Every now and then I listen to some music from my past. The songs of Pat Benatar remind me of my teen years; and the times when we would belt out her songs to the accompaniment of her music. How I loved the power of her songs, and the crescendos of the music. My favourite always was “We Belong”:
“Love is a battlefield” always came a close second.
I still enjoy listening to her music – though I do not play it now as much as I used to. I remember always feeling grateful that she never became the opera singer that she was trained to be. Instead she peppered my adolescence with songs that I still remember today.
Did you ever listen to Pat Benatar?
© Colline Kook-Chun, 2013
Not as much as I used to. Love Is A Battlefield is definitely the #1 for me.
Funny though when you take a look at the past. Remember the big hair days? I had to laugh when the group of women face down the guy in the dance bar. Reminiscent of Michael Jackson’s Thriller somehow.
Yes, and the bangs that always seemed to cover the heavily made-up eyes
I loved her too, Colline. My fav was “Hit me with your best shot.” Don’t know if that is the actual title of the song though
Yes it is. You can have a listen here: http://youtu.be/fa0KZFz-az4
Oh, we did indeed. We even managed to incorporate it into a play for some class during our senior year…English, I think! Thanks for jogging my memory.
Pat Benatar and English? Love the thought
Yes I am !!! I love the song Love is a Battlefield!
Don’t you love the video too? Watching it reminded me of the ways we used to dress
Yes, I love it! Which is weird, I guess because I was born in 90
But I don’t think I was meant to be born then!
Oh yes, I always enjoyed her songs. Great for singing and dancing.
Especially when you want to let your hair down
I use to like her. Then something happened that turned her and her music into a bad memory. Then I realized it wasn’t her fault. Then I liked her again.
The end
Isn’t it funny how we link our experiences, good or bad, to music? Good to know you began to enjoy her music again
Funny I mentioned her the other day, but can’t remember why now. Love her.
Hope you enjoyed listening/watching the YouTube videos
No, but I just did and I like it. Visually great fun, too.
I did not really listen to rock when I was a teen but she captured my attention because of her powerful voice. Glad you enjoyed the listen
Excellent choice Colline, reminds me of my younger days as well, although mine was mainly during the Vietnam war era. There was a carefree life back then and free love and stuff, although I missed out on the fee love bit when I was overseas.
Cheers
Emu
Certainly carefree as my friends and I did not have any cares yet back then
She is an awesome artist.Her songs speaks on an era, our era that will always be celebrated and remembered.
Some wonderful songs were created during that period. All wonderful to listen too when feeling nostalgic
Love so many of her songs!
I remember her and I liked her music, but for me it will always be Meatloaf, he is the one I play when I want to remember, or Abba is another favourite.
Loved them too. Thinking on it, we had good music when we were younger