So, I heard it again this evening and watched the video. I knew the video was terrific and remembered how cool the dance sequences were. I read that Pat Benatar had to learn the dances and found it to be very challenging since she was not a dancer. I can understand that. The first time I saw an opera, I was amazed at how the chorus had to sing AND dance. No way that I would be able to do that! Anyway, the video is awesome. If you haven't seen it in a while, check it out. Short story line -- Pat plays a young woman who gets in an argument with her folks. They throw her out of the house, she runs away (taking a bus out of town) and ultimately winds up as a prostitute/stripper or something like that. I think it's a prostitute, because she is in some kind of club with a bunch of other women and one really, really ugly looking pimp. Yikes. His gold tooth and the look on his face are so creepy. But, he is a terrific dancer. You can tell when they have the little shoulder-to-shoulder dance off. My guess is that the actor was a dancer. Gotta love when Pat throws the drink in his face, too. Take that, pimp! She and the girls have one last dance number and then escape from the place. Yup, they go out into the sunrise as opposed to sunset. We see Pat on the bus again. I guess she is on to her next destination (hopefully someplace with less scary pimps). Just kidding. I LOVE Pat Benatar. I know others have tried to sing this song, but only Pat can do it the way it should be done. She has a couple of tour dates in April. Maybe I will get to see her!
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield
So, I heard it again this evening and watched the video. I knew the video was terrific and remembered how cool the dance sequences were. I read that Pat Benatar had to learn the dances and found it to be very challenging since she was not a dancer. I can understand that. The first time I saw an opera, I was amazed at how the chorus had to sing AND dance. No way that I would be able to do that! Anyway, the video is awesome. If you haven't seen it in a while, check it out. Short story line -- Pat plays a young woman who gets in an argument with her folks. They throw her out of the house, she runs away (taking a bus out of town) and ultimately winds up as a prostitute/stripper or something like that. I think it's a prostitute, because she is in some kind of club with a bunch of other women and one really, really ugly looking pimp. Yikes. His gold tooth and the look on his face are so creepy. But, he is a terrific dancer. You can tell when they have the little shoulder-to-shoulder dance off. My guess is that the actor was a dancer. Gotta love when Pat throws the drink in his face, too. Take that, pimp! She and the girls have one last dance number and then escape from the place. Yup, they go out into the sunrise as opposed to sunset. We see Pat on the bus again. I guess she is on to her next destination (hopefully someplace with less scary pimps). Just kidding. I LOVE Pat Benatar. I know others have tried to sing this song, but only Pat can do it the way it should be done. She has a couple of tour dates in April. Maybe I will get to see her!
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