# Meat Loaf is in the Rear View Mirror Now **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death, music\ **Created:** [January 21, 2022, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162 "2022-01-21T08:53:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/21 "2022-01-21T13:48:36Z")
I was never really exposed to very much of his music, but enjoyed what I did hear. _Two Out Of Three A’int Bad_, was a great song that I sang along to many, many times. RIP Meatloaf. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/22 "2022-01-21T13:55:47Z")
I saw Meat Loaf in person back before he had achieved widespread recognition. I sure hadn’t heard of him. This was back before RHPS or Bat Out Of Hell. It was the National Lampoon Show, an irreverent show put together by the inmates at National Lampoon, and with their blessings (it was NOT “Lemmings”, although it was in the same style and apparently had some of the same performers. It also was slightly later than that 1973 show) that toured college campuses. One of the performers was listed as “Meat Loaf”, which seemed – weird. He definitely stood out, singing songs like “We Don’t Give a Fuck” in that style of his. He also performed in skits like “The Rhoda Tyler Moore Show”. I didn’t recall any of the other performers in the show, but I would still remember him, even if he hadn’t achieved fame. Oh, yeah – he was a replacement. The guy whose place he took had left the show to do some late night TV show – John Belushi. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/23 "2022-01-21T14:19:40Z")
TMZ has proven inside sources. This is probably correct. Meat was a severe asthmatic. > **[Meat Loaf Dead at 74 from COVID](https://www.tmz.com/2022/01/21/meat-loaf-dead-dies-singer/)** > > Meat Loaf, one of the greatest rock singers of all time, has died at the age of 74 from COVID-19. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/24 "2022-01-21T14:36:46Z")
My favorite song of his, and I only discovered it in the last year or two: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/nLA4AHivy4Q/hqdefault.jpg "Meat Loaf - Life Is A Lemon And I Want My Money Back (Live In Orlando 1993)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLA4AHivy4Q) ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/25 "2022-01-21T14:54:53Z")
I liked his music, even if it wasn’t really my style. My best memory of him though is [this scene in the movie “Scavenger Hunt”.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAdlSuiP8gw) I like Richard Benjamin too. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/26 "2022-01-21T15:02:12Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Jim Steinman, who only died recently himself, wrote his most famous tunes. He was king of the epic sound, > **[Wagnerian rock](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagnerian_rock)** > > Wagnerian rock is the merger of 20th-century rock and roll and 19th-century opera reminiscent of Richard Wagner or Phil Spector's Wall of Sound. The term was coined by songwriter and producer Jim Steinman to describe Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell trilogy of albums. > > This article about an opera or opera-related subject is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This rock music-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/27 "2022-01-21T15:11:54Z")
> **[‘If I Die, I Die’: Meat Loaf Spurned COVID Rules Before Death](https://www.thedailybeast.com/meat-loaf-dies-at-74)** > > The singer said in a recent interview that he was getting tired of pandemic restrictions, complaining about “power-mad” flight attendants who make people wear masks. > Speaking to [_The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette_ in August](https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2021/08/09/Meat-Loaf-Steel-City-Con-Pittsburgh-interview-Bat-Out-of-Hell-Jim-Steinman-2021/stories/202108090006) last year, he told the interviewer “I hug people in the middle of COVID,” and said: “I understood stopping life for a little while, but they cannot continue to stop life because of politics. And right now they’re stopping because of politics.” > > The singer went on to complain about being asked to wear a mask on a plane, stating that he didn’t believe paper masks were as good at N95s at stopping the coronavirus from spreading. “We had to go on the airplane with the paper masks and then on the way back, we got a Nazi: ‘Get your mask on now!’ They’re power-mad now,” he told the paper. > > After the interviewer replied “Oh, God. We’re being controlled by everybody,” the singer responded ominously: “Yeah, I know. But not me. If I die, I die, but I’m not going to be controlled.” ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/28 "2022-01-21T15:15:45Z")
“Original Sin” is one of my favorites: https://www.youtube.com/embed/_aTbtKvIDe8?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=OLAK5uy_lgOGFVG6wfT56T3WaMi7UhD0bChsQVx9w ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/29 "2022-01-21T15:24:06Z")
He’s ended his time with us. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/30 "2022-01-21T15:27:59Z")
I was never a fan of his music, but there has never really been anyone LIKE Meat Loaf. His sound and music are their own, and that’s worth absolutely mad respect as far as I’m concerned. You cannot say about very many artists that they were their own sound and also immensely successful for a long period of time. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/31 "2022-01-21T15:30:01Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > His name was Robert Paulson… > > 😥😥😥 Marvin Lee Aday Someone has probably said this already. > **[Meat Loaf](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat_Loaf)** > > Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27, 1947 – January 20, 2022), known professionally as Meat Loaf, was an American singer and actor known for his powerful, wide-ranging voice and theatrical live shows. He is one of the best selling music artists in history. His Bat Out of Hell trilogy—Bat Out of Hell (1977), Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993), and Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006)—has sold more than 100 million records worldwide. The first album stayed on ... > **[Meat Loaf, 'Bat Out of Hell' singer, has died at 74](https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/01/21/entertainment/meat-loaf-obit/index.html)** > > Meat Loaf, the larger-than-life singer whose bombastic rock opera "Bat Out of Hell" is one of the best-selling albums of all time, has died at age 74, according to a statement on his verified Facebook page. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/32 "2022-01-21T15:31:42Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Marvin Lee Aday Did I hear a [whoosh?](https://fightclub.fandom.com/wiki/Robert_Paulson) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/33 "2022-01-21T15:32:56Z")
No. I’m not a whoosh kind of guy. Usually. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/34 "2022-01-21T15:34:33Z")
> [@FinsToTheLeft](#): > > I think it may have to be meatloaf for dinner tonight. That’s a very tender subject. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/35 "2022-01-21T15:34:38Z")
The morning news is reporting Louie Anderson has died as well. Posting here instead of starting a new thread pending confirmation. (Someone can start a thread for him if and when confirmed.) ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/36 "2022-01-21T15:35:14Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > “Yeah, I know. But not me. If I die, I die, but I’m not going to be controlled.” Yeah! You tell 'em, dead guy! “You’re not the boss of me.” ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/37 "2022-01-21T15:38:27Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > The morning news is reporting Louie Anderson has died as well. He was hospitalized for non-Hodgkin lymphoma a couple of days ago. ETA: [Confirmed now](https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/louie-anderson-obit-dead-1288759/) but I’m too busy to start a thread. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/38 "2022-01-21T15:41:32Z")
Not A Dry Eye In the House [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/aKspGNCkSAc/maxresdefault.jpg "Meat Loaf - Not A Dry Eye In The House") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKspGNCkSAc) RIP, M. L. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/39 "2022-01-21T15:48:17Z")
So we’ll never know what it was that he wouldn’t do for love? ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162/40 "2022-01-21T15:52:38Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > So we’ll never know what it was that he wouldn’t do for love? Wear a mask on a plane? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-is-in-the-rear-view-mirror-now/958162.md?page=3)