I never really spent a lot of money on her music, because when I first started listening to the radio, she was impossible to avoid; number 1 hits for years, 5 straight grammy wins (from 78-83, I think). Good mass consumption pop rock with a helluva voice and range. Plus she occasionally had more to say then "you used to be my boyfriend, I miss you". Then she got fed up with the biz, took a break, had a kid or two (I think), switched to easy listening / jazz stuff for a bit, and now is doing the nostalgia play. but the main thing is she hasn't lost any range, and she still emotes the songs live. Highly recommended artist.
I honestly think she would've been a good fit for Van Halen (vocally, at least) after David Lee Roth left.
I think she was already married to Neil by that point, and they would have been a package deal. Eddie's ego was already filling the role of rhythm guitarist, so there was no room for a second guitar player.
Just heard 1982's "Shadow Of The Night" on 80s On 8. I was with my daughter and told her that back then Benetar was a big thing and girls dressed like her. My daughter wasn't born yet during Pat Benetar's Radio reign.
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"Shadows of the Night" was first recorded in 1981 by singer Helen Schneider, with significantly different lyrics. It was a hit in Europe, but didn't chart in the US.
Next to take a crack at it was pop singer Rachel Sweet. Her 1981 version also failed to make an impact.
Pat Benatar finally made the song a hit in 1982. The video, which was in constant rotation on MTV, appears to be unavailable on YouTube.
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"Shadows of the Night" was first recorded in 1981 by singer Helen Schneider, with significantly different lyrics. It was a hit in Europe, but didn't chart in the US.
Next to take a crack at it was pop singer Rachel Sweet. Her 1981 version also failed to make an impact.
Pat Benatar finally made the song a hit in 1982. The video, which was in constant rotation on MTV, appears to be unavailable on YouTube.
Boy, that first girl didn't want to acknowledge there was a beat accompanying her singing, eh?
Very interesting stuff. Why do you think they tried so many times to make the song a hit? I first discovered it when I took my wife to this movie... I think we might be the only two people on Earth who liked it! I really enjoyed all the mash-ups they did and it turned me into a bigger fan of 80s pop rock than I used to be.
It also had this Benetar hit, sung very well by Catherine Zeta Jones, who is very easy on the eyes and hams it up very well as the party-pooping mayor's wife.
"Shadows of the Night" was first recorded in 1981 by singer Helen Schneider, with significantly different lyrics. It was a hit in Europe, but didn't chart in the US.
Next to take a crack at it was pop singer Rachel Sweet. Her 1981 version also failed to make an impact.
Heh I never knew it was a cover? I thought it was an original diddy by her?
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Her vocals are what do it for me as well. That harmony is fantastic. The video is pretty hokey, even for the 80's, but it does have a young Judge Reinhold and Bill Paxton in either their first or very early roles. And there's something about Pat in that 40's hairdo. Must be why I liked Agent Carter so much.
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