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Meat Loaf and Tiffany belt it out for AT&T Meat Loaf has always been comfortable with his flavor of bombastic self-parody, but this commercial for the AT&T GoPhone takes it to Shatner-esque proportions. I’m honestly of two minds about this ad. On the one hand, it’s as awful as anything associated with Meat Loaf’s music would be. On the other hand, he and his fake family (including Tiffany, playing Mom) look like they’re having the time of their lives singing part of “Paradise By the Dashboard Light” together. Maybe this duality was all a clever plan to keep me from wondering how the GoPhone actually works. —Posted by David Kiefaber

April 18, 2008 in Kiefaber | Permalink

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Stop. It. Now. Please.

Posted by: purplesimon | Apr 18, 2008 9:18:53 AM

I think the commercial makes good use of Meatloaf and Jim Steinman's song even if it is over-the-top. If the writer had done his homework he would know that the Aday/Steinman compositionss have been used in many live productions and recorded by major recording artists.

Posted by: RichardC | Apr 19, 2008 2:56:48 AM

this made me angry.

Posted by: trask | Apr 22, 2008 7:21:48 PM

Lame.

Posted by: wtf | Apr 23, 2008 12:10:21 PM

I LOVE this commercial! Get over yourself, it's funnier than s**t.

Posted by: yada | May 1, 2008 9:05:34 PM

very well done and not over the top at all and it was nice to see Meat Loaf and Tiffany.they are classic but still down to earth

Posted by: jamey | Jun 2, 2008 12:54:10 AM

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