Would Meat have sang it better if he recorded it the late 80's? Unquestionably. However, the fact that even at half mast he outshines (really outsines) Manilow's in terms vocally really is a credit to Meat as a performer. Mannilow has all the emotion of one of those vocal simulator. I only listen to his for the alternative verse, if it was on the Meat Loaf version Mannilow's would get played maybe once year, if that.
