Any Requests??

RichieBoy · 25 Jul 2003, 03:08

Are there any songs by other artists which you would like to hear Meat do a rendition of?

Sitting here watching the box and a Chyrsler advert came on with Celline Dion (I think?) singing I Drove All Night originally by Roy Orbison.

And I thought to myself I bet Meat could belt that out with a lot of emotion.

Right it's 5 past 1 and I'm off to dream up some others (literally!).

Night Night Rich xXx

plukie · 25 Jul 2003, 03:15

I think Meat could do a great job of singing Paradise City by Guns and Roses. Maybe even Sweet Child O' Mine

heat · 25 Jul 2003, 10:10

Great Topic

I personally think that 'it's all coming back to me' by Celine Dion would be fantastic for Meat.

Can't stand the woman myself, but when i heard her singing this, i thought it would be perfect for Meat.

mariella · 25 Jul 2003, 11:11

I agree, Heat. I do like listening to Celine, but 'looking' at her seems 'to spoil' the songs...she has these 'strange' face-expressions, I think.
'It's all coming back to me' by Meat, YES!

I personally would also love to hear Meat sing The Rose by Bette Midler. One of my all time favorites.

xxx

Mariella

dottie · 25 Jul 2003, 14:38

Too right - Dixie - Only seen Meat sing this once on the Tribute to Elvis years ago. Masterful performance from Meat - Liked it more than the original

Unforgettable Opera - Roger Daltrey - The lyrics to this are just made for Meat Loaf.

Tim · 25 Jul 2003, 15:57

Some songs:
It's all coming back to me - cline dion
Rage - Blues Traveler
With arms width open - creed
Lady in red - chris de burgh

And there are more....

Louise · 25 Jul 2003, 18:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by dottie

Too right - Dixie - Only seen Meat sing this once on the Tribute to Elvis years ago. Masterful performance from Meat - Liked it more than the original

I remember that! It was 1987 when it was the 10th anniversary of his death and that was when I first "got into" Meat Loaf. Fantastic performance. I had it videod but my dad went over it with Formula one or something

ps Elvis's death, that is

tukayaway · 27 Jul 2003, 04:44

The Show Must Go On - Queen
I Want It All - Queen
Too Old To Rock n Roll, Too Young To Die - Jethro Tull
Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
November Rain - Guns n Roses
Midnight Train To Memphis - Kid Rock

CarylB · 27 Jul 2003, 14:05

Lots of Queen songs .. including
Don't stop me now!
and how about We Are the Champions as an end of show encore?

And also there are many "show" songs from musicals I'd love to hear Meat cover .. in particular I'd adore to have the lyrics for "I know him so well" from Chess modified, and see Meat standing back to back with Patti singing this as a duet, so rather than two women singing it about a man they both know, have the couple singing it about each other. It's imo a simply beautiful and very powerful melody, which needs strong voices ... and I can just hear Meat's and Patti's voices singing it .... if ever Meat does the duets CD he referred to, this one would be top of my wish list :)

heat · 27 Jul 2003, 14:13

Definately, Caryl

That would be lovely - i can just hear it now...

Bren · 27 Jul 2003, 14:24

Iwould love to hear Meat sing

Empty chairs at empty tables...from Les Miserables..
it is such a powerful song so full of emotion whenever i hear it i always think how good it would be to hear Meat sing this

The other one i'd really like to hear him do is
Nights in White Satin.......Moody Blues

This was my all time favourite song until i heard For Crying Out Loud
Ihave been a life-long Moody Blues fan, and would just love to hear Meat sing that song

Bren

plymboy · 28 Jul 2003, 19:13

id like to hear him do days of our lives by queen.dont really like queen but like this song and would like to hear meat do it.

CarylB · 28 Jul 2003, 19:23

Freddie's the one person imo who's come close to Meat as a rock performer .. great voice and passion .. real stage presence .. you can hear the words .. so yes, that and any other strong Queen number. But I can really see Meat singing "Don't stop me now!!" :)

Guppie · 28 Jul 2003, 20:02

Nights in White Satin - Moody Blues (with you on that one, Bren)

And "Overcome"- Live

plymboy · 29 Jul 2003, 10:55

unchained melody.

Bren · 29 Jul 2003, 13:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guppie

Nights in White Satin - Moody Blues (with you on that one, Bren)

, Guppie....would just love to hear him sing that,

glad you agree

Bren

RSG · 29 Jul 2003, 13:59

I"d love to hear Meat do a song by QUEEN, right now there my 3rd fav band, 2nd, if I hear more songs by them. I would love to hear Meat do, The Show Must Go On.

Did you know that Meat, did do a song by queen, well sort of? Brian May, the guitarist of the awesome band queen, well him and Meat did a song together called heroes, yea wanna hear it? gimme a shout, its an awesome song!

White of High · 29 Jul 2003, 14:04

Nights In White Satin's original version is by Procol Harum.

I think Lamento Eroico by Rhapsody in English would be good!

Bart · 29 Jul 2003, 16:21

God gave rock 'n roll to you-Kiss.

little_dancer · 29 Jul 2003, 17:36

well, I LOVED Meat's version of Martha by Tom Waits on WTTN, so I'd LOVE to hear him do; 'take it with me, when I go' or 'picture in a frame' by Tom Waits...I'd also love to hear him do 'famous blue raincoat' or 'so long Marrianne' by Leonard Cohen. The only problem with these choices, is he has a far stronger voice than Cohen or Waits (in terms of quality, range and nuances) so he probably wouldn't find them challenging enough. His ability to emote, and story tell,however, is why I'd like to hear a cover of these.
also,
Just me, or does anybody else want to hear Meat do Total Eclipse of the Heart?

RSG · 29 Jul 2003, 21:00

My brother said he would like to hear Meat Loaf sing Paranoid By Ozzy Osbourne\Black Sabbath. And complicated by Avril Lavigne, lol, well anyways those are his opinions. I just asked him, so I thought I would share, oh and he says one more, walk this way by aerosmith. he's 12, (4 years younger) and rather strange, if yea ask me

evil nickname · 29 Jul 2003, 22:04

I see no point in Meat doing any cover from a Steinman song he hasn't done yet. I don't think he'd pull of "Carpe Noctem" or "Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young" very well, and there is no point in doing "Confession of a Vampire (The Insatiable Appetite)" for it's mostly Objects. "Total Eclipse", "Making Love" and "All Coming Back" were (huge) hits for Bonnie, Air Supply and Celine -- and I wouldn't care for another version. The only "unreleased" Steinsong I'd like to see him do is "For Sarah". A 'small' song, melodic, yeah, I could propably fall for that :)

As for 'other band's songs', I'd also prefer he'd stay clear from the 'classics'/big hits/famous songs, UNLESS he gives 'em a twist. I've read a lot of suggestions in this thread, and with most of them, I had something like "they can't be serious". A lot of them don't seem to fit either Meat's voice, or I couldn't picture him singing it, based on the lyrics / music. I can't see Meat singing Paradice City. I love the GN'R version -- but the idea of Meat singing it devellops a mental block. It isn't his style. Same goes for Paranoid. November Rain, We Are The Champions, The Show Must Go On -- the originals are perfect, why redo it? I'm sure those versions can't be topped.
That being said, I could see see Meat doing the following two songs:
Alice Cooper's "Only Women Bleed" -- musicaly and lyrically I think this would suit Meat very well. Co-written by Dick Wagner (execution day, fallen angel)
and Bruce Springsteen's "Thunder Road" -- they said that "Bat Out Of Hell" was a "Born To Run" wanna-be, well, then I'd like to hear how Meat tackles one of the highlights of that album.

My €0.02

Evan · 29 Jul 2003, 22:29

I agree Evil Nickname, I would love to hear Meat sing "Thunder Road" it would just be so interesting. I don't think that Meat could do a better job at the song then The Boss, but that's understandable. Meat would still do a good job at it I'm sure.
Also, I was thinking, and I know this will sound weird but I'd like to hear Meat sing "Origin Of Love" from Hedwig. He could pull it off and it would sound very original.

little_dancer · 29 Jul 2003, 22:55

I agree with most of what Evil nickname is saying...except the Springstein cover, but that's most likely a personal bias, as I am not fond of his music for the most part. (sorry! to all the Springstein fans

)
Also, many 'big hits' by other artists would seem cheesy as a cover, it gives you that karaoke-bar-cover-band-wedding kinda feel to hear somebody else singing the big rock standards. I guess 'Total Eclipse of the Heart.' should fall under that category as well since it is INHERENTLY Bonnie Tyler at this point. Nonetheless, I've always been curious as to how it would sound with Meat.....ahh well, most is best left imagined.
All in all, very well put 'Evil', if I may call you Evil

CarylB · 29 Jul 2003, 23:13

I think Greg's original question was about songs we'd love to hear Meat sing .. not definite plans for recordings :) .. so whether a song has been successfully covered by another artist surely doesn't matter .. it's just our dream of songs we'd love to hear that voice delivering .. and I too would love to hear him sing Total Eclipse.

And of course even if he decided to record such a song .. he'd make it his own version anyway .. so it would still be worthy of inclusion on any album :)

25 Jul 2003, 03:08	#1
RichieBoy Loafer Join Date: 28.05.2003 Location: Lincoln Lincolnshire. UK Posts: 78	Any Requests?? Are there any songs by other artists which you would like to hear Meat do a rendition of? Sitting here watching the box and a Chyrsler advert came on with Celline Dion (I think?) singing I Drove All Night originally by Roy Orbison. And I thought to myself I bet Meat could belt that out with a lot of emotion. Right it's 5 past 1 and I'm off to dream up some others (literally!). Night Night Rich xXx

29 Jul 2003, 13:59	#17
RSG Mega Loafer Join Date: 27.07.2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,296	I would love to I"d love to hear Meat do a song by QUEEN, right now there my 3rd fav band, 2nd, if I hear more songs by them. I would love to hear Meat do, The Show Must Go On. Did you know that Meat, did do a song by queen, well sort of? Brian May, the guitarist of the awesome band queen, well him and Meat did a song together called heroes, yea wanna hear it? gimme a shout, its an awesome song!

29 Jul 2003, 17:36	#20
little_dancer Super Loafer Join Date: 23.06.2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 363	songs to sing well, I LOVED Meat's version of Martha by Tom Waits on WTTN, so I'd LOVE to hear him do; 'take it with me, when I go' or 'picture in a frame' by Tom Waits...I'd also love to hear him do 'famous blue raincoat' or 'so long Marrianne' by Leonard Cohen. The only problem with these choices, is he has a far stronger voice than Cohen or Waits (in terms of quality, range and nuances) so he probably wouldn't find them challenging enough. His ability to emote, and story tell,however, is why I'd like to hear a cover of these. also, Just me, or does anybody else want to hear Meat do Total Eclipse of the Heart?

29 Jul 2003, 21:00	#21
RSG Mega Loafer Join Date: 27.07.2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,296	My Brother says My brother said he would like to hear Meat Loaf sing Paranoid By Ozzy Osbourne\Black Sabbath. And complicated by Avril Lavigne, lol, well anyways those are his opinions. I just asked him, so I thought I would share, oh and he says one more, walk this way by aerosmith. he's 12, (4 years younger) and rather strange, if yea ask me

29 Jul 2003, 22:55	#24
little_dancer Super Loafer Join Date: 23.06.2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 363	hmmm I agree with most of what Evil nickname is saying...except the Springstein cover, but that's most likely a personal bias, as I am not fond of his music for the most part. (sorry! to all the Springstein fans ) Also, many 'big hits' by other artists would seem cheesy as a cover, it gives you that karaoke-bar-cover-band-wedding kinda feel to hear somebody else singing the big rock standards. I guess 'Total Eclipse of the Heart.' should fall under that category as well since it is INHERENTLY Bonnie Tyler at this point. Nonetheless, I've always been curious as to how it would sound with Meat.....ahh well, most is best left imagined. All in all, very well put 'Evil', if I may call you Evil

25 Jul 2003, 03:15	#2
plukie Senior Loafer Join Date: 18.07.2003 Location: Plymouth, Devon Posts: 199	I think Meat could do a great job of singing Paradise City by Guns and Roses. Maybe even Sweet Child O' Mine

25 Jul 2003, 10:10	#3
heat Rampant Loafer... Join Date: 29.07.2002 Location: welshy wales Posts: 5,706	Great Topic I personally think that 'it's all coming back to me' by Celine Dion would be fantastic for Meat. Can't stand the woman myself, but when i heard her singing this, i thought it would be perfect for Meat.

25 Jul 2003, 11:11	#4
mariella Mega Loafer Join Date: 04.02.2003 Location: Holland Posts: 4,063	I agree, Heat. I do like listening to Celine, but 'looking' at her seems 'to spoil' the songs...she has these 'strange' face-expressions, I think. 'It's all coming back to me' by Meat, YES! I personally would also love to hear Meat sing The Rose by Bette Midler. One of my all time favorites. xxx Mariella

25 Jul 2003, 14:38	#5
dottie queen post- whore extraordinaire Join Date: 29.01.2003 Location: Still Rockin' at "72" Posts: 13,181	Too right - Dixie - Only seen Meat sing this once on the Tribute to Elvis years ago. Masterful performance from Meat - Liked it more than the original Unforgettable Opera - Roger Daltrey - The lyrics to this are just made for Meat Loaf.

25 Jul 2003, 15:57	#6
Tim The Butcher Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Westervoort, The Netherlands Posts: 10,321	Some songs: It's all coming back to me - cline dion Rage - Blues Traveler With arms width open - creed Lady in red - chris de burgh And there are more....

27 Jul 2003, 04:44	#8
tukayaway Super Loafer Join Date: 12.05.2002 Location: Luton, England Posts: 485	The Show Must Go On - Queen I Want It All - Queen Too Old To Rock n Roll, Too Young To Die - Jethro Tull Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd November Rain - Guns n Roses Midnight Train To Memphis - Kid Rock

27 Jul 2003, 14:05	#9
CarylB Mega Loafer Join Date: 16.04.2003 Location: Sheffield UK Posts: 5,910	Lots of Queen songs .. including Don't stop me now! and how about We Are the Champions as an end of show encore? And also there are many "show" songs from musicals I'd love to hear Meat cover .. in particular I'd adore to have the lyrics for "I know him so well" from Chess modified, and see Meat standing back to back with Patti singing this as a duet, so rather than two women singing it about a man they both know, have the couple singing it about each other. It's imo a simply beautiful and very powerful melody, which needs strong voices ... and I can just hear Meat's and Patti's voices singing it .... if ever Meat does the duets CD he referred to, this one would be top of my wish list :)

27 Jul 2003, 14:13	#10
heat Rampant Loafer... Join Date: 29.07.2002 Location: welshy wales Posts: 5,706	Definately, Caryl That would be lovely - i can just hear it now...

27 Jul 2003, 14:24	#11
Bren The Bat Join Date: 23.03.2003 Location: Roosting on a Silver-Black Phantom Bike. Posts: 10,017	Iwould love to hear Meat sing Empty chairs at empty tables...from Les Miserables.. it is such a powerful song so full of emotion whenever i hear it i always think how good it would be to hear Meat sing this The other one i'd really like to hear him do is Nights in White Satin.......Moody Blues This was my all time favourite song until i heard For Crying Out Loud Ihave been a life-long Moody Blues fan, and would just love to hear Meat sing that song Bren

28 Jul 2003, 19:13	#12
plymboy Loafer Join Date: 18.07.2003 Posts: 79	id like to hear him do days of our lives by queen.dont really like queen but like this song and would like to hear meat do it.

28 Jul 2003, 19:23	#13
CarylB Mega Loafer Join Date: 16.04.2003 Location: Sheffield UK Posts: 5,910	Freddie's the one person imo who's come close to Meat as a rock performer .. great voice and passion .. real stage presence .. you can hear the words .. so yes, that and any other strong Queen number. But I can really see Meat singing "Don't stop me now!!" :)

28 Jul 2003, 20:02	#14
Guppie www.meat-loaf.nl Join Date: 28.12.2002 Location: Brabant, The Netherlands Posts: 1,300	Nights in White Satin - Moody Blues (with you on that one, Bren) And "Overcome"- Live

29 Jul 2003, 10:55	#15
plymboy Loafer Join Date: 18.07.2003 Posts: 79	unchained melody.

29 Jul 2003, 14:04	#18
White of High Nature's Siegfried Join Date: 27.05.2002 Location: Budapest, Hungary Posts: 2,930	Nights In White Satin's original version is by Procol Harum. I think Lamento Eroico by Rhapsody in English would be good!

29 Jul 2003, 16:21	#19
Bart Bald Mega Loafer Join Date: 06.03.2003 Location: Holland, but I prefer Greece Posts: 2,243	God gave rock 'n roll to you-Kiss.

29 Jul 2003, 22:04	#22
evil nickname Guest Join Date: 19.04.2003 Posts: 2,238	I see no point in Meat doing any cover from a Steinman song he hasn't done yet. I don't think he'd pull of "Carpe Noctem" or "Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young" very well, and there is no point in doing "Confession of a Vampire (The Insatiable Appetite)" for it's mostly Objects. "Total Eclipse", "Making Love" and "All Coming Back" were (huge) hits for Bonnie, Air Supply and Celine -- and I wouldn't care for another version. The only "unreleased" Steinsong I'd like to see him do is "For Sarah". A 'small' song, melodic, yeah, I could propably fall for that :) As for 'other band's songs', I'd also prefer he'd stay clear from the 'classics'/big hits/famous songs, UNLESS he gives 'em a twist. I've read a lot of suggestions in this thread, and with most of them, I had something like "they can't be serious". A lot of them don't seem to fit either Meat's voice, or I couldn't picture him singing it, based on the lyrics / music. I can't see Meat singing Paradice City. I love the GN'R version -- but the idea of Meat singing it devellops a mental block. It isn't his style. Same goes for Paranoid. November Rain, We Are The Champions, The Show Must Go On -- the originals are perfect, why redo it? I'm sure those versions can't be topped. That being said, I could see see Meat doing the following two songs: Alice Cooper's "Only Women Bleed" -- musicaly and lyrically I think this would suit Meat very well. Co-written by Dick Wagner (execution day, fallen angel) and Bruce Springsteen's "Thunder Road" -- they said that "Bat Out Of Hell" was a "Born To Run" wanna-be, well, then I'd like to hear how Meat tackles one of the highlights of that album. My €0.02

29 Jul 2003, 22:29	#23
Evan Super Loafer Join Date: 03.07.2003 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 216	I agree Evil Nickname, I would love to hear Meat sing "Thunder Road" it would just be so interesting. I don't think that Meat could do a better job at the song then The Boss, but that's understandable. Meat would still do a good job at it I'm sure. Also, I was thinking, and I know this will sound weird but I'd like to hear Meat sing "Origin Of Love" from Hedwig. He could pull it off and it would sound very original.

29 Jul 2003, 23:13	#25
CarylB Mega Loafer Join Date: 16.04.2003 Location: Sheffield UK Posts: 5,910	I think Greg's original question was about songs we'd love to hear Meat sing .. not definite plans for recordings :) .. so whether a song has been successfully covered by another artist surely doesn't matter .. it's just our dream of songs we'd love to hear that voice delivering .. and I too would love to hear him sing Total Eclipse. And of course even if he decided to record such a song .. he'd make it his own version anyway .. so it would still be worthy of inclusion on any album :)