of the Tower where they live. Strat sneaks into the Tower at Night to be with her but leaves every morning before her Father finds out about their relationship. Eventually her father finds out and vows to kill strat so strat takes off on his motorbike and crashes, he is killed in the crash but is brought back from death Raven runs away to be with the gang and her Father vows murderous revenge against them
Saw Meatlaof in one of his final concerts in Edmonton Alberta Canada where he collapsed on stage 😮What a performer RIP Meat 🙏 🤲
This is my personal Meatloaf favorite…ooh, so good!!
You have to listen to the entire album to understand the story. Its all about loving (or not loving), lust and sex. But its a complete story, this is only the first chapter.
Jim Steinman said he wanted to write the ultimate teenage crash song, and he did. Then Meat Loaf got on stage and brought it to reality. They were such a great partnership in making music.
Todd Rundgren played the motorcycle guitar straight into the solo.
I never made the connection before, but this song reminds me of a lot of the mood on Bruce Springsteen's "Thunder Road". There are parallels - it's similarly theatrical and piano driven. Even sounds like it was influenced directly by Bruce, talking about getting out of town with someone. I know your list is long but I bet you'd like that one too!
Steinman used a lot of the musicians that were on Springsteens album, because they were the best around at the time, but I hate the comparison. Steinman wrote a lot of the songs off the album before ‘75, only to be released in ‘77. In fact Heaven Can Wait was written in ‘68. Steinmans work is based on the Peter Pan story actually, about the lost boys with a modern twist.
@@brendonm9601 I never understood the comparison, either. Okay, so it has some of the same musicians, but for me, that's where the parallels end. I remember Meat and Jim wanted to release some of the Bat demos they had from the early 1970s back in 2017, but I don't think either of them could find them. It would have settled the "Steinman was influenced by Springsteen" debate, and I'd give away my one remaining kidney to hear those demos...just Meat's voice and Jim on piano...*sigh*
@@ctuckwell6562 i just think it was a lazy review and it grew from there.
Ive always been hoping for Steinman box set of all his work. I guess it will never happen
I wouldn't compare it to any particular Springsteen song but it is very Springsteen at his heyday in it's theme and undertone. This town sucks and I have to get out before this town kills me. Springsteen must have written at least 25 songs on his first six or seven albums with the same general theme. He just usually tried to getaway in a car instead of a motorcycle.
Still one of the best albums from the 70's ❤👍
Hi Mama and Baby Gap: This is probably the most exciting video from this album but For Crying Out Loud is perhaps the most beautiful.
Looking forward to the live stream. FG
Ladies you just witnessed a madman! With that I will say extremely entertaining and a crescendo voice ! More of a dramatic talent..
The motorcycle was Todd Rungren on guitar. He did all of it as well as producing and paying for it when the record company backed out.
Supposedly he made more off of that record than Meat or Steinman. Well deserved especially when he put up over a quarter million to make it.
You would really enjoy and owe it to yourself to do his true story song written about his childhood. Lost is best friend early in childhood, lived with a physically abusive alcoholic father and the story of his first love. Great story, storytelling and video. One of his best IMO. George It's call "Objects in the rearview mirror appear closer than they are", and relates to his past coming back to him.
He completely denied that the song had anything to do with him or his childhood. He said he wouldn't ever allow that.
13:49 He had to leave because he has commitments issues. Although this is the first song of the Bat out of Hell album, he's singing about his wife (the one from paradise by the dashboard light). He never leaves her but it's not easy going. The songs after this are a flashback of his love life, except for "for crying out loud" which is his final thoughts and realisation.
14:15 I think you get the gist of the song...You have a tough guy, a biker, a loner, a renegade, ect. who gets so caught up thinking about a one night stand he had that he doesn't notice the curve, but his spirit is so rebellious that his heart itself breaks out of his body and flies away (Possible metaphor for the music living on after the person is gone, since we did lose him recently, RIP)...A great companion song to this one IMHO is Too Old to Rock n' Roll by Jethro Tull...It tells a similar story of a biker/rocker/loner...
So, it’s 1978 fresh out of high school I’m driving a truck for the M&M lumber company and this song comes across the am radio station. I knew at that moment I just heard something groundbreaking and timeless.
An absolutely iconic song …one of the greatest, if not THE greatest rock song ever. Because you did the video and not the album track you did miss out on the epic intro though. Next on your list has to be For Crying Out Loud….another absolutely epic song from one of the best artists of all time
Listened to this last night. Meatloaf was a great actor on top of being a great singer. He really plays out the drama when he sings.
Great reaction ladies! Lovely to see your emotional responses! Yes there's a wild ride whenever Meat Loaf "detonates" :). These songs are not easy to sing.., that note he takes at the end is insane. He was as force of nature, fire and passion! There are so many more good songs you should react to..., try: "For Crying Out Loud", and "Heave Can Wait" and another raw energy song "Peel Out".
I feel every guy listening to this, even for the first time, understands every word.
1. He has a girlfriend who he adores.
2. He has no future. He can't get out, and if he did there's nothing for him.
3. He loves the open road and the feeling of power of riding. He has to leave every day to experience it because it's all he has.
4. He crashed and died.
"I Would Do Anything For Love (but I won't do that)" is not only a great song, but is a continuation of the story...plus a fantastic retelling of a famous fairy tale.
It was a guitar played by Todd Rungren who also produced. You need to do I'd do anything for love but I won't do that'....probably his most popular radio song.
Thank you for another classic from Meatloaf. My next two choices would be "You took the words right out of my mouth," and "Hot Patootie, Bless My Soul." And to get a feel for Jim Steinman's influence Listen to the song he wrote for Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse of the Heart."
As a teen who grew up in a neighborhood that no one ever left, this song was important to me. I always felt like he knew he loved this woman, but he knew if he stayed to long with her he would never get out. Like when he is slowly singing in his head he is trying to convince himself to stay and love her, no matter what. Then the side of him needs to LIVE, and see what else the world has to offer, and he has to run or else he stays.
This is my favorite Meat song!!! And that’s saying something. Great reaction
Meatloaf and Jim Steinman, theatrical, over the top, very over the top and absolutely wonderful!
I wore out two copies of this album back in the day, vinyl of course!
My take on it was that he was a motorcycle drifter, who never stays
What a wonderful legacy they have both left us
I'm my opinion, it's a rock anthem that meatloaf excelled at( I'm 61, thought in high school it was hard rock, so I didn't listen)...but omg; his videos are so meaningful and moving...rip to a superstar😇🙏
The Album Bat out of Hell is worth listening to it was in the charts for years it's a classic album
ohh! i've been waiting for this! my favorite Meatloaf song with my favorite reactors!!
12:40, you both look totally stunned as to how he held that note.
I had not seen this Meat Loaf video before, but I decided to watch it with you guys - and I am glad I did! Loved it!
This is the title song to the album. Todd Rungrun produced it! The motorcycle solo was him on guitar . He did it in one take.
this is a love song. He had a one night stand and tried to leave , but he found his true love and couldn't leave and like a bat out of hell he went back.
That's not what the song is about 🤣 😂 🤣
Good guess but it was actually written for musical based on Peter pan which later became bat out of hell the musical. He's because his love interests farther is an evil leader who is trying to kill him.
7th. Best selling album of all time!!!!! Thanks for reviewing the title track!
Great review ladies.
Now please react to the song that songwriter (Jim Steinman) called “my masterpiece”. The song in question is “For Crying Out Loud”, and it’s off the album Bat Out Of Hell.
Thanks 🙏🏻
"For Crying Out Loud" is one of my favorite songs on "Bat Out of Hell"
No. You guys are spot on! Just keep talking. This song deserves a lot of discussion
Seeing him live IS A ROCK OPERA .You lucky to have seen him . He always gave 110 percent on stage.❤️❤️❤️
Love you Meat You have inspired many.
This is a song about youthful reckless abandonment... he was burning the candle at both ends... he lived to ride and rode to live... he had a love that would make most men slow down and smell the roses but he had to live fast... Nothing really rocks and nothing really rolls and nothing is worth the cost, his cost was his life because not slowing down and being content with all he had
The first verse basically says that the town is a complete dead end and dangerous hell hole, that is why he needs to get out, there is simply no life for him in that town other than the one girl. So he had to get out to have any future at all.
I have always interpreted the need to leave as that of someone who grew up in a small town but has big ambitions (I have known a handful of people like that). They reach a point where they feel they can't wait a moment longer, but in this case, they are willing to spend just one more night with someone special. Then, in their haste to leave, still remembering that last night, they become distracted/reckless and never achieve their dreams.
I enjoy your channel. Being a bit older these days, I grew up with many of the artists you listen to and I haven't heard some of them in a long time.
The story is actually explained in the Musical Bat out of Hell, Meat is singing the part of Strat the Leader of a group of Kids who have been stuck at the age of 18 by Radiation after a war, nicknamed Lost Boys they are outcasts. He falls in love with a girl named Raven who is locked away from the outside world by her parents mainly her father and is not allowed contact with anyone outside of the Tower where they live. Strat sneaks into the Tower at Night to be with her but leaves every morning before her Father finds out about their relationship. Eventually her father finds out and vows to kill strat so strat takes off on his motorbike and crashes, he is killed in the crash but is brought back from death Raven runs away to be with the gang and her Father vows murderous revenge against them
That scream to the heavens at the end hits harder given his real-life death.
if you listen to the first verse again you’ll hear how he says how horrible the city has become with crime and he feels like he needs to get out, like a bat out of hell but he meets a girl before he leaves and he really likes her so hes torn. he already planned on leaving in the morning so he does and as hes riding and he cant stop thinking about this girl, he decides to turn around and go back, like a bat out of hell. well he doesnt make it cuz he crashes and he dies and his heart get ripped out like a bat out of hell. then he goes to the afterlife like a bat out of hell. he’s so good!!! thanks for keeping his memory alive! keep up the good work!
I have ahook that man's hand at the meriden CT. Mall! What a humble human being he was!
I don't take it literally. This is probably an allegory of his soul and condition of his heart, like a lot of good poetry.
He was an Opera Singer..Took years in the US to appreciate his creativity.
I can understand a young person not having heard this, but Mom must have been living under a rock
I think this is metaphoric. He has to escape, he leaves, he says he will come crawling back to (her). But he dies and his heart escapes... his love is making his heart burst out of his chest and presumably his love will go back to her.
This song (and the rest of the album of the same name) was part of my musical awakening. I'd been a fan of old school Rock'n'Roll for as long as I could remember but this..... the theatre, the promise, the excitement. Loved it then and still love it now. I was only about 14 or 15 when when I bought this though.
This is one of my favorite songs to play as I ride my cruiser bike. It can go from zero to 100 in 8 seconds, it flys like a bat out of hell.
Back in the seventies this would be what they called a rock opera, you listened to the whole album at once and it'll tell a story. Jim steinman and meatloaf were absolutely incredible together.
I love your reactions, keep on with Meatl Loaf.
A must do is the first hit, You took the words right out off my mouth. Video from this same performance. This song was on the radio constantly!
The impression I always had of this song was that it was told from the perspective of a small town guy. He feels trapped to the point of desperation by the limited options there. That small town is hell... yet he loves or at least admires the woman he coaxes, but feels like he needs to escape the town more than stay with her. And I've known enough folks who grew up in small towns who reached that point of "if I don't leave now, I will never be able to make myself leave later." I feel like the guy in the story reached that point... but as he was driving away, he was thinking of the woman behind him rather than the "freedom" ahead of him, which in turn caused him to miss the curve.
He played Jack Blacks father in The Pick of Destiny. He is an all round performer. He entertained like no other.
Please do 'You Took the Words Right Outta my Mouth ( Hot Summer Night) with the intro. You'll love it !!
Jans724…yes!! He detonates!! I am 60 and every time I listen to ML he pulls me into his vortex and spits me out the other side going WTH just happened?? I’m Gonna Love Her for Both of Us is another crazy ride. So much to choose from!!!
Life of a touring musician! He did 3 year tours!
This masterpiece is about a one night stand but then the guy has a change of heart and is returning to the girl but he dies in a motorcycle accident.
An Absolute Masterpiece..💯..great reaction video ladies! 👏👏
This song ends with his heart flying away like a bat out of hell. And in the beginning he wanted to leave like a bat out of hell.
But the description of the place is dystopian. And he says he girl is too the only thing good in the world. Maybe the crash wasn't all that accidental!
Now try, "Dead Ringer for Love," it's Meatloaf and Cher.
he is living a a life of hell and he is trying to leave and find a better life , but keeps returning to the one good thing in his life, the woman he loves. and as it says as he rides off before the crash " im going to make my escape from this hell"
"in the 50's and 60's car crash songs were all the rage, well I wanted to write the ultimate motorcycle crash song" - Jim Steinman
Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27, 1947 - January 20, 2022), known professionally as Meat Loaf, was an American rock singer and actor with a powerful, wide-ranging voice, famous for his theatrical live shows. [WP]
Someone else mentioned and I agree that this about a guy who's kind of a drifter and doesn't stay to long in one place. He has a one night stand with this girl, leaves the next day, but realizes that he loves her and decides to go back to her but doesn't make it. Hence the bike crash.
The song is based on him seeing someone but he could not stay so the bat out of hell line means he has to leave quickly but he is still thinking of her as he rides his bike away and that causes him to have a crash , now he is dead and going to be waiting for her at heavens gates , simple tragic love song like many of meatloaf songs but so powerfully put over by him .
A Meatloaf song that doesn't seem to get reacted to is "Life is a Lemon (and I want My Money Back)"... its a really good song and I think you would really like it.
Yeh, great song, but I’ve always preferred It Just Won’t Quit from that album
“Is it richer than diamonds or just a little cheaper than spit, I don’t know but it won’t quit. Only Steinman can write and get away with that
One of the best stories I've heard came from meatloaf himself. In a concert promoting the album meatloaf sang this and in the front row was Billy Joel. meat knew he had a hit when Billy Joel stood on his table and cheered