Meat Loaf – Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad

Jim Steinman passed away in April. He would have turned 74 today.

His name doesn’t ring a bell?

Well… he’s the songwriting brains behind Meat Loaf.

He’s the guy who wrote:

You’ll never find your gold on a sandy beach 

You’ll never drill for oil on a city street 

I know you’re looking for a ruby in a mountain of rocks 

But there ain’t no Coupe de Ville hiding at the bottom 

Of a Cracker Jack box 

Some considered Steinman a pop-music genius. Others had less kind things to say about him.

Me?

I thought of him as a mad scientist who — through the power of his very hooky, very funny, very dramatic songs — turned an overweight, slovenly dude (named after a lump of ground chuck) into a rock-and-roll superstar.

With all due respect to Meat Loaf, he would NOT have happened without Steinman. And, by the way, Todd Rundgren helped. He produced Meat Loaf’s debut, mega-hit album.

Here’s the song I like best from that album…

Enjoy…

Today’s Song 

Title: Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad
 

Artist: Meat Loaf
 

Album: Bat Out of Hell (1977)
 

YouTube Link (Official Video. That’s Steinman at the piano): 

youtu.be/k5hWWe-ts2s

Here are the Playlists:  

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3xYKtYparrdJRYAjBj9kjx?si=eb6c3ebc30484204 

Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/ware-house-concerts-song-of-the-day/pl.u-Ggz26cZlAVLj