I absolutely adore this song! Makes me cry everytime I hear it.
Gotta be honest, I prefer Meatloaf's version. I generally prefer Meatloaf's music and have been listening to him since I was wee little. I think he puts more passion and emotion into this, with that fantastic voice of his. That's not to say that Tom Waits' version is bad and no disrespect to him what so ever for writing this absolute masterpiece! Just personal preference is all. I also happen to have a boy "Martha" :) memories! <3
i heard this version again for the first time in some years; wonderful - the words are fabulous and the passion and emotion pours from the speakers; my favourite song - brings tears
This is a very nice version of this song. Meatloaf gives an opera worthy quality to what may, quite well, be my favorite Tom Waits song. Great Job with so much emotion. I never thought I could like this song by anyone but Tom, but Meatloaf changed my opinion on that.
Hate to make this a three way argument but sometime back about 1975 Bette Midler sang this song from the female perspective on Saturday Night Live and that version would be my pick for best version of this song. The audio of that performance is here on Youtube but not the original video. At one time you could see it on Bette's official website, but I'm not sure it's still there. Anyway....look it up and let the debate continue.
Hate to make this a three way argument but sometime back about 1975 Bette Midler sang this song from the female perspective on Saturday Night Live and that version would be my pick for best version of this song. The audio of that performance is here on Youtube but not the original video. At one time you could see it on Bette's official website, but I'm not sure it's still there. Anyway....look it up and let the debate continue.
@mitch26 Might be both. Also remember what Welcome to the Neighborhood was, and at what track this appeared on the listing: a concept album, and it was near the end of the CD (the couple since split up and went living their own lives. They still care for one another, but they know they were never meant to be together.
Jeff Bova's talents come in play again. Only two instruments, and Bova's keyboards are one of them (other is a piano). Sounds like more instruments, right? Yeah, Bova's damn good.
Meat always sings like he means it. I always love to hear him sing. When I met him at an album signing, I thanked him for "Heaven Can Wait" (cuz it was a song that saved me many times). He told me to listen to "Martha" on the new album. And I have to say this.... God bless Meatloaf for his talent. Cuz it sure helped me get thru this myriad of life. I love Meatloaf, in a way that is pure, and Steinman too. Both of those men got me thru hard times.
Not on a high horse, we all just have different views on what is good to us. I think Meat Loaf is doing a bad job. His voice stutters too much. If he could just sing it straight it would be fine.
@DrunkenPiano It's supposed to with this song, you have to FEEL the hurt not just down to your bones, not to your sould but right on down to the atoms that make up you and everything around you.
havin just heard the tom waits version have to say meats is well better sung with emotion, timing is well better just better all round tom is shit i would never listen to that version ever again long live meat loaf :p love your voice like an angel singing to me
@carolsomerset Meatloaf has a good a voice, but he overdoes it on the emotion instead of letting the words and the melody bring the emotion out of him. His voice is meant for spectacle, whereas, I feel, Waits' is more intimate. A performance doesn't have to be over-the-top to be emotionally charged.
@nathancoppens we all entitled to our opinion s mine not changed meat rocks i dont like toms but then since i wont listen to it and will stick to meatloaf i guess it dont matter he not over the top just a better performer than tom but as i said we all have our opinions and they cant always agree :)
@carolsomerset You have a wrong definition of the word emotion, im my opinion. Meatloaf puts a lot of timbre in the song, he dresses is up very nice.
Tom waits on the other hand, strips the entire song down to the bone, to the raw pain of the subject. And that is emotion right there, that is why i think Tom's version is better.
Having just heard the Tom Waits version, I have to agree with jubjub2112 - Toms version is the better one, but Meatloaf's version certainly holds it's own. An excellent cover and a great homage to the great Tom Waits.
This version isn't as sombre, it's more of an epic version of the song.
I still adore this song, but Tom Waits wrote it for himself and his very distinct voice. Meatloaf's version, though similar musically, is a fantastic coner vocally, but I prefer Tom Waits' version.
Seriously, your all really comparing Tom Wait's weak, frail voice to Meat Loaf's, one of the greatest singers in the world, and your reasons being these. Nostalgia,....... and.....er, oh wait, its just nostalgia. Seriously, Tom wrote an awesome song but he cant carry a note to save his life.!
@Silaros22 I can sort of see where your coming from, but I would still argue that Meatloaf,vocally, is a better singer then Waits. Waits just cant hit the notes in his version wheres Meat Loaf can
I'm sorry but I couldn't keep listening to this song. I think he just sings it so terribly he ruins the song for me. If he'd just stop trembling his voice then i bet this would be a much better version.
This is my favorite Meatloaf song ever. I like the Tom Waits original as well. I think the problem is that people have a hard time understanding that each is sung in a dintinct style. Both are mournful, emotional pleas to the past. I just happen to be a huge Meatloaf fan so I like his better. That doesn't automatically make it better however. To each his own.
Okay . . . I'm not a huge Meatloaf fan . . . but damn people!! The man is honoring the great Tom Waits!! Of course no other can touch Tom singing this song . . . but this is a heartfelt tribute to Waits . . . and he is singing like he means it . . . like it or not . . . I have so much respect for artists who pay homage to their heroes and influences. Good on you Meatloaf! Hats off to you! The rest of you, get off your pretentious, musical high horses.
@jubjub2112 Exactly. Couldn't have said it better myself. I don't know why some people feel it's some kind of sin to admit that a cover can be great too. I think the original song is wonderful, and this is a really nice tribute to it, sang wholehearted way. So just can quote jubjub, get off your high horses and don't be hating, in case you don't like it, do not listen to it, easy as that.
@jubjub2112 i have not heard the original and i think this version is excellent. he has a strong voice but is able to inject the 'sorrow'. this album is one of his best
@alexwallis01 You have to hear the original . . . it will change your life! It is on the album Closing Time by Tom Waits . . . a perfect album . . . and keep in mind . . . Waits was in his early 20s when he wrote that album!! Unbelievable!! He was born with the soul of an ancient!
@jubjub2112 well said <3 im glad people like you can speak their minds and put people in their place , covers can be just as good as the originals some folk just cant see that . x
@MissKirstyJohnstonxx No problem! I don't think this version can hold a candle to Waits' original, but he sings with passion-- gotta appreciate that! When I hear this version I think "Nice tribute, good on you Meatloaf!" But every time I hear the original . . . it cuts me to my soul and bares my heart naked. I cannot listen to it in a public area, because it brings tears to my eyes every time. Most of us have our "Martha" .... those who do not, well, maybe they haven't lived long enough yet...
@OutlawMCC Still getting comments on my post from more than a year ago . . . interesting! OutlawMCC . . . then . . . why are you here?? Is this some twisted sado-masochistic pleasure for you? Listening to artists you don't like? Sounds like a fine use of your time . . . well done! Well done!
@jubjub2112 NO Its to spread the Word this Fucking Professional Thief who charges to Public for Live performances is GONE! LIVE he cant sing a fucking Note and is a disgrace ! And dont Well done me you fucking retard !
@darkpowrjd Stone Cold Sobre from memory, the guy is a thief performing Live these Days, I stand by what I said, but I guess not calling you a retard, I will take that back lol
@OutlawMCC 2006 was a bad year for him on live shows, it was evident that the cyst he had was taking its toll, but you could tell on the 3 Bats Live show that he was still trying to give it everything he had. It would be different if he had a "I don't give a shit" attitude about live shows, but you know you're getting his best ever, even if he doesn't perform up to his high as hell standards on that night.
You also should give Hell In A Handbasket a chance, though! Trust me!
Yeah Martha meatloaf you fat whore lol inside joke between me and my boyfriend and pretty much the rest of our school :] lol she sooooo fat the vortex dont let her suck you in!!!
i like both versions, by preference i preffer this one, But thats my opinion, i respect people for their opinions, and i don't hate them for their opinions, but i do think theyre fucking stupid commenting a video saying they dont like it but they sit there and watch/listen, yeah real smart!
Well I feel the opposite, so we'll have to agree to disagree. I don't know anybody who thinks Meatloaf is remotely cool except you and maybe a shit load of people who are to embarassed it. I would put him in the same category as Celine Dion, great voice, shit music.
I totally agree with you. I had Closing Time for ages and only listened to this song today, but Tom's is the best version by far. The piano on his version is so so so amazing.
i heard to tom waits martha song now and it's clear, that the song fits much much better to tom waits as to meat loaf, but i find it a nice gesture of meat loaf to cover the song from great tom waits.
i see that the song isn't by meat loaf in original. so i don't have to wonder, because the lyrics aren't like the ones, meat loaf normally sings. the meat loaf lyrics are all a little more epic than the tom waits lyrics, so the song doesn't really fit to meat, but it's a very cool song anyway.
good cover but not as good as tim buckley's cover, he has a much more powerful, versatile voice. however both covers aren't anything on waits' original, waits' voice is fantastic
I absolutely adore this song! Makes me cry everytime I hear it.
Gotta be honest, I prefer Meatloaf's version. I generally prefer Meatloaf's music and have been listening to him since I was wee little. I think he puts more passion and emotion into this, with that fantastic voice of his. That's not to say that Tom Waits' version is bad and no disrespect to him what so ever for writing this absolute masterpiece! Just personal preference is all. I also happen to have a boy "Martha" :) memories! <3
vezchez 1 month ago
martha was a good old girl!!
batoutofhellthree 2 months ago in playlist meatloaf - welcome to the neighbourhood
I love this! Not as good as Waits, but really really great.
Mamadhero 3 months ago
I prefer this version, to be honest.
otka4alga 3 months ago
Holy crap. It's like he's aspiring to William Shatner.
bencarrdus 4 months ago
This is the worst thing ever. It's bad and Meat Loaf should feel bad.
turkland77 4 months ago
i heard this version again for the first time in some years; wonderful - the words are fabulous and the passion and emotion pours from the speakers; my favourite song - brings tears
MrDave1458 5 months ago
It makes me cry. Wonderfull version.
maximasje1 5 months ago
nah try again meatloaf.
jshnicl 6 months ago
If I've heard this version before the original from Tom I wouldn't be impressed at all.
atr333y 6 months ago
terrible version
ALfaDuB101 6 months ago
meat loaf, you no longer have any talent in my eyes for redoing this song,
NERDkingHERE 8 months ago
@NERDkingHERE O.o
PLEASE tell me you're being sarcastic!
darkpowrjd 7 months ago
Jim Steinman was actually the one that suggested that Meat Loaf cover this song.
TheBlackFandango 9 months ago
This is a very nice version of this song. Meatloaf gives an opera worthy quality to what may, quite well, be my favorite Tom Waits song. Great Job with so much emotion. I never thought I could like this song by anyone but Tom, but Meatloaf changed my opinion on that.
Heimlick68 11 months ago 2
me gusta ..
poptage 11 months ago
Hate to make this a three way argument but sometime back about 1975 Bette Midler sang this song from the female perspective on Saturday Night Live and that version would be my pick for best version of this song. The audio of that performance is here on Youtube but not the original video. At one time you could see it on Bette's official website, but I'm not sure it's still there. Anyway....look it up and let the debate continue.
incantos2000 1 year ago
Hate to make this a three way argument but sometime back about 1975 Bette Midler sang this song from the female perspective on Saturday Night Live and that version would be my pick for best version of this song. The audio of that performance is here on Youtube but not the original video. At one time you could see it on Bette's official website, but I'm not sure it's still there. Anyway....look it up and let the debate continue.
incantos2000 1 year ago
Not bad as covers go, but I wonder if Meatloaf is really a Waits' fan or if this cover was just on the advice of his label or producer?
mitch26 1 year ago
@mitch26 Might be both. Also remember what Welcome to the Neighborhood was, and at what track this appeared on the listing: a concept album, and it was near the end of the CD (the couple since split up and went living their own lives. They still care for one another, but they know they were never meant to be together.
Jeff Bova's talents come in play again. Only two instruments, and Bova's keyboards are one of them (other is a piano). Sounds like more instruments, right? Yeah, Bova's damn good.
darkpowrjd 7 months ago
Meatloaf well not a fan of his records but I have a lot of time for him doing this song and of course being in FIGHT CLUB
lunapark010 1 year ago
@lunapark010 this makes no sense
pulpit88 7 months ago
A Beautiful song - Meat Loaf sings superbly!
frog2win 1 year ago
Meat's okay, nice he tipped the hat to Tom, but that's all it is.
lundehund44 1 year ago
I'm sorry, but tom waits his version (original version) touches me deeply.
But this just doesn't...
But indeen it's a tribute and pays homage to Tom Waits which is a good thing.
Now I'm going to listen to Tom again :)
flikkerlicht 1 year ago 2
I believe that every man with no exception has one true Martha.
ironburt 1 year ago 4
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GrigoriZhukov 1 year ago
Meat always sings like he means it. I always love to hear him sing. When I met him at an album signing, I thanked him for "Heaven Can Wait" (cuz it was a song that saved me many times). He told me to listen to "Martha" on the new album. And I have to say this.... God bless Meatloaf for his talent. Cuz it sure helped me get thru this myriad of life. I love Meatloaf, in a way that is pure, and Steinman too. Both of those men got me thru hard times.
collegechik39 1 year ago
Not on a high horse, we all just have different views on what is good to us. I think Meat Loaf is doing a bad job. His voice stutters too much. If he could just sing it straight it would be fine.
DrunkenPiano 1 year ago
@DrunkenPiano It's supposed to with this song, you have to FEEL the hurt not just down to your bones, not to your sould but right on down to the atoms that make up you and everything around you.
GrigoriZhukov 1 year ago
havin just heard the tom waits version have to say meats is well better sung with emotion, timing is well better just better all round tom is shit i would never listen to that version ever again long live meat loaf :p love your voice like an angel singing to me
carolsomerset 1 year ago 2
@carolsomerset Meatloaf has a good a voice, but he overdoes it on the emotion instead of letting the words and the melody bring the emotion out of him. His voice is meant for spectacle, whereas, I feel, Waits' is more intimate. A performance doesn't have to be over-the-top to be emotionally charged.
nathancoppens 1 year ago
@nathancoppens we all entitled to our opinion s mine not changed meat rocks i dont like toms but then since i wont listen to it and will stick to meatloaf i guess it dont matter he not over the top just a better performer than tom but as i said we all have our opinions and they cant always agree :)
carolsomerset 1 year ago
@carolsomerset yes and yours is wrong
nocab1984 1 year ago
@nocab1984 I agree.
DrunkenPiano 1 year ago
@carolsomerset You have a wrong definition of the word emotion, im my opinion. Meatloaf puts a lot of timbre in the song, he dresses is up very nice.
Tom waits on the other hand, strips the entire song down to the bone, to the raw pain of the subject. And that is emotion right there, that is why i think Tom's version is better.
landerfrederickx 1 year ago
Having just heard the Tom Waits version, I have to agree with jubjub2112 - Toms version is the better one, but Meatloaf's version certainly holds it's own. An excellent cover and a great homage to the great Tom Waits.
meatloaf93 1 year ago
Can we rename meatloaf "butcher"???
desertsway 1 year ago
TOM WAITS WROTE THIS AND I LIKE HIS MORE
NERDkingHERE 1 year ago
This version isn't as sombre, it's more of an epic version of the song.
I still adore this song, but Tom Waits wrote it for himself and his very distinct voice. Meatloaf's version, though similar musically, is a fantastic coner vocally, but I prefer Tom Waits' version.
ultimatepiano12 1 year ago
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@torchwood11
And I second what you said about Tom Waits...he's like Dylan...couldn't carry a tune in a bucket.
Some people should just concentrate on writing great songs and letting proper singers sing them.
theyorkshirewhites 1 year ago
Seriously, your all really comparing Tom Wait's weak, frail voice to Meat Loaf's, one of the greatest singers in the world, and your reasons being these. Nostalgia,....... and.....er, oh wait, its just nostalgia. Seriously, Tom wrote an awesome song but he cant carry a note to save his life.!
torchwood11 1 year ago
@torchwood11 funny you would describe Tom Wait's voice as "weak, frail". I would say it's more like "raw, growling" :)
Silaros22 1 year ago
@Silaros22 I can sort of see where your coming from, but I would still argue that Meatloaf,vocally, is a better singer then Waits. Waits just cant hit the notes in his version wheres Meat Loaf can
torchwood11 1 year ago
very bad cover
eggbert4001 1 year ago
I'm sorry but I couldn't keep listening to this song. I think he just sings it so terribly he ruins the song for me. If he'd just stop trembling his voice then i bet this would be a much better version.
chaoswarhound 1 year ago
meatloaf covered Tom Waits WTF?? I shall have to reassess my life view....
berndeegan 1 year ago
i love meatloaf but they fucked this up! !!
xxlyndsaysayshixx 1 year ago
@ Peggie18 what a stinky smelly bitch you must be. your a vile and disgusting person.
battlestarnomore 1 year ago
@battlestarnomore
Peggie wants you..badly...lol
theyorkshirewhites 1 year ago
This is my favorite Meatloaf song ever. I like the Tom Waits original as well. I think the problem is that people have a hard time understanding that each is sung in a dintinct style. Both are mournful, emotional pleas to the past. I just happen to be a huge Meatloaf fan so I like his better. That doesn't automatically make it better however. To each his own.
erikmchatton 1 year ago
the man's got taste.
dirtyje 1 year ago
Okay . . . I'm not a huge Meatloaf fan . . . but damn people!! The man is honoring the great Tom Waits!! Of course no other can touch Tom singing this song . . . but this is a heartfelt tribute to Waits . . . and he is singing like he means it . . . like it or not . . . I have so much respect for artists who pay homage to their heroes and influences. Good on you Meatloaf! Hats off to you! The rest of you, get off your pretentious, musical high horses.
jubjub2112 1 year ago 47
@jubjub2112 Exactly. Couldn't have said it better myself. I don't know why some people feel it's some kind of sin to admit that a cover can be great too. I think the original song is wonderful, and this is a really nice tribute to it, sang wholehearted way. So just can quote jubjub, get off your high horses and don't be hating, in case you don't like it, do not listen to it, easy as that.
mecse86 1 year ago 14
@mecse86 :-)
jubjub2112 1 year ago
@jubjub2112 i have not heard the original and i think this version is excellent.
alexwallis01 1 year ago
@jubjub2112 i have not heard the original and i think this version is excellent. he has a strong voice but is able to inject the 'sorrow'. this album is one of his best
alexwallis01 1 year ago
@alexwallis01 You have to hear the original . . . it will change your life! It is on the album Closing Time by Tom Waits . . . a perfect album . . . and keep in mind . . . Waits was in his early 20s when he wrote that album!! Unbelievable!! He was born with the soul of an ancient!
jubjub2112 2 months ago
@jubjub2112 try Freddie White, does a good job on Martha
carlow65 1 year ago
@carlow65 Will do Carlow65! Thanks for the tip!
jubjub2112 2 months ago
@jubjub2112 well said <3 im glad people like you can speak their minds and put people in their place , covers can be just as good as the originals some folk just cant see that . x
MissKirstyJohnstonxx 5 months ago
@MissKirstyJohnstonxx No problem! I don't think this version can hold a candle to Waits' original, but he sings with passion-- gotta appreciate that! When I hear this version I think "Nice tribute, good on you Meatloaf!" But every time I hear the original . . . it cuts me to my soul and bares my heart naked. I cannot listen to it in a public area, because it brings tears to my eyes every time. Most of us have our "Martha" .... those who do not, well, maybe they haven't lived long enough yet...
jubjub2112 2 months ago
@jubjub2112 HA HA Meatloaf is a fucking disgrace as a Performer
OutlawMCC 2 months ago
@OutlawMCC Still getting comments on my post from more than a year ago . . . interesting! OutlawMCC . . . then . . . why are you here?? Is this some twisted sado-masochistic pleasure for you? Listening to artists you don't like? Sounds like a fine use of your time . . . well done! Well done!
jubjub2112 2 months ago
@jubjub2112 NO Its to spread the Word this Fucking Professional Thief who charges to Public for Live performances is GONE! LIVE he cant sing a fucking Note and is a disgrace ! And dont Well done me you fucking retard !
OutlawMCC 2 months ago
@OutlawMCC Welllllllllllllllllllllllll Done!!
jubjub2112 2 months ago
@jubjub2112 Cheers Man
OutlawMCC 2 months ago
@OutlawMCC ;-)
jubjub2112 2 months ago
@OutlawMCC You mad, bro?
Try to actually make a complete sentence next time you try to convey a thought!
darkpowrjd 1 month ago
@darkpowrjd Ha Ha , never get mad on the Internet Mate, but get me down the local pub , watch out 8)
OutlawMCC 1 month ago
@OutlawMCC Umm...so you were drunk when you were commenting? That might explain some things!
Oh, and this version kicks ass! Just so you know.
darkpowrjd 1 month ago
@darkpowrjd Stone Cold Sobre from memory, the guy is a thief performing Live these Days, I stand by what I said, but I guess not calling you a retard, I will take that back lol
OutlawMCC 1 month ago
@OutlawMCC 2006 was a bad year for him on live shows, it was evident that the cyst he had was taking its toll, but you could tell on the 3 Bats Live show that he was still trying to give it everything he had. It would be different if he had a "I don't give a shit" attitude about live shows, but you know you're getting his best ever, even if he doesn't perform up to his high as hell standards on that night.
You also should give Hell In A Handbasket a chance, though! Trust me!
darkpowrjd 1 month ago
we likke meatloaf
willoweep1 1 year ago
Yeah Martha meatloaf you fat whore lol inside joke between me and my boyfriend and pretty much the rest of our school :] lol she sooooo fat the vortex dont let her suck you in!!!
peggie18 1 year ago
@peggie18
Got anything to type that actually makes sense ?
If not..don't bother..Moron.
theyorkshirewhites 1 year ago
@theyorkshirewhites I second that
torchwood11 1 year ago
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theyorkshirewhites 1 year ago
this is awful, TOM WAITS FOREVER!!!!But at least he tried.
c4r50n1 1 year ago 2
i like meatloaf but he has ruined this wonderful song ! . stick to what you know man this is aweful.
bigrider2806 1 year ago
I liked this song, it shows Meat can do other styles of songs as well as hard rock.
RichXbox360 1 year ago
Der Song ist wunderbar gefühlvoll von meatloaf gesungen - wunderbar ***
SusanneHeidrich 1 year ago
Tom Waits sounds like a man and meatloaf sounds like a whiny bitch
stuka7692 1 year ago
Not bad, but nobody does it close to Tom Waits.
ThePsychoReturns 1 year ago
this song reminds me of my mate from newyears just gone its well funny
jessiejessie1231 2 years ago
i like both versions, by preference i preffer this one, But thats my opinion, i respect people for their opinions, and i don't hate them for their opinions, but i do think theyre fucking stupid commenting a video saying they dont like it but they sit there and watch/listen, yeah real smart!
jonnytruckfest 2 years ago
i wish meatloaf wouldnt do that "choked" with emotion voice.
SuperColin74 2 years ago
Meat Loaf singt diesen song so gefühlvoll, einfach super. Gefällt mir viel besser als von Tom Waits.
vohei 2 years ago
tom waits version is by far better
turkland77 2 years ago
i like this so alto i dont know why but it is good
Jessiejojoable 2 years ago
to my old love audry, who stood beside me through hell and back............i am sorry..........
revinant1 2 years ago
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wot a fuckin embarressment you are meat,compare???????????? now we are mature,dont think so you fuckin eeeeeeeegit
heaintnogentlemanjim 2 years ago
Toms grittiness makes his version a lot better in my opinion, plus he actually wrote this song. Meatloaf gargles balls.
JustinR81 2 years ago
Just another style of singing..
I like Meat so i liek this song!
maximasje 2 years ago
Shut up you Fucking Mug >>>>>>
MEATLOAF IS THE FUCKING MAN AND ALWAYS WILL BE
WHO THE HELL IS TOM GRITTINESS HAS HE SOLD OVER 50 MILLION RECORDS
BadBoyBohdan 2 years ago
Well I feel the opposite, so we'll have to agree to disagree. I don't know anybody who thinks Meatloaf is remotely cool except you and maybe a shit load of people who are to embarassed it. I would put him in the same category as Celine Dion, great voice, shit music.
JustinR81 2 years ago
Ah, a cunt who measures success by units sold.
josh3xq 2 years ago
I totally agree with you. I had Closing Time for ages and only listened to this song today, but Tom's is the best version by far. The piano on his version is so so so amazing.
chuck1990bb 2 years ago
Yeah man for sure, Tom Waits is a true artist, he's up there with Bob Dylan in my opinion.
JustinR81 2 years ago 2
Great song; thanks for uploading!
sclearyodonnell 2 years ago
I love this song, and this album is my 2nd favourite by him, behind bat out of hell 2 x
setefan15 2 years ago
I LOVE this album......prob my fav besides the 3 bats...this song is awesome:):)
CountryFordGirl26 2 years ago
love this song.
thanks
ohsosharp67 2 years ago
'Welcome to the neighbourhood' - good album - edit out 'I'd lie for you' and 'If this is the last kiss'; and its a very enjoyable listen.
bobbystormont 3 years ago
V nice song... forgotten album glad i have it =)
maximasje 3 years ago
hi, tanx, very much...
redsong1979 3 years ago
i thought this was horrible compared to Tom Waits... his voice is too "clean" ^^'
sukururamburu 3 years ago
i love this song and meat loaf sings it perfect i have heard tom walts version but it dose not apeal to me but meat loaf pulls it off!
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thegunacer 3 years ago
tom waits wrote this..he owns it
gino300d 2 years ago
i heard to tom waits martha song now and it's clear, that the song fits much much better to tom waits as to meat loaf, but i find it a nice gesture of meat loaf to cover the song from great tom waits.
164645 3 years ago
i see that the song isn't by meat loaf in original. so i don't have to wonder, because the lyrics aren't like the ones, meat loaf normally sings. the meat loaf lyrics are all a little more epic than the tom waits lyrics, so the song doesn't really fit to meat, but it's a very cool song anyway.
164645 3 years ago
I love this version better then the Tom Waits one. Even though the song is more tailor made for Tom Waits voice, this is good too.
dopestar6666 3 years ago
good cover but not as good as tim buckley's cover, he has a much more powerful, versatile voice. however both covers aren't anything on waits' original, waits' voice is fantastic
lylelangford 3 years ago
that was beautiful...
moomoomoomzq 3 years ago
A very good song and although I do love Meatloaf I have to admit I prefer the original version sung by Tom Waits.
bens420coin 3 years ago
love this song 2 pieces
Chaoskunoichi 3 years ago
this is 1 of my fav songs of meatloaf he is bril
wegie06 3 years ago 2
been lookin for this song for a while. I heard the original version first and enjoyed it. This version is great too. Good story to the song aswell.
darle 3 years ago