RIP: Jim Steinman

[maumann]

Man, "Bat Out Of heck" was absolutely ear candy.

"On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses? YES! I bet you say that to all the boys..."

He would do anything for breath, but he won't do that (which is from BTOH II).

RIP, Jim.

Jim Steinman, Rock Legend Behind Hits for Meat Loaf, Bonnie Tyler & More, Dies at 73

 

[Jake from State Farm]

 

[Webster]

These were good listens.

If a Hit Had Operatic Drama—From Meat Loaf to Celine Dion—Chances Are, Jim Steinman Made It

 

[Jake from State Farm]

 

[Starman]

He copied the schtick Bruce perfected on "Born to Run," but he did it great. And Meat Loaf was probably his perfect instrument.

 

[garrow]

Also wrote Air Supply's final American hit. RIP.

 

[Neutral Corner]

He may have favored overwrought ballads, but he was a helluva producer. "Bat Out of heck" was a great record.

RIP.

 

[Jake from State Farm]

He copied the schtick Bruce perfected on "Born to Run," but he did it great. And Meat Loaf was probably his perfect instrument.

Roy Bittan and Max Weinberg played on Bat Out of heck and Total Eclipse of the Heart
Todd Rundgren produced Bat Out of heck
Rick Derringer played on Faster Than the Speed of Night, the title track of the album Total Eclipse was on

 

[cyclingwriter2]

Let's be honest: Steinman wrote the perfect anthem for teenagers of the 1970s and 1980s. Paradise is the rare song (only song?) that tells the story of first time sex from both the male and female perspective, capturing the lust, anxiety and Phil Rizzuto of it all.

 

[Neutral Corner]

One other thing. Ellen Foley flat makes "Paradise" work on record, and migawd does she make the video work along with Meat Loaf.

Talk about Twenty Feet from Stardom.

 

[Jake from State Farm]

One other thing. Ellen Foley flat makes "Paradise" work on record, and migawd does she make the video work along with Meat Loaf.

Talk about Twenty Feet from Stardom.

Karla DeVito lip synched the video
She became Mrs. Robby Benson

 

[PCLoadLetter]

One other thing. Ellen Foley flat makes "Paradise" work on record, and migawd does she make the video work along with Meat Loaf.

Talk about Twenty Feet from Stardom.

And Mick Jones of The Clash wrote "Should I Stay or Should I Go" about his relationship with Ellen Foley.