Setting the tone with an astral frequency an emotive performance of the title of the song, Kevin Walsh opens his cover of Meat Loaf‘s Not a Dry Eye in the House with charm and passion.
He is accompanied by a masterful piano performance and anthemic drums with luscious vocal harmonies as he takes us on an evocative journey with the iconic song.
Whilst staying true to the original in form, Kevin has made the song his own with a theatrical edge and a stadium filling energy that is tangible. We recount how the original video for Not a Dry Eye in the House featured Meat Loaf overlooking an old theatre stage. During the song he remembers the girl of his dreams leaving him (she was an old movie starlet). Aged, he goes back into flashbacks and overlooks the various times she broke his heart and cries out in song.
The drama that Kevin Walsh brings to his rendition is magnetic. We learn that “more than anything, Kevin wishes to let the world know what Meat Loaf and his music has meant to him”, and are sure that the super star is equally in awe of this cover.
In 2022, Kevin Walsh, a talented artist from Cork, made a remarkable entrance into the music scene as part of the Autism Awareness themed supergroup, Embrace the World. Their powerful message resonated with listeners, propelling them to the top spot on iTunes and landing them at #19 on the Irish Homegrown Charts. Kevin’s impact extended beyond music as he appeared on the Six O’Clock Show and headlined the prestigious AsIAm’s Same Chance World Autism Conference 2022.
Buoyed by these accomplishments, Kevin now embarks on a new chapter in his career as a solo artist. A meeting between Kevin and Meat Loaf served as a catalyst for this cover, instilling him with the courage and belief to pursue his artistic journey independently.
We admire the energy and activism that Kevin Walsh brings with his sound, and have added his cover of Meat Loaf‘s Not a Dry Eye in the House to our New Music Spotlight playlist, and our brand new TIMELESS playlist, whilst we continue to stream Embrace The World!