Well Meat did rewrite IWDAFL ahead of it's VH1 Storytellers performance so the 1st line of the chorus went "I would do anything or erve."
Perhaps Meat did in fact write most of Bat 1 and 2 and Jim just replaced his growlings with actual words.
Will
> Following on from a conversation below and just to prove
> Smeg (the bastard) right...yet again(curse him) this is
> Meats writing claim for Bat1 and Bat 2.
>
> Click link below for full court papers and it's on page 10
> of 17.
>
> The Plaintiff being Meat Loaf and the Defendant being Jim
>
> 12. The concept of the Bat Out Of Hell album resulted from
> a joint creative effort between Plaintiff and Defendant
> Steinman.
>
> 13. Plaintiff was the artist, singer and Performer for Bat
> Out Of Hell. His role included providing portions of the
> lyrics, as well as developing the overall presentation of
> the songs. Plaintiff performed all the songs on the album,
> and was and is the sole user of the BAT OUT OF HELL mark.
>
> 17. Following the success of Bat Out Of Hell 1, a Bat Out
> Of Hell 2 album was released in September 1993. Defendant
> Steinman wrote the songs and produced the album. Plaintiff
> provided most of the lyrics, singing, performing and
> developing the overall presentation of the songs.
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