RIP Jim Steinman
April 20, 2021 4:38 PM Subscribe
Jim Steinman has died at the age of 73. He's best known for writing and producing a string of hits for artists including Meatloaf (Albums "Bat Out of Hell" and "Bat Out of Hell II"), Bonnie Tyler ("Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "Holding Out for a Hero"), Air Supply (Making Love out of Nothing at All), among many others.
Rolling Stone has a selection of his best. Here's a few more (some duplication):
[1] 'Literal lyrics' parody version
Rolling Stone has a selection of his best. Here's a few more (some duplication):
- Paradise by the Dashboard Light
- Total Eclipse of the Heart[1]
- Nowhere Fast and Tonight is What It Means to Be Young from the film "Streets of Fire"
- Holding Out For a Hero (lip sync performance by Tandi Iman Dupree, which I selected entirely for her entry to the stage.
[1] 'Literal lyrics' parody version
I'm not sure if the website https://www.jimsteinman.com/ is an official site, but it throws a certificate error in Firefox at the moment so I didn't include it in the post.
posted by rmd1023 at 4:47 PM on April 20
posted by rmd1023 at 4:47 PM on April 20
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posted by Miss Cellania at 4:48 PM on April 20
posted by Miss Cellania at 4:48 PM on April 20
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posted by May Kasahara at 4:49 PM on April 20
posted by May Kasahara at 4:49 PM on April 20
I was in high school shopping for CDs and this was in the days when I'd buy a bunch of random albums I had heard about but never listened to. I saw Bat Out of Hell in the racks and only vaguely having an idea of who Meat Loaf was bought it since it was often mentioned as a classic. I was hooked from the opening piano riff and it's still one of my favorites to this day. Thanks Jim.
posted by downtohisturtles at 4:52 PM on April 20
posted by downtohisturtles at 4:52 PM on April 20
Bat Out Of Hell is a perfect album, and I have a specific, extremely teenaged memory associated with every song on it, and they're all magic. I wish I could have thanked him in person for that, and I suspect I'm far from alone in all of it.
posted by mhoye at 5:13 PM on April 20 [1 favorite]
posted by mhoye at 5:13 PM on April 20 [1 favorite]
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posted by Going To Maine at 5:14 PM on April 20
posted by Going To Maine at 5:14 PM on April 20
Glad to see the Rolling Stone article mention his work with the Sisters of Mercy, a collaboration that initially makes no sense at all and then makes perfect sense.
posted by foldedfish at 5:19 PM on April 20 [1 favorite]
posted by foldedfish at 5:19 PM on April 20 [1 favorite]
His style was instantly recognizable no matter who was singing the songs. Lonely pianos, declarative guitars, soaring strings and a chorus of angels going AAAAHHHH. Go-for-broke, ridiculous glory.
posted by Ursula Hitler at 5:22 PM on April 20 [6 favorites]
posted by Ursula Hitler at 5:22 PM on April 20 [6 favorites]
Total Eclipse of the Heart Literal Video Version
posted by kirkaracha at 5:23 PM on April 20 [1 favorite]
posted by kirkaracha at 5:23 PM on April 20 [1 favorite]
The money that Todd Rundgren made off the album Bat out of Hell kept him alive for many years and pretty much bought his Hawaii compound. I wonder how he feels hearing this news. RIP
posted by dbiedny at 5:27 PM on April 20
posted by dbiedny at 5:27 PM on April 20
His style was instantly recognizable no matter who was singing the songs. Lonely pianos, declarative guitars, soaring strings and a chorus of angels going AAAAHHHH. Go-for-broke, ridiculous glory.
Yeah.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 5:32 PM on April 20 [1 favorite]
Yeah.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 5:32 PM on April 20 [1 favorite]
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