I saw a vid about his life and later found this song and thought the song went very well with the movie. When you watch the movie you can see girls helping meat loaf become famous and stuff. Such as he was getting paid parking cars and a girl came out and though he was an actor so she had him and and thus he started to be on his way of becoming famous.
if anyone's interested/haven't seen that there's a concept behind the album (in true meat style!) the link to the webpage is here and you can have a look at the sections of it :) hangcoolteddybear. com
Love this album..RIght up there with Bat I...Still has an amazing voice...Saw him in concert-Amazing. Puts ona better show than any new artist. Hope he makes it back to central Ohio soon...Amazing artist-Vocals are always full of emotion and his music tells a story---Can't get enough of this album...love the duet with Jack Black
I am programming this song into medium rotation beginning today. Our listeners won't even know who this is. This could be a Top 10 hit for Meat Loaf. Good for him.
first off,,,, I am a gigantic fan of Meat Loaf,,,,,, second,,,, this is really good,,,,,,,,, but,,,, I do prefer the music he's done with Jim Steinman,,,,, I think the two of them made some of the greatest music of all time,,,,,,,, Anyways, like I said before this is really good,, and I'm glad his voice is better :)
to explain the vid: hang cool teddy bear is a concept album based on a short story by Kilian Kerwin. the idea is that a dying soldier sees his whole life pass, but not as "usual" his past but what he was supposed to encounter in the future and now never will.
Another Meatloaf Classic. The new album rocks. Thanks Meat for the music. Of course it wont get the recognition it deserves. A true King of Rock and Roll.
James Michael's version might be fine, I agree. But - Meat Loaf is one of the greatest vocalist ever! He can sing almost everything - from opera to Elvis-like rock, and we can see that in various things that he did over the decades.
Well if you dont like ML you wont like MLs version, but i can assure you he HAS talent as a vocalist, and waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more talent on stage than the artists you are listening to!
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JAMES MICHAEL's version is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much BETTER! Meat Loaf doesn't have much talent as a vocalist. He totally made this song sound awful. Check MY account for the original version (;
I agree with razorball2002. Meat Loaf has way more vocal talent then James Michael.. And yeah, he doesnt always sing like he did in the past but thats normal with his age...
@JuulYT seeign him live, he still has his voice! but this is for sure very different from stuff like life is a lemon, bat out of hell and all the powerful stuff XD
@1234stuff45678 Oh yes, but i think this album was more of a different story telling so it required a different form of vocals. But yes no were near as powerful. But all his other songs had meaning and needed that form of power where as this song writer has nothing on Jimmy.
I saw a vid about his life and later found this song and thought the song went very well with the movie. When you watch the movie you can see girls helping meat loaf become famous and stuff. Such as he was getting paid parking cars and a girl came out and though he was an actor so she had him and and thus he started to be on his way of becoming famous.
Rockyhorrorfan1234 1 month ago
hes a living legend through his career
dom123patel 3 months ago
Absolutely love it! Saw him live last week, amazing
dancingterrorist 4 months ago
4:10 AHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHA GREAT!!!
JackPackRec 5 months ago
I was questioning who James Michael is because My Real Name is Michael James.
This is'nt shouldn't be sung by Meat Loaf because he is Rock and Roll not Honky Tong!
IIBlackened 5 months ago
there's very few legends in their own time but Meat's one of 'em.
GlennWilsonMusic 10 months ago 2
njoyed this great album in downloadmusic .im
santinasiford05 11 months ago
if anyone's interested/haven't seen that there's a concept behind the album (in true meat style!) the link to the webpage is here and you can have a look at the sections of it :) hangcoolteddybear. com
SaxyLexx 1 year ago
This should be a big No 1 Hit ! You rock Meatloaf ! Always have, always will
scrunchy707 1 year ago
that has to be my fav video by meat not my fav song but the video is funny as hell
lukebenner22 1 year ago
i love this song i know it and only heard it 4 times xx
emmat123100 1 year ago
hilarious vid! awesome job meat loaf :3
taichikitsune 1 year ago
Love this album..RIght up there with Bat I...Still has an amazing voice...Saw him in concert-Amazing. Puts ona better show than any new artist. Hope he makes it back to central Ohio soon...Amazing artist-Vocals are always full of emotion and his music tells a story---Can't get enough of this album...love the duet with Jack Black
jm913107 1 year ago
awesome song and video, my future wife is in the video!
steverocks999 1 year ago
wierd for the loaf to do music like this. its moere like a rap pop and rock put together
rpguser345 1 year ago
who cares what the plot of the story is the chicks are hot and the song is rockin
cmchrism421 1 year ago
love the video, but can anyone please tell me who is the soldier in the clip video?
amirmzani 1 year ago
Interesting stuff. Didn't quite get the video, but I dug the "cops" as much as every other red-blooded guy, and that grin at the end was hilarious.
doctorx777 1 year ago
@doctorx777
Agreed mate, that grin was excellent.
TheSpecialSausage 1 year ago
Where can I read the story this album is based on? Googling "Hang Cool Teddy Bear Kilian Kerwin" just turns up results for the album.
Makingnewnamesisdumb 1 year ago
Love his music always have and always will brill album meat well done!!!!!
utubefan1984 1 year ago
I am programming this song into medium rotation beginning today. Our listeners won't even know who this is. This could be a Top 10 hit for Meat Loaf. Good for him.
guysmiley1000 1 year ago
first off,,,, I am a gigantic fan of Meat Loaf,,,,,, second,,,, this is really good,,,,,,,,, but,,,, I do prefer the music he's done with Jim Steinman,,,,, I think the two of them made some of the greatest music of all time,,,,,,,, Anyways, like I said before this is really good,, and I'm glad his voice is better :)
JM135030 1 year ago
to explain the vid: hang cool teddy bear is a concept album based on a short story by Kilian Kerwin. the idea is that a dying soldier sees his whole life pass, but not as "usual" his past but what he was supposed to encounter in the future and now never will.
T0UCHofSKY 1 year ago
Another Meatloaf Classic. The new album rocks. Thanks Meat for the music. Of course it wont get the recognition it deserves. A true King of Rock and Roll.
Leituva 1 year ago
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melon016 1 year ago
hehehe loltrain
mrmazzda 1 year ago
sounds good to us. get a life saddo. we all dancing
onlyoneryanyes 1 year ago
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friendlydude01 1 year ago
@friendlydude01 meat is meant to be the soldier. i got that much.... :P
port27power 1 year ago
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T0UCHofSKY 1 year ago
Wonder if the chorus of this song was inspired a little by Jim Carey. Amusing and cool.
adagio311288 1 year ago
I'm not going to lie, I'm having a hard time tracking the plot of this video - but it was fun! And Meat Loaf kicks ass - that doesn't hurt.
badmovebaker 1 year ago 7
@badmovebaker It loosely follows the story that the album is based on. Even when you know that, though, it's still really weird.
Makingnewnamesisdumb 1 year ago
@badmovebaker I agree. I have this album and I love this song; but the video makes no sense at all and detracts from the brilliance of the song.
Rearda 1 year ago
James Michael's version might be fine, I agree. But - Meat Loaf is one of the greatest vocalist ever! He can sing almost everything - from opera to Elvis-like rock, and we can see that in various things that he did over the decades.
StefanKulic 1 year ago 3
Meat sings the song in a "good-humored Storyteller" way and James sings it like he IS the Los Angeloser! so no need to compare.
Both versions are good in there way. I like Meats version more.
RogerTQ 1 year ago 4
Well if you dont like ML you wont like MLs version, but i can assure you he HAS talent as a vocalist, and waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more talent on stage than the artists you are listening to!
razorball2002 1 year ago 2
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JAMES MICHAEL's version is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much BETTER! Meat Loaf doesn't have much talent as a vocalist. He totally made this song sound awful. Check MY account for the original version (;
misskathryn17 1 year ago
I agree with razorball2002. Meat Loaf has way more vocal talent then James Michael.. And yeah, he doesnt always sing like he did in the past but thats normal with his age...
JuulYT 1 year ago 13
@JuulYT seeign him live, he still has his voice! but this is for sure very different from stuff like life is a lemon, bat out of hell and all the powerful stuff XD
1234stuff45678 1 year ago
@1234stuff45678 Agreed
JuulYT 1 year ago
@1234stuff45678 Oh yes, but i think this album was more of a different story telling so it required a different form of vocals. But yes no were near as powerful. But all his other songs had meaning and needed that form of power where as this song writer has nothing on Jimmy.
madamebiLLy82281 5 months ago