Pat Benatar - Hot Queen of Rock

[ivegottaheadache]

I don't know what it is but she comes across so DAMN CUTE in this interview. I love her accent and raspy voice.

[j0nb0y5]

Pat is classically trained to rock your fuckin' socks off!

[MidAgeAllisonFan]

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[leftyjcw]

Man I wish she would have been the girl next door. I just know we would have been , uh friends. Yeah, that's it, friends.

[Petanator101]

She is the awesomest fucking person out there

[Yorda27]

1981; I was born in that year. :)

Feels so odd to see people rocked out while I wasn't even able to capture it.

Now so many years later I enjoy the things they did in those days.

[Joanne1974KiwiGirl]

Clearly some people here, have not seen P!nk live. Don't put P!nk in the same category as the faux rockers!

[oakcliff66]

@Joanne1974KiwiGirl Hey kiddie! Pink wouldnt exist without the Ladys of the 80s!

[aliencubby]

@Joanne1974KiwiGirl I love P!nk but seriously? She's fantastic, but still not in the same league as the classic rocker chicks like Benatar, Jett, Nicks, Patti, etc. But yes, P!nk is far better than most sorry excuse for female "rockers" we see in the music scene today.

[MasterSplinter1986]

"I'm Gonna Follow You" from Crimes of Passion (1980)

[odog65]

hell no paper pink and avril are pop

[Paulosoy]

Her voice sounds so young in the interview. She looks very sexy on those pictures.

[resnoex1]

Pat,what a voice,talent and beauty all together.She reminds an era when the girls used to love men and care about their boyfriends and forget about the today's material girls whores such as Pam Slut Lee,or Paris Whore Hilton today's icons for all girls.God we arelost for sure. I want my 80's rock back

[diggerfan17]

Agreed.

[anacletocoronado]

yeah i want it to .........fuck !!!! theyre never come back.

[guitarspeare]

Such a talented lady. My god her music is just so damn good!

[famous9n9the9future]

dude...does Martina McBride and Pat Benatar look a little alike to anyone else but me?

[innamorata40]

@famous9n9the9future - when I had seen the two perform on Crossroads, Martina could of pasted as Pat's younger sister.

[livinginwv1998]

Pat is still young here. If you listens to todays interviews you will find that she isn't that naive anymore. I think the rock star Pat and the everyday Pat have become one.  That is a good thing. She has paid her dues and doesn't have to put up with any bullsh--. Still the queen of rock.

[Jako32]

sh*t, back in the days when stars werent dumb down, siliconed fabulous and they had an OUNCE of talent, depth and able to TALK!!!!!! Lawd I despise "US" society and media 2day. worst

[ThePaperCreator]

damn right!!!!!!

[AnsellsBrewery]

So do musical purists consider Pat a sell-out or not?

[AnsellsBrewery]

Heartbreaker sounds just like a Vixen track.

[bluegrrl70]

you mean Vixen sounds like Pat Benatar?

[castingtherunes]

"So is being Pat Benatar your ultimate fantasy, Pat?"

Journalists can be so fucking stupid.

[GamerFreak250]

You're obviously even more stupid because she doesn't say that...

[castingtherunes]

No, you are.

[GamerFreak250]

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[PatRebaMartina]

She kinda does say that...

[GamerFreak250]

She says is being pat Benatar the rock star you're fantasy. *Hint* (The rock star)

[bluegrrl70]

Pat and the interviewer talk about the "rockstar Pat" as an alter ego. Pat refers to her alter ego as "her," not "me."

Pat even talks about "rockstar Pat" in 3rd person...

"She's darker...she's all the things you need to be if you're gonna do what I do...she's an extreme, that's what it is..."

[ktotam123]

don't forget about Amy Lee of Evanescence- she's no Pat Benatar but, she is VERY good. and Pink has a GREAT voice- I just wish she could put out a rock album.....Pat Benatar is the Queen! Great songs, Great albums! Neil kicks ass too!

[Funtasmic]

They definitely don't make rock like they used to! Female rockers of the 80's had more grunt and attitude than today's bimbo singers who just sing about how hot they are and flaunt their bodies in their videos. Pat was one of the best and I hope one of these days she'll make a come back on the charts.

[METHOS109]

Totally agree! Some other good examples are Christina Amphlett, Chrissy Hind, Joan Jett, Lita Ford. Todays female singers?? aren't even close!

[PaperP1ate]

I agree totally. There are no good female rockers out there today along the lines of Pat, Deborah, Stevie, Chrissie, Ann & Nancy or anyone else like that. All the "rock chicks" out today are so prefabricated and almost too pop to be considered rock.  Seriously, is there anything about Avril or Pink that really "rocks"?

[anacletocoronado]

you have all the right.

[almayunanota1]

You're right, they do NOT rock.I think Karen O from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs rocks. Her voice, her presence, shes a true female rocker.

[Newbell2]

@PaperP1ate haha you wrote this comment a year ago but you forgot joan jett. I also agree with you, girls need to start singing rock instead of pop!

[decimated550]

@PaperP1ate - well, i would defend Pink. She's a great self-promoter, big personality, and puts everything into her stage show. What's not to like? Her songs are alright. Pat and her people have more musicianship, definitely.

Avril, while i wouldn't kick her out of bed (i'd kick her *into* bed as a matter of fact)

hangs so much on her look, and probably has an army of songwriters and image makers...swagger coaches...Not the real deal

[chris71159]

i miss you pat.you were the best

[nrthdude1]

Sheryl Crow is the only 1990s female rock artist I can think of who made her mark and deserved to in the 1990s.

[innamorata40]

@nrthdude1 Are you kiddin' Alanis was the Pat of the 90's. Cheryl was and is very much a pop/country flavor. A female "Eagles" type of singer. You Outta Know! :)

[C41B0U]

They say "There is one thing that really counts" and then zoom in on Neil...wow, that's sweet accidental foreshadowing.

[sbmrunning]

someone told me she used to sing "opera?" is this true?

[C41B0U]

Yes, this is very true. She was trained in the art of Opera Singing, but thank god...she gave that up.

[sbmrunning]

Really?! well I agree, although I'm not a fan of opera (except that British guy that is/was a plummer and was founded as an amateur opera singer, when i heard him he sounded unbelievable to me and thats because you can tell his heart was in it), thankfully we had Pat Benatar to be at the top to define the 80's Rock and Roll. thanks c41bou for your reply.

[bappleblap]

yes she did

[DRABARNI974]

nice to see her i love uuuuuuuu

[nrthdude1]

The 1960s-1980s had Janis Joplin, Cher, Grace Slick, Tina Turner, Linda Ronstadt, Carole King, Gladys Knight, Olivia Newton-John, Carly Simon, Fleetwood Mac, Donna Summer, Heart, Blondie, The Pretenders, Stevie Nicks, and Pat Benatar. What happened to females in pop and rock music? I mean, rock barely exists for women and the pop starts are horrible. Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey have great voices but their music sucks. Sheryl Crow is good but what about the younger artists. Awful, man.

[ewok1982]

Pink is a good modern young rock female, but I agree they sure don't make 'em like they used to

[ttraynor1]

Pink seems the only one I am aware of who is doing HER thing--and writing--not buying songs these days.

[zoney99]

PJ Harvey

[Philippmatza]

new rock sucks old rock is so good !!!

[riddlr]

thought it in 1979, I think it now...that is ONE VERY GOOD LOOKIN LADY!

[sally969]

PATTY B. ROCKS!

[shearn666]

You can take the girl outta Brooklyn...

[svaran]

her and suzi de-machii of the baby animals are my 2 fave female rock vocalist, awesome power and fantastic range.

[coocoobaby]

Great video.

[beachranger9847]

This is so cool! Pat Benatar is actually my second cousin (three times removed). I haven't met her yet though, cause she doesn't live near me. You know...I just realized that she sort of looks like Erin Moran and Erin Cahill (in a way). But then again, I sort of look like them too...maybe it's a family resemblance! :)

[Chromatype]

I always thought she was one of the best vocalists, PERIOD. Knowing how she made it work with Neil just makes her even cooler in my book. What a class act.

[Siege1k]

Its funny I been a fan for years, but I keep coming back and watching this video when she was kinda a kid like me then heh. Thanks to whomever for posting it. Its funny that she liked Hit me with your best shot here but now she detests performing it and says so openly. It makes me laugh.

[PikaB]

I think she disliked the song back then (probably because of the way it can be misinterpreted as justification for domestic abuse), but she knew that it had enormous potential to be a big hit (because "hit me with your best shot" was a recent big "catch phrase" which had not yet been used in pop music). I'm just guessing.

[kblixt]

She was sexy then and she's sexy now. She rocked then and she rocks now.

[RKRulez7]

Pat is awesome! ^_^

[Gerkinstock]

Nice gams.

[gypsie25]

she is truly one of the best female rock singers

[devotchkaninja]

i love her, she is so amazing. i envy her skills >.<

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[p1cca6illy]

"You don't want to be the girl next door." I like that.