Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad
Song by Meat Loaf
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Sep 17, 2026
Adam ReaderHOST
All right, coming in at number six on our countdown of the top 10 late bloomers of 1978 is the theatrical treasure that became a major hit because it name-checked a beach that also had the same name as a New York DJ who was so excited by that reference, he played it night and day, and it became a smash from there.
Adam ReaderHOST
It's Two Out of Three Ain't Bad by Meat Loaf.
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Two out of three ain't bad.
Adam ReaderHOST
Musical extraordinaire Jim Steinman actually meant Two Out of Three Ain't Bad to be more straightforward, less of his usual sprawling multi-part rock epics that, that he became known for.
Adam ReaderHOST
He actually said the main hook came to him after he heard an oldies station playing an Elvis track.
Adam ReaderHOST
It was his number one hit I Want You, I Need You, I Love You, and he remembered it like this.
Adam ReaderHOST
So he added a dramatic twist to it so that it wasn't a straight-ahead love song, but more about a complicated one-sided romance.
Adam ReaderHOST
"I want you, I need you, but there ain't no way I'm ever gonna love you.
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