> The first song he wrote specifically for Meat was 'Took
> The Words', around 1975 I think (source: Radio 1 - A Hell
> of a Record interview).
In an article Jim said that Took the Words was written for Neverland for when Peter seduces Wendy (The same spot Surf's Up was written for)
>
> 'Paradise' was prompted by Meat's experiences in high
> school (apparently),
Jim has denied this is true.
and 2/3 was the last song written for
> Bat, probably late '76, early '77?
That, I think is the only song written specifically for Bat.
>
> 'Bat' (musically) resulted from an aborted attempt by Meat
> & Jim to do their version of 'Jailhouse Rock', and I think
> lyrics were inspired by the film 'Psycho'.
I don't believe this one either.
>
>
> > So I wonder what the real story behind Bat out of Hell is
> > now. Meat always claims that "Heaven can Wait" was the
> > first song written for the album but the more rare stuff
> > we see from the 70s, the further back the songs go. Really
> > weird. It would be interesting to hear what Jim has to say
> > about where the 7 songs came from.
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