| re: Bonnie *and* Air Supply?? | |
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Vin 10:22 pm UTC 02/08/07 |
| In reply to: | re: Bonnie *and* Air Supply?? - Jacob 08:38 pm UTC 02/08/07 |
| Either of those songs on MatLaF would be as out of place as a Rick Astley track on an Ice-T record. > Even though I wouldn't take it for fact, this is as close > to a source as I can find: > http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20642893-5006024,00.html > > "Regardless, Meat Loaf says Steinman sent him two songs -- > Total Eclipse of the Heart and Making Love Out of Nothing > At All -- for his 1983 album Midnight at the Lost and > Found, an album Loaf decided to write the songs for > himself. > > Loaf's record company refused to pay for Steinman -- whose > epic songs came with epic budgets -- and the songs were > given to Bonnie Tyler and Air Supply respectively, > becoming huge hits." > > > Not only is this a general knowledge-type quiz so no one > > but people on this board are likely to know that, but I > > really do not believe he wrote it for Meat. What is the > > source for believing he did, anyway? > > > > I've seen interviews with Jim where he has said he wrote > > it for Bonnie, to show off her voice. Naturally, I don't > > know where to find those now but I know I've seen him say > > it. > > > > > Well, Jim originally wrote "Total Eclipse" for Meat Loaf > > > if the tale is correct, so double-error there... > > > | |
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