Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are

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"Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are" is a dramatic, narrative-driven rock ballad by Meat Loaf, known for its nostalgic themes and cinematic storytelling style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
album Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell ⓘ
artist Meat Loaf ⓘ
belongsToArtistDiscographyPhase Meat Loaf comeback era ⓘ
composer Jim Steinman ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
features dynamic tempo changes ⓘ
extended song length ⓘ
orchestral arrangements ⓘ
spoken-style narrative passages ⓘ
theatrical vocals ⓘ
genre hard rock ⓘ
power ballad ⓘ
rock ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle cinematic rock ⓘ
dramatic ballad ⓘ
orchestral rock ⓘ
hasMusicVideo yes ⓘ
hasVocalRange wide dynamic range ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Jim Steinman ⓘ
lyricMotif cars and driving ⓘ
rear-view mirror ⓘ
seasons and weather ⓘ
youth and adulthood contrast ⓘ
musicVideoStyle cinematic ⓘ
musicVideoTheme flashbacks to earlier life ⓘ
narrativeStyle storytelling ⓘ
partOfAlbum Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell ⓘ
performedBy Meat Loaf in concert ⓘ
performer Meat Loaf ⓘ
producer Jim Steinman ⓘ
recordLabel MCA Records ⓘ
Virgin Records ⓘ
sharesAlbumWith I Would Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That) ⓘ
Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through ⓘ
sharesSongwriterWith I Would Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That) ⓘ
theme coming of age ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ
friendship ⓘ
loss ⓘ
memory ⓘ
nostalgia ⓘ
past trauma ⓘ
titleOrigin warning text on car mirrors ⓘ
vocalType male vocal ⓘ
writer Jim Steinman ⓘ

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Meat Loaf → notableWork → Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are ⓘ
Jim Steinman → notableSong → Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are ⓘ
Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell → hasTrack → Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are ⓘ
Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell → notableSingle → Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are ⓘ