I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)

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And I would do anything for love

From the album Bat Out of Hell 2, the album that brought Meat Loaf back to fame in the '90s, this song was a massive hit and topped the chart around the globe.Unconventionally 12 minutes long. Perceived ambiguity of "that" Each verse mentions two things that he would do for love, followed by one thing that he will not do. The title phrase repetition reasserts that he "won't do that" previously stated one thing. Each mention of "that" is an anaphoric reference to the particular promise that he made earlier in the same verse. * "But I&… read more
From the album Bat Out of Hell 2, the album that brought Meat Loaf back to fame in the '90s, this song was a massive hit and topped the chart ar… read more
From the album Bat Out of Hell 2, the album that brought Meat Loaf back to fame in the '90s, this song was a massive hit and topped the chart around the globe.Unconventionally 12 mi… read more

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Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27, 1947 – January 20, 2022), known professionally as Meat Loaf, was an American rock singer and actor with a powerful, wide-ranging voice, famous for his theatrical live shows. He is on the list of best-selling music artists. His Bat Out of Hell trilogy — Bat Out of Hell (1977), Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993), and Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006) — has sold more than 100 million records worldwide. The first album stayed on the charts for over nine years, as of 2016 still sold an estimated 200,000 copies an… read more
Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27, 1947 – January 20, 2022), known professionally as Meat Loaf, was an American rock singer and actor with a powerful, wide-ranging voice,… read more
Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27, 1947 – January 20, 2022), known professionally as Meat Loaf, was an American rock singer and actor with a powerful, wide-ranging voice, famous for his theatrical live shows. He is o… read more

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