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"Paradise by the Dashboard Light" is a song written by Jim Steinman. It was released in 1977 on the album Bat Out of Hell , with vocals by American musicians Meat Loaf and Ellen Foley . An uncommonly long song for a single, it has become a staple of classic rock radio [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and has been described as the "greatest rock duet ".
Foley gained public recognition through singing a duet with Meat Loaf on the hit single "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" from the 1977 album Bat Out of Hell. [6] [7] Foley's part was recorded individually and in one take with Meat Loaf present in the room so she could sing in character. [8]
Songs like 'Paradise by the Dashboard Light,' 'Two Out of Three Ain't Bad' and 'For Crying Out Loud' echoed the textbook teenage view of sex and life: irrepressible physical urges and unrealistic romantic longing." [14] Steinman's songs for Bat Out of Hell are personal but not autobiographical:
[Meat Loaf invited the two singers most associated with “Paradise,” Foley and DeVito, to come together and sing on the album’s 11-minute-plus epic, “Going All the Way (A Song in 6 ...
Foley, who was one of Meat Loaf's longtime collaborators and worked with him on the hit single "Paradise by the Dashboard Light," reflects on their friendship and looks back at his legacy."I ...
In 1990, DeVito co-starred in the film Modern Love and sang on two of the songs for the soundtrack. In 1993 DeVito co-starred in 90s cartoon series Bonkers as the voice of Officer Miranda Wright. In 2002, DeVito sang the part of Elizabeth for the CD recording of Graham Russell 's rock opera The Heart of the Rose which had a limited release on CD.
The album features many of Meat Loaf's best-known songs as well as a few from his lesser known albums of the 1980s. Besides hits like "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" and "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)", The Very Best of Meat Loaf contains three new tracks.
In the original video for "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" as released to television and in 35mm prints, the male/female "Hot Summer Night" prologue from "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" was spoken live by Jim Steinman and Karla DeVito before the song performance.