Jul 9, 2011

Soundtrack Saturday - I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)

I've got an old favourite of mine for this week's Soundtrack Saturday: Meat Loaf's I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That).

Not only is this a rocking song with some of the best combination of lyrics, music and vocal work of any of Meat Loaf's songs, but it's got a video the likes of which is never seen these days. Interesting fact: not a lot of people know that the woman in the music video is not the woman who recorded the original female vocals.




Lyrics:
And I would do anything for love, 
I'd run right into hell and back, 
I would do anything for love, 
I'll never lie to you and that's a fact. 

But I'll never forget the way you feel right now 
- Oh no - no way - I would do anything for love, 
But I wont do that, I wont do that, anything for love, 
I would do anything for love, I would do anything for love, 
But I wont do that, I wont do that. 


Some days it don't come easy, 
Some days it don't come hard 
Some days it don't come at all, 
And these are the days that never end. 

Some nights you breath fire, 
Some nights your carved in ice, 
Some nights your like nothing I've ever seen before, Or will again. 

Maybe I'm crazy, But it's crazy and it's true, 
I know you can save me, No one else can save me now but you. 

As long as the planets are turning, 
As long as the stars are burning, 
As long as your dreams are coming true - You better believe it! - 

That I would do anything for love, 
And I'll be there until the final act - 
I would do anything for love! 
And I'll take a Vow and Seal a pact - 

But I'll never forgive myself if we don't go all the way - Tonight - 
I would do anything for love! 
I would do anything for love, 
I would do anything for love, 
But I wont do that, I wont do that... 

I would do anything for love, 
Anything you've been dreaming of, 
But I just wont do that... 

Some days I pray for Silence, 
Some days I pray for Soul, 
Some days I just pray to the God of Sex and Drums and Rock 'N' Roll. 

Some nights I lose the feeling, 
Some nights I lose control, 
Some nights I just lose it all when I watch you dance and the thunder rolls. 

Maybe I'm lonely, And that's all I'm qualified to be, 
There's just one and only, The one and only promise I can keep. 

As long as the wheels are turning, 
As long as the fires are burning, 
As long as your prayers are coming true - You better believe it - ! 

That I would do anything for love! 
And you know it's true and that's a fact, 

I would do anything for love!
And there'll never be no turning back -

But I'll never do it better than I do it with you,
So long - So long - I would do anything for love,
I would do anything for love,
I would do anything for love,
I would do anything for love,
But I wont do that, I wont do that!

I would do anything for love,
Anything you've been dreaming of,
But I just wont do that...

But I'll never stop dreaming of you
Everynight of my life - No Way -

I would do anything for love,
I would do anything for love,
I would do anything for love,
But I wont do that, I wont do that!

Girl : Will you raise me up?
Will you help me down?
Will you help get me right out of this Godforsaken town?
Will you make it a little less cold?

Boy : I can do that!
I can do that!

Girl : Will you hold me sacred?
will you hold me tight?
Can you colorize my life I'm so sick of black and white?
Can you make it a little less old?

Boy : I can do that!
I can do that!

Girl : Will you make me some magic, with your own two hands?
Can you build an Emerald city with these grains of sand?
Can you give me something that I can take home?

Boy : I can do that!
I can do that!

Girl : Will you cater to every fantasy that I've got?
Will ya hose me down with holy water - if I get too hot - ?
Will you take me to places that I've never known?

Boy : I can do that!
I can do that!

Girl : After a while you'll forget everything,
It was a brief interlude, And a midsummer night's fling,
And you'll see that it's time to move on.

Boy : I wont do that!
I wont do that!

Girl : I know the territory - I've been around,
It'll all turn to dust and we'll all fall down,
And sooner or later you'll be screwing around.

Boy : I wont do that!
I wont do that!

Anything for love, I would do anything for love,
I would do anything for love,
But I wont do that, I wont do that.

3 comments:

  1. Love the song and had forgotten about the cool video. Thanks for taking me back.

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  2. Lisa: I was just starting secondary school when it came out.

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  3. Great song. I love lyrics in fact I blogged as much the other day ;-)

    http://rosalindadam.blogspot.com/

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