Meat Loaf, ‘Paradise by the Dashboard Light’: The Week In One Song

RIP, Meat Loaf.

An Oct. 23, 2003 file picture shows Meat Loaf performing at the Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle, Germany (reissued Jan. 21, 2022). (Tobias Heyer/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

Marvin Lee Aday, a.k.a. Meat Loaf, 1947-2022.

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