US National Anthem - Meat Loaf Style!
 

A friend who knew that I had attended the Meat Loaf concert recently in Orlando, FL, sent me the following link. I had completely forgotten about Meat doing the National Anthem at the 1994 Major League All-Star game in Pittsburgh, PA at Three Rivers Stadium. Many recording artists have badly butchered this song. This may be the absolute best version that I have ever seen.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfHt8qHJb0g

I absolutely agree ... it's the best version that I've ever seen.
Thanks to Warioloaf for posting it on YouTube ... and thanks to you RaysScout
for posting the link :-)

Vicki....I've heard it done thousands of times in ballparks all across the US. Most performers try to re-invent the song and wind up butchering it. Meat Loaf's performance was tasteful, respectful......and he got ALL the words correct. :lol: Not to mention....it just sounded great!

I need to get him down to Tropicana Field in St Petersburg, FL sometime, to one for a Tampa Bay Rays game.

Exactly :-)

Definitely !! It would give me an excuse to fly to Florida again :))

I wonder how meat would fair doing this today at the major leagues or something....

Thanks for posting on Youtube WarioLoaf!!! I'm glad my friend was able to find it. I'm betting he'd STILL do a great job.

Vicki.....I have connections. :) If Meat ever wanted to do it......it could happen.

Roadtrip! How does next baseball season sound? RaysScout you can have a National Anthem singer booked? Consider PM'ing Meat about it, I'd love to see him do it again!!!

That would be so cool :-)

Best. Version. Ever.

I think I'd have a very good shot at getting it done. Do you really think he'd do it?

Try sending him a PM about it :-)

It was a brilliant version of the American national anthem, and one of the best I've ever heard. Meat did say this was one of the highlights of his career too. I thought he looked a bit nervous at the start but I wouldn't blame him.

Wow that was amazing! I'm a brit but that me incredibely proud to see that! Amazing. You should ask him to do it again if possible.

Look into your hearts and ask yourself if he could really pull that off now?!

The footage from the new tour is amazing, don't get me wrong, but around the time of that clip he had complete control of his voice and slotted into each note. I've noticed that when Meat sang like this, 1987 -1994, it seemed to take enormous physical energy to achieve what he wanted. But achieve it he did. Maybe age just gets hold of us. Muscles wear.

I'm 31 and I'm starting to notice little things. Meat is double my age.

I saw him perform in Orlando, FL on August 30, 2010. He could pull it off!!!

Hands down, Meat can totally pull off the National Anthem as he is right now! Which is en fuego! Don't judge a vocal totally by you tube footage....and if you do, you are liable to send RedPony Tours after everyone of them taking them down one by one.

I absolutely agree ... based on the shows that I saw this past summer, he could definitely pull it off !!!

Vicki....I sent him a PM. I just hope he will believe that I really work for the Rays.....and am not just some crackpot!!! LOL

Excellent !! I hope so too :lol:

Does Meat usually respond to PM's?

Hey, I said that the footage from the new tour is amazing!!

I just don't think he has the vocal control to pull it off. I would absolutely love to be proved wrong as I still consider him the best performer I've ever seen.

I read it right the first time, yes, the footage is amazing however live is more so. So where are you hearing a lack of vocal control? When was it? and Why do you think he can't pull it off?

Eric Vetro has worked with Meat since his National Anthem was done and I have reason to think that Meat could do it again because of his vocal training. Meat's vocals are strong, confident, and controlled. I was answering the question...in your heart could he do it again? And in my heart I say YES ~ at the same, if not better, caliber!

I am anxious to see if Meat's interested in doing it again. :-)

Yes, but it may take a while depending upon how busy he is :wink:

Me too Suzie :))

Me three