{"id":6868,"date":"2026-11-03T13:30:48","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T18:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/?p=6868"},"modified":"2026-11-03T13:30:50","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T18:30:50","slug":"id-do-anything-for-love-but-i-wont-do-that-as-explained-by-meat-loaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/id-do-anything-for-love-but-i-wont-do-that-as-explained-by-meat-loaf\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI\u2019d Do Anything For Love (But I Won\u2019t Do That)\u201d as Explained by Meat Loaf"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, what would Meat Loaf do for love? 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