RIP Meatloaf

[The Sultan]

I'll Do Anything For Love came out in 1993.  And power ballads weren't all that unique by then.

[Billy Hoyle]

I'll Do Anything For Love came out in 1993.  And power ballads weren't all that unique by then.

power ballads weren't 12 minutes long (yes, they played the full version on the radio at the start), didn't have motorcycle sound effects spliced in. And, of course, there was the question of what "that" was.

Power ballads were sappy and short, this seemed straight out of a musical.

[The Sultan]

power ballads weren't 12 minutes long (yes, they played the full version on the radio at the start), didn't have motorcycle sound effects spliced in. And, of course, there was the question of what "that" was.

Power ballads were sappy and short, this seemed straight out of a musical.

Gotcha.

[tower912]

So much of his stuff did.    Which, IMO, is a reason nobody ever tries to cover him.  It isn't like you can do it with a guitar, bass, and drums.   And I agree with your assessment of the song, Billy.

[Jockey]

Then you don't have to participate in the topic, with your continuing desire to place people in your binary camps.

In the next election cycle, I promise to vote for you for mod so you can remove me from Scoop.

[Jockey]

Between Meatloaf and now Louie Anderson, there has been a ton of celebrity deaths in the last 24 hours.


Too soon?

Whether that is your line or you heard it from someone else. that is funny. A very Louie-esque type of one-liner.

Louie is a guy I will miss. Extremely talented and funny. Guy who had a tough life as a child who became a success.

[The Sultan]

In the next election cycle, I promise to vote for you for mod so you can remove me from Scoop.

I just don't understand the need for you to come onto a topic, where people are posting mostly nice reminiscent things, only for you to basically say "he was a dumbass and I didn't like his music."

[Jockey]

I just don't understand the need for you to come onto a topic, where people are posting mostly nice reminiscent things, only for you to basically say "he was a dumbass and I didn't like his music."

Fine. I respect your opinion. I gave mine.

[Dr. Blackheart]

"Paradise" was the song we used to blast in the girls' dorm in 1980 to fire us up as we were getting ready to go out on Saturday night. We would gather in the hallway and sing into our hairbrushes.

It's one of my favorite college memories.

There was an era when people dressed up for dates?

[tower912]

80's hair.   Big.   Flammable.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

This death was this week also.
Their song was in any movie that had a scene set sometime in the 1950's.


Fred Parris, 'In the Still of the Night' Songwriter and Five Satins Frontman, Dies at 85
Parris and bandmate Al Denby famously recorded the enduring doo-wop hit in a church basement in New Haven.

https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/fred-parris-five-satins-dead-obituary-1235019443/

[warriorchick]

80's hair.   Big.   Flammable.

Yep.  In 1980 had a big set of hot rollers that I used every day (twice a day on the weekends) to make sure my Farrah hairdo was on point.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

I once won a quiz bowl competition in high school by answering this final question "What won't Marvin Aday do for love?"

I actually didn't know Meatloafs real name was Marvin but had happened to have heard the song recently and figured that had to be the answer

[MU82]

I love meatloaf.

Even better ... we take leftover meatloaf, slice it about 1/3 to 1/2 inch thick, and put it on a good bread with cheddar cheese. We then grill it like a grilled cheese sammich ... but it's really a grilled cheeseburger sammich, or kind of like a patty melt. Sometimes I grill some onions to put on top. Wow ... so good!

Our kids love it so much that when we go visit them, they ask my wife to make the meatloaf and then we just go right to the sammiches.

[Billy Hoyle]

I love meatloaf.

Even better ... we take leftover meatloaf, slice it about 1/3 to 1/2 inch thick, and put it on a good bread with cheddar cheese. We then grill it like a grilled cheese sammich ... but it's really a grilled cheeseburger sammich, or kind of like a patty melt. Sometimes I grill some onions to put on top. Wow ... so good!

Our kids love it so much that when we go visit them, they ask my wife to make the meatloaf and then we just go right to the sammiches.

a BBQ place near me does smoked brisket meatloaf. The sandwiches are on sourdough. So damn good!

[hairy worthen]

I love meatloaf.

Even better ... we take leftover meatloaf, slice it about 1/3 to 1/2 inch thick, and put it on a good bread with cheddar cheese. We then grill it like a grilled cheese sammich ... but it's really a grilled cheeseburger sammich, or kind of like a patty melt. Sometimes I grill some onions to put on top. Wow ... so good!

Our kids love it so much that when we go visit them, they ask my wife to make the meatloaf and then we just go right to the sammiches.

Damn that sounds good, you are inspiring me to make meatloaf this weekend in honor of mr loaf. Then I will have red hot chili peppers and Korn for the sides, Cake for dessert and bare naked ladies for after dinner entertainment

[Lennys Tap]

I've read/heard several stories about what a genuine and wonderful person this guy was. But we don't know his vaccination status and he wasn't fond of masks, so......

What's happened to us?

[ZiggysFryBoy]

This death was this week also.
Their song was in any movie that had a scene set sometime in the 1950's.


Fred Parris, 'In the Still of the Night' Songwriter and Five Satins Frontman, Dies at 85
Parris and bandmate Al Denby famously recorded the enduring doo-wop hit in a church basement in New Haven.

https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/fred-parris-five-satins-dead-obituary-1235019443/

Ronnie Spector of Ronnettes fame died recently too.  Phil Spector was a creep and a horrid person, but the sounds that he got out of the Wall of Sound were amazing.  The Ronettes were recording around the same time as the  Beach Boys, Brian Wilson used the same recording style for Pet Sounds and Love and Mercy.  Ronnie was a great vocalist.

[Uncle Rico]

Ronnie Spector of Ronnettes fame died recently too.  Phil Spector was a creep and a horrid person, but the sounds that he got out of the Wall of Sound were amazing.  The Ronettes were recording around the same time as the  Beach Boys, Brian Wilson used the same recording style for Pet Sounds and Love and Mercy.  Ronnie was a great vocalist.

She was amazing. 

As for the Loaf, I found it corny as hell but absolutely sung along to all of it.  Both brought great joy to the world

[hairy worthen]

I've read/heard several stories about what a genuine and wonderful person this guy was. But we don't know his vaccination status and he wasn't fond of masks, so......

What's happened to us?

It's disgusting. Everything is made political and people with different views are demonized or cancelled. Not what this country is about.

There are some here who have to turn every damn thing into either race or politics. Really tiring after a while.

[tower912]

 Right now the anti-vaxxers are claiming the booster killed him.

[Lennys Tap]

Right now the anti-vaxxers are claiming the booster killed him.

From what I gather a small group of wacky anti-vaxxers blame every celebrity death on the booster. Whether this is some kind of a bad joke or seriously stupid conspiracy theorists I can't know. But it's a minuscule portion of the non vaxxed, not the entire group - which you imply.

But I certainly agree that those nuts are part of the "what have we become?" crew.

[warriorchick]

"Meat Loaf was one of the greatest rock singers of all time."

I know we heap praise on the dead, but cmon...

Here is his voice isolated from "Two out of Three Ain't Bad"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5ktqUCNDDI&t=1s&ab_channel=WilcoenHermavandenEnk

Start listening at about 2:30.  I don't think  "one of the greatest rock singers of all time" is a massive exaggeration.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Ronnie Spector of Ronnettes fame died recently too.  Phil Spector was a creep and a horrid person, but the sounds that he got out of the Wall of Sound were amazing.  The Ronettes were recording around the same time as the  Beach Boys, Brian Wilson used the same recording style for Pet Sounds and Love and Mercy.  Ronnie was a great vocalist.

Sings some of the best Christmas songs.

[CTWarrior]

Meatloaf always reminds me of this.
(MU82 may recall this place from back in the day.)

Starting literally the week after I graduated in 1991, I went to this place once or twice a week for a couple years.
Paradise by the Dashboard Light was one of the Boppers night club (in New Haven) songs.  This was one of a half dozen songs they played every night that the waitresses would lead a club full of drunks in some unison yell and dance routine. 
Along with Time Warp, Little Willie and Strokin' and a couple other regulars.   

My wife and I went to Boppers a few times, and I remember the show.  They had stuff worked out for a lot of the songs but it's funny you mentioned it, because Boppers was the first thing I thought of when Paradise by the Dashboard Lights was mentioned.