Happy Birthday, Pat Benatar! 🎶 What's one of your favorite Pat Benatar songs? 🎶 Born Patricia Mae Andrzejewski in NYC on January 10, 1953, her debut album, In The Heat of The Night in 1979, was her breakthrough work, hitting #3 in Canada. Benatar has released 11 studio albums and earned 2 AMAs and 👇 - ThreadSky

softtail65.bsky.social • 43 days ago

Happy Birthday, Pat Benatar! 🎶
What's one of your favorite Pat Benatar songs? 🎶
Born Patricia Mae Andrzejewski in NYC on January 10, 1953, her debut album, In The Heat of The Night in 1979, was her breakthrough work, hitting #3 in Canada. Benatar has released 11 studio albums and earned 2 AMAs and 👇

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softtail65.bsky.social•43 days ago

Benatar has had 15 songs in the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.

beachy1.bsky.social•43 days ago

Promises In the Dark, and I really enjoyed their Blues Album hit Paying all the bills 💓💓💓

smurfwarsher.bsky.social•42 days ago

Clearly showing the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is one of the most out of touch institutions in music history.

joanronhock.bsky.social•43 days ago

She is one of my favorites. Favorite song from her is ALL FIRED UP

russellhuegel.bsky.social•43 days ago

All Fired Up
I’ve seen her twice and her voice is still in great form.

softtail65.bsky.social•43 days ago

And she's still on tour.

russellhuegel.bsky.social•43 days ago

Yeah I believe I saw her a year ago when she was in NJ. 3 piece band including her husband Neil.

borikua4ukr.bsky.social•43 days ago

I'm still fascinated with her rendition of 'Whutering Heights'.❤️❤️❤️❤️👏👏❤️❤️

nojustice.bsky.social•43 days ago

Same

borikua4ukr.bsky.social•43 days ago

*Wuthering Heights I believe.

dakyres.bsky.social•42 days ago

It was her version of Kate Bush's song and I think she actually improved it over Kate's falsetto.

borikua4ukr.bsky.social•42 days ago

I had a poster of Pat B on my bedroom wall when I was a teen.

thirdwhaletrip.bsky.social•43 days ago

Looking good too, Monica ! 👍👏

baditup420.bsky.social•43 days ago

Prolly Heartbreaker cuz we covered it looooooong ago. Love the riffage and the solo, but NOBODY can sing like her so, naturally, we butchered it, lol! \m/

yupal29.bsky.social•43 days ago

Shine

https://youtu.be/5RfZFCNPq4U?si=1hXmu5uAnsj4zxu4

kfarris.bsky.social•43 days ago

Hit me with your best shot.
I think that’s the name, but everyone knows what I mean.

twinsfan81.bsky.social•43 days ago

zeelicious.bsky.social•42 days ago

Iconic!

coffeecrip.bsky.social•43 days ago

My fav! The beat on that is irresistible! ❤️💝

annabellesashes.bsky.social•43 days ago

Anthem of my youth ❤️

thecaulkartist.bsky.social•42 days ago

Love her 🎶

nathanaleaf.bsky.social•42 days ago

Shadows of the Night. Honorable mention to 11 other songs.

david-st.bsky.social•42 days ago

Hell is for Children

uppaalaska.bsky.social•43 days ago

An icon of rock and roll! She’s amazing.

the-d-train.bsky.social•42 days ago

Hit Me With Your Pet Shark

bluepleiades919.bsky.social•43 days ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0zC_SOEtBw

chucksmom.bsky.social•43 days ago

Hell is for children. She was my first concert. She was just an amazing ball of energy! I still play her when I work out.

boobaesq.bsky.social•43 days ago

Hot Me with Your Best Shot

toni0211.bsky.social•43 days ago

Toss up between Hit me with Your Best Shot and Shadows in the Night

beautifulboy53.bsky.social•42 days ago

Love, Pat benatar since I was a teenager

steadyatthehelm.bsky.social•43 days ago

Hell is for Children

artist12.bsky.social•42 days ago

👍🎉

orblueduck.bsky.social•43 days ago

The entire ‘True Love’ album of mostly blues songs. Incredible

inn-8.bsky.social•43 days ago

Huh. Her and swiftie have similar facial features, how weird. Music talent is leagues apart, but there’s an uncanny similarity there; mostly the teeth and mouth shape

robindwheeler.bsky.social•43 days ago

I’ve recently been revisiting her discography and damn! So good. She was one of my first favorite musicians and I don’t understand why she’s not held in higher esteem. (Oh, I know: misogyny). Gonna listen to Pat a bunch today!

bibbel3.bsky.social•43 days ago

Love her

angel2damax.bsky.social•43 days ago

One of my absolute favorites--Happy Birthday, Pat. (Also, too many faves to pick just one)

thebrowningversion.bsky.social•43 days ago

🔥ALL FIRED UP🔥

moore1967.bsky.social•43 days ago

Hit me with your best shot

raoulhubris.bsky.social•43 days ago

Love to be notch on that lipstick.

markhamillofficial.bsky.social•43 days ago

For Pat: 🎂

patricklaff.bsky.social•43 days ago

♥️👊✌️

softtail65.bsky.social•43 days ago

Ty! 🎶

stevewehrmann.bsky.social•43 days ago

even in a stressful situation...you take a moment. very cool.

missravenlarue.bsky.social•43 days ago

Saw her in Concert 9 years ago in Ohio.

luv4all.bsky.social•43 days ago

Happy Birthday Diva!! You Rock!! 🎸

luv4all.bsky.social•43 days ago

Saw her in concert!! Too many favorites to pick just one!! She’s a badass!! 💙🎶

petesofinski.bsky.social•43 days ago

"You Better Run" is my favorite (a cover). As for originals, "Hell is For Children".

accesstherealyou.bsky.social•43 days ago

President of her high school temple youth group, too!

jewellhill.bsky.social•43 days ago

Shadows of the Night. Oh! And this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A4xBp2rizQ

tommysanchez33.bsky.social•43 days ago

Every road trip i belt out Promises in the dark!!!!
Correction: every roadtrip when im by myself! 🤣

ecu-alum.bsky.social•43 days ago

"Hit me with your best shot." A young lady I was head over heels for sang it to me once...such a great time.

skajk.bsky.social•43 days ago

Fire & ice

atlfan2415.bsky.social•43 days ago

Promises In The Dark
We Belong
And this one 😎🤘
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd_7jIC9180

carveitstrong.bsky.social•43 days ago

Adept at both mainstream rock and power ballads..held her own in the top ten from 79 to 85 … listen close and see why she was accepted to Juilliard.

olszewskijc1891.bsky.social•43 days ago

So many great songs! This is my fave.😀 https://youtu.be/rXs9MXrHxVE

brunizzle.bsky.social•43 days ago

Invincible!

oshkamaloshka.bsky.social•43 days ago

Hell is for Children, Evil Genius are my favorites

cocorivers.bsky.social•42 days ago

🎶 Love is a Battlefield and Hell is for Children 🎶

morgaine-pendragon.bsky.social•43 days ago

No one said Love is a Battlefield? W/ that KILLER video?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGVZOLV9SPo

kuma2043.bsky.social•43 days ago

saw her in concert in the 80's...........her and neil just the best

excharger.bsky.social•43 days ago

She's absolute rock n roll badass! I love the defiance of Hit Me with Your Best Shot.

mrsidehatch.bsky.social•42 days ago

For some reason this song was a part of the list of songs I used to sing my kids to bed with “your a real tough cookie with a long history…”

scotthibberson.bsky.social•43 days ago

Hit me with your best shot!

kikibotswana13.bsky.social•43 days ago

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Pat! 🎉🍾🥂🎼🎶🎸

stillstanding4ds.bsky.social•43 days ago

Love is a Battle Field. Or as my 9 yr old sang, “love is a cattle field.” Hahahaa

alexisdesigns.bsky.social•43 days ago

ihavemanyquestions.bsky.social•43 days ago

The pride of Lindenhurst, NY!

sundaytrucker.bsky.social•43 days ago

We live for love, underrated new wave banger.

drinkoftheday.bsky.social•43 days ago

The music... fantastic! The "look"... epic!

https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxgCsU18Hdr8QLEMwz7cQnPTi0o5kXwhCz?si=Lbwj0j8ucGKVR4uo

natalieam.bsky.social•43 days ago

free2b56.bsky.social•43 days ago

We Belong is way underrated.

bridgetwilfong.bsky.social•42 days ago

That is my favorite Benatar song. She is amazing.

konniem.bsky.social•42 days ago

Definitely. Singing harmony along to that song in my car is an absolute must.

gazz1815.bsky.social•43 days ago

All Fired Up and Fire And Ice...can't split them.

happyjayhawk.bsky.social•43 days ago

Wuthering Heights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o96bRMJ7z4

molly90274.bsky.social•43 days ago

Crimes of Passion was a great album!

happyjayhawk.bsky.social•43 days ago

One of the great running tapes I ever had.

applepasta.bsky.social•43 days ago

I loved it

applepasta.bsky.social•43 days ago

One of the first ever albums I ever bought

adjbeylxd.bsky.social•43 days ago

Love is a battlefield. The truth and all time break up song.

kamalasvictory.bsky.social•43 days ago

Favorite is we belong! 💙

donnerdoo.bsky.social•42 days ago

My favorite song is “Hell Is For Children”. It’s a dark song, but I like the tempo changes.

theresa-i-10901.bsky.social•43 days ago

My fav singer of all time and I’ve seen her a bunch. Got to slap her hand in Westbury at a concert. I know I’m a little weird but I was excited. Shadows of the Night and We Belong.

cyndiboo.bsky.social•43 days ago

Love her. When MTV first started out, she was one of the top performers. She still looks great🥰

aurora0613.bsky.social•42 days ago

Painted Desert is the best

lindapal.bsky.social•43 days ago

The gift 🎁 that keeps on giving

dabrnxinaz.bsky.social•43 days ago

Every single one of her songs brings back so many memories. Her songs were my anthems in my late teens.

castillomc911.bsky.social•43 days ago

marshscarecrow.bsky.social•43 days ago

I’m salty that after all these years, Neil Geraldo has not only put his name on the marquee, but it’s starting to get put in FRONT of hers.

Someone on Sirius XM referred to them as “Geraldo-Benatar” and I damn nearly drove into a tree.

aunt-leelee.bsky.social•43 days ago

My favorite is I’m gonna follow you from Crimes of Passion. Played it over and over and over

brucecoffman.bsky.social•43 days ago

Suburban King. Never released as a single, but very predictive of MAGA white fragile men.

ceileensikes.bsky.social•43 days ago

All fired Up

andyknudsen64.bsky.social•43 days ago

Heartbreaker, hands down. I was with a group that sat behind her and her husband at the Paul McCartney concert a number of years ago at Busch Stadium. NOBODY but me in my group recognized her or her husband. Interestingly, as a guitarist, I recognized her husband before I recognized her lol.

sabrinaalfin.bsky.social•43 days ago

Good one!

erikalynne.bsky.social•43 days ago

A lot of faves, this video seems poignant these days
https://youtu.be/ZInRE-KryGA?si=IK4whH5oDOc1OCrb

heyjude60.bsky.social•43 days ago

Hit me with your best shot!
Happy Birthday

porchwizer.bsky.social•43 days ago

Listen to Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker

olmate-unionthug.bsky.social•42 days ago

I thought baby Spice had gotten older

lifeslesson.bsky.social•43 days ago

She still rocks my soul.

jeanniet.bsky.social•43 days ago

The very best! ♥️

geoort1964.bsky.social•43 days ago

Happy birthday pat! ♥️

mike1954.bsky.social•43 days ago

One of my favorite rock 'n' roll singers. Regret I've never seen her perform live.

gregcarrhope.bsky.social•43 days ago

Have a good one she left rock and roll to raise a family did that and went back to touring. Hell Is For Children was disliked by my Aunt Catherine. Fire And Ice and Heartbreaker and making the Fast Time At Ridgemont High soundtrack and girls dressed like her at McNair Secondary wonder what happened

gregcarrhope.bsky.social•43 days ago

To them? Rock on!

alongmessage.bsky.social•43 days ago

Heartbreaker!

teddithomp.bsky.social•43 days ago

My all time favorite of hers is One Love.

sylvaners.bsky.social•43 days ago

Hell is for children, Precious time.

artwave.bsky.social•43 days ago

Invincible is my favorite Pat Benatar song.

scarlettfreya.bsky.social•43 days ago

Run between the rain drops ❤️

tellicorider.bsky.social•43 days ago

My favorite Pat Benatar song is “Love Is a Battlefield “.

fightingfascism.bsky.social•43 days ago

Obviously, Love is a Battlefield.

lauralynnnj.bsky.social•43 days ago

Heartbreaker made me want to be a singer. I still want to be a singer LOL

amyage.bsky.social•43 days ago

We Belong, Hell is for Children, Love Is A Battlefield

bthemurph.bsky.social•42 days ago

I loved her so much and my mom did also. I left all my vinyl with her. And I might go with "We Belong"

zachsmind.bsky.social•43 days ago

"Love is what brought you here."
Pat Benatar - Don't Walk Away (1988) https://youtu.be/bQTtfdyvSbA?si=0eGqjnhdYd16RYYx

ohiohamlet.bsky.social•42 days ago

Heartbreaker! 🎸

oldcrank.bsky.social•43 days ago

You Better Run
We Belong
Promises in the Dark

That’s three

scallywag77.bsky.social•43 days ago

Only the BEST BORN THIS WEEK happy birthday to me

die-harder.bsky.social•43 days ago

Promises in the dark. Saw her live w/Billy Squire…

redmischief.bsky.social•43 days ago

Hell is for Children and her cover of Wuthering Heights

kyotiwiles.bsky.social•42 days ago

We Live for Love and Fire and Ice.

shellysh.bsky.social•43 days ago

Can't decide between Hit me with your Best shot and we belong. Hard to go wrong either way.

agkersh123.bsky.social•42 days ago

❤️❤️❤️

mattivi28.bsky.social•43 days ago

It's hard to pick just one favorite. She was my first concert in 1983. We Belong is a great song.

ashleigh-taylor.bsky.social•43 days ago

'We Belong'.

jenbone.bsky.social•42 days ago

"Love Is a Battlefield"

restlessherbivore.bsky.social•43 days ago

Invincible! And the lyrics are still relevant today.
One of my favorite artists.

Won't anybody help us?
What are we running for when there's nowhere
nowhere we can run to anymore?
We can't afford to be innocent
stand up and face the enemy.
It's a do or die situation - we will be invincible.

just-me-for-now.bsky.social•43 days ago

I've been known to belt that out at the top of my lungs no matter where I am

littlestbird.bsky.social•42 days ago

i worked at a performing arts center and she would come through every now and then. she is a very sweet lady and a total stoner. like total. but her guitarist is her husband and they have been together and making music the whole time. real happy stuff.

kupac1.bsky.social•43 days ago

Heartbreaker and Love Is A Battlefield. I remember the #Seinfeld episode where George Steinbrenner is singing Heartbreaker! 😄 Season 8, Episode 18 "The Nap".

amplify2024.bsky.social•43 days ago

And she still looks great! Love Pat Benatar!

ponybirdknits.bsky.social•43 days ago

Love is a battlefield 💙🦋

ashleymoyo.bsky.social•42 days ago

Promises In the Dark🎶🎶

bekahlou83.bsky.social•43 days ago

Invincible, hands down.

1charlee5.bsky.social•43 days ago

Such an incredible voice! Happy Birthday!

themadking.bsky.social•43 days ago

What amazes me is how long her and Neil have managed to work together and still be a couple. Very rare in show biz

usanettom.bsky.social•42 days ago

"Shadows of the Night" and "We Belong" are my favorites.

rnheather.bsky.social•43 days ago

We got to see her last summer, and she is STILL such a powerhouse. ❤️

zosngirl.bsky.social•43 days ago

Love is a Battlefield

chellestl.bsky.social•43 days ago

I’d go with We Belong, but so many good ones to choose from!

resist4harris.bsky.social•43 days ago

Hell is for children and fire and ice

muzzleblast.bsky.social•43 days ago

Fire awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-a-ay!

smurfwarsher.bsky.social•42 days ago

Stop Using Sex as a Weapon

One of the worst songs ever recorded in human history.

Neil Gerardi shouldn't have his name on the marquee. He's a minor talent.

creativedays.bsky.social•42 days ago

Wuthering Heights & Hell is for Children, she rocks the stage!

manlylibrarian.bsky.social•43 days ago

She looks like an alternate universe Nico in this photo.

jackwithoneeye.bsky.social•43 days ago

Allow me to nominate "Every Time I Fall Back" that she sang live on The Young and the Restless (I KNOW!) as one of her later songs that I really love.

But I refuse to name a favorite.

(It's for sure "Invincible.")

breakingkind.bsky.social•43 days ago

We Belong
Heartbreaker
You Better Run
Hit Me With Your Best Shot

vonfingerbang.bsky.social•43 days ago

Hell is for children & Promises in the dark 💛

dragonjay.bsky.social•42 days ago

Omg i love both of those

vonfingerbang.bsky.social•42 days ago

HIFC certainly doesn't get talked about enough haha.

dragonjay.bsky.social•42 days ago

I KNOW RIGHT !!!!!???? and it's so weird how i paired it with promises in the dark as well lol

lajolla44.bsky.social•43 days ago

Me too! I’m 81!!

vonthemove1229.bsky.social•43 days ago

I can't pick so here are my top three: Shadows of the Night, Temporary Hero, Invincible

fingbullshit.bsky.social•43 days ago

Hit me with your best shot

k15k.bsky.social•42 days ago

Love Is A Battlefield.

thewhiteribbit.bsky.social•43 days ago

https://youtu.be/IvSbQB6-UdY?si=x5Si7cB05NdpNX4E

mary112024.bsky.social•43 days ago

We belong was my old time favourite.

crone62.bsky.social•43 days ago

Hell is For Children.

heyoka420.bsky.social•43 days ago

Hit me with your best shot!

mountainsmama.bsky.social•43 days ago

Ohhh how cool is that? Pat and I have the same hair 😎

spoomerfish.bsky.social•43 days ago

Shadows of the Night is my def favorite! 😀

patricklaff.bsky.social•43 days ago

Here's My Heart-Pat Benatar 🇺🇸 In Giorgio Moroder's 🇮🇹 Metropolis 🇩🇪 🍿✌️

tmfab.bsky.social•43 days ago

My fave!
https://youtu.be/IGVZOLV9SPo?si=5apvB6HjO5P9t5iZ

skidrough.bsky.social•43 days ago

“Heartbreaker”

lucylf.bsky.social•43 days ago

Heartbreaker and happy birthday Pat she was amazing in concert 🎂🎉🎈

americanvagabond.bsky.social•43 days ago

Heartbreaker.

jolanfranta.bsky.social•42 days ago

Her Version of „Seven rooms of gloom“ is also a banger, painted desert“ another favourite. And Spot on todaymore than ever is the overlooked „everybody lay down“ . Happy BirthdayPat.

jolanfranta.bsky.social•42 days ago

https://youtu.be/A9SE-dNn8uQ?si=qZRR2UOPPUykuaBL

jrfitzg.bsky.social•43 days ago

We used to pop her tape in and crank it up while we drove to school our senior year . So long ago ..

jay00002.bsky.social•42 days ago

All Fired Up

drsharic.bsky.social•43 days ago

Hit me with your best shot

immakatt.bsky.social•43 days ago

Withering Heights Her vocal rage is so strong yet delicate in this song.

genevieveweston.bsky.social•43 days ago

Love is a battlefield

josephtw.bsky.social•43 days ago

Heartbreaker

adraus.bsky.social•43 days ago

Hit Me with Your Best Shot
Hell is for Children

lindaaoswald1.bsky.social•43 days ago

One of min is Shadows of the night. Had the pleasure to see her perform a couple of times. What a voice!!

stoplossmaxwin.bsky.social•43 days ago

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTNnnG_Mu6j5HRILdRmpAWW57bQQS2V1y&si=m2wlmOLV7vjwqQiP

therealgregfin.bsky.social•43 days ago

The hits of course, but the B side to Heartbreaker - My Clone Sleeps Alone - was always a favourite too.

slopdawg.bsky.social•43 days ago

I fell in love with her sultry voice when she sang Evening. A great and underrated song.

e-dianephd.bsky.social•43 days ago

We Belong! 💞

jomommafromtwitter.bsky.social•43 days ago

Happy birthday to a legend. I bought that album in 79. Can't believe it's been that long.🫢

Promises in the Dark is my favorite 😍 Her voice is one of the best in rock history imo. 🤘🫶💅

bruce-almighty.bsky.social•43 days ago

Happy birthday, Pat! 🎂
Saw her perform at a small club in '79. What a great show!! Thanks for the memories.

kemilew.bsky.social•43 days ago

We Belong.

korrok.bsky.social•43 days ago

You Better Run ❤️

viig61.bsky.social•43 days ago

Hard to pick a favourite, she’s made SO many bangers

teamplanetearth.bsky.social•43 days ago

Love Is A Battlefield ❤️

daddymando.bsky.social•43 days ago

Here’s a taste

daddymando.bsky.social•43 days ago

She and Spider put on a hell of a show at Bald Hill on Long Island 2 summers ago!

debeckert2.bsky.social•43 days ago

Love her! My favorite song is “Treat me right”.

just-me-for-now.bsky.social•43 days ago

Invincible

aetheln.bsky.social•43 days ago

Benatar doesn't roll of the tongue like her given name

mom6eva.bsky.social•43 days ago

Hard to choose just one….

dlauiowa.bsky.social•43 days ago

Sex as a weapon.. Took too long to get her into the rock n roll hof imo

mstkindeed.bsky.social•43 days ago

Love is a Battlefield ❤

alina404.bsky.social•43 days ago

2000s kid here, I enjoy listening to a lot of old songs (specifically, 80s, 90s, and 2000s). Two of her songs that I like to listen to are Love is a Battlefield and Heartbreaker especially since I am a huge fan of rock and metal.

askme99.bsky.social•43 days ago

Shadows Of The Night and Love Is A Battlefield

awakula.bsky.social•42 days ago

We Belong - still gives me goosebumps every time I hear it.

robertbeattie.bsky.social•43 days ago

We Live For Love

lancethomas31.bsky.social•42 days ago

Love is a battlefield.

jpwkeeper.bsky.social•43 days ago

Love is a Battlefield.
I was raised in the 80s. When I looked back and found out that song was literally from 1980, i was stunned. It was at least 5 years ahead of its time, if not more.