Talk:Paradise by the Dashboard Light

message: Oh my gosh. This was the best song ever. I didn't get it when I was little but now that I'm older I got it. My dad laughs at me everytime I sing it because I used to be confused about the radio part. TearAwayTheFunerealDress 16:17, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Older comments

message: Isn’t it important to explain the meaning of the song title??? I believe that the song writer used the word “paradise” to describe how the girl’s body looked “in the deep dark night” by the dim glow of the “dashboard light”:
“Parking by the lake 
And there was not another car in sight
And I never had a girl
Looking any better than you did
And all the kids at school
They were wishing they were me that night”
…
“Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night
I can see paradise by the dashboard light”
I also think that the description of part 1 “Paradise” should be changed to reflect that the two lovers are clearly parked by the lake (not driving) at night because there’s “no other cars in sight” and they can fool around there.
Karacter0 (talk) 06:38, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  My interpretation of the song title and “Paradise” (Part 1) 

message: 99% of this article has zero references. Can somebody possibly find some and add them in? I'll try and find what I can later. If there are no references that meet WP:RS, then i'll sprinkle little citation needed tags all over and, eventually, remove the unsourced material if nobody comes forward with sources.Firestorm (talk) 19:33, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unreferenced 

message: A distinctive and significant portion of this song was quoted (as a conversation) by the two lead characters in the (bad) horror movie Dead Inn. should this be mentioned, that the song was plagiarized in this way? KhayPrower (talk) 08:39, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Uncredited quote 

message: The article implied she ended up happy, whereas he was miserable.  In the song, both sing that they are praying for the end of time. And if you watch a live version on Youtube, she looks pretty hostile to him in the last verse! 144.32.126.12 (talk) 15:01, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Both characters can't stand each other by the end 

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thread_title: File:PARADISE.JPG Nominated for speedy Deletion

message: This article contradicts itself - it claims the song made it to #39 on the US Billboard Hot 100, then it claims #31 one section later for the same chart. Which is it?  K7L (talk) 03:38, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  billboard hot 100 rank 

message: This song, though very long by music standards, combines Boogie-Woogie, Do Wop and even Beguine stylings in the final section.  That is what makes it so interesting.  It could be also characterized as a musical in four sections, completed in eight minutes.  It is amazing what they were able to get away with considering this was the late seventies.  Thanks, Meatloaf, may you rest in peace. 98.43.62.150 (talk) 21:43, 14 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mix of Musical Styles, Tempo changes and Voice Interplay