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Originally Posted by jackhammer
I have rarely read opinions as deep as this regarding Pat Benetar. I do like a lot of her music and have made no secret of it even though I KNOW that musically her music was about appealing to a particular demograph commercially but lyrically her songs have always been a lot more complex emotionally than the music suggests.
Lyrically this is one of her best: [Fire and Ice video]
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I may have gone a little far with that one!
I was in a "look under the surface" mood.
Pat Benatar does have quite a few decent, popular songs that certainly do pack a lot of emotion in them. "We Belong" is my favorite, and I'd heard "Fire and Ice" before, but two other songs by her that I enjoy whenever I hear them on the radio are "Heartbreaker" and "Hit Me With Your Best Shot." They don't break any revolutionary musical ground and do sound very "commerical" with standard format and sound, but they're good songs!
Pat Benatar - "Heartbreaker"
One of my favorite songs that she sings, and a great performance video I'd recommend if you haven't seen it yet.