meat loaf

[hoggy952]

Anyone know what it was that he would not do...

I'd Do Anything for Love (but I won't do that)?

[zaphodbb]

hmmm maybe hes saying he would do all the women in the room, except the minger in the corner. ie your joking pal "i wont do that" maybe some sort of drinking game who knows

[hoggy952]

cut the pies,
no seriously it must have meant something?.

[nara]

Perceived ambiguity of "that"

Each verse mentions two things that he would do for love, followed by one thing that he will not do. The title phrase repetition reasserts that he "won't do that" previously stated one thing. Each mention of "that" is a reference to the particular promise that he made earlier in the same verse.[7] For example, one such line is "But I'll never forget the way you feel right now ..."[7] In addition, at the song's conclusion, the female vocalist predicts two other things that he will do: "You'll see that it's time to move on" and "You'll be screwing around". To both of these, he emphatically responds, "I won't do that!"
Some people misunderstand the lyrics, claiming that the singer never identifies what "that" thing is, which he will not do.[8] Steinman predicted this confusion during production.[9] An early episode of the VH1 program Pop-up Video made this claim at the end of the song's video: "Exactly what Meat Loaf won't do for love remains a mystery to this day."[10] A reviewer writing for Allmusic commented that "The lyrics build suspense by portraying a romance-consumed lover who pledges to do anything in the name of love except 'that,' a mysterious thing that he will not specify."[5] The reviewer concludes that the mystery is revealed during the closing stages of the song, incorrectly implying that all references of "that" refer to the female vocalist's predictions at the end. Others assume that "that" is a reference to a sex act.[11] Scholar Anne Bader interprets this as providing "an enlightening example of how listeners project their own thoughts, values, and concerns onto the meaning of the song with misconstrued lyrics."[3]
Although Meat Loaf believed that the lyrics were unambiguous, the singer recalls that Steinman predicted that they would cause confusion.[12] Meat Loaf says that the question, "What is 'that'?" is one of the most popular questions he is asked.[11] In his 1998 VH1 Storytellers special, he even explained it on stage using a blackboard and a pointing stick.[7] In a 1993 promotional interview, Steinman states that the definition of "that" is fully revealed in the song in each of the several verses in which it is mentioned.
It sort of is a little puzzle and I guess it goes by - but they're all great things. 'I won't stop doing beautiful things and I won't do bad things.' It's very noble. I'm very proud of that song because it's very much like out of the world of Excalibur. To me, it's like Sir Lancelot or something - very noble and chivalrous. That's my favorite song on the record - it's very ambitious.

Source: Wikipedia

[flea3764]

Maybe?
[Girl:] After a while you'll forget everything
It was a brief interlude and a midsummer night's fling
And you'll see that it's time to move on

[Boy:] I won't do that! No I won't do that!

[Girl:] I know the territory, I've been around
It'll all turn to dust and we'll all fall down
And sooner or later, you'll be screwing around

[Boy:] I won't do that! No I won't do that!

Anything for love, oh I would do anything for love
I would do anything for love, but I won't do that, no I won't do that

[maca]

go on a diet the fat coont..

[billy2]

let his wife put on a strap on and give it to him up the backdoor

[chroma]

have his prison pocket burst

[patkins]

Wash the dishes ,scour the john, mow the lawn, shear sheep, ab sail, paint the Forth bridge but foreplay.....I wont do that.

[Cronus]

"I would do anything thing for love but I won't do that"

That has got to mean he won't take it up the arse. Perhaps his wife/girlfriend at the time wanted to shaft him with a strap on 10" dildo and he's suddenly decided he's a giver not a taker.

[Lainie]

he wouldnt cheat on someone for love is my interpretation of it. i will try and ask him on 16th december if i get close enough.

[barrowmanandrew]

i would do anything for love , but i won't do that.
i took it to mean:
"do" = hump, s**g pump etc
"that"= a right minger he has just noticed