Meatloaf - I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) (1993)

 

It had been sixteen long years since Meatloaf released his incredibly successful Bat Out of Hell album.  The first single off his follow up, Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell, was the Jim Steinman penned I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That).  The power ballad features vocals by Lorraine Crosby and has produced confusion and intrigue about what that is.  The song was a hit, spending five weeks at #1.  

The music video was directed by future filmmaker Michael Bay, known for a series of cinematic turds.  It's a mash up of Beaty and the Beast and Phantom of the The Opera with Meatloaf playing the beast, who encounters a woman after being chased by the police.  She follows him to a castle, where The Beast observes her.  When the police catch up to them, they flee and The Beast turns into his human form, before the two ride off into the sunset together.

Location: The Castle

Address: 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, CA

Greystone Mansion & Gardens

Location Visited: March 2026

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Nobody's Perfect (1990)

Stephen Parker has transferred to the picturesque Bramson College on a scholarship and as the potential star of the men's tennis team.  After he becomes smitten with Shelley Andersen on the girl's tennis team, Stephen's grades suffer and he's cut from the courts.  With the help of his friends, they transform Stephen into Stephanie Brown, an American exchange student from Switzerland, who replaces an injured player on the girl's team and becomes Shelley's roommate.  Stephen is able to keep up the charade for a while and eventually asks Shelley out.  But things come to a head when Shelly spies Stephanie with her pants down.  Humiliated, she kicks Stephen out, who is later accused of plagiarizing Stephanie's paper.  Thanks to his friend, Stephen is exonerated and Stephanie helps the girl's team win the finals, with Shelly forgiving him and professing her love.

Nobody paid any attention to Nobody's Perfect when it hit theaters in February 1990.  It quickly disappeared into obscurity but I happened to catch it over Christmas break on HBO and found it to be a really fun watch.  The movie could never be made today, but captures campus life in the late 80s very well.  The picturesque Pepperdine University provides some beautiful sunny scenery.  Chad Lowe and Gail O'Grady lead a no star cast, but most of the characters are likable.  No movie is perfect, but this one is for a rainy Saturday afternoon viewing.

Location: Bramson College

Address: 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA

Pepperdine University

This area has undergone major changes since filming, but the bookstore building, now hidden by trees looks the same...

The Payson Library

The Pendleton Learning Center

The stairs leading to the Stauffer Chapel

The Firestone Fieldhouse

Stephen and Shelley's date takes place on the golf course...

A couple of nice views...

Location Visited: May 2026

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Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson - Say Say Say (1983)

 

When a Beatle and the future King of Pop collaborate, you can expect the results will be astronomical.  In 1981, Paul McCartney was recording his second solo album, Tug of War, while Michael Jackson stayed with him.  The pair recorded Say Say Say during this time, but it would go on to appear on Paul's third album, Pipes of Peace.  This was not be the end of their collaborations as they would duet again on The Girl Is Mine, the lead single off Michael's 1982 Thriller album.  It would be another year before Say Say Say would be released, though the wait was worth it.  The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks.

For the music video, Paul and Michael play con artists peddling a miracle strength potion.  They then move on to play a vaudeville act at a bar.  When the police catch up to them, Paul sets a fire and they escape off into the sunset.  Paul's then-wife Linda and Michael's sister La Toya also appear in the video, which was filmed in Los Alamos.  Michael was quite fond of the area and would later purchase property that would become Neverland Ranch.

Location: Hitching A Ride

Address: 326 Bell Street, Los Alamos, CA

The Victorian Mansion at Los Alamos

Between the tree, the telephone pole and the street light, it's pretty difficult to get a matching shot, but Paul, Michael and Linda ride passed the mansion... 

Location: The Saloon

Address: 362 Bell Street, Los Alamos, CA

The 1880 Union Hotel is a historical landmark, originally serving as a telegraph station and hotel for traveling salesmen.  Today, it is used for private events...  

The gate to what used to be Neverland Ranch.  The property was purchased in 2020 by billionaire Ron Burkle...

Location Visited: April 2026

Related Locations: 

Michael Jackson - Beat It (1983), Michael Jackson - Thriller (1983), Michael Jackson - Bad (1987), Michael Jackson - Black Or White (1991)

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