Some member had a word with Meat at one of his concerts..
They are lead to believe that Jim offered Meat the song for BAT III, but he didn't like it. Judged on Meat saying (recently) he dislikes Read 'em and Weep and I'm Gonna Love her for Both of Us (possibly my favourite Meat / Jim song), I can believe this. Steinman took back the song, gave it to Evan to sing at the OTT concert, and Meat probably feels "wait a minute. That's my property." Remember also that Meat missed out on Total Eclipse of the Heart and Making Love out of Nothing at All. I once read an interview where Meat said those songs belonged to him.
I also read another interview, from the 80s, where they are mentioned as cuts from Midnight at the Lost and Found. Wouldn't it be crazy if a demo, or something, surfaced?
But Meat, apparently, didn't like that song. Which I find really hard to believe, because I think (personally) it's the best song Jimmy's written since I'd do Anything for Love and Objects in the Rear View Mirror. And it really continues the feeling that's on Bat. It gives me this image that Bat 3's about old-age. Bat 1 was about teenagers, Bat 2 middle-age and Bat 3 will be an old guy.
This song is, whatever the case, a hundred miles ahead of "Only When I Feel" which I think, judging from Meat's interpretation from a crappy bootleg, is the worst song I have ever heard from him. Even worse than Blind Before I Stop territory
R.L.
EDIT: I take that back. Judging from Rob Evan's rendition it's BAT 1 territory. But the Meat Loaf version I heard is like a really bad demo from Welcome to the Neighborhood. However I will say: it's reminiscent of the arrangement on Original Sin
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