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  • American Idol reached its peak right here. Best performance ever.

  • Kat did the most amazing job on this song. I love it.

  • What happened to the Meat? Hes usually awesome live!

  • I agree with Halvor, Bat Out of Hell is amazing. This was just a bad night for him, and the opening was really the worst part.

  • He also had health problems that night so.

  • I thought Meat Leaf did okay with this song while I admit he was flat at parts, so was she so I still think that was as beautiful as it could get. And I felt so much emotion through Katherine's performance that it raises it from mediocre to great.

  • OMG! Meat Loaf CAN'T sing :O

  • meat loaf only did bad cause it was live and he is used to recording then editing. him and marion raven did a good job if you would look that up as well as this video

  • wow, kat was awsome, and meatloaf just proves that you dont have to be a good singer to be famous, cuz he was awful.

  • He sucked this once, look up Meat Loaf Bat Out of Hell Live and your mind will be changed and you'll see why he's been so famous for so long

  • @halvor311 Yep he is awesome!! It sounds like he was sick here like he had trouble breathing but you know at leas he sang rather than lip it like so many others do.

  • wow that poor girl had to sing with him he sucks

  • Iknow! She should have sang the whole song. Katherine rocks! Taylor who?

  • He sucked this once, look up Meat Loaf Bat Out of Hell Live and your mind will be changed and you'll see why he's been so famous for so long

  • Katharine has yet to top this performance (although she has come close quite a few times) what with all the dramatics and emotions and whatnot. Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful!

  • meatloaf is the worst singer EVERRRRR katharine is pretty decent SOOO much better than that marion who?

  • true.

  • It must have been hard for Katharine to sing with that totally out of tone singer!!!

  • meatloaf is the best he has been around over 30 yrs and best known for his movies and Yes he can singgggggggg his assssssss off check his video singing this songggg!!

  • I may have rooted for Taylor, but i have to admit, this was amazing! I think that she was better then Meatloaf

  • The beginning was really rough...but when they got to the "baby baby baby" part and the chorus, it totally redeemed itself

  • wow, this was one of the best performances on American Idol. and I love how they both didn't just sing the song, but actually acted it out. Meatloaf did great for someone who has really bad stage fright. And Katharine McPhee, as always, was fantastic.

  • my favorite performance by Katharine McPhee. Too bad the ear piece had no feedback. It would have been the best performance of all seasons & I didn't like McPhee before this performance and Over the Rainbow.

  • Good God. Céline must be laughing all the way to Vegas now. No one can sing the song like her.

  • You're dumb....of course no one can sing the song like her....they are not her....that is what we call being individuals with unique talent....I don't care for Meat Loaf bc I don't know his music, but Katharine did an amazing job. A performance full of the passion and drama that this song needs.

  • @mabaker This song was actually written for Meatloaf in 1986 to use on Bat 2 but he went with I"d Do Anything For Love instead and decided to save this one for Bat 3. It was recorded by Pandora's Box originally in 1989 and the Celion in 1996 each singer has their own style

  • This song was written by Jim Steinman for Meatloaf ( born Marvin Aday since changed to Micheal) to record on Bat Out of Hell 2. Meat says his shakiness in the first verse was due to no feedback from his earpiece. This is actually my favorite American Idol performance ever, very powerful duet vocals mixed with dramatic theatrical presentation. I am amazed by what mixed reviews it received at the time and judging from what I read here is still receiving to this day.

  • katharine is the best

  • I love this performance, I love both of them. The fact that they are so different is one of the things that make it work. No need to knock Meatloaf, he had just had heart surgery a few weeks before this and he suffers from horendous stage fright yet still I think he was the perfect foil to Katharine. Love them both and enjoy, no need to bash one or the other. Oh - if you don't like Katharine in this then there is no hope for you as a human being.

  • he rly picked the wrong job if he has stage fright then....

  • Didn't Meatloaf originally write this song? I loved Celine Dion's version of it, but Katharine did a wonderful job. Meatloaf struggled because of sound problems, and even so, once he had Katharine to gauge his own voice, it was a great duet. Part of the charm of Meatloaf is that he's over the top. He's a shadow of his old self, but he's still pretty good. He's an amazing songwriter and very talented. This was a great performance.

  • Meatloaf did write the song, sung originally by Celine Dion. He's an amazing songwriter. He did the song about the dashboard. Anyway, once she started singing, I think the two of them sounded great together. He's nothing like he used to be, but he used to be a very heavy drug user, if I remember correctly. If you notice, he had a very, um, Ozzie-esque quality to his solo at the beginning.

  • never heard of her before, shes got a great voice, meatloaf sounds a bit shaky in this compared to what he is usually like, but give him a break for fuck sake hes a legend, he cant be great forever! but he got better as the song went on. she suits the song, and sings well... but shes no leona

  • "but she's no leona"

    Thank goodness for that.

  • She should have done her duet with Tony Bennett. That would have been amazing; They could have done a fun, swing version of "THey Can't Take That Away from Me."

  • She must have been so uncomfortable singing with him. i don't care if he was incredibly successful earlier, he shouldn't be singing

  • OMG this meatlofe guy is totally funny he did overdo it and he was totally shaking while singing, thinking that cool when he totally looked like a moron

  • This bothers me because Katharine was amazing and Meatloaf was verrrryyy shaky.

  • haha..i liked it..i dunno why

  • Katharine McPhee is AMAZING!

  • he was not named meatloaf at birth! and i want to see how long her 15 minutes will last! i want to see if she will sell 50 million albums. meatloaf is a legend

    he's better then ever he is 60 yrs old and it's not because he had a makeover lol

  • WOW...all of you people that say he sounds phenomenal know NOTHING about music lol....he is SOOO off and he's throwing Kat off too. He is just SO SO horrible!

  • I like how he's so off key that he throws her off.

  • This shows Kat's amazing voice

  • oh wait I forgot to say he sucks!!

  • first of all.... who names their child meatloaf and he SUCKS....he ruined the song....it would have been better if kath sang this alone

  • uhmm..Meatloaf isnt his real name;)

  • even if his real name isnt meatloaf...who would want that to be their nick name...

  • the whole 'outsinging'/competive thing is what makes this show so utterly miserable... that said, meatloaf sounds like he's parodying himself, it sounds like a joke.... he so overdoes it, he should have just masturbtated on stage to make it complete

  • I'm sorry but have to disagree with these others! The legendary "Meat" was phenomenal~ I think he still "has it" after all these years! I thought his "key and pitch" was perfect for this duo.

  • this song was done back in 1989 by a group called pandoras box it was an original then

  • While Pandora's Box may have done it's own rendition of the song, the song was orignianlly written by Jim Steinman, you know, "that guy" that produced all of Meatloaf's albums and singlehandedly propelled him into rock greatness. Steinman produced for both Pandora's Box and Meatloaf so they are equally original in premise.

  • I think this was a really bad perfomance by Kat, but I love Meat Loaf.

  • The girl he made his studio version with had a much better voice.

    She deserved to lose, he deserved to win.

  • celines version is so much better than his!! but kat made it work!!

  • tragic introduction.

  • She showed that night that SHE deserved to win!

  • She has such a lovely voice. And Meat Loaf...oh man. I'd probably give my right arm to work with him. The man is epic.

  • both of them look like da beauty and the beast! lol!xD

  • Love her voice in his song! AMazin

  • Super lied.. aber die alte hätte echt nicht sein müssen. passt einfach nicht zu meatloaf stimme finde ich.. Fazit: Meatloaf wie immer gut video auch super... nur WTF macht die olle da!

  • katharine made this whole performance work. i love her. and it was amazing. she is my favorite idol ever.<3333333

  • He said on the Howard Stern show that he had no audio in his earpiece for the first half of the song. He could not hear the music and therefore could not really find his pitch.

  • its ok i just seen it lol

  • who is she whats her name

  • I think she was AMAZING, she made this performance sound amazing and covered up MeatLoafs faults.

    GREAT JOB KAT!

  • That was amazing! Kat did a fantasic job and if no one can see that then your crazy...or jealous. Amazing Voice!

  • hell, she looks scared. heck, that was scary in all.

  • Who are you reffering to, jaymejean28??? TRy to be more precise next time please!

  • I believe I was talking to someone whos post isnt here anymore... so please dont be rude.

  • she sucks, she didn't even look at him or tried to put any feeling in it... plus this whole song sucks as a duet... meatloaf didn't care anyway he didn't need to impress anyone... I still think he's awesome ^^ \m/

  • Really???

    You seem to not have a clue what you just wrote. Rubbish!

    Meatlof and Kats duet is fabulous and you're the only one not to see it!

  • everyone's entitled to their own opinions.

  • LOOK harder dear heart... until then shut your mouth

  • First, Katharine put more emotion into this song than you've probably felt in your life. Second, please stop making excuses for Meatloaf's awful performance. He didn't suck because he didn't care; he sucked because he isn't a very good singer. Kat did her share on this; Meatloaf is the one who wasn't pulling his weight.

  • shes would be good for broadway

  • "i will do anything for love... but i won't do that"

    they should've sung that song instead.

  • Meat Loaf's ear-piece monitor was not working until after the second line of the song, so he did not have the music to sing along to. Thus the crappy beginning. I think Marion Raven is much better at this song than McPhee, who admittedly did not understand the song. She also later sad that she did not know who Meat Loaf was.

  • who cares if she didnt know him

  • That is the most pathetic vocal performance on the entire seiries by Meatloaf. He almost passed out at the begining then near the end he sounded like an infant getting beat to death with a cat.

  • i wasnt really a fan in the beginning, but seriously how did she not win? she stole the show. idol will not last another 2 years.

  • meatloaf sucks

  • Um, I heard Meatloaf was having some health problems that night...and I wouldn't doubt it, man rocks. With his past, he's allowed far worse than this.

    Though McPhee definitely knocked it out of the park.

  • He is plain and simple awful and that is as clear as the sun.  No further arguments can justify that.

  • Oh sorry, Lord of all things Music, YOU have spoken LOL Get down off that horse, you're not as important as ya think ;-)

  • This is not Meatloafs best performance. But he is an awesome singer! And I pay no attention toAmerican Idol, but this girl is amazing in this song. I'd like her to be on Bat Out Of Hell 3. This is just beautiful.

  • her name is katharine mcphee

  • gah marion and meatlaof do it better

  • He may be a classic and a legend but in this instance, he is awful. Try to be more objective. Better still, clean your ears.

  • I don't think he was awful. Maybe from a technical standpoint, he wasn't very good. But I think it's more important to appreciate this performance as a performance and not just a vocal. Plus, his ragged, shaky vocals meshed well with Kat's pristine vocals. Just my opinion

  • Or why not let people like what they want without some jacked up ponce trying to come off as a jaded Rolling Stone writer. You're not that important enough to tell us what we can like.

  • Utterly fantastic performance!!! Just hear how two powerful voices match perfectly eachother. Katharine shows an incredible vocal range and truly confirm that she can sing every music style.

    Meat Loaf has been a legend for a long time, hope Kat will be that in near future.

  • Meat Loaf is a legend. Kat needs to stop bashing him.

  • Kat should be on broadway mahn.

  • I do not understand what all the ravings that some fans have of this Meatloaf. So pathetic as a singer.

  • Meatloaf is classic.....I have never heard a better record than "Bat Out of Hell"

  • i meant to say to learn how to work with someone like meatloaf

  • This is one of Kat's best performances. To learn how to just with someone like Meatloaf and stay in tune in just a matter of days, is simply FABULOUS. Kat was born a star.

  • He was nervous as hell.

  • he sounds HORRIBLE....wow.....she saved him

  • yeah CelineDionFan you're right, she should've done this song during the competition by herself! I don't think she could have sung it any better than she did, it was perfect!

  • This was the best performance of the night. I love how it cuts to Katharine and her voice is so clear and powerful. Katharine McPhee in one word: AMAZING!

  • it was the best performance of the night, imo

  • Kat's voice is no different to anyone elses. She can sing-it doesn't sound unusual though. Despite what anyone says about Meat, though can't say he's just normal.

  • i think they are truely perfect group...

    their duet is really incredible

  • i couldnt belive my eyes when i read all thoose messages."meat loaf sucks","who is meat loaf","she outsang him" you really must have serious problems with ur ears and also with ur eyes..MEAT LOAF WAS ABSOLUTELY COOL ON THIS perfomance..just like katharine..they really signed cool together..

  • She TOTALLY outsang him!! She should have sang this song during the competition because it would've been a shining moment!! LOL

    xoxo

  • wtf who is that meatloaf guy? he sound so terrible..

  • This performance was absolutely incredible. It really showed why Katharine had made it so far in American Idol. Her voice is outstanding && she would make such a wonderful actress. I've never heard of this Meatloaf guy... but he didn't sound too well. But I still love watching this performance anyway!

  • She really does have an amazing voice

  • omg her voice is amazing. She is so adorable. And I love this song.

  • She and Meatloaf stole the show that night. This was wonderful. When I heard her sing this I knew America had gotten it right when they rewarded her with 2nd spot

  • Kat has f-all emotion. F-ALL. Just bloody gormless.

  • AMAZING performance. Katharine sings so professionally in this one, Meatloaf sounded ok because he was VERY sick that day. But this is still a great performance afterall

  • This is an incredible performance - Katharine has such an amazing voice. She really carried the Loaf through to the end. Awesome.

  • She is Amazing!

  • GOOOOO KAT!! THAT WAS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!! =]

  • Incredible! Katharine. Meatloaf=Scary. I was hoping he'd make it through the song. KATHARINE IS THE REAL AMERICAN IDOL! HER NEW SINGLE IS INCREDIBLE!

  • Kat sounds sooooo good meatloaf sounds OK

  • why meatlofe sounds so scary? Kat rules. she is amazing.

  • this is my favorite performance kat is amazing!!!!

  • That is my fave kat performance EVER.

  • That was great.

  • greatness

  • She is such a theatrial performer...thats what I love about her!

  • Just a side note.....type Meatloaf in the "Search" and watch Paradise, Bat Out of Hell, and 2 Out of 3 Ain't Bad! You will see the true Meatloaf at his best!

  • For those who don't know Meatloaf this was the authentic Meatloaf that we all know and love from the late 70's early 80's! He was awesome then and still has it. You just need to be an oldtimer like me! LOL

    Doesn't anyone remember Paradise By The Dashboard Light????? Brings back memories of Jr. High & High School for me!!!

    Kat was great in this with or without Meatloaf....but I must say, it was GREAT seeing him again!

  • Honestly, I liked both of them. I like how tortured he sounded and how pristine Kat sounded. Both of them played their roles well. You might have to use a little imagination, but that was a great performance. Loved it.

  • meatloaf was awesome! been wanting to watch this performance. Anyone who knows anything about meatloaf and the way he performs, knows that he always does a song as if its a broadway kinda show. It full and complete and he is just so intune with the music and focuses on the performance so much its like he's inna zone.

  • katharine has the most awesome breasts.. anyone else focus on her cleavage besides me. She's hot!!

  • meatloaf wat kind of name is that?? im so proud of kat shes doing grest i like the song. im a fan but there are moments where her voice messes up but i love her im a true blu mcphan. at first i didnt like her i liked lisa and paris but when i heard her sing one good time i loved her shes the best not the best american idol kelly is she the best and u all know in telling the truth i dont like more than i like kat but she has did better then all of them so far

  • You're speaking rubbish. He sang it well. He held back as it was her performance that counted. If he'd have performed like he does at his own shows, he'd have wiped the stage of her. Meat did the BROADWAY thing; Katharine couldn't even interact with him. She looked lost!

  • Meat loaf seemed like a weirdo...but Katharine did a good BROADWAY sort of thing!.

  • Kath has an amazing voice, and that could be one of her best performances but meatloaf ruined it...=(

    anyway i still got McPheever XD

  • Loved it! It reminded me of Broadway.

  • Katharine should've sang this song during the actual show by herself!! It would've been AMAZING!!

  • Yeah...Katharine could've completly had an amazing performance...but meatloaf...kinda ruined it.

  • Katharine totally saved this performance.

    She sounds Amazing! And it is so amazing

    that she was able to stay on key- with him

    all over the place.

  • This could have been an amazing performance if Meatloaf would have shut up. I don't think he sang one note in tune. This would have been unbearable to watch if Katharine hadn't somewhat saved the performance. Celine's version is the ultimate and Kat could have done a great job by herself because her voice reminds me of Celine's at times anyway. He should just give up on singing and go eat him some meatloaf. LOL!!! I'm so corny!

  • She totally outsang him. Poor guy. Kat is amazing.

  • He's so scary to watch! Poor Katharine

  • if you love Katharine go to moosak.com and vote positive for her! plus hang out with kat phans :)

  • katharine was really good, but meatloaf was a bit off key. lol

  • a bit of key?? it was awful.:s

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