Agree with all of that, especially 'Wonderful Toys', although that is almost spoken word with a tempo! LOL.
I also think Jim nailed 'Left In The Dark', and no-one has come close (yet)?
Not everything has to be 'vocally perfect', to be perfect for the song?
> I have to agree Jim hasn't got the voice for his songs -
> that's why he used Meat Loaf in the first place after all.
> Some of Jim's fans do tend to treat his demos with a
> reverence that they perhaps don't deserve, but I find them
> 'interesting' in that they show how Jim envisaged the song
> sounding when he wrote it.
>
> For instance, there's no doubting TDE have better voices,
> but I prefer the simplicty of Jim's 'Still the
> Children...' for much the same reasons as Pud. It just
> sounds better, less cluttered and carries more emotional
> weight - not so much due to Jim's vocals, more the stark
> nature of the arrangement.
>
> The only song where I think Jim's voice really works and
> can't imagine anyone doing much better is 'Wonderful
> Toys'. It's not a song that demands a great singer, more a
> great wordsmith with the right attitude and I think Jim
> nails it perfectly.
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