You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)

When I was a kid, the general aura that Meat Loaf albums physically conveyed was that of a hardcore metal band. As such, I never actually connected this song (and others) to Meat Loaf, and is now just a perpetually amusing fact for me.

Anyway, despite the fact that Meat Loaf is a bit nuts these days, there’s no denying that this is just archetypal classic rock ballad, full of passion, grandeur and general battiness.