I feel like you missed the point of this song. It's great being 6 feet tall and weighing in at nearly 20 stone but i wasn't always so big and strong, and *I* remember what it was like to be small and helpless in a world determined to hurt me. Pat Benatar was at the height of her power when this video was made, and it's clear she never forgot either. This song makes me cry every single time i hear it, i've been very deeply close with more than a couple of CSA survivors.
@suzumebacigr my point exactly. It's just yet another post whining about how they don't like recent musical technology. I'm not a fan of it either but I like the nonstop bitching about it even less
@@mrmo4176 dude its not like you either talk about the meaning or you cant talk about anything else. he chose to speak technically wise. you chose to go with another quality of the song. those two subjects are not compatible in comparison.
@@WastedTalent- Tell me how easy it was/is to generalize, demonize and criminalize Boys who were/are the hidden/ignored victims of child abuse, torture and such.
She wrote this after reading an article on child abuse in the New York Times. She was shocked by a lot of what she read. This song is a reaction to that article.
@@TheDuckseason Because shes become a woke sheep like the rest of em. She wont sing hit me with your best shot either but I bet she wont return any of that money she made from those songs right? Shes a woke idiot now and I lost all respect for her.
It is absolutely clear what this song is about. Anybody who could ever think that this song is anti-child could not have heard any words except "children" and "hell". Great performance.
I miss my cassette of this album. I played this at high volume. As a black woman my choice of music was misunderstood. But my Mother was and still is phenomenal for teaching me and having me love all genres of music. I am forever grateful. And Pat Benatar became independently of my teachings one of my all time favorite rock singers and musicians. This song you could imagine I got really wierd stares but I love it tell this day.
As a WHITE man married to a black woman that should not play into your choice of music..that`s like me saying as a "White" man listening to snoop my music...blahhh blahhhh blahhh.. Music Gaps race!..Stop with the crap!
Targeted One Person Your race doesn't matter. Good music is good music. I'm glad you had a parent who let you explore music and find what you like. Happy listening.
This is one of the most misunderstood songs. Some people still think she hates children. She wrote this song to expose the fact that children r suffering throughout the world. This song was meant to bring awareness and help to children
good times gaming Most idiots who misunderstood the song stopped at the title. All it takes is 5 seconds from reading the lyrics that you knew it was all about child abuse. Great song and it's one of Pat's favorite songs. She is coming to Kentucky in the next 2 months and it's a bit of a drive but it's the closest she will be to where I live, so I might go for it. Fewer years ahead of us.
good times gaming I first heard this song as a child when I was 9 or so. I stayed up late one weekend, while skipping through the TV channels I ran across her band on...it may have been Fridays, or Saturday Night Live. That's the best I can recall, that was a LONG time ago. Anyway, as an abused child myself I instantly became infatuated with her music. I begged my dad to get the record for me, the next weekend he did. Then when he heard me blasting that song, he promptly shattered it. No matter, it changed my life.
good times gaming I remember when Pat caught shit for this song because the xtians were all up in a tizzy about satan worship and deemed every song that mentioned Hell, Devil, or Satan in the title as devil music. And all of this was without acdtually listenhing to the lyrics and the context. Kinda reminds me of republicans claiming songs for their campaigns that go against everything they stand for (Born In The USA and Reagan). When all the while, the song was inspired by a headline on a newspaper word for word. No matter how many times I have heard this song over the years, it still gives me chills.
With permission, I'm in the car. I don't need to ride shotgun, I just need to ensure that we locked the doors from the inside the second we got into the car.
She might have started in the 70's, but she made it main stream in the 80's. If I'm wrong, then I have false memory which means it's time for frequent naps.
so many came up out of the late 70's punk scene that made the 80's the 80's, the Cars ,the Police, the Ramones, just to start don't forget Van Halen started in the 70's also
So did a lot of the metal hair bands. Scorpions, Iron Maiden. The 80's and the talent that prospered and grew in the 80's owe almost their entire musical identity to MTV. Without MTV, a lot of these bands would not have been as prosperous.
This song made it possible for myself to get through the beating's I received from my father who was a police officer, and only by the grace of God I didn't blow his head off with his own revolver.
This song helped me know I was NOT the only one. My parents both molested, beat, emotionally and psychologically broke me yet I fought hard to be who I am today. I am truly sorry for what you also went through as well as all that have. 💕💜💕✌🏻😋🌹🙏🏻
I'm so glad this lady finally got her Induction into The Rock "N" Roll Hall of Fame.... She is so deserving of this honour. Who remembers Fast Times at Ridgemont High?
This song still makes me cry as a man, because I cried listening to the same song as a boy, except the pain then was different then today, I now know the difference between physical and mental pain. All the abuse from so many adults, I don't know why I'm alive. I went so far as to hang myself as a young man because the pain of my childhood was still deep in my soul. Physical, mental, sexual, religious, and that's just the start of my young life.
This is a powerful song that is compelling and commands humility and respect. Pat was the bomb in her heyday and took the throne as Queen of Rock in her own right.
I was there! One of the most epic concerts ever. Rockin it with Pat, Neil and the The Band, HBO, and thousands of us from the Tri State Area. Easily one of the most brilliant performances in rock history!
my ex girlfriend was a victim was a victim of physical, emotional, psychological abuse, including sexual abuse.Thank you Pat for bringing this out in the light,YOU did make a difference !
I remember all the abuse they took over this song. Child abuse was not deemed appropriate for rock and roll. If not, what the hell is rock and roll for if not to point out things in our society that we don't feel comfortable talking about. As one who grew up in the 60's, I know what music can mean. This was a great performance of music, but an even greater message.
I saw Pat at SPAC very early 80's on what I believe was her first national tour...those who know...know. One of the best shows I ever saw! This song helped me to begin the long journey of recovery and to decades later testify at a NYS Senate hearing in the mid Aughties as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, much to the chagrin of many family members. To Pat you will never know the strength you gave me all the times I played this album, head phones on and singing at the top of my lungs along with you...forever grateful...thank you!
I've been to a LOT of concerts. My single greatest concert experience is seeing this song performed live... It was pouring rain, my wife and I were right up against the fence, I look over and there is this incredible blonde standing on the bottom rail of the fence, completely soaked, fists all clenched, singing and crying her eyes out. I don't know her story, but 20 years later that one concert moment tops all of them. Must have been something. Marvin Grombacher is probably the most under-rated drummer ever and Neal Geraldo is one of the most under-rated guitarists..
I just saw her live 3 days ago. I never knew the history of this song and she explained it. I cried too. I'm a survivor of abuse as an adult . and I can't explain... it was like an intense cathartic experience. It really affected me. I have so much respect for her and Neil, I always knew her music from the 80's but wasn't a huge fan, and thought of her as a "pop rocker" who looked good. Boy, was I wrong. I have so much respect and and am in awe of the talent that her and Neil possess. And, btw, she looked fabulous and her voice was as strong as ever.
Kevin Ryan, more than likely, the blonde u were referring to was acting out her emotions through the lyrics from which she suffered as a child. Its difficult to know one's cry for help on the inside, despite how we may look on the outside
Myron Grombacher.... a wild man and great drummer.... I'm a guitar player and took notice of him since the 80s enough to learn his name....he deserves that and more recognition....
I saw her on this tour. She was incredible! Her music was way more rock, and harder than the music that she was famous for at the time. It was one of the hardest rock concerts I've been to, and I've seen the Doors, Zeppelin, Dio, Priest and she was up there with them. This chic could rock.
I was there way back in 82..one hell of a concert..how many were there with me..?...loved her then and still loving her now in 2019....hope that time machine gets here soon.
I saw them that year in Cincinnati, OH. I was blown away that such a diminutive woman could just put her head back and sing with such power, force and passion! Ive always love her drummer, Myron Grombacher, as well. He was incredible and exciting to watch and listen to.
She crushed this tune! All natural vocals and no auto tune doing the work for her! No samples. That band is playing every single note! This is such a dark tune about child abuse. She delivered that message so powerfully!
My mother was a foster mother for 30 years. I’ve seen it all. You’d be surprised how far a ball, glove and a bat would go with these kids. Something we take for granted. Just someone to play with them. That’s just a start.
This is what makes today's music in my opinion seem so limited because the bar in the 80s was already raised so immensely high with performers Like Pat Benatar. I grew up as a teenager in the 80s and I have witnessed music for many generations and in this person's opinion there's no comparison. They didn't need stage gimmicks fancy dancing sexy revealing outfits to sell their shows. This the shows sold out because of one reason pure musical Talent.
I saw pat 3 yrs ago,,,and they STILL play this song every concert! And MAN,did she kill it! She hit every note with power and control that only comes from having a god given incredible voice that she has at her age! SHE IS STILL THE REIGNING QUEEN OF ROCK!!!!
This song came out when I was 9 and being severely abused. It made me realize other kids get abused too I thought it was just me because there was something wrong with me. Thank you Ms.Benetar.
Back in the day when this song first came out a lot of people didn't understand it but I absolutely 🌹💕💙 and now that I'm a old man will protect any child that I can because I've lived my life and want every child to have a chance nothing but respect ✌️ and lots of 💕 to all
This song came out when I was about 9 years old and being severely abused. I realized there must be others going through the same thing since there's a song about it, I didn't feel so alone. Thank you Ms. Benetar for the music and the understanding.
This song draws us to children who are abused in every way. It reminds us that, while our lives move forward everyday, there are little hearts breaking from abuse. Sadness......that's what is portrayed here.
Child abuse can be deadly . Richard Davidson was a babysitter for my granddaughter July 29 2009 and killed Izabela Virginia who only was with her Mom Kaleigh Hanson for 4 months 19 days . Pat you will always be our #1 female Rock singer and thank you for all your music . Love from Columbus Ohio fans
We played this song in our 80s cover band (we had a good chick singer) and i remember listening to these lyrics at the time were pretty bold and certainly different from most of the 80s fluff on top 40 back then. What a time to have lived through, we all thought our generation of music was so new and fresh and hipper ! It did get rather eclectic then with the punk sceen still alive, then "NewWave" hit, and then came the "Hair Bands" even Heavy Metal took off to another level. Eighties MTV was revolutionary and really changed music. Not necessarily for the better imo.You had to look the part and every song needed a "video" . We thought that would never die!! Looking back, we had fun and felt relevant , even in a cover band lol!!
this was my life I stopped the chain with my own children but the pain is still fresh and real songs that reach are soul are what help us heal unfortunately my kids know nothing of my past and no longer talk to me but I hope some day they return but the most important is I broke the chain
True. Madonna broke out and became big about 6 months before the Live Aid concert in 1985, so she was really only a top selling artist for the second half of the decade, whereas Pat was already successful before the decade started.
@@garym6338 Pat was a true talent and kicked ass !! Madonna had talent, but she tried to shock people to get attention!! I met Pat in 2017 and she still kicks ass!!
As a survivor of childhood sex abuse, I really wish I could just hug her. Though I realized it later in life, this song gave me power when I was powerless. I'd like to thank Ms. Benatar for giving a powerful, angry even, voice to the children. She is a very beautiful person and in this sense presents an angelic, welcoming, guarding image to our victimizers. Like an angel holding you in her arms while fighting them off and comforting you. When I first 'really' heard this song I was on my way to a hockey game where I had to fight a guy. I lost it in my brother's car- he didn't know then, nor does he now know what happened to me. He didn't know how to react and I don't blame him. I was a puddle. A broken man who'd just realized what had been wrong, what'd been hidden, for so many years. I played well that night. I fought that guy and won, well. I've never trusted anyone even though my love life has been a shambles of infidelity and alcoholism (on their part) I've always resisted "doing it the way it's supposed to be done" because that's what got me there- here. You're supposed to go to your Dr.'s appointments right? So you go. And Mom says go, so you go. You don't complain because it's not in your nature and you don't really know if it's wrong because he's asked her to leave the room since you were 7 or 8- shortly after you met him. All the times you didn't cry. Moving on the fringes.
Goosebump time at 4:00 with the power in her vocals! Truly unmatched - it's beyond awesome watching Pat belt it outta the park. And she makes it look almost effortless. Truly in a league all her own - just legendary.
This song is used to great effect at the end of an episode of Mindhunter season 2. I didn't know it before, but had to pause and look it up right away. Some songs are just a punch in the gut.
Same here, I knew it was Pat Benatar but didn't really know the song...one good thing about all this technology is being able to instantly research this shit...
Miss Pat Benetar, This song got me through a lot of hard times. Thank you for singing about what so many of us have gone through. You rock. Sincerely; Stephan
I met her a couple of years ago and she is still so damn beautiful !! Her voice is still amazing!! She was very cool and nice during the meet and greet!!
They really got it right with this song. I know, as I was severely abused by a doctor on Long Island when I was a kid. I am so glad they never stopped performing it, despite the criticism. It is probably one of the greatest songs ever written. Quietly, but definitely so.
Yeah pat benatar didn't hate children, she has children and loves them, this song was about hell on earth for abused children and the horror they endure like someone else commented, when this song came out all kinds of skeptics and pessimist were looking for anything to discredit Pat's meaning but we all clearly know exactly what she's writing about. Earth is our own hell.
The sound is not the greatest, but I love this video. Just watching the look on Pat's face when she turns to her band, and implores them to kick it into high gear, because she wants the audience to feel the impact of the song and the lyrics. Classic. Pat was truly one of the best.
I remember when this song dropped when I was in high school and I was in a foster home because I was being physically abused by my mother at home. If you get into blind rages and beat on my sisters and I. When I first heard the song I knew the lyrics for she even sang them... Thank you Pat and your guitar 🎸 SPIDER who made this one of the hottest ines of the late 1970s. Well the song is over and Mom has died in 1991 of a fast-moving cancer that took her life within 2 weeks of being diagnosed. A shock to the whole family and many pieces they have been scattered the last 40 + years.....
I was so in love with her when I was only a teen. I love this song and yes this song is about children suffering. I was one of them. Thank you Pat for bringing awareness for us.
Giraldo was highly rated in the early to mid 80's. I played guitar in a band in '82. I walked into a guitar store that year, and one of the employees was showing people a lick that Neil had recorded. All guitarists knew who he was.
Or when I "hear" it... Pat had one of the most RAW sounding female rock voices evahh!!! And her hair was PERFECT during the 1980's. She was the epitome of SEXY ROCK MAMA!!!
I saw Pat on September 11th during her "Summer Vacation Tour". Her voice was as good as it was in the 80s. It was an incredibly tough day, but in the end I'm glad that she went on with the show. Thanks Pat!
I wasn't so kine on the title but after hearing it and to find out its about child abuse im fell in love even more with Pat!!!!! The performance was great!!!!!!!!
Many people are so fortunate to not have seen hell while as a child. It leaves one broken for life. You can not piece together what has been broken, the cracks are the scars that are forever embedded in the minds of the children raised in hell. I have found heaven, only by never allowing anyone into my life forever. I trust nobody, so I won't see Hell. I see God
I'm a metal head, but Pat came to a small college 20 miles from where I lived promoting her first album. I went to see it and was blown away. This band kicked ass, even after they went partly commercial at the end, they still rocked.
wow. saw her in 86 at William and Mary and she rocked...awesome...just love the energy and joy she has and her whole band for making every night a great show.
Pat is the best! Kids, elderly and animals never deserve to be abused. I watched Montel Williams years ago about a dirt bag kicking his dog and a audience member said how about I kick you!
and children i hear about parent torture thier children and even kill them! abuse is a horrible thing no matter who suffers😢😢 i cry so hard for the helpless and vulnerable
![[10] Pat Benatar - Hell Is for Children - Live 2001](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/YEf00GC1rlQ/mqdefault.jpg)
Kids this is how LIVE music should be performed w/ straight raw talent, no autotune no backing tracks no computers
not a whole lot of new performers are very talented, i stpped listening to the new stuff in 2002
But I NEED six backup singers and dancers!!!
She shreds this songs 100 ways til tomorrow. No autotune....no electronic enhancements......just raw talent. Real singers SING.
I feel like you missed the point of this song. It's great being 6 feet tall and weighing in at nearly 20 stone but i wasn't always so big and strong, and *I* remember what it was like to be small and helpless in a world determined to hurt me. Pat Benatar was at the height of her power when this video was made, and it's clear she never forgot either. This song makes me cry every single time i hear it, i've been very deeply close with more than a couple of CSA survivors.
@@mrmo4176he never spoke about the meaning of the song....
@suzumebacigr my point exactly. It's just yet another post whining about how they don't like recent musical technology. I'm not a fan of it either but I like the nonstop bitching about it even less
@@mrmo4176 dude its not like you either talk about the meaning or you cant talk about anything else.
he chose to speak technically wise. you chose to go with another quality of the song. those two subjects are not compatible in comparison.
Autotune didn't exist in 82
One of the few female rock vocalists that could hold a candle to Ann Wilson
I definitely agree!!! Comparison to Ann is High Praise indeed!
She ultimately held the torch too janis, stevie, ann without a doubt. Snubbed in hall of fame.. Disgrace
Pat and Ann are the 2 greatest female rock vocalist in history!
They should have done a duet
Agree to that
I grew up listening to Pat benatar.she doesn't hate kids,she's exposing child abuse
Tell that to the xtians who went nuts over the title of the song without reading the lyrics. She took a lot of shit for it back in the day.
@@WastedTalent- Tell me how easy it was/is to generalize, demonize and criminalize Boys who were/are the hidden/ignored victims of child abuse, torture and such.
Same here at 17 in 1980. She 10 years older than me and STILL going strong with her husband
She wrote this after reading an article on child abuse in the New York Times. She was shocked by a lot of what she read. This song is a reaction to that article.
Who said otherwise?
As a survivor of child abuse, every time I hear it, I am grateful for this song
There are many forms of hell. And we all walk through it There are many doors and different levels.
She refuses to sing it now.
@@TheDuckseason Because shes become a woke sheep like the rest of em.
She wont sing hit me with your best shot either but I bet she wont return any of that money she made from those songs right?
Shes a woke idiot now and I lost all respect for her.
@@TheDuckseasonSince when? She performed it at Fenway Park July 31st of this year.
There's such anger in her voice, face, and body movements. I don't think it's acting.
Fortunately I grew up in the greatest era of rock roll
It is absolutely clear what this song is about. Anybody who could ever think that this song is anti-child could not have heard any words except "children" and "hell". Great performance.
She is a very powerful singer!!
I miss my cassette of this album. I played this at high volume. As a black woman my choice of music was misunderstood. But my Mother was and still is phenomenal for teaching me and having me love all genres of music. I am forever grateful. And Pat Benatar became independently of my teachings one of my all time favorite rock singers and musicians. This song you could imagine I got really wierd stares but I love it tell this day.
God bless you. I always wondered if black people listened to this style of music.
got the vinal LP
As a WHITE man married to a black woman that should not play into your choice of music..that`s like me saying as a "White" man listening to snoop my music...blahhh blahhhh blahhh.. Music Gaps race!..Stop with the crap!
Targeted One Person Your race doesn't matter. Good music is good music. I'm glad you had a parent who let you explore music and find what you like. Happy listening.
Music is universal..There are no race restrictions so enjoy and TURN IT UP!!!! and get ALL FIRED UP!!!!
One of the best songs in the history of rock.
Your right
History of humanity.
@@ibelieveinsomething3895
Perhaps because it is such a humane message.
Oh yesss !!
The thing with this song is it brought out child abuse and other abuse out in the open into peoples homes and up in their faces
This is one of the most misunderstood songs. Some people still think she hates children. She wrote this song to expose the fact that children r suffering throughout the world. This song was meant to bring awareness and help to children
good times gaming Most idiots who misunderstood the song stopped at the title. All it takes is 5 seconds from reading the lyrics that you knew it was all about child abuse. Great song and it's one of Pat's favorite songs. She is coming to Kentucky in the next 2 months and it's a bit of a drive but it's the closest she will be to where I live, so I might go for it. Fewer years ahead of us.
good times gaming I first heard this song as a child when I was 9 or so. I stayed up late one weekend, while skipping through the TV channels I ran across her band on...it may have been Fridays, or Saturday Night Live. That's the best I can recall, that was a LONG time ago. Anyway, as an abused child myself I instantly became infatuated with her music. I begged my dad to get the record for me, the next weekend he did. Then when he heard me blasting that song, he promptly shattered it. No matter, it changed my life.
good times gaming It is about child abuse, she sings it at every single concert she has since the song was written.
good times gaming I remember when Pat caught shit for this song because the xtians were all up in a tizzy about satan worship and deemed every song that mentioned Hell, Devil, or Satan in the title as devil music. And all of this was without acdtually listenhing to the lyrics and the context. Kinda reminds me of republicans claiming songs for their campaigns that go against everything they stand for (Born In The USA and Reagan). When all the while, the song was inspired by a headline on a newspaper word for word. No matter how many times I have heard this song over the years, it still gives me chills.
+good times gaming "Some people still think she hates children." Only morons think that. Life is too short to worry what morons think. Move on.
Can we just invent a time machine and go back to these days? I'll drive.
With permission, I'm in the car. I don't need to ride shotgun, I just need to ensure that we locked the doors from the inside the second we got into the car.
Pat wrote this song to bring light to child abuse. I play it to motivate people to change !!!
She really was one of the great things to come out of the 80's.
+Mark Keith 80s? Don't you mean 70's, no just one of the best .
She might have started in the 70's, but she made it main stream in the 80's. If I'm wrong, then I have false memory which means it's time for frequent naps.
so many came up out of the late 70's punk scene that made the 80's the 80's, the Cars ,the Police, the Ramones, just to start don't forget Van Halen started in the 70's also
So did a lot of the metal hair bands. Scorpions, Iron Maiden. The 80's and the talent that prospered and grew in the 80's owe almost their entire musical identity to MTV. Without MTV, a lot of these bands would not have been as prosperous.
Yeah, My favorite too. Good people, hard to find in the music business!
The first time I heard this song I was 13 y.o. and I got the message of this song!!! For all those adults that don't get it, get an education.
this how you bring awareness to light , not a new subject , those that know , know. we where the 80s .
This song made it possible for myself to get through the beating's I received from my father who was a police officer, and only by the grace of God I didn't blow his head off with his own revolver.
+Brian Upchurch You survived. ............For a reason. Good luck to you. I hope you are doing well.
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+Brian Upchurch Glad you're here, Brian.
+Brian Upchurch Good luck to you, man, and remember, the chain of abuse ends with us, the survivors!! :->
This woman she should deserved a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!
All hail THE QUEEN of Rock-N-Roll
Lilly Love no. Ann Wilson is the Queen.
Lilly Love they don’t make them like her no mo! 👍🏻
Joan jett?
@@algarridm 🤣
@D Bon Stevie on that list too.
This song came out about the time I figured out things weren't right.... It helped give me strength.
Misty McCullough Me too Misty. You are not alone my friend.
This songs beyond powerful.
This song helped me know I was NOT the only one. My parents both molested, beat, emotionally and psychologically broke me yet I fought hard to be who I am today. I am truly sorry for what you also went through as well as all that have. 💕💜💕✌🏻😋🌹🙏🏻
I'm so glad this lady finally got her Induction into The Rock "N" Roll Hall of Fame.... She is so deserving of this honour. Who remembers Fast Times at Ridgemont High?
They all were trying to look like Pat Benatar at the mall.
I started loving “Hell is for Children” when I started learning about child abuse and when I have been through abuse this song saved my soul.
This song still makes me cry as a man, because I cried listening to the same song as a boy, except the pain then was different then today, I now know the difference between physical and mental pain.
All the abuse from so many adults, I don't know why I'm alive. I went so far as to hang myself as a young man because the pain of my childhood was still deep in my soul.
Physical, mental, sexual, religious, and that's just the start of my young life.
Hope you are you doing ok now ❤❤❤❤ sending much love 💕
Pat rules,the hell with today's music😢
Absolutely it sucks!
This is a powerful song that is compelling and commands humility and respect. Pat was the bomb in her heyday and took the throne as Queen of Rock in her own right.
She still is!!!
I lived this life; i understand this song real well.
I was there! One of the most epic concerts ever. Rockin it with Pat, Neil and the The Band, HBO, and thousands of us from the Tri State Area. Easily one of the most brilliant performances in rock history!
Us festival?
no US Festival was Labor Day 1982, this was 1980@@rickingraham4451
my ex girlfriend was a victim was a victim of physical, emotional, psychological abuse, including sexual abuse.Thank you Pat for bringing this out in the light,YOU did make a difference !
I remember all the abuse they took over this song. Child abuse was not deemed appropriate for rock and roll. If not, what the hell is rock and roll for if not to point out things in our society that we don't feel comfortable talking about. As one who grew up in the 60's, I know what music can mean. This was a great performance of music, but an even greater message.
yep. it was and is one of the best songs ever
I saw Pat at SPAC very early 80's on what I believe was her first national tour...those who know...know. One of the best shows I ever saw! This song helped me to begin the long journey of recovery and to decades later testify at a NYS Senate hearing in the mid Aughties as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, much to the chagrin of many family members. To Pat you will never know the strength you gave me all the times I played this album, head phones on and singing at the top of my lungs along with you...forever grateful...thank you!
she rocked, she was hot, I loved the 70-80's ....I need a time machine
+DEAN25032 The one guitar player is wearing a 'Ghost Busters" jump suit I think.
LMAO
DEAN25032 take me with you
DEAN25032 save me a seat I'd go back in a second to relive the 80s
yeah me too man
I am the child she sings about.
Me too!
I've been to a LOT of concerts. My single greatest concert experience is seeing this song performed live... It was pouring rain, my wife and I were right up against the fence, I look over and there is this incredible blonde standing on the bottom rail of the fence, completely soaked, fists all clenched, singing and crying her eyes out. I don't know her story, but 20 years later that one concert moment tops all of them. Must have been something.
Marvin Grombacher is probably the most under-rated drummer ever and Neal Geraldo is one of the most under-rated guitarists..
You mean Neil brother.
I hope youre still acting Alisa, you're very good.
I just saw her live 3 days ago. I never knew the history of this song and she explained it. I cried too. I'm a survivor of abuse as an adult . and I can't explain... it was like an intense cathartic experience. It really affected me. I have so much respect for her and Neil, I always knew her music from the 80's but wasn't a huge fan, and thought of her as a "pop rocker" who looked good. Boy, was I wrong. I have so much respect and and am in awe of the talent that her and Neil possess. And, btw, she looked fabulous and her voice was as strong as ever.
Kevin Ryan, more than likely, the blonde u were referring to was acting out her emotions through the lyrics from which she suffered as a child. Its difficult to know one's cry for help on the inside, despite how we may look on the outside
I saw here live a few times. Moved every time. Her and Heart should do a tour.
Myron Grombacher.... a wild man and great drummer.... I'm a guitar player and took notice of him since the 80s enough to learn his name....he deserves that and more recognition....
Thank you for pointing that out! I had the same thought. Myron is an *amazing* drummer!!
Agree. Watching him play it's amazing he doesn't bust a drum head when playing.
Her vocal is out of this world!
I saw her on this tour. She was incredible! Her music was way more rock, and harder than the music that she was famous for at the time. It was one of the hardest rock concerts I've been to, and I've seen the Doors, Zeppelin, Dio, Priest and she was up there with them. This chic could rock.
Pat & Neil are such a talented pair. Myron didn’t just play that drum kit, he dominated it. Fantastic.
I was there way back in 82..one hell of a concert..how many were there with me..?...loved her then and still loving her now in 2019....hope that time machine gets here soon.
I saw them that year in Cincinnati, OH. I was blown away that such a diminutive woman could just put her head back and sing with such power, force and passion! Ive always love her drummer, Myron Grombacher, as well. He was incredible and exciting to watch and listen to.
The first "Rock Goddess" I ever worshipped..... in the eyes of a wounded child... Be daddy's good girl... Tell Grandma you fell off the swing....
She crushed this tune! All natural vocals and no auto tune doing the work for her! No samples. That band is playing every single note!
This is such a dark tune about child abuse. She delivered that message so powerfully!
This I'd such an eye opening song
Love everything about it❤🎉😇😘
1982 or so
I love you pat❤
My favourite song of hers.
It's for the children who have been abused. She loves kids .
A risky song sung fearlessly. Thank you Pat for doing this to bring attention to this terrible crime.
My mother was a foster mother for 30 years. I’ve seen it all. You’d be surprised how far a ball, glove and a bat would go with these kids. Something we take for granted. Just someone to play with them. That’s just a start.
this is a heavy metal song.
Yes, it is
not heavy metal but nearly
I would hard rock would be more fitting...
It is I like the solo
If you need labels it's just a song.
This is what makes today's music in my opinion seem so limited because the bar in the 80s was already raised so immensely high with performers Like Pat Benatar. I grew up as a teenager in the 80s and I have witnessed music for many generations and in this person's opinion there's no comparison. They didn't need stage gimmicks fancy dancing sexy revealing outfits to sell their shows. This the shows sold out because of one reason pure musical Talent.
The drummer has a good energy level.
The best!
When people tell me how great and talented Taylor Swift is i show them this. A hundred Taylor Swifts wouldnt equal one Pat Benatar.
O I know
Thank you for saying that a lot of people are misunderstanding
Yup
I should tell that to my daughter-in-law lol
Truth & Facts!!!
I saw pat 3 yrs ago,,,and they STILL play this song every concert! And MAN,did she kill it! She hit every note with power and control that only comes from having a god given incredible voice that she has at her age! SHE IS STILL THE REIGNING QUEEN OF ROCK!!!!
Awesome
Stevie Nicks& Pat Benatar were my 2 favorite female singers in that era.😅
Myron Grombacher. Probably one of the BEST live drummers I have ever seen!!
This song came out when I was 9 and being severely abused. It made me realize other kids get abused too I thought it was just me because there was something wrong with me. Thank you Ms.Benetar.
One of the greatest drummers ever
I don't think anyone else can scream like that and it sounds absolutely amazing...I bow down 👑
Back in the day when this song first came out a lot of people didn't understand it but I absolutely 🌹💕💙 and now that I'm a old man will protect any child that I can because I've lived my life and want every child to have a chance nothing but respect ✌️ and lots of 💕 to all
Yes, she knew what was going on!!!!! She is a rock star for sure!!!!
This song came out when I was about 9 years old and being severely abused. I realized there must be others going through the same thing since there's a song about it, I didn't feel so alone. Thank you Ms. Benetar for the music and the understanding.
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the passion she sings this with is spine chilling...she makes it personal
back when rock ruled the world
Glad I got to see her in the 80's. It was a great concert!
This song draws us to children who are abused in every way. It reminds us that, while our lives move forward everyday, there are little hearts breaking from abuse. Sadness......that's what is portrayed here.
Pat nailed it. Amazing performance, true artist.
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Child abuse can be deadly . Richard Davidson was a babysitter for my granddaughter July 29 2009 and killed Izabela Virginia who only was with her Mom Kaleigh Hanson for 4 months 19 days . Pat you will always be our #1 female Rock singer and thank you for all your music . Love from Columbus Ohio fans
Pat is one of my all time favorites. I don't know how she sings/screams that chorus and still have a voice left!
Classically trained
This woman RAWKS! Her voice is unmatched. Been jammin to her and Neil for years. And your hubby kills on the guitar!
holy shit that was intense. i love this song.
Her voice is so phenomenal I’m glad I checkout her albums instead of just hits
the hell they are living is with their parents...what a mind-numbing song...especially if you've been there!!!
We played this song in our 80s cover band (we had a good chick singer) and i remember listening to these lyrics at the time were pretty bold and certainly different from most of the 80s fluff on top 40 back then. What a time to have lived through, we all thought our generation of music was so new and fresh and hipper !
It did get rather eclectic then with the punk sceen still alive, then "NewWave" hit, and then came the "Hair Bands" even Heavy Metal took off to another level. Eighties MTV was revolutionary and really changed music. Not necessarily for the better imo.You had to look the part and every song needed a "video" . We thought that would never die!! Looking back, we had fun and felt relevant , even in a cover band lol!!
this was my life I stopped the chain with my own children but the pain is still fresh and real songs that reach are soul are what help us heal unfortunately my kids know nothing of my past and no longer talk to me but I hope some day they return but the most important is I broke the chain
It is about child abuse. It is a powerful song. Sad because of the children who is abused
Pat was the highest selling female singer of the 80s.. most people think Madonna was, but Pat was..
Pat started some years earlier though. But she was the No1 woman in Heavy rockthroughout the decade, no doubt about that ...
True. Madonna broke out and became big about 6 months before the Live Aid concert in 1985, so she was really only a top selling artist for the second half of the decade, whereas Pat was already successful before the decade started.
@@garym6338 Pat was a true talent and kicked ass !! Madonna had talent, but she tried to shock people to get attention!! I met Pat in 2017 and she still kicks ass!!
Funk MADonna anyway.
Actually, Billboard magazine ranks Pat as the highest selling female rock artist in history. This is based on album and single chart positions.
As a survivor of childhood sex abuse, I really wish I could just hug her. Though I realized it later in life, this song gave me power when I was powerless. I'd like to thank Ms. Benatar for giving a powerful, angry even, voice to the children. She is a very beautiful person and in this sense presents an angelic, welcoming, guarding image to our victimizers. Like an angel holding you in her arms while fighting them off and comforting you. When I first 'really' heard this song I was on my way to a hockey game where I had to fight a guy. I lost it in my brother's car- he didn't know then, nor does he now know what happened to me. He didn't know how to react and I don't blame him. I was a puddle. A broken man who'd just realized what had been wrong, what'd been hidden, for so many years. I played well that night. I fought that guy and won, well. I've never trusted anyone even though my love life has been a shambles of infidelity and alcoholism (on their part) I've always resisted "doing it the way it's supposed to be done" because that's what got me there- here. You're supposed to go to your Dr.'s appointments right? So you go. And Mom says go, so you go. You don't complain because it's not in your nature and you don't really know if it's wrong because he's asked her to leave the room since you were 7 or 8- shortly after you met him. All the times you didn't cry. Moving on the fringes.
Goosebump time at 4:00 with the power in her vocals! Truly unmatched - it's beyond awesome watching Pat belt it outta the park. And she makes it look almost effortless. Truly in a league all her own - just legendary.
Facts
This song is used to great effect at the end of an episode of Mindhunter season 2. I didn't know it before, but had to pause and look it up right away. Some songs are just a punch in the gut.
Exactly the same happend to me a few minutes ago..that's why I am here now.
Same here, I knew it was Pat Benatar but didn't really know the song...one good thing about all this technology is being able to instantly research this shit...
Dennis Jørgensen
That’s crazy, that’s exactly why I came to this video, because of Mindhunters.
Miss Pat Benetar,
This song got me through a lot of hard times. Thank you for singing about what so many of us have gone through. You rock.
Sincerely;
Stephan
I saw Pat Benatar live just few years ago. She was as strong and badass as ever. Phenomenal. I think she might be Ronnie Dio's sister..
Those two plus ad Klaus Meine from Scorpion's and you have three of the best rock music voices in the industry IMO.
I met her a couple of years ago and she is still so damn beautiful !! Her voice is still amazing!! She was very cool and nice during the meet and greet!!
Damn high praise indeed! Well said......
They really got it right with this song. I know, as I was severely abused by a doctor on Long Island when I was a kid. I am so glad they never stopped performing it, despite the criticism. It is probably one of the greatest songs ever written. Quietly, but definitely so.
She is a bad ass!
I'm loving the kudos given to this by people who are just discovering Pat Benatar and her band
Une super rock star, un super batteur et des super zikos ..... un plaisir qui me rajeuni de plus de 40 ans !!
SHE IS THE NUMBER ONE FEMALE IN ROCK,PERIOD,she is a genius vocalist,just listen
She is really pumped during this performance, great stuff.
Yeah pat benatar didn't hate children, she has children and loves them, this song was about hell on earth for abused children and the horror they endure like someone else commented, when this song came out all kinds of skeptics and pessimist were looking for anything to discredit Pat's meaning but we all clearly know exactly what she's writing about. Earth is our own hell.
The sound is not the greatest, but I love this video. Just watching the look on Pat's face when she turns to her band, and implores them to kick it into high gear, because she wants the audience to feel the impact of the song and the lyrics. Classic. Pat was truly one of the best.
Pat in her Prime...can't get much better than this
I remember when this song dropped when I was in high school and I was in a foster home because I was being physically abused by my mother at home. If you get into blind rages and beat on my sisters and I. When I first heard the song I knew the lyrics for she even sang them... Thank you Pat and your guitar 🎸 SPIDER who made this one of the hottest ines of the late 1970s. Well the song is over and Mom has died in 1991 of a fast-moving cancer that took her life within 2 weeks of being diagnosed. A shock to the whole family and many pieces they have been scattered the last 40 + years.....
One of the true queens of rock and roll!
Bless all the people fighting for children's rights and helping children that have been abused,adults still recovering from abuse .
I was so in love with her when I was only a teen. I love this song and yes this song is about children suffering. I was one of them. Thank you Pat for bringing awareness for us.
Me too. I STILL love her and always will.
Ima metal head but i kno badass when i see/hear it-
You got that right...Neil Geraldo is so under rated as a rock guitarist.
Giraldo was highly rated in the early to mid 80's. I played guitar in a band in '82. I walked into a guitar store that year, and one of the employees was showing people a lick that Neil had recorded. All guitarists knew who he was.
Tim Roberts same here, Pat she rock's anybody's off their socks true rock goddess 👸🏻
Or when I "hear" it... Pat had one of the most RAW sounding female rock voices evahh!!! And her hair was PERFECT during the 1980's. She was the epitome of SEXY ROCK MAMA!!!
They say Stevie Nicks is the Queen of Rock n Roll. Nahh, I say it's Pat Benatar.
I saw Pat on September 11th during her "Summer Vacation Tour". Her voice was as good as it was in the 80s. It was an incredibly tough day, but in the end I'm glad that she went on with the show. Thanks Pat!
that is so ridiculously good i'm in tears all these years later
this is an anthem for us that lived through this type of childhood, song makes me cry and rock out at the same time
I was at this concert! Love Pat and Niel! I was in 11th grade and I sing all her songs at Karaoke now!
I wasn't so kine on the title but after hearing it and to find out its about child abuse im fell in love even more with Pat!!!!! The performance was great!!!!!!!!
Many people are so fortunate to not have seen hell while as a child. It leaves one broken for life. You can not piece together what has been broken, the cracks are the scars that are forever embedded in the minds of the children raised in hell.
I have found heaven, only by never allowing anyone into my life forever.
I trust nobody, so I won't see Hell.
I see God
I'm a metal head, but Pat came to a small college 20 miles from where I lived promoting her first album. I went to see it and was blown away. This band kicked ass, even after they went partly commercial at the end, they still rocked.
I lived this, God bless Pat for bringing this to light, hurt incredibly to type this… damn
And I'm sorry for what you went through.
wow. saw her in 86 at William and Mary and she rocked...awesome...just love the energy and joy she has and her whole band for making every night a great show.
Pat is the best! Kids, elderly and animals never deserve to be abused. I watched Montel Williams years ago about a dirt bag kicking his dog and a audience member said how about I kick you!
and children i hear about parent torture thier children and even kill them! abuse is a horrible thing no matter who suffers😢😢 i cry so hard for the helpless and vulnerable