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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 ChartsMeat Loaf versionThe 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. ReferencesCategory: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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