Meatloaf Tribute 1/21/22

Marvin Aday...known the world over as Meat Loaf...has passed away at the age of 74.

In addition to being an incredible singer, he was a prolific actor, appearing in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show, "Wayne's World," and several other films and TV Shows.

As always, I defer to Variety Magazine for definitive obituaries: https://variety.com/.../meat-loaf-singer-bat-out-of-hell.../

Back on 12/6/19, I highlighted Meat Loaf and arguably his "Greatest Song of the '70s." Here's what I wrote:

What do actress Ellen Foley ("Night Court"), guitarist Todd Rundgren, Saxophonist Edgar Winter, Drummer Max Weinberg and MLB Hall-of-Fame shortstop Phil Rizzuto have in common? Meat Loaf!

In 1977, Marvin Aday (Meat Loaf) released his "Bat Out of Hell" Album...and the hits just kept on coming: "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad," "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth," and the song that club jocks all over the world played over and over again for years: "Paradise By the Dashboard Light."

Yes, it was released as a single---but the song was way too long to fit on a 45 RPM record, so it had to be severely edited, and it tanked.

But the album version will live infamy! Jim Steinman wrote it and the all-star cast listed above, told the story--in pretty graphic detail.

People would literally SCREAM when a club DJ would play this "Great Song of the '70s!"

Rest in Peace, Meat. Hope you've found another kind of paradise.