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EPISODE · Oct 20, 2025 · 40 MIN

5.5 - More Than You Deserve | California Dreamin'

from Chat out of Hell · host Emma Crossland & Sam Wilkinson

As we cruise towards the end of series five, we’ve time to visit more of Jim’s dodgy musical past, but then cleanse our palate with a very modern dodgy cover of an absolute classic. And while we’re there, let’s ask some questions like:- Is Emma more of a Bert or an Ernie?- Is Jim Steinman more of a 70s Kermit the Frog or the rubbish modern one?- What did Bob Mortimer think of Mr Blobby?PLUS some more Blobby classics from the archives, a bit more chat about old man Meat Loaf raging at the sky and an exciting cliffhanger of a rating.Keep your comments, reviews and arguments flying in to [email protected], find us on Facebook or Instagram by searching Chat out of Hell and don't forget to use the hashtag #DearA1saucewedontneedyoursaucenowwevegotourownChat out of Hell is a is a review podcast: all music extracts are used for review/illustrative purposes. To hear the songs in full please buy them from your local record shop or streaming platform. Don't do a piracy. Music extracts on this episode:More than You Deserve by Meat Loaf from the album Dead Ringer (1981)More than You Deserve demo by Jim Steinman (1974)More than You Deserve by Meat Loaf recorded from the More than You Deserve Musical at the Newman Theatre (1974)California Dreamin’ by Meat Loaf from the album Hell in a Handbasket (2011)California Dreamin’ by Barry McGuire (1965)California Dreamin’ by the Mamas and the Papas from the album If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears (1965)California Dreamin’ by Freischwimmer (2015)Send us Fan Mail

As we cruise towards the end of series five, we’ve time to visit more of Jim’s dodgy musical past, but then cleanse our palate with a very modern dodgy cover of an absolute classic. And while we’re there, let’s ask some questions like: - Is Emma more of a Bert or an Ernie? - Is Jim Steinman more of a 70s Kermit the Frog or the rubbish modern one? - What did Bob Mortimer think of Mr Blobby? PLUS some more Blobby classics from the archives, a bit more chat about old man Meat Loaf raging at the ...

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