What would you do for love?

[The Original Bamfer]

I always thought "that" was to eat meatloaf?

No, I'm pretty sure cannibalism falls under "anything".

 

[LexCorp]

No, I'm pretty sure cannibalism falls under "anything".

Hmm

Well we will have to go ask him

 

[DBella]

LexCorp needs not your liking.

I know.

Well, if we're going theorize on what Meatloaf meant when he said, "I would anything for love, but I won't do that", I'd have to say that "that", the one thing he would not do, is stop loving.

O mush! I'm allergic to mush.

He'll not stop loving or he'll not stop loving her? The former is good, the latter... I think that should depend on the circumstance.

 

[The Original Bamfer]

Hmm

Well we will have to go ask him

I'm thinking it's probably a touchy subject.

 

[LexCorp]

I know.

O mush! I'm allergic to mush.

He'll not stop loving or he'll not stop loving her? The former is good, the latter... I think that should depend on the circumstance.

Do you enjoy it when men treat you badly?

 

[DV8]

meatloaf actually meant he'd be faithful and never lie and . . . agh, who cares anyway??

 

[DBella]

Do you enjoy it when men treat you badly?

Of course not. If the love of my life dies... I'll not stop loving him. But if treats me like crap, he'll be out the door before he can even say the first letter of my name.

 

[Lex Luthor]

meatloaf actually meant he'd be faithful and never lie and . . . agh, who cares anyway??

Really?

I always thought he meant that he wouldnt dare appear in a Marvel comic again.

 

[Sugarculted]

Damn it, now I'm gonna have Meatloaf in my head all week now

What wouldn't he do, exactly?

 

[DV8]

Really?

I always thought he meant that he wouldnt dare appear in a Marvel comic again.

oh. oh my.

 

[The Original Bamfer]

Humongous Rock Star of the Universe?

 

[Two-Face]

Would you jump out from a bridge if your girl/boyfriend told you to?

 

[Dr. MIX]

Yes, I trust her.

 

[TLH]

Would you jump out from a bridge if your girl/boyfriend told you to?

Uh, no.

 

[DBella]

Yes, I trust her.

The way I see it, if she loves you, she'd not want to put your life in danger. Unless the bridge isn't high at all or that there's no danger involved in you jumping off from it.

 

[Arkady Rossovich]

Anything I guess..

 

[Dr. MIX]

The way I see it, if she loves you, she'd not want to put your life in danger. Unless the bridge isn't high at all or that there's no danger involved in you jumping off from it.

Good point, but I wasn't being serious

I wouldn't jump off a bridge if Jesus asked me

 

[AndThePickles]

What would I do for love, or for the person I love? I'd take a bullet for the person I love

 

[QueerMike]

I'd stick a lump of coal up my ass until it became a diamond.

 

[LexCorp]

Of course not. If the love of my life dies... I'll not stop loving him. But if treats me like crap, he'll be out the door before he can even say the first letter of my name.

Good answer

You have done well

 

[CorpusBlack]

I'd stick a lump of coal up my ass until it became a diamond.

I've done that. Actually I'm still doing it. I started when I was 12.

 

[The Question]

Reaserch is a beautiful thing....

Perceived ambiguity of "that"

Each verse comprises two things that he would do for love, followed by one thing that he would not do. It is that latter part of each verse that is the "that" of the title. However, some people misunderstand the lyrics, claiming that the singer never identifies what the "that" is which he is unwilling to do.[8] Steinman predicted this confusion during production.[9] An early episode of the VH1 program Pop-up Video made this claim at the end of the song's video: "Exactly what Meat Loaf won't do for love remains a mystery to this day."[10] A reviewer writing for All Music Guide also misunderstood the lyric, commenting that "The lyrics build suspense by portraying a romance-consumed lover who pledges to do anything in the name of love except "that," a mysterious thing that he will not specify."[6] While the reviewer concludes that the mystery is revealed during the closing stages of the song, it is not observed that "that" is revealed in every chorus throughout.
Although some people assume that "that" is an exophoric reference to a sex act,[11] it is actually an anaphoric reference to the varying activities and feelings that are specified as antecedents in the lyric that the singer says that he won't do.

• "I'll never forget the way you feel right now ..."
• "I'll never forgive myself if we don't go all the way tonight ..."
• "I'll never do it better than I do it with you ..."
• "I'll never stop dreaming of you every night of my life ..."

In addition, the female vocalist identifies two other things that the lead singer denies that he will do: "You'll see that it's time to move on" and "You'll be screwing around." To both of these, the lead singer emphatically responds, "I won't do that! No, I won't do that!"
Meat Loaf says that the question "what is 'that'?" is one of the most popular questions he is asked.[11] In his 1998 VH1 Storytellers special, he even explained it on stage using a blackboard and a pointing stick. In a 1993 promotional interview, Steinman states that the definition of "that" is fully revealed in the song in each of the several verses in which it is mentioned.

It's sort of is a little puzzle and I guess it goes by - but they're all great things. 'I won't stop doing beautiful things and I won't do bad things.' It's very noble. I'm very proud of that song because it's very much like out of the world of Excalibur. To me, it's like Sir Lancelot or something - very noble and chivalrous. That's my favorite song on the record - it's very ambitious.[12][13]
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[LexCorp]

Well, that is that then

 

[Ahura Mazda]

Anything no...based on my current feelings. But then again maybe there are different degrees of love.

 

[Addendum]

Nothing