I remember reading the story at the time about Nowhere Fast, the BA version was the version originally intende for SOF. For some reason Jim felt compelled to do a slight re-write of it, to be honest i don't think the BA would have worked well in SOF.
Quite often the record companies make tracks more commercial for the US market, the did the same with 2 other notable rock hits in the 80's Whitesnake's Here I Go Again & Chers Heart Of Stone.
> OK, it's very easy for a Steinfan to come along and say
> "No, it only had Steinman covers." But the riff and the
> verses of "Nowhere Fast", musically and lyrically, are
> completely different. I've heard the story that this
> version was the original draft for "Streets Of Fire"
> (Lyrically, I think it's the best version.) So why did
> Steinman give it to Meat Loaf, of all people? I thought he
> and Jim weren't speaking in that period? Sure, it would
> make sense for Meat to cover his songs, but to record a
> previously unreleased title? He didn't do that on "Welcome
> To The Neighborhood". Besides, what came first? "Bad
> Attitude" or "Streets Of Fire"?
>
> Does anyone know the story behind this? Also, how come
> there's 2 Mixes of "Bad Attitude"? I have both of them and
> I prefer the US one. The UK one is a little...hmmm, I
> can't pick it but it's odd.
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