When this one came out I played it over and over...and sang it really LOUD in my car! I always wanted to act this one out. Don't ask...I like acting and costuming so these things play out in my head. Anyway, I thought it told a great story. I also love how the majority of the song is Meat Loaf and then the woman jumps in and asks some tough questions. Here are the lyrics from the radio version (I think)...
And I would do anything for love,
I'd run right into hell and back.
I would do anything for love,
I'll never lie to you and that's a fact.
But I'll never forget the way you feel right now, oh no, no way.
And I would do anything for love,
Oh I would do anything for love,
I would do anything for love,
But I won't do that,
No I won't do that.
And some days it don't come easy,
And some days it don't come hard,
Some days it don't come at all, and these are the days that never end.
And some nights you're breathing fire.
And some nights you're carved in ice.
Some nights you're like nothing I've ever seen before or will again.
And maybe I'm crazy.
Oh it's crazy and it's true.
I know you can save me, no one else can save me now but you.
As long as the planets are turning.
As long as the stars are burning.
As long as your dreams are coming true, you'd better believe it!
That I would do anything for love,
And I'll be there till the final act.
And I would do anything for love,
And I'll take the vow and seal a pact.
But I'll never forgive myself if we don't go all the way, tonight.
And I would do anything for love,
But I won't do that.
No, I won't do that!
I would do anything for love,
Anything you've been dreaming of,
But I just won't do that.
[x2]
[Solo]
And some days I pray for silence,
And some days I pray for soul,
Some days I just pray to the god of sex and drums and rock 'n' roll!
And maybe I'm lonely,
That's all I'm qualified to be.
There's just one and only, one and only promise I can keep.
As long as the wheels are turning.
As long as the fires are burning.
As long as your prayers are coming true, you'd better believe it!
That I would do anything for love,
And you know it's true and that's a fact.
I would do anything for love,
And there'll never be no turning back.
But I'll never do it better than I do it with you, so long, so long.
And I would do anything for love,
Oh, I would do anything for love,
I would do anything for love,
But I won't do that.
No, no, no, I won't do.....
I would do anything for love.
Anything you've been dreaming of.
But I just won't do that!
[x3]
But I'll never stop dreaming of you,
Every night of my life.
No way.
And I would do anything for love.
But I won't do that.
No I won't do that.
[Girl]
Will you raise me up, will you help me down?
Will you get me right out of this God forsaken town?
Will you make it all a little less cold?
[Boy]
I can do that. Oh I can do that.
[Girl]
Will you cater to every fantasy I've got?
Will you hose me down with holy water, if I get too hot? Hot!
Will you take me places I've never known?
[Boy]
Now I can do that! Oh oh now, I can do that!
[Girl]
After awhile you'll forget everything.
It was a brief interlude
And a midsummer night's fling,
And you'll see that it's time to move on.
[Boy]
I won't do that. I won't do that.
[Girl}
I know the territory, I've been around,
It'll all turn to dust and will all fall down,
Sooner or later, you'll be screwing around.
[Boy]
I won't do that. No, I won't do that.
Anything for love,
Oh, I would do anything for love,
I would do anything for love,
But I won't do that.
No, I won't do that.
All those pledges and promises from the guy. This girl is the only one who can save him...the only one he will ever love. Then comes the girl. I love the part where she asks (she's setting him up)..."Will you make it all a little less cold?" Sure, he'll do that. "Will you cater to every fantasy I've got? Will you take me places I've never known?" Sure again, he'll do that! Then she hits him with it. He'll end up being bored with her. He'll want someone else. He'll end up with someone else. No. He claims he won't do that. Will he? Guess it depends on the guy.
This song has a awesome video. OK, at least I think it is awesome because I had already wanted to act the thing out before I saw the video! Michael Bay (he that blows things up in movies) directed the video. It is based on Beauty and the Beast and The Phantom of the Opera. Bob Keane did Meat Loaf's make-up, which took up to two hours to apply. The make-up was designed to be simple and scary, yet "with the ability to make him sympathetic." (It also serves to make Meat Loaf look more attractive when he is shown minus the make-up!) It went over budget, and was filmed in 90 °F heat, across four days. According to one executive, it "probably had the budget of Four Weddings and a Funeral." It is the abridged seven minute single version, rather than the twelve minute album version. Check it out...
There you have it! Meat Loaf singing one of my favorites! Great song, great video and a great memory from the 90s.
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