Meat Loaf Mourned: Tributes Flood Social Media for 'Bat Out of Hell' Singer Following His Death
01/21/2022 02:10 pm EST
'Wondrously talented'
"Had So Much Fun With Meatloaf When We Did 'Dead Ringer,'" singer Cher wrote. "Am Very Sorry For His Family,Friends,& Fans. Am I imagining It, or Are Amazing Ppl In The Arts Dying every other Day."
'RIP'
"RIP Meat Loaf," tweeted one fan. "'Bat Out of Hell' is one of those albums that's genuinely as good as its sales figures suggest. the weird '90s follow-up is great too if you like bombast."
'Ridiculously talented'
"R.I.P Meatloaf. Love and prayers to all his family and close friends," Boy George shared. "He once turned me upside down in a Chinese Restaurant in St Johns Wood."
'First album I bought'
"The first album I bought, wee record shop Shettleston rd 1978," recalled one person. "I carried it home like a new baby, opened the record player, took off my Donny Osmond LP, placed Meat Loaf on the turntable, dropped the needle & sat back on my single bed to let the HUGE music wave over my soul."
'Straight 10 out of 10'
"Meat Loaf was an absolute one off and Bat Out Of Hell is a straight 10 out of 10 album," wrote somebody else in their tribute. "The title track is an always will be my impossibly long karaoke choice. (Also, Fight Club). RIP Meat x."
'Thank you'
"Bat Out of Hell was part of my childhood," wrote another person. "Meat clutching a silk scarf, forward-rolling on stage, him as Eddie in Rocky Horror, Cher looking like a badass in Dead Ringer for Love. We had BOOH for the ending song at Dad's funeral and we so needed it. GNU Meat Loaf. Thank you."
'Very very talented'
"God I loved Bat Out of Hell. Soundtrack to my youth," tweeted somebody else. "Sad news RIP Meatloaf. Extraordinary voice Phenomenonal character."
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