Pat Benatar, Hit Me With Your Best Shot | Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

In the 3^rd edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥, we highlight “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” performed by Pat Benatar.

Bring on the bold, fierce songs! Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 serves up background info and insight into songs of various styles, especially songs that raise eyebrows and/or stir the pot.  Featured records can be classic or brand new. In the 3^rd edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2023), we break down 🎵 “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” performed by 🎙 Pat Benatar.

“Hit me with your best shot / Why don’t you hit me with your best shot,” 🏆 Grammy winning singer 🎙 Pat Benatar implores on 🎵 “Hit Me With Your Best Shot”. She adds, fitting, “Fire away.” Of course, even if he takes his best shot at her, he won’t win – she has more fortitude, power, resilience, and toughness than he does 💯! The fourth track is a highlight from the pop/rock singer’s 1980, multiplatinum album, 💿 Crimes of Passion.  The top-10 hit (peaked at no. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100), was written by 🎼 ✍ Eddie Schwartz. 🎛 Keith Olsen and Neil Giraldo produced this gold certified earworm.

Early on, it is clear that Pat Benatar is not going to let this man continue his “Long history / Of breaking little hearts like the one in me.” Woo! In the second verse, citing the fact that he “don’t fight fair,” she fires back, “Knock me down, it’s all in vain / I get right back on my feet again.” You go girl! In the third verse, she plays the stereotypical male role, stating, “Before I put another notch in my lipstick case / You better make sure you put me in my place.” Besides superb songwriting by Schwartz, and Benatar bringing those words alive powerfully with her voice, the sound of the record flat out rocks.  The instrumental moments are as much of a blast as the vocals – you can’t beat a marvelous guitar 🎸 solo! Sigh, there’s nothing like an independent woman unafraid of a standing up to a man! 🎵 “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” will forever be a BOP!

🎙 Pat Benatar • 💿 Crimes of Passion • 🏷 Capitol • 🗓 1980

Pat Benatar, Hit Me With Your Best Shot: Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 No. 3 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Capitol; cottonbro studio, Harry Shelton, Kool Shooters, Lucas Pazeta, Mavluda Tashbaeva, Teddy Yang, Wesley Souza from Pexels]