Read ’em and Weep (Meat Loaf’s original 1981 version)
~ Song
Annotation
In this version, the second half of the second verse is a facsimile of the second half of the first verse. For Barry Manilow’s rendition, these lyrics were replaced with new ones.
Annotation last modified on 2020-10-06 14:16 UTC.
Relationships
| lyricist and composer: | Jim Steinman |
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| publisher: | Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) (in 1981) Neverland Music Publishing Company (in 1981) Peg Music Company (in 1981) |
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| lyrics page: | https://genius.com/Meat-loaf-read-em-and-weep-lyrics [info] |
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| later versions: | Read ’em and Weep (Barry Manilow’s 1983 version, with altered lyrics in the second verse) |
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Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
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| recordings | ||||
| Read 'em and Weep | Meat Loaf | 5:28 | ||
| Read 'em and Weep | Meat Loaf | 3:47 | ||
| Read 'Em and Weep | Meat Loaf | 5:26 | ||
| Read ’em and Weep | Meat Loaf | 5:23 | ||
| Read ’em and Weep | Meat Loaf | 5:29 | ||
| Read ’em and Weep | Meat Loaf | 5:23 | ||
| Read ’em and Weep | Meat Loaf | 3:50 | ||
| Read ’em and Weep | Meat Loaf | 3:46 | ||
| Read ’em and Weep | cover and instrumental | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | 5:15 | |
| Read ’em and Weep | Meat Loaf | 5:26 | ||
| Read ’em and Weep | Meat Loaf | 5:25 | ||
| Read ’em and Weep | Meat Loaf | 5:25 | ||
| Read ’em and Weep | Meat Loaf | 5:38 | ||
| Read ’em and Weep | Meat Loaf | 5:23 | ||
| Read ’em and Weep | Meat Loaf | 3:46 | ||
| Read Em and Weep | Meat Loaf | 5:24 | ||