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Meat Loaf all revved up with no tunes to go

Meat Loaf manages to put on an overpaid, bloated and tuneless performance at the AFL Grand Final.

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US singer Meat Loaf worked himself up into a frenzied performance at the AFL Grand Final and managed to miss all the notes in the process.

His medley of songs including Bat out of Hell, You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth, Anything for Love and All Revved Up with No Place to Go was an excruciating exercise in stadium entertainment that will be remembered for all the wrong reasons.

Singing flat, behind the bar, screaming and chewing gum, the US singer couldn’t match the glory days of his famous hits.

His classic Jim Steinman songs had always brought great drama, and many would be favourites amongst the broad AFL audience, but the only drama arising from this cacophony was the amount of money that the AFL had paid and whether Meat Loaf would make it to the end of the medley in one piece.

Although he managed to get the ‘G’ singing acapella at one point, it was clear this was a performance carried by his band and backing vocalists.

After his brief show had ended, it immediately lit up Twitter with scathing comments.

The AFL Grand Final has had its share of notorious entertainment performances in the past -but this one could top them all.

Hopefully the NRL Grand Final will show the AFL how it’s done tomorrow.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcFIwsTYFRM[/youtube]

102 Responses

  1. It is a very sad sight …when someone sticks around too long…
    Always good to go on a high note….rather than a bad one…*sigh*
    I did not see it…and do not want to….

  3. What on earth is the AFL thinking… Frankly it’s possible all of the players could have done a better job. Fortunately the game was outstanding. It’s just hopeless that the AFL think we need to see expired talent to rev us all up. For gods sake rethink this anachronistic approach

  4. ‎..did the AFL really pay Meatloaf $600,000 for that Trainwreck at the AFL Grand Final! ..If i was the AFL Boss i’d be asking for me money back!

  5. Absolutely hilarious, he sounded like my a*se after I ate meatloaf, the afl should hang their heads in shame, so much better performers for half the price in australia!! Half a mill for that shit, well done Andrew d!

  6. As stated in the first comment, Suzi Quatro is here touring Australia at the moment. Having seen Suzi Live many times she would have been perfect for Grand Final Entertaiment, she is amazing live and would have been a much better choice. Suzi Rocks!

  9. Couldn’t they just play the bloody game and get rid of all the other crap and adverts pretending to be content?

    I’m stuck in a house of fans and it’s going all frigging day.

    All.

    Frigging.

    Day.

    For a Aussie Rules game (not even real football :P)

  13. Last I saw Meatloaf sing live was on an episode of “Don’t forget The Lyrics” and he was bloody shocking!!! Not to mention his “charming” personality.

  14. Very sad. He was superb in his heyday. He looked ill.

    Vanessa Amorosi did well until the last stanza when she spoiled if for me by going all ‘rock chick’…it’s the National Anthem not a Rock Anthem, sing it with the respect and dignity it deserves.

  21. Why does the AFL (& NRL for that matter) continue to pour money into overseas acts when there are plenty way better in our own backyard!
    Why not get Kylie, Olivia Newton-John, Darren Hayes, Guy Sebastian etc – Vanessa Amorosi performing the national anthem left Meatloaf looking like a bat from hell!
    Amazing voice & in tune – love her!
    Proving once again, Aussies do it better!

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