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Wikipedia article




{{Infobox song

| name = Loving You's A Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It

| cover = Loving_you's_is_a_dirty_job.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Bonnie Tyler and Todd Rundgren

| album = Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire

| B-side =

* "Under Suspicion"

* "It's a Jungle Out There"

| released =

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length =

* 7:48

* 5:40 (7-inch)

| label = CBS

| writer = Jim Steinman

| producer = Jim Steinman

| chronology = Bonnie Tyler

| prev_title = Holding Out for a Hero

| prev_year = 1984

| next_title = If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)

| next_year = 1986

| misc =

}}

"'Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It'" is a song performed by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler and American singer Todd Rundgren, taken from Tyler's sixth studio album, 'Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire' (1986). Written and produced by Jim Steinman, the track was released as the second single from the album in 1985. Artwork for the single features cover paintings by the British artist and designer Edward Burne-Jones. 12-inch editions feature the cover painting 'The Beguiling of Merlin' while 7-inch editions feature 'Phyllis and Demophoon'. Some territories feature a photograph of Tyler. The music video features Welsh actor Hywel Bennett miming Rundgren's lines. The song has been re-recorded by Meat Loaf on his 2016 album 'Braver Than We Are', as a duet with Stacy Michelle.

Credits and personnel



*Roy Bittan piano, synthesizer

*Jimmy Bralower drums, percussion

*Steve Buslowe bass guitar

*Larry Fast synthesizer

*Eddie Martinez guitar

*Sid McGinnis guitar

*Max Weinberg drums

*Bonnie Tyler vocal

*Rory Dodd background vocal

*Todd Rundgren featured artist, background vocal

*Eric Troyer background vocal

Track listings



* '7-inch single'

# "Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It" (Jim Steinman) 5:40

# "Under Suspicion" (B. Tyler, P. Hopkins, P. Oxendale) 4:24

* '12-inch maxi'

# "Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It" (long version) (Jim Steinman) 7:48

# "Under Suspicion" (B. Tyler, P. Hopkins, P. Oxendale) 4:24

# "It's a Jungle Out There" (Dennis Polen, Paul Pilger, William Moloney) 3:57

Charts



Meat Loaf version



The song was re-recorded by Meat Loaf on his 2016 album 'Braver Than We Are', as a duet with Stacy Michelle, under the slightly modified title of 'Loving You Is a Dirty Job (But Somebody's Gotta Do It)'. On this version, the male and female vocals are reversed, with the male vocal being the lead, whereas on Bonnie Tyler's version, the female vocal sings the lead. It was not issued as a single for the album.

References



Category:1985 singles

Category:1985 songs

Category:2016 songs

Category:Bonnie Tyler songs

Category:CBS Records singles

Category:Song recordings produced by Jim Steinman

Category:Songs written by Jim Steinman

Category:Meat Loaf songs

Category:Todd Rundgren songs

Category:Malefemale vocal duets

Category:Music videos directed by Tim Pope

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