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I CAN’T BELIEVE I SHOWED MY DAUGHTER Meat Loaf - Paradise by the Dashboard Light
Added:Hello, hello, and welcome back to the channel. You're sitting with the Natural Born Reactors.
>> We're naturally born reacting. Was I naturally born?
Mostly.
>> [laughter] >> I feel like it was natural.
I mean, you weren't like in a Okay.
>> Anyways, test tube or anything.
>> Okay. Next.
>> Um >> Out of test tube baby.
>> Anyhow, >> No shade.
>> I am showing my daughter a little bit of a classic.
This man is hilarious and I love all of his performances. I don't even know if he has videos. I guess these are his videos, but this is Meat Loaf, you guys.
And my daughter has never heard this song, Paradise by the Dashboard Light, but I think you have heard um his other kind of pretty famous one um I would do anything for [singing] love, but I won't do that. You haven't heard that?
>> No, but I'd love to hear it, but you can sing it again if you'd like to.
>> She has not heard it. So, we might do that one next, folks. We don't know.
Uh anyhow, we are going to get into Paradise by the Dashboard Light. This is Meat Loaf.
And we love Meat Loaf.
Actually, do you like Meat Loaf?
>> You know, it depends on the Meat Loaf. I don't like ketchup, so Just to I I would just do like tomato paste on the top kind of >> See, when you make it, I like it, but >> Okay, let's get into it.
>> [laughter] [bell] [music and singing] >> Okay, I really want Sorry. Sorry, guys, to pause that early. That was really lame of me, and I will go all the way back just for you guys.
But, I want you to pay attention to the lyrics cuz it's it's funny. Okay. Okay.
So, >> Let's take it back.
>> Considering his name is Meat Loaf.
Yeah, he's cool. We love him.
>> [music and singing] [music] [music] [music and singing] [music] [music] [singing] [music] [music] [music and singing] [music] [singing] >> Okay, do you know kind of what they're talking about?
The dashboard light?
Do you know what he's kind of referring to when he's saying like I don't know, he was just talking about every every kid wanted to be him because he's somewhere with this person at the lake and all you can see is you can just see by the light of the dashboard.
So they're parked somewhere. Let me just lay it out for you. They're parked somewhere.
Okay. And so then you know when you're in the car and you're like listening to music and it's dark outside.
>> Right.
>> chilling with the homies and all you can see is like the light >> The lights from the dash. Okay.
>> I had to break it down. But anyway, keep listening cuz funny. Here's 5 seconds.
Bye.
>> [music and singing] >> Paradise.
This girl.
>> [music] [music] >> Okay, that part made me really uncomfortable when [laughter] I first watched this because >> 17 and barely dressed.
>> Oh my god. Oh my gosh.
Yeah, you're 17 and I was like, I don't I don't love this.
Yeah, but it's funny.
>> [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] >> I can't see paradise by the dashboard light.
Oh, it's cold and lonely >> [music] >> underneath the night.
>> [music] >> Paradise by the >> [music and singing] >> dashboard light.
You got to do the driving and let the moment take the rest.
We're in no doubt about it, we were doubly [music] blessed.
Cuz we were barely 17 and we were barely We're going to go all the way tonight. We're going to go all the way tonight, tonight. We're going to go all the way tonight. We're going to go all the way tonight, [music] tonight.
We're going to go all the way tonight.
We're going to go all the way tonight, tonight. We're going to go all the way tonight. We're going to go all the way tonight, tonight.
>> Okay, here we go. We got a real pressure cooker going here. Two down, nobody on, no score, bottom of the ninth.
There's the windup and there it is, a line shot up the middle. Look at him go, this boy can really fly. He's rounding third and really turning it on now. He's not letting [music] up at all, he's going to drive to second. The ball is bobbled out to center and here comes the throw and what a throw. He's going to slide in headfirst. Here he comes. He's out. No wait, safe. Safe at second base.
This kid really makes things happen out there. Batter steps up to the plate.
Here's the pitch and he's going and what a [music] jump he's got. He's trying for third. Here's the throw and in the dirt, safe at third. Holy cow, stolen base.
Taking a pretty big lead out there, almost daring him to try and pick him off. Pitcher glances over to the windup and it's fun and funner down the third baseline as the third base coach squeezes his eyes. Here he comes.
Squeeze [music] play, it's going to be close. Here's the throw. Here's the play at the plate. Holy cow, I think he's going to make it.
>> Stop [music] her there.
I've got to go there.
>> [laughter] >> Did you what's going on?
>> Yeah.
>> What?
>> So like, I mean, obviously there's bases in like relationships, right? So they're kind of playing on that.
>> On the physical part of it, yeah.
>> But then and then she like stopped him and >> [laughter] >> Good girl.
>> Girl.
>> So yeah.
>> trying to get the home run.
>> [laughter] [gasps] >> Such a funny metaphor.
>> [music] [singing and music] [laughter] >> Uh-oh.
>> [music] [music] [music] >> Oh my god.
>> [music] [laughter] [music] [music] [music] >> I got to know right now. Do you love me?
Will you love me forever? Do you need Will you never leave me? Will you make me so happy for the rest of my >> This is terrifying.
>> [music] >> What's it going to be, boy?
Come on.
I can wait all night.
What's it going to be, boy? Yes or no?
What's it going to be, boy? Yes or no?
>> [laughter] >> He just doubles down.
>> [music] [music] [music] >> Will you love me forever?
>> [music] >> Will you love me forever?
Will you love me forever?
>> [music] [music] [music] [laughter] [music] [music] [music] [music] >> So I can >> [singing] >> end my time with you.
>> [music] >> What a great guy.
>> [laughter] >> I think it's a great song.
>> No, it's a good song.
>> It's so funny.
>> It's a funny ass [laughter] song. It's so funny.
>> I would slip on it.
>> She's just like, "Come on, will you love me forever?" Cuz back in the day you didn't really become physical with somebody until it was like promised that you were going to be married.
>> with like religions and stuff. Yeah.
>> Yeah. I mean, I feel like that's kind of how it should go, but I'm just saying that cuz my daughter's right here.
But >> [laughter] >> But no, for real. I feel like that's probably how it should be.
>> He's trying to get with her and he's like, "Well, will you love me forever?"
>> typical guy. He's saying, "Whatever it takes."
Whatever it takes.
>> for the end of time.
>> done. Mhm.
>> [laughter] >> And then he's like, "So, I'm praying for the end of time."
That was funny.
>> I loved it. I'm glad you enjoyed it. It was pretty funny. So, Meat Loaf I don't know what his real name is, but you've seen Fight Club, yeah?
>> Yeah.
>> I've made you watch Fight Club.
>> don't talk about that. Oh, first rule.
First rule, dude.
>> Okay, but second rule is that Meat Loaf is in that movie. He's the big big dude With the tits.
>> Oh.
>> Yeah. [laughter] >> Yeah.
>> His name was Robert Paulson. Remember they're saying that?
>> Yeah. That's Meat Loaf.
>> Huh. That's crazy.
>> Yeah. So, uh He's just good. He's multifaceted man.
>> He was funny.
>> Yeah, he was. Anyway, I don't think he's I don't think he's with us anymore.
>> It's okay.
>> I don't know. Maybe I should double check on that.
>> hit the end of time.
He's really >> [laughter] >> He got the end of time.
>> Sorry.
>> He's there. [laughter] He made it.
He made it. He made it.
Um No, he's not alive. He passed away January 20th, 2022 at the age of 74.
>> So, he's pretty old.
>> Hey, that is [clears throat] not that old. My parents are about that age and they are young.
>> look young, too.
>> Yeah.
>> Okay.
>> [clears throat] >> Anyway, thank you so much for watching that video with us.
Do you like to add anything?
>> Um not really.
>> Yes, you do.
>> Oh, I do.
>> [laughter] >> Meat Loaf was dope, guys. You got to go check out his actual channel. Get him the clout he deserves. Go watch Fight Club.
>> Yes. Go watch Fight Club.
Have you seen this? Have you heard about this? I wonder if there's people out there that still have no idea.
>> Dude, probably might most of my generation doesn't know about it.
>> You think so?
>> I think so.
>> Yeah, cuz they don't follow Brad Pitt like I do.
>> You're just I think it's an obsession at this point. [laughter] But yeah, no.
>> His name was Robert Paulson.
Good movie. Good video.
>> Go check it out. Go check some more of us out, also.
>> Yes.
>> Like and subscribe.
>> Mhm.
>> And comment what his name was.
Some more stuff you guys want us to check out.
>> Yeah. What Meat Loaf should show her?
What other meatloaf?
Okay, that's it from us. Thank you so much to our members and to our subscribers and to our ghost viewers out there. We know that you're there cuz we see you. We see the analytics.
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>> And if you're going to watch a few videos, you might as well.
>> You might as well. Just cuz keeps this channel going, right?
>> Absolutely.
>> Anyhow, catch you on the next video.
Thank you so much.
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