FIRST time REACTION to Meat Loaf - Paradise By The Dashboard Light! NO WAY!!

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    FIRST time REACTION to Meat Loaf - Paradise By The Dashboard Light! NO WAY!!
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  • @johnpressey5900
    @johnpressey5900 10 місяців тому +920

    That, my friend, was a 1970’s Public Service Announcement!

    • @JackStraw1961
      @JackStraw1961 10 місяців тому +34

      See what Bucket Seats have wrought?

    • @Jude_196
      @Jude_196 10 місяців тому +12

      🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @dccraig03
      @dccraig03 10 місяців тому +19

      1977's finest... I didn't hear this album until the late 1980s when my older sister played it all the time.

    • @sandyshoenberger2697
      @sandyshoenberger2697 10 місяців тому +8

      😂

    • @ellenstrack6274
      @ellenstrack6274 10 місяців тому +6

      😂😂😂

  • @nahkohese555
    @nahkohese555 10 місяців тому +442

    Okay, if you listen closely, the whole song is actually a flashback. The first line "It was long ago and it was far away and it was so much better than it is today". Basically, it's an old, married couple, flashing back to their first time, after the high school dance, parked by the lake, and not another car in sight. And he can see "Paradise" by the dashboard lights, but just as he is about to slide into home, she pulls the emergency brake. No ding-ding without a wedding ring. Finally, he caves in and swears his undying love. Flash forward, back to the present, and here's that same couple after who knows how many years of marriage, suffering "buyers remorse", but neither one willing to break the vows they made that night. And, yes, if you watch, she wants out as bad as he does. Watch it again and pay close attention to the words. FYI The whole baseball game in the background, in the 50s, 60, 70s (maybe 80s too) guy code for how your date went was baseball - 1st base, kissing, maybe some outside the clothes groping, 2nd base everything above the waist, 3rd base everything except . . ., Home Run rather self-explanatory. Most people under 40 don't get that reference.

    • @PoppyFlux
      @PoppyFlux 10 місяців тому +14

      Baseball terms were used in the same way in the UK too, in the 80's - I'm assuming you're referencing the US, so I apologise if you're not.
      I was born in '74 and Meatloaf was one of my fave singers during my teen years, along with Queen, Guns 'n Roses, Cher, and Aerosmith.
      I used to dress up to look older so I could attend a local pub's weekly heavy metal nights to "head bang" to rock music.
      I usually left with a headache and a mess of tangled hair, but it was so much fun! ❤

    • @perpetualidiocy6622
      @perpetualidiocy6622 10 місяців тому +4

      never heard a Baseball term used here mate lol......in seemingly every film/TV show imported from the U.S yes. hence we're all familiar with them but i've NEVER heard anyone use them. B 1970 @@PoppyFlux

    • @GrantReedIII
      @GrantReedIII 10 місяців тому +16

      I glad you noticed that. A lot of times, in these reactions, most people don't get the "Long ago."

    • @zooks527
      @zooks527 10 місяців тому +7

      Also interesting is that she's singing his "Long ago and far away" intro lines at the end.

    • @thedata831
      @thedata831 10 місяців тому

      Um Duh.

  • @norsetech9416
    @norsetech9416 10 місяців тому +1015

    "Bat Out Of Hell" is one of the best albums in music history. Meat Loaf was a great singer, performer and actor. And a really nice guy. RIP Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman.

    • @Ydnic7481
      @Ydnic7481 10 місяців тому +28

      Bwhahaha 😂
      Watching this reaction...
      All I can think is, back in the day, I had her outfit 😂 only my Danskin top was flesh colored, and my pants were peach, with a gold belt. This song came out in 1977. Two years later is when I had my outfit, and I was 17 😅

    • @Ydnic7481
      @Ydnic7481 10 місяців тому +28

      1977, I was 15, and I remember me and my friends knew every song by heart on the Album ❤ Bat Out Of Hell

    • @Caseyd1966
      @Caseyd1966 10 місяців тому +17

      ​@@Ydnic7481I can still sing every word. Sooo goood

    • @lindaricci4497
      @lindaricci4497 10 місяців тому +2

      Totally agree

    • @kelliej200
      @kelliej200 10 місяців тому +2

      Absolutely

  • @debbieholoquist2059
    @debbieholoquist2059 10 місяців тому +224

    My face hurts from smiling so much watching your reaction to this! This is not a "song", it a whole opera in 8 minutes.

  • @MoreKellBellPlease
    @MoreKellBellPlease 11 місяців тому +522

    Fun fact. Meatloaf was in the Rocky Horror Picture Show.

    • @Red420ish
      @Red420ish 10 місяців тому +56

      BP should react to some Rocky Horror Picture Show songs,
      I think that would be a good time. 😏🕺🕺

    • @Washougalite1
      @Washougalite1 10 місяців тому +17

      ​@@Red420ish
      That would be awesome 😂

    • @lisarainbow9703
      @lisarainbow9703 10 місяців тому +32

      "Hey Frank, what's for dinner tonight?"
      "Meatloaf!!!!"
      😁😂

    • @pbell44
      @pbell44 10 місяців тому +14

      Eddieeee

    • @Washougalite1
      @Washougalite1 10 місяців тому +4

      @@lisarainbow9703
      I have a meme of Betty white & Bob Saget sitting at a table with those words...Betty asked and Bob answered 🤣

  • @jen_sal
    @jen_sal 10 місяців тому +135

    Meatloaf was rock music theater personified.

  • @tonialaws2776
    @tonialaws2776 10 місяців тому +363

    Meatloaf's performances were like mini rock operas with the 'cast' playing their parts. He wasn't just about ballards.

    • @mylawatts1412
      @mylawatts1412 7 місяців тому +4

      Saw him in 96 in New Orleans and it's the top 2 of my greatest concert experiences...saw Prince the same year so best ever

  • @donnasheehan3703
    @donnasheehan3703 10 місяців тому +279

    Omg, every person 55 years plus sang every word to this.
    It was one of a kind, that’s for sure.

    • @korinamoss3581
      @korinamoss3581 8 місяців тому +2

      Yes!

    • @Mimibeam7140
      @Mimibeam7140 8 місяців тому +1

      I did!😊

    • @Emma-s4g
      @Emma-s4g 8 місяців тому +4

      45 here. I use to full on do a whole performance to this with my DJ boyfriend in my 20s after a few drinks. Knew every word. Awesome times.

    • @jemilambi
      @jemilambi 8 місяців тому

      I was one of a kid.

    • @ant-ekay7215
      @ant-ekay7215 8 місяців тому +1

      Every Single word of it!

  • @ezrasace
    @ezrasace 10 місяців тому +387

    When you said you know what was going on in the back of the car after the first section, I think most of us were going, "No you don't; but wait for what comes next!" Great song, great performance and a great reaction.

    • @LadyIarConnacht
      @LadyIarConnacht 10 місяців тому +29

      His face - lol.

    • @Ydnic7481
      @Ydnic7481 10 місяців тому +18

      🤣🤣🤣 I was "saying" the same thing to the TV..... I love his banter, "That's why we're here," and this time, I started laughing, I knew what was to cone 🤣🤣🤣

    • @lesaahrenstein6360
      @lesaahrenstein6360 10 місяців тому +19

      I was saying the exact same thing. I don't think he understood the baseball Analogy. I don't know what it means that Young people nowadays have no idea what paradise by the dashboard light is

    • @MsPuddledancer
      @MsPuddledancer 10 місяців тому +9

      I kept saying, just wait.

    • @JabbaTheAmerican
      @JabbaTheAmerican 10 місяців тому +7

      "I mean, that's HIS plan"

  • @johnmickiewicz44
    @johnmickiewicz44 10 місяців тому +57

    When his daughter was in high school in Redding, Connecticut, she was a softball player. One year, the JV team couldn’t come up with a coach; he agreed to do the job. His focus was totally on the team and the girls. He would never sign autographs until games were over and was known to extend practices if reporters showed up, just to make them wait.
    He only did it one year, but how many other performers would have even thought about doing that.

    • @joyceharkin3641
      @joyceharkin3641 3 місяці тому +1

      Meatloaf seemed like a really lovely, genuine guy.

  • @johnmccarthy-behindtheveil
    @johnmccarthy-behindtheveil 10 місяців тому +103

    Meat Loaf got his start on Broadway. Thats why he is always very theatrical during his performances. He always gave it all.

  • @ant-ekay7215
    @ant-ekay7215 8 місяців тому +66

    Her name is Karla Devito. She is married to Robbie Benson for decades now. This was such a great time to live.

    • @gregblangero9140
      @gregblangero9140 6 місяців тому +8

      The voice though was Ellen Foley. She was on the album and the music videos, though Karla did sing on tour with him.

    • @joelanderos23
      @joelanderos23 5 місяців тому +1

      @@gregblangero9140 ellen foley was too busy doing the ''night court'' tv show. she played the public defender in season 2. then she was replaced by Markie Post for the rest of the series.

  • @michaelbarnes4403
    @michaelbarnes4403 10 місяців тому +149

    this was THE teen anthem when it came out... thanks for the trip...

  • @swdw973
    @swdw973 9 місяців тому +49

    I've had to point out to people that BOTH of them are praying for the end of time. Most people think it's just Meatloaf "saying" that. When you see both of them pointing at each other in concert, it highlights the sad point that both characters feel this way and both regret it.

  • @robertmaldonado8729
    @robertmaldonado8729 10 місяців тому +157

    When she comes in screaming "STOP RIGHT THERE".....Best part of the song

    • @boomersoonerbaby3466
      @boomersoonerbaby3466 9 місяців тому +6

      Gave me chills 😅

    • @Snoops510
      @Snoops510 9 місяців тому +15

      Along with "And now I'm praying for the end of time to hurry up and arrive" That's when you crack up every time.

    • @ant-ekay7215
      @ant-ekay7215 8 місяців тому +2

      I lived in this time. I knew ever single word to this song both parts!.

    • @aairsick
      @aairsick 4 місяці тому +1

      no means No

  • @tod3msn
    @tod3msn 10 місяців тому +2

    The beautiful singer in this video is the great Karla Devito who has been married to actor Robby Benson for many years. Karla toured with Meat Loaf performing Paradise live but the studio vocal which is what you hear in this clip was sung by the tremendous singer Ellen Foley. Meatloaf and songwriter Jim Steinman were from the musical theater area so this clip is great musical theater singing and acting by Meat and Karla.

  • @paulinesoares3594
    @paulinesoares3594 10 місяців тому +149

    Yep. Back in the day we knew every word to it. 58 and can still sing it by heart. The baseball announcer was really a famous announcer

    • @glennelfmann3143
      @glennelfmann3143 10 місяців тому +20

      The announcer was Phil Rizzuto. "Rizzuto frequently claimed not to have understood the innuendo behind his part in a song about teenage lovers and a parked car." “Phil was no dummy -- he knew exactly what was going on, and he told me such,” Meat Loaf told ESPN in 2007. “He was just getting some heat from a priest and felt like he had to do something. I totally understood. But I believe Phil was proud of that song and his participation.”

    • @wordgiesworld5483
      @wordgiesworld5483 10 місяців тому +2

      Same!

    • @Ch1ll_0ld_Dud3
      @Ch1ll_0ld_Dud3 10 місяців тому +6

      “Back in the day” this song was on every jukebox in every bar in America from when it came out in the 70s until the late 80s. And someone played it every single night.

    • @Jessiepao
      @Jessiepao 10 місяців тому +1

      SAME!!!

    • @MikkiInWaiting
      @MikkiInWaiting 10 місяців тому +1

      Me too! I'm 51 and can sing every word of it!

  • @clare1061
    @clare1061 8 місяців тому +14

    When I met my wife we were in her car cruising and she had this on cassette, I knew I was supposed to be with her. 2 kids and 4 grandchildren later it’s still like heaven. Had our nephew over one day he cracked up watching us sing this word for word, now he loves Meatloaf. Life’s good….. lol

  • @djdex68
    @djdex68 10 місяців тому +101

    Bat Out of Hell is fire from front to back. Every song is great! There's a reason it's one of the top selling albums of all time and spent over 10 years on the album charts.

  • @TheOrnica
    @TheOrnica 4 місяці тому +1

    I haven't laughed so much in forever! I love your reaction to a song i've heard my entire life. Your reaction is priceless

  • @bonnieinla
    @bonnieinla 10 місяців тому +100

    I've got my 40-year high school reunion this year. I'm totally confident that if this song is played, every one of us will be able to sing it word for word!

    • @jamesstrickland517
      @jamesstrickland517 5 місяців тому

      I hear that, my 50 year is next July and I know it will be there. And yes we will all remember the words.

    • @ronmessing3149
      @ronmessing3149 2 місяці тому

      Remember parties where this was played where in the end the people on the floor sang louder then the sound of the record and where 2 seconds ahead :)

  • @craftedbykittens
    @craftedbykittens 3 місяці тому +6

    that is his musical partner and she was with him for almost all his career and they were not married to each other and that really was all an act they had been on stage together in so many musicals before they made albums together. the whole band was amazing and the friendship between those two and their ability to put on the performances they did was just amazing. like everyone who ever saw them preform in person saw an amazing show every time.

  • @douglasdenniston8367
    @douglasdenniston8367 10 місяців тому +105

    Meat Loaf's turn of phrase was bar none... "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" is another classic.

    • @jacquelynwallen5542
      @jacquelynwallen5542 10 місяців тому +5

      Love this song

    • @IRHRRetired
      @IRHRRetired 10 місяців тому +5

      Jim Steinman was a musical genius. His lyrics are unforgettable and no one could sell them like ML!!!

  • @Kepi_Kei
    @Kepi_Kei 4 місяці тому +1

    This brings back such memories! Back in the 90's when the karaoke craze was on, my friends and I would go on Saturday nights and drink too much and sing. One of our girlfriends was dating a guy *named* Ken who looked like a real life Ken doll. Most of us in the group were blonde. One night Ken and about 5 of us blondes went onstage and did this song, billing ourselves as "Ken and The Barbies". We hadn't practiced but stood behind him and sang the female part, and it was weird, singing "will you make me your wife" we all spontaneously put our left hands out and shook them, like "where's my ring?". I love Meat Loaf and I am sad we won't be getting any new music from him. I don't know if you see these newer comments but if you do another great one, from when he was older, is "It's All Coming Back To Me Now". Be sure you get the video where they are at a masquerade party. It shouldn't be too long into the song. Fantastic production.

  • @docdurdin
    @docdurdin 10 місяців тому +121

    RIP MEATLOAF....... One of the most dynamic singers of the 70's. Not just a song, it's an anthem. yes, we had to beg.

    • @cathybuchanan1747
      @cathybuchanan1747 5 місяців тому +1

      And we had to resist.

    • @docdurdin
      @docdurdin 5 місяців тому

      @@cathybuchanan1747 The chase was worth every moment.

  • @chris...9497
    @chris...9497 3 місяці тому +1

    The song was released in 1977. As I heard it, Meatloaf and his songwriter/producer Jim Steinman were working on new material, and Meatloaf tells him about the night he lost his virginity. Steinman gets an idea and writes a song loosely based on Meatloaf's story.
    For the song, 'present day' is 1977, when this couple are long married and middle-aged.
    The song opens with the two of them in the middle of YET another nasty argument and he recounts how they got together when they were both 17, parking at a lover's lane near a local lake.
    If they're middle-aged in 1977, then it must have been about 1959-1960 when they were 17-yr-olds in that car by the lake. It then makes sense to write the music in the early rock & roll sound that was the hallmark of that era.
    Consider, there they are in the car, the radio playing a baseball game to break up the silence, and the radio lights softly glowing from the dashboard, revealing the girl's 'Paradise'.
    The baseball motif becomes very meaningful; not only does it point to a background sound effect, but it also is the prevailing metaphor for sexual progress (1st base, 2nd base, 3rd base, then siding into home base). Baseball was also the go-to for young men to use to extend their performance, by mentally visualizing baseball plays or scrolling through baseball statistics to distract them from physical sensations.
    But another piece of lost culture is what happens to girls who give in and have sex. Back then pregnancy was ruinous to a girl's future. This was a time a full decade before the Pill, 15 years before legal abortion, and even condoms were unavailable to MARRIED people in some states. Women made a lot less than men and had fewer career opportunities. Landlords could and did refuse to rent to single mothers. Even parents sometimes disowned their pregnant daughters. If a girl got a 'reputation', it became difficult to find a husband; having a child made it nearly impossible.
    So, when the girl stops him to check on his intentions, she's not being a terrible person; she just doesn't want her future ruined over a little fun. This was how it was in the 1950s and 1960s.
    He gives in, lives up to his promise to her, then the song comes back to the 'present' day (1977), with his regrets and her wishing they still had that love.

  • @bam5971329
    @bam5971329 10 місяців тому +127

    You missed the baseball reference in the video. The runner got to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd base. He was about to score when she said “stop right there!”

    • @Captain_Hindsight
      @Captain_Hindsight 10 місяців тому +5

      Also "think about baseball" was a popular saying to not get overly pumped up and nut up the pantaloons.

    • @dave-ox2eo
      @dave-ox2eo 10 місяців тому +1

      Yeah, LoL. You tried to 'think about baseball' to occupy your mind, so as to make the lovemaking last longer, and not end prematurely.

    • @jamesstrickland517
      @jamesstrickland517 10 місяців тому +4

      An unintended double innuendo that is overlooked is the sliding into second base head first. I do not think Phil Rizito expected it to be done in this fashion.

    • @mocknburd23
      @mocknburd23 10 місяців тому +2

      And narrated by the great Phil Rizzuto!

    • @ralphsteinke3858
      @ralphsteinke3858 10 місяців тому +2

      Every reactor I've watched misses it

  • @Mikes5276
    @Mikes5276 10 місяців тому +35

    "And now i'm praying for the end of time, so hurry up and arrive. Cause if i gotta spend another minute with you i don't think I could really survive." Laughed the first time I played this at the radio station in 1994!

  • @thunderspike1892
    @thunderspike1892 Місяць тому +1

    Karla DeVito in the video doing Lip sync. She toured with Meat Loaf. The female vocals was recorded by Ellen Foley who could not appear because of some contractual complications.
    Ellen Foley's Spirit Of St. Louis album from 1981 are worth checking out. She was backed by The Clash on that album.

  • @MrPopbottleboy
    @MrPopbottleboy 10 місяців тому +77

    The baseball play by play was done by the Yankees Hall of Fame shortstop Phil Rizzuto,who just happened to become the best radio play by play broadcaster ever.He told the story ,on air,of recording this for the album and had no clue what the content was.He said he was called out at church by one of the nuns,who explained to him what he had recorded.Priceless!

    • @erickirchberger9195
      @erickirchberger9195 10 місяців тому +8

      Loved the Scooter!

    • @sean3038
      @sean3038 10 місяців тому +2

      @@erickirchberger9195 you huckleberry 🤣🤣

    • @MikkiInWaiting
      @MikkiInWaiting 10 місяців тому +1

      Hot damn!! Learn something new everyday! Thank you for that!

  • @hobbievk5119
    @hobbievk5119 10 місяців тому +7

    Just when you thought you knew who Meatloaf was, lol. He was so incredibly versatile and talented. Bat Out of Hell remains one of the best-selling albums in history. Loved your reaction!

  • @sharis9095
    @sharis9095 10 місяців тому +105

    If you want to perk up a group of GenX play the beginning of this song and watch the magic. If our age had an anthem.. this was it... every school dance, every party, every gathering really, this was on the list.

    • @stubentley
      @stubentley 10 місяців тому +10

      So true. I was into punk and metal and still knew all the words to this song…found myself singing along even now. So many memories

    • @drmsanford
      @drmsanford 10 місяців тому +7

      Of course the song came out when us tail end boomers were in high school

    • @rjs722
      @rjs722 10 місяців тому +5

      It was our dance song in my sorority. 😂😂😂

    • @Kim-dm4yb
      @Kim-dm4yb 10 місяців тому +1

      So true!! We even sang this at weddings!!!

    • @professionalvampire1
      @professionalvampire1 5 місяців тому

      Everyone in our generation (Gen X) knows this song. Even those who had no idea who Meatloaf even was knew every word of this song.

  • @karlsmith2570
    @karlsmith2570 10 місяців тому +19

    7:59
    Hey Pegasus, fun fact for you, bro:
    When Meatloaf was recording this section in the studio, in order to help Phil Risutto in keeping his pace doing the play-by-play, Meatloaf actually ran around the studio like he was running the bases on a baseball diamond

  • @kennywilkus1632
    @kennywilkus1632 10 місяців тому +65

    Jim Steinman wrote all of the songs. The man is one of the best songwriters in rock. His songs are always so theatrical! He is also responsible for songs like Total Eclipse of the Heart and Holding Out for a Hero by Bonnie Tyler. It’s All Coming Back to Me Now by Celine Dion. I Would do Anything for Love by Meatloaf. Making Love Out of Nothing at All by Air Supply and many more.

  • @patriciamccormick9321
    @patriciamccormick9321 10 місяців тому +4

    Saw Meatloaf sing this on a pier concert in NYC as the sun went down and bath the city in golden light with the Twin Towers lit up in the distance. It’s an image that stuck with me all these years later. The recording of Phil’s play by play also got huge cheers from the many Yankee fans in the crowd.

  • @jimpedersen7246
    @jimpedersen7246 10 місяців тому +67

    Bat Out of Hell is the 1977 debut album by American rock singer Meat Loaf and composer Jim Steinman.

  • @rickf4545
    @rickf4545 10 місяців тому +4

    Meatloaf wasn't just a singer, he was a theatre kid too so his concerts were really shows. This is singing and acting combined and he put everything he had into the show. This song was in every dance place / bar back in the day.

  • @fredamedic2000
    @fredamedic2000 10 місяців тому +118

    This album is sometimes called rock opera because of the epic story telling and music. You should react to Bat out of He'll next. It has a crazy mimic of a motorcycle sound on the guitar.

    • @juliagrant3299
      @juliagrant3299 10 місяців тому +10

      The entire album from start to finish is a rock opera.

    • @andrewtims9524
      @andrewtims9524 10 місяців тому +1

      ​@juliagrant3299 not rock opera but theatre rock , they were all from musical theatre, the neverland express, shorty is karla Devito

  • @Amy_just_loves_music
    @Amy_just_loves_music 10 місяців тому +1

    I'm at my first break of yours, and I'm cracking up 😂 So I finished, and I really needed the laugh. The look on your face was priceless. Don't get me wrong, Two Out Three Ain't Bad, is one of my favorites of his. Great reaction.

  • @timothymyers6827
    @timothymyers6827 10 місяців тому +72

    One of the top 5 selling LP's of all time - still

  • @leanngash4510
    @leanngash4510 10 місяців тому +3

    I was in grade school when it came out. (1970s) It played non stop. We thought we were so cool cause we knew what it meant 😂 love your reaction ✌🏽

  • @ameyer1970
    @ameyer1970 10 місяців тому +166

    This is concert footage with Karla DeVito. However the sound quality of the recording was bad so they put the album version over the top of it. The lady on the album version of Ellen Foley, an actress who played on Night Court back in the eighties.

    • @richdiddens4059
      @richdiddens4059 10 місяців тому +33

      While Karla did the tour this isn't concert filmed. This was done on a closed set sound stage (no live audience) just for the video. I call the basic premise of this song Hormonal Blackmail.

    • @mlong1958
      @mlong1958 10 місяців тому +13

      Also, it is Ellen's album vocals. Karla is lip-syncing. Ellen said that she didn't want to tour and kiss Meat Loaf every night. LOL

    • @thevicdunnband
      @thevicdunnband 10 місяців тому +1

      @@mlong1958 Not doubting you, but damn that was the best lip syncing I've ever seen. Where can I find this info? I'm curious now.

    • @davidgray843
      @davidgray843 10 місяців тому +3

      ​@@thevicdunnband en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Foley

    • @thevicdunnband
      @thevicdunnband 10 місяців тому

      @@davidgray843 awesome, Thank you!

  • @jvildeb8818
    @jvildeb8818 2 місяці тому +1

    The irl is Karla de Vito who is Robby Benson's wife. This was a great album and we played this in high school.

  • @Jinty92
    @Jinty92 10 місяців тому +45

    *You took the words right out of my mouth* one of my favourite Meat Loaf songs from Bat Out of Hell.

  • @renee5051
    @renee5051 4 місяці тому +1

    No no no 😂😂😂
    Back in the day we had bench front seats...😉there were no lights inside when you were in park.only the dashboard. No ac lights nothing but that soft glo.
    Doubly blessed...both of them..his and hers
    The rest you got it right

    • @SueK51
      @SueK51 15 днів тому

      Right, Renee...and bench back seats-no bucket seats and no seat belts. If you hooked a left or banged a right, you'd be on the passenger's side. That dashboard glow...Those all worked well for the purposes of this vid 😁.

  • @bryanthelt1993
    @bryanthelt1993 10 місяців тому +53

    Meatloaf is one of the best ARTISTS in HISTORY R.I.P.

  • @aelineobrien6869
    @aelineobrien6869 7 місяців тому +9

    Meatloaf is such an underrated artist. He had mastery over vocals unlike anyone else out there and the way his songs suddenly switch tempos swinging back and forth from fast to slow to rounds, it’s just so incredible.

  • @keithschwanke3384
    @keithschwanke3384 10 місяців тому +35

    Meatloaf was the ultimate performer!! Many times he would leave the stage and calapse, often times having to be taken to the hospital!! He gave every ounce every time!💪

  • @jeromeybray4141
    @jeromeybray4141 10 місяців тому +13

    This is why Meatloaf is a safe word cause " I would do anything for love, but I wont do that!"

  • @allenruss2976
    @allenruss2976 11 місяців тому +74

    Karla Devito is the name you're searching for. Meatloaf got his start on Broadway as did Karla. Think of the song as a mini Broadway production. Most of the kissing scenes in his songs over the decades were acting. Jim Steinman wrote this song as well as the entire Bat out of Hell album. He also wrote i would do Anything. Steinman also hot his start on Broadway. When you saw a Meatloaf show you saw about 20 mini Broadway musicals. You really didn't need to see his duets with Patricia Russo.

    • @zenchowbuddha
      @zenchowbuddha 10 місяців тому +7

      the voice you are hearing is Ellen Foley, the girl you are looking at is Karla Devito....she toured with him and was in this filming. but the voice you are hearing in this video is from the album

    • @allenruss2976
      @allenruss2976 10 місяців тому +10

      Karla and Ellen are both on Meatloafs last album Braver than we Were. They all sing together on the song Going all the Way. The album is another Steinman masterpiece ​ ​@@zenchowbuddha

    • @drmsanford
      @drmsanford 10 місяців тому +8

      Ellen Foley also played Billie on the original Night Court.

  • @bettinaz4917
    @bettinaz4917 26 днів тому +1

    I like you.... you make me laugh ~ which is not an easy task. I also really like how you look into the songs; the meanings, origins, the scope of genres', and how you talk about your family. I am 97% blind, and I must say that your voice is one that should narrate books!

  • @betsybabf748
    @betsybabf748 10 місяців тому +74

    This is an all time classic. It's true for many, especially back then, and so comical. The female is Karla Devito, just a fellow singer. She married 70s and 80s actor Robby Benson, and still married over 40 yrs later. Joe Rogan has said he had a major crush on her when he was younger from this video.

    • @jacqueline4514
      @jacqueline4514 10 місяців тому +8

      Wow; I haven’t heard of Robbie Benson in so long; what a great fun fact!

    • @mdltl
      @mdltl 10 місяців тому +2

      And, that's not her voice, he recorded this with Ellen Foley, (she was a singer and also starred for a time on Night Court) he recorded the video with Karla but with Ellen's voice.

    • @whatnext715
      @whatnext715 10 місяців тому

      @@mdltlI didn’t know that. I wonder why they didn’t use Karla’s voice. I saw her on Broadway in the late 70s or early 80s and she was a powerhouse.

    • @takeyourheart1
      @takeyourheart1 9 місяців тому

      @@whatnext715Well the song was recorded before the video and then Karla did the tour instead of Ellen. Idk if Ellen and Meat were a couple and broke up or if Ellen was just too busy with other projects but Karla did the tour for the album and the video but not the vocal recording on the record.

    • @chercee
      @chercee 9 місяців тому +1

      @@jacqueline4514 He was the voice of The Beast in the Disney cartoon Beauty And The Beast, he was Billy Joe in Ode To Billy Joe, and Richie in The Death Of Richie.

  • @timmurphy479
    @timmurphy479 10 місяців тому +3

    The woman singing is Ellen Foley she was on night court in the 80s playing the attorney opposite of John laroquette in the 2nd season

    • @michelleponzio
      @michelleponzio 10 місяців тому +1

      Laroquette

    • @timmurphy479
      @timmurphy479 10 місяців тому +1

      @@michelleponzio thank you I wasn't sure how to spell that right I went by memory I changed it.

  • @paulmellette8925
    @paulmellette8925 10 місяців тому +30

    Jim Steinman referred to his music as "Wagnerian Rock" because both he and Meat were deeply theatrical and it was very well reflected in the songs that he wrote. Steinman is known mostly for his Meat Loaf songs, but he scored huge hits with Air Supply, Bonnie Tyler, Barry Mannilow, Barbara Streisand, Celine Dion as well as one hit as a solo-artist!

  • @dianebennett1433
    @dianebennett1433 10 місяців тому +3

    One of the BEST SONGS EVER!!!! Meatloaf was an awesome singer and his songs were so original. Just loved him!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @juliecarroll2155
    @juliecarroll2155 10 місяців тому +19

    Meatloaf came from musical theater.he was in the original
    Rocky horror picture show .his voice was sooo underrated by many ,appreciated by us who know our rock vocalist..
    Great artist

  • @jamesbrown5600
    @jamesbrown5600 10 місяців тому +7

    Meat Loaf's songs were more than songs, they were Rock and Roll Operas. He was one of the most insanely talented singers in the Classic Rock Generation

  • @123456789musician
    @123456789musician 2 місяці тому +1

    Thank you for wearing that top Carla ❤!

  • @juliagrant3299
    @juliagrant3299 10 місяців тому +88

    The look on your face is priceless! Would it freak you out more if you knew that my Dad would sing this to my Mom at the dinner table? This song is an anthem in my family...doesn't matter if it's a wedding, graduation, reunion or even a funeral.

    • @Ydnic7481
      @Ydnic7481 10 місяців тому +11

      Great story 😃 thanks for sharing

    • @JoRiceRenegade4Eva
      @JoRiceRenegade4Eva 10 місяців тому +9

      Love that!! It’s such a belter when everyone gets into this song - what a great family tradition to have 🥰

  • @ashrimpcalledhank
    @ashrimpcalledhank 18 днів тому +2

    They were out there watching the submarine races.

  • @dow311
    @dow311 10 місяців тому +37

    I remember reading a comment regarding this song, which I never realized. Meat Loaf is wearing a shirt that guys wore for prom, so this could of been prom night.
    So the start of the song they are young, get married and can’t stand each other at the end. Circle. Funny to me.

    • @LadyIarConnacht
      @LadyIarConnacht 10 місяців тому +6

      This song answered a lot of questions for those of us that wondered why the heck our parents ever got married in the first place. :P

    • @melissagerber7231
      @melissagerber7231 10 місяців тому +4

      Back in the hold-out-till-marriage era, many teens got married,just to have sex.

    • @SuperPuddingcat
      @SuperPuddingcat 10 місяців тому

      @@melissagerber7231 also lots of shotgun weddings!

  • @papaho
    @papaho 10 місяців тому +2

    Your face, just after the pause and she asked “Will you love me forever …” was ABSOLUTELY PRICELESS!!!!
    Clearly you were thinking:
    1. I’m going to really enjoy this
    2. I really really want to see what this brother has to say 😅!!!!!
    😂😂

  • @joeuncoolio
    @joeuncoolio 11 місяців тому +17

    This is one of your best reactions. The looks on your face are classic. Great song for this.

  • @karensilvera6694
    @karensilvera6694 11 місяців тому +23

    RIP Meatloaf. I was a senior when this came out. It reminds me of my group of friends from yesteryear.

  • @T1625-w7d
    @T1625-w7d 10 місяців тому +6

    Best line in the song.
    “And we're glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife”

  • @rogermalloy-mx9ik
    @rogermalloy-mx9ik 10 місяців тому +13

    We sing this song at family wedding receptions. The guys on one side of the dance floor and the females on the other. lol

  • @betmo
    @betmo 10 місяців тому +1

    lol 😂 arguably one of the best reactions....your face ;)

  • @MotoNomad350
    @MotoNomad350 10 місяців тому +30

    You haven’t seen anything like that. No one has. This song is truly unique, a one-of-one.

  • @joyceharkin3641
    @joyceharkin3641 3 місяці тому

    I have always loved this song and Meatloaf. But their facial expressions in the video take this to another level for me.🥰🥰🥰🥰 Your face!!!!

  • @edwardlongshanks827
    @edwardlongshanks827 10 місяців тому +15

    I always found this song absolutely hilarious and really good. I was 17 when it was released.
    The video is of a live performance but the audio is from the album version synced to the video. The woman in the video is Karla DeVito who toured with Meatloaf, replacing Ellen Foley who actually sang on the album but didn't want to go on tour.

  • @MrMooose2010
    @MrMooose2010 10 місяців тому +5

    The Loaf is the king of the rock opera. Its more story than normal songs and you see them both "acting the roles of the people" It's about 20 years before "I would do anything for love. "

  • @RLG-
    @RLG- 10 місяців тому +24

    That's the fun thing about watching reactions, we know where all the good parts are.

  • @va3nh
    @va3nh 9 місяців тому +2

    I saw him 3 times live and Meatloaf was one of the best showmen. His stage show and music were just phenomenal!!! That is Karla DeVito in the video she was lip synching, it is Ellen Foley voice, who also played on Night Court, sang the song on the album.

  • @thnkx
    @thnkx 10 місяців тому +18

    His live shows were musical theater. He was good at it. He even had a role in Rocky Horror Picture Show. You should give that a watch sometime.

  • @ChristianBachmaier-h3h
    @ChristianBachmaier-h3h 7 місяців тому +1

    i love you reaction at 4:25... i was loughing out soooo loud

  • @johnwarner6858
    @johnwarner6858 10 місяців тому +46

    You need to check him out singing in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

    • @chrissiecruise7196
      @chrissiecruise7196 10 місяців тому +5

      Agreed. Check out the whole film...there is a reason there's a cult following for Rocky Horror

  • @llandrin9205
    @llandrin9205 10 місяців тому +4

    Jim Steinman wrote the songs for the album. Meat Loaf was an actor who sang and that's why his videos are so fun to watch. and why his concerts were so much fun to see. Steinman wrote for Meat Loaf's big voice. Steinman also wrote "Total Eclipse of the Heart" but didn't offer it to Meat Loaf which caused a rift between them when Bonnie Tyler had such a big hit with the song. Ellen Foley sang on the album but didn't want to tour because she was working on her own career. Ellen was also an actor who sang. That is Ellen Foley's voice heard in the video, but Karla DeVito is seen in the video. She sang the part on tour, but the live recording didn't work out so they dubbed the studio recording over it. Later Patti Russo toured with Meat Loaf and sang the part.

    • @JS-TexanJeff
      @JS-TexanJeff 10 місяців тому

      I thought Bonnie Tyler sang/had a hit with Total Eclipse of the Heart???

  • @InspectorVol
    @InspectorVol 10 місяців тому +15

    Cannot explain how huge this song was back in the day. Just epic.

  • @redoz9768
    @redoz9768 10 місяців тому +1

    Dude your facial expressions through this 🤣🤣🤣😆😆😆😆I loved it.

  • @gaylegaston5110
    @gaylegaston5110 10 місяців тому +15

    I was a 17 year old newlywed when this came out. I remember my next door neighbor playing it, then we had to get the album. We still have it on cd and play it a lot.

  • @paulhenderson8201
    @paulhenderson8201 10 місяців тому +2

    Meatloaf's concerts were VERY theatrical. This is Karla DeVito (related to Danny) in the video. But the singer on the album (and the voice on this video) is Ellen Foley who did not go on the tour for this album.

    • @barbarafrazier3242
      @barbarafrazier3242 10 місяців тому

      I agree about the theatrical part. Meatloaf always seemed as if performances were a play or musical. He is also in the musical Rocky Horror Picture Show.

  • @rshinde6338
    @rshinde6338 10 місяців тому +25

    When I saw you listening to Ren, I knew you would enjoy this. I believe I even commented this once. Meatloaf was a actor musician like Ren. Each song has it's own character and Meatloaf would pace around the stage and create a unique action that would prep him for the song he was about to sing.

    • @420since1974
      @420since1974 10 місяців тому

      Meatloaf has stated that he always considered himself to more of an actor than a singer.

  • @LTBerlin
    @LTBerlin 4 місяці тому +1

    I just love watching your reactions to songs that I grew up with.🤣

  • @allenruss2976
    @allenruss2976 11 місяців тому +29

    You'll also want to watch his productions of this with Patricia Russo. She is considered his best duet partner. You'll definitely want to see Dead Ringer for Love. I'll let you be absolutely shocked by the duet partner. This song is written as a past memory when the couple is older. Notice in the beginning he says "I remember it like it was yesterday" and then the refrain from both of them "it was long ago and far away. They also say they'll never break their vows

    • @OriginalLictre
      @OriginalLictre 10 місяців тому +1

      "I remember every little thing as if it happened only yesterday..."

  • @ChrisLiles-h7j
    @ChrisLiles-h7j 4 місяці тому

    I like you man,you keep it real. I am 76 years old and I’ve heard almost every style you can imagine. I like your response. It’s funny watching you figure out what the song was about. Keep it up 👍👍👍👍

  • @josepho7083
    @josepho7083 10 місяців тому +15

    This song right here is my favorite for reactors. It goes straight off the damn rails plus it's a badass song.

  • @annrabie7988
    @annrabie7988 10 місяців тому

    Dude... your facial expressions were fantastic... I love watching your reactions, and more recently, to Meatloaf. He is such a fabulous singer and story teller... a great rabbit hole to dive down... pardon the pun. I was devastated when I heard he passed away. I'll be 62 at the end of this month, and have been listening to Meatloaf since my teens. ❤😊

  • @karenmandeville7116
    @karenmandeville7116 10 місяців тому +17

    this is off his first album, years before Do Anything For Love.

  • @CoLLectiNgCAtS-q2q
    @CoLLectiNgCAtS-q2q 3 місяці тому +1

    One of my all time faves! Its so humorous!!!! Epic

  • @sandycurrie1780
    @sandycurrie1780 10 місяців тому +8

    The baseball analogy is there too. The announcer for the Red Sox did the play by play for getting to home plate. He didn't know it was for this until it was recorded and he wasn't happy.

  • @antiherocrm
    @antiherocrm 10 місяців тому +8

    At the end of the song they have been together (married) for some time and are both ready to call it quits because they can't stand each other any more! Happens often in marriage.

  • @laurenval2370
    @laurenval2370 3 місяці тому +1

    Great song!! Used to sing karaoke to this with a 1:36 male friend . Was such a f*#$%ing blast!! Love this song!!

  • @guyfanno1
    @guyfanno1 10 місяців тому +7

    Meatloaf had a theatre background and he used it in his performances. He was also in the Rocky Horror Picture Show, he was Eddie.

  • @airbourne2
    @airbourne2 10 місяців тому

    Thanks!

  • @stevedavis5704
    @stevedavis5704 10 місяців тому +5

    Congratulations you have been through your first pocket opera as we used to call it. Songs that tell a story like an opera but real quick. Now picture this as the next to last song played at your senior prom. Those were the days, that’s for sure.

  • @elceenomoun8115
    @elceenomoun8115 10 місяців тому +3

    He attended my college. It was a world class school of music among other things, but he studied dramatic arts.

  • @inspiredfunkmark
    @inspiredfunkmark 10 місяців тому +10

    Bloody LOVE this song. So well written.... Time for me to subscribe and join. Been watching your stuff (music and reactions) for ages!! Part if my daily life now... thanks brother!

  • @karenpendragon8677
    @karenpendragon8677 9 місяців тому +1

    I saw Meatloaf on his Bat out of Hell tour in Brisbane Australia. It was absolutely amazing. Fun fact about Meatloaf, his dad was the guy who played Hoss in the tv show Bonanza

  • @Mvtobebo
    @Mvtobebo 11 місяців тому +19

    Remember hearing this for the hundredth time and finally hearing and understanding the lyrics!

    • @Zalentsia
      @Zalentsia 11 місяців тому +3

      For real? Wait.. how old are you?

    • @michelleheilman9164
      @michelleheilman9164 4 місяці тому

      how does anyone not get it the first time lol!

    • @Mvtobebo
      @Mvtobebo 4 місяці тому

      @@michelleheilman9164 I was freaking 11?

    • @Mvtobebo
      @Mvtobebo 4 місяці тому

      @@michelleheilman9164 did you do that kinda stuff at that age?!

  • @pistolpackinmama5090
    @pistolpackinmama5090 6 місяців тому +5

    YOUR FACE WHEN THE LYRICS CHANGE TO “we’re gonna go all the way tonight” IS HILARIOUS, I AM DYING LAUGHING!!!