One of the most overplayed songs of 1993 was Meat Loaf's comeback hit "I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)." While he tells many things that he would do for love, the song never tells what that is. Meatloaf has now said that referred to taking a strap-on up the ass from his girl friend at the time.
The song hit #1 in many countries and ended up being Meat Loaf's biggest hit. Almost all his other hits were from his 1977 diamond album Bat Out of Hell. He would also play the role of Eddie in the Rocky Horror Picture Show and the role of "Bitch Tits" Bob in Fight Club.
So, let's hear it for Marvin Lee Aday (his birth name). He refused to take a strap-on, sang a hit song about it, and made lots of money.
Actually this is a good song - I think it installs some alpha mindset into listeners - it install an idea that there is something above whims of a loved one, something a honorable person won't do - I think at least it left that impression upon me.
At least for teenagers songs and art do more to influence worldview than philosophies.
I remember this song being a hit, it was released in 1993, just about the time I was getting heavy into music, I was 11. The early 90s was a great era of music, and a great time to be a young kid developing a passion for it. Every week throughout my early and mid teens there were epic albums dropping of various genres, artists like the Beastie Boys, Sound Garden, Wu-Tang, Nirvana, Tupac, Biggie, Pearl Jam, Janes Addiction, Cypress Hill, etc.
Honestly, I forgot about this song, the last I've heard of Meat Loaf was he collapsed on stage at a show a couple of years ago. Seeing this video brings me back to a fond time I remember of my youth. Good on Meat Loaf for not taking it up the butt hole.
Meatloaf did a live performance during the half time break of our Australian national football league's grand final. I think it was a couple of years ago IIRC. Poor son of a bitch sounded close to death. Even the commentators couldn't keep a lid on their disappointment. It became a running joke in the media that if something was tired or played out that it was comparable to Meatloaf's half time performance at the Grand Final.
Gotta know when to step away and let the legend carry itself.
It's a clumsily written song, the Loaf has said so himself. The answers are in the verses.
Each verse is "I'll do this, and this, and this, and this, but I'll never do this, and I would do anything for love, I'd do anything for love, I'd do anything for love, but I won't do that." Each "but I won't do that" refers to what he just mentioned. So, every time he says "I'll never..." that is what "that" is.
And those items are:
Lie to you, forget the way you feel right now, forgive himself if they don't go all the way tonight, never be turning back, never do it better than he does it with you, never stop dreaming of you every night of his life, see that it's time to move on, and sooner or later be screwing around.
Meatloaf says he thinks there's 9 things, I could only find 8.
I always knew that it had to be something stupid and now it is clear why he did not want to tell. He made more money with that song than with the rest of his singing, so no surprise that it took him so long to divulge the info.
Also I would seriously question my taste in women if one demanded to fuck me with a dildo. I mean the pleasure there for her would only be sadistic in nature - she can watch some gay porn for that or hire two faggots to fuck in front of her - accomplishes the same thing - no reason to pull me into that crap.