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Don’t let your meat loaf

September 27th, 2007 · by map · 10 Comments

I rarely think about age and getting older. Well, actually, I think all the time about age, thanks to Ava, but I don’t usually sit around in wistful remembrance of my youth. But today I saw something that made me feel old. Meat Loaf is 60. Meat Loaf! It hardly seems possible, but then he wasn’t the youngest star in the world when Paradise by the Dashboard Light was big on the charts. Sixty years old. Man. In honor of the Loaf, I present here a video of his masterwork, one of the seminal performances of the music video age:

This was back when the Loaf was the Loaf. Brother looks like he’s smuggling Oompa Loompas in that pirate shirt of his. And could his singing partner have been any hotter? It’s like she walked onto the stage straight from her victory in the World’s Tightest White Jeans contest.

Tags: Entertainment · Movies

  • http://www.philosyphia.com NathanPralle

    Meat Loaf, although strange in his own way and tending towards lengthy songs, is absolutely classic. According to Wikipedia, interestingly enough, although Ellen Foley is the woman on the official recording, Karla Devito was used for all the shows and the video above. I’d say the World’s Tightest White Top contest, however. (not that there’s anything wrong with that)

  • http://www.nathanpralle.com/blog/ Nathan Pralle

    Meat Loaf, although strange in his own way and tending towards lengthy songs, is absolutely classic. According to Wikipedia, interestingly enough, although Ellen Foley is the woman on the official recording, Karla Devito was used for all the shows and the video above. I’d say the World’s Tightest White Top contest, however. (not that there’s anything wrong with that)

  • http://nicheplayer.net map

    I think she was runner up in Tightest White Top, if you can imagine.

  • http://nicheplayer.net map

    I think she was runner up in Tightest White Top, if you can imagine.

  • DawneyB.

    I went out and read his story from your link – Whoa! I think I actually like his song better now. Maybe I’ll join his fan club…

  • DawneyB.

    I went out and read his story from your link – Whoa! I think I actually like his song better now. Maybe I’ll join his fan club…

  • Danny

    Just to complete the record, here is a creepily complete fan page for Karla DeVito. She’s apparently married to Robby Benson.

    http://karladevito.homestead.com/

  • Danny

    Just to complete the record, here is a creepily complete fan page for Karla DeVito. She’s apparently married to Robby Benson.

    http://karladevito.homestead.com/

  • http://mama-tchou-tchou.blogspot.com/ Jenny

    Well… I have never stopped loving this song… whatever that says of me… And Karla Devito has an incredible voice (and… it must’ve been quite warm under those lights, ’cause…).

  • http://mama-tchou-tchou.blogspot.com/ Jenny

    Well… I have never stopped loving this song… whatever that says of me… And Karla Devito has an incredible voice (and… it must’ve been quite warm under those lights, ’cause…).