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Vin 02:03 pm UTC 10/11/07 |
| In reply to: | From Jim.... - Jacqueline 08:04 pm UTC 10/10/07 |
| Two huge issues here for me: 1. IDAFL is so NOT a "typical late-80's (huh???) power-ballad." Power ballad? Yes. And Rocker. Typical? Oh no, no way. Late-80's? Nope. Not in the sense that it is from the late 80s, or in the sense that it sounds like the glut of late-80s power-ballads. IDAFL is theatrical, cinematic, operatic, epic, ironic, humorus. So many things that are just not typical of the genre. 2. Meat Loaf is not "over rated." By and large, most anybody with an opinion of him dislikes him. At his best, he was under-rated. At his worst, and now, he is probably rated just right. > Below is an email from Jim that perfectly captures him. > Check out the "Reader Comments" re: Anything For Love. > How do people not get that song??? Especially after > Meat's clear and rational explaination on VH1's > Storytellers?? :) xxx JD > ----------------------------- > From Jim: > At first I was pissed! I didnt make the editors' list of > the TOP 20 worst lyrics ever!!! BUT THEN: SALVATION!! I > made the READERS' LIST!! WAY MORE IMPRESSIVE!!!!!! AND IN > THE TOP TEN TOO!!! > YAYYY! I LOVE THESE STUPID DUMB LISTS!!! PROUD TO BE > THERE!! > (shoulda been # 1!) > > From Spinner/Blender Magazines: > Readers' 20 Worst Lyrics Ever: No. 9 > Posted Apr 5th 2007 6:00PM by Spinner Readers > Filed under: The Hit List > > "I would do anything for love > > But I won't do that" > > --Meatloaf's 'I'd Do Anything for Love' > (lyrics by Jim Steinman) > > Then please, don't SAY you would "do anything," since you > obviously won't!!! --Audrey Miller, Huntington Beach, > Calif. > > Reader Comments > (Page 1) > 1. By far one of the worst songs of all time. > Sandy at 6:32PM on Apr 5th 2007 > > 2. A song about someone who is desperate to find real > love, but who is not willing to lie or cheat to do it. Too > bad that some people are too dense to figure that out. > Bob A at 1:59PM on Apr 7th 2007 > > 3. well Bob...Does he ever actually say that? > NO > All he says is that he wouldnt do "that" for love > i hate this song > Lucy* at 3:17PM on Apr 7th 2007 > > 4. What a stupid song! Meatloaf is a terrible singer as > well as an obese cow! How did he ever get to be famous? > One of those mysteries we will never know the answer to! > Karyn Rose at 9:26PM on Apr 7th 2007 > > 5. Karyn Rose, do your parents know you are using the > computer? > This is an agonizingly funny song, but that still doesn't > justify it. > If you're alive at all, you'll even find the song slightly > cloying, even tear inducing. > But... still a crime nevertheless. > You should, however learn to appreciate Meatloaf. > pregueletto butromonobabbitt at 10:19PM on Apr 7th 2007 > > 6. A typical Meatloaf song, with his trademark play on > words. You have to admit, the "I'll do anything for love, > but ..." gets a person's attention. > > Listen to 'Paradise by the Dashboard Lights' from the "Bat > Out of Hell" album to hear a similar twist at the very end > - what seems like a song about sex and rock-and-roll turns > out to be a cautionary tale. > > SeanPicard at 10:42PM on Apr 7th 2007 > > 7. I hate ignorant people. This song is too brilliant for > the simple minded. If you would listen to the song in its' > full length you would know he wouldn't cheat or fool > around. > Gaminggod360 at 2:11AM on Apr 8th 2007 > > 8. Okay, some of the lyrics on this list I don't think > belong because lyrics are just creative ways of expressing > matters of the heart...but this one? YES, ridiculous > lyric! > db at 11:58AM on Apr 8th 2007 > > 9. As ugly as this flippin guy is, I bet there aint a > thing he wouldnt do for sex. Oh, and the song sucks worse > than a $3.00 hooker with a chipped tooth. > bubba at 1:34PM on Apr 8th 2007 > > 10. NOT one of the worst. > DAS SALL at 4:46PM on Apr 8th 2007 > > 11. I appreciate good music. I even appreciate mediocre > music. I'm well aware of rock, folk, industrial, country, > pop, heavy metal, jazz, classical, motown music. I swear > to God, Meatloaf is the most overrated, trite, untalented, > shallow after-school special "musician" to ever record a > song. Kidz Bop tops anything he ever did, and this song is > arguably one of his worst. > > Anyone who thinks this is brilliant or deep is a > philistine and does not deserve to give his/her opinions > on any sort of art. > > Oh goodness, this song is about him being unwilling to > fool around or cheat. Oh boy, it's a revelation. And a > "cautionary tale" about sex. Gee wiz, I haven't had those > hammered into my head by unimaginative, moralistic > automatons since birth. > > Meatloaf = *me crying for the state of the music > industry* > somebody at 8:43PM on Apr 11th 2007 > > 12. "well Bob...Does he ever actually say that? > NO > All he says is that he wouldnt do "that" for love > i hate this song" > Actually, the lines just before the chorus always tells > what he means by 'that', for example: > "But I'll never stop dreaming of you every night of my > life, no way, > And I would do anything for love, oh I would do anything > for love > I would do anything for love, but I won't do that, no I > won't do that" > > Seriously...it's a late 80's power rock ballad, and it > excels at exactly what it's meant to be. AND the lyrics > make perfect sense (well, as much sense as a ballad would) > if you actually listen to more than the chorus. > NightGod at 9:19AM on Apr 18th 2007 > > 13. "well Bob...Does he ever actually say that? > NO > All he says is that he wouldnt do "that" for love > i hate this song" > > > Actually Lucy, he does-he says quite a few things he > wouldn't do for love, each time immediately in front of > the chorus where he mentions that he won't do 'that'. > Here's an example for you: > "But I'll never stop dreaming of you every night of my > life, no way > And I would do anything for love, oh I would do anything > for love > I would do anything for love, but I won't do that, no I > won't do that" > > This is a late 80s power ballad and an excellent example > of the genre. Over the top arrangement and lyrics telling > a story of love and loss. It's pretty clear to me that > anyone who says the lyrics don't make sense hasn't paid > attention to anything more than the chorus. > NightGod at 9:27AM on Apr 18th 2007 > > 14. ahhhh be nice.....he's actually a nice guy. I've seen > him on talk shows and interviews...he was badly abused as > a kid and made fun of for being fat. At least he doesn't > act like he's hot and better than everyone like other fat > male performers...... > erin at 8:57PM on Apr 19th 2007 > > 15. I also think maybe there was meant to be a little > humor here? He is known for his crazy/funny songs..... > erin at 9:03PM on Apr 19th 2007 | |
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