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January 24, 2022 • The nearly 10-minute long song "Bat Out of Hell" opens the classic album by the late singer Meat Loaf. Music academics Elizabeth Wollman and Emily Gale take a close look at the epic track.

Like a 'Bat Out of Hell'

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Meat Loaf, Grammy-winning singer famous for 'I'd Do Anything For Love,' dies at 74

Singer Meat Loaf performs in support of Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at the football stadium at Defiance High School in Defiance, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Charles Dharapak/AP File Photo hide caption

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Meat Loaf, Grammy-winning singer famous for 'I'd Do Anything For Love,' dies at 74

January 21, 2022 • Meat Loaf, born Marvin Lee Aday, was best known for Bat Out Of Hell, one of the best selling albums of all time.

Meat Loaf Starts Over With 'Hang Cool Teddy Bear'

Meat Loaf's latest record, Hang Cool Teddy Bear, is a concept album about a soldier who lies dying on the battlefield. courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Meat Loaf Starts Over With 'Hang Cool Teddy Bear'

May 7, 2010 • The singer blasted into the music world in 1977 with his best-selling album Bat out of Hell. Now, four years after his last release -- which he calls a "disaster" -- Meat Loaf has recorded Hang Cool Teddy Bear, a concept album about a wounded soldier.

Meat Loaf Starts Over With 'Hang Cool Teddy Bear'

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