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“PARADISE BY THE DASHBOARD LIGHT” By Meatloaf is fun song with a good story.

“Paradise by the Dashboard Light” is a song written by Jim Steinman. It was first released in 1977 on the album Bat Out of Hell, with vocals by the American musician Meat Loaf alongside Ellen Foley. It is most notable for its unique structure and length, and has become a classic rock radio staple.

“Two Out Of  Three Ain’t Bad”  By Meat Loaf is the kind of song that most of us can relate to. Either you been on the giving or receiving part of this message. It’s clear that this is a Classic.

“Two out of Three Ain’t Bad” is the second hit single by the American musician Meat Loaf in his solo career, preceded by “You Took the Words Right out of My Mouth” and followed by “Paradise by the Dashboard Light”. It is a track off his 1977 album Bat out of Hell, written by Jim Steinman. It reached #11 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming one of his highest-charting U.S. releases. The song’s slow piano intro slightly resembles that of the Eagles hit, “Please Come Home for Christmas.”

It was the final song written for the album. In a 2000 interview for the Classic Albums series, Steinman recalls:

:”I remember Mimi Kennedy, a cast member of Jim’s then-current musical Rhinegold telling me, she said, you know, when I was probably complaining why no one liked my stuff and couldn’t get a deal, she says, “Well Steiny, your stuff is so complicated. Can’t you write something simple?” And while she was saying that the oldies station was on the radio and it was playing that old Elvis song, ‘I Want You, I Need,’ whatever it was. ‘I Want You, I Need You, I Love You’, you know. I just started singing my own song but it was ‘I Want You, I Need You, I Love You.’ She said, “Why don’t you write something simple like that, ‘I want you, I need you, I love you’?” I said, “Well I’ll try.” I don’t try to make them complicated. I remember going home and I tried so hard but the best I could do was: I want you, I need you but there ain’t no way I’m ever gonna love you, don’t be sad, ’cause two out of three ain’t bad. So it was still a twist but it was my closest to a simple song, and one Elvis could have done.”