Oh Karla - why isn't music as much fun as it used to be? Nowadays we are supposed to think all these highly choreographed indentikit twerkers in videos are sexy but you knock their socks off!
Rest in peace Jim Steinman. The lord of excess, the greatest song writer of all time. You'll never know the impact you had on my life but you were the greatest! Thank you for everything and God Speed Jim! God Speed!
Tell me about it!!! I am 31, listened to Jim since I was born (literally went to sleep to his music as a baby) and NEVER knew there was a video for this!
"When they decide that I'm gone ... I know they're gonna try to put me to rest but I won't be afraid ... Because I know, I know there's dance after death." Poignant.
You Know Jim Steinman was on the set of Rocky Horror, working on 🦇 out of 🔥 with Meatloaf in between takes and was great friends with Richard O'Brien and Tim Curry?
I think they use the dance double for Jim because he really can't dance. When he first took over the dance floor he was shot from the back or his hair was over his face or his hat was over his face or his arm was across his face so I think the guy in the all black tuxedo when he first hit the dance floor was a stand-in. Later when Jim is in the white robe scene, that's him doing his goofball dance
Such a great song writer, performer, producer this world needs good people like Mr Steinman. Also, I remember the first time I saw the beautiful Miss Karla DeVito & yes a immediate love, just love her bright eyes.
The white shorts outfit with the white stockings she's wearing near the end of this video is the same one that she's wearing on the cover of her "Is This a Cool World or What?" album.
In memory of Jim Steinman 1947 - 2021 Your lyrics, your music, your soul a brighter than sunlight, Shining like hope upon the darkest of many a my bipolar night, You were my inspiration, to feel alive, Your songs gave me strength and a thirst to strive, Jim Steinman 🥃, Heaven could not wait for you any longer, You may gone, but our love for you will only grow stronger, I was much younger, a child when Anything for Love was released, I soon heard all your songs and I too am Bad for Good - my inner self unleashed, You saved me from my darkest days, How many others did you save from a dark haze? We are here and better to have heard all you had to say in your art In celebration of your life, teaching us to live ours, giving us strength to start, Thankyou Jim For in life, you helped us all win 🍻🙏🎹🎸🎭🎶😊🎼🎵
his sounds fresher today than it did back then, Written off as a parody of Paradise But No this really stands up as another amazing Steinman composition, The vid brings it even more to life
Lots of folks say the songs on Bad for Good are like sequels to Bat out of Hell - it's because the album was originally intended to be Bat out of Hell 2 and the original album title was "Renegade Angel" but Meat's voice was crocked after so much touring on Bat 1 so, according to an interview with Jim when the album came out, I think it was in Sounds or the New Musical Express, - Meat told Steinman to release it himself with his blessing and the promise that once Meat had recovered they would make Bat 2 - or Dead Ringer as it became. So, this is the original Bat 2 and Dead Ringer would have been Bat 3 if not for Meat's voice crocking.
I hear you there; I only just found this! I guess I'd say its length was what kept it out of serious rotation on MTV, but then again, there have been some epics since then, so who knows?
Yes for years I'd only heard the album version.....but I absolutely love the video ..only one thing I would say is that the part where she says "i've got a new step for yot ...bet you've never seen nothing like this before" it is better left to your imagination.
I have spent 51 years performing. Almost all of it in a group called Elvis and meat loaf. I did the Elvis part but I'm also a huge meat loaf fan. Being a fan of Mr loaf you become a fan of Jim steinman. I loved most of this song and thought it was very true to his style and could have been a very big hit but, you knew that was going to be a butt in here there's something I never liked. I hate the name and hook line dance in my pants. If that one line were changed I really think this could have become a big hit much like paradise by the dashboard light. I was lucky to get to see steinman, meat loaf, and Elvis perform in concert. All three had a great effect on my life and I have nothing but admiration for them. Still can't stand that hook phrase dance in my pants LOL
I wasn't familiar with this song, and though I love a lot of Jim Steinman's work, the title put me off and I imagined it would have graphic and embarrassing lyrics about some guy's erection. Finally clicked on the video a few days ago when it showed up on my RU-vid suggestions and danged if this isn't the most fun song I have ever heard.
There was a studio version in 1979 It was shown to CBS live with Meat and Jim in the room When Jim heard the vocals he couldn't believe it and to ease the tension Meat Loaf belted out "Rory Dodd fucked my wife" Brilliant story It was rerecorded with Steinmans vocals Everything else is original
I really want to learn more about Jim steinman but I can't find any documentary or really any kind of artist profile on here. Someone should make a steinman video
@@bogus7678 I did find two videos and they're like 45 minutes each... It is just someone talking to steinman. But I'm surprised there's not a documentary about him this guy has had a incredible career
Its Karla DeVito. The same woman that's on stage with Meatloaf in the "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" video. She toured with Meatloaf. But on the record its Ellen Foley who does the vocals.
