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Originally Posted by Pudding
Absolutely brilliant song. Apparently the original demo version was 25 minutes long or something, I'd love to hear that.
9/10
Pud  |
Now you know very well that there
isn't a demo of this song. Meat said the original
performances went on for something like 27 minutes. They didn't 'demo' any of the songs on 'Bat' - as Meat said, it couldn't be done. Unitl they met Todd Rundgren, nobody had any idea how to turn these songs into a record. Hence why they used to play the songs live in people's offices!
Aparently, the 'Gonna go all the way tonight...' bit went on for AGES. Very Broadwayish, lots of harmonies and couterpoint. Todd just said "Whoa! What's going on here?!? Just sing it four times and move on!" (or words to that effect
)
Anyway, back on topic - This song was the clincher for me. I'd heard Two Out Of Three, and loved it. Hearing Paradise just confirmed how great Meat/Steinman are, ie thhat they weren't a one-trick pony. It's also the first Meat Loaf song I ever performed live, so that would make it the song I've sung live MORE THAN ANY OTHER!!! How cool is that??!
10/10