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Originally posted by ilikenewsocks
Isn't that the one where she's the WWII spy, a la Hogan's Heroes?
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Nope.
http://www.altreel.com/music-videos/...tlefield.shtml
Artist: Pat Benatar
Title: Love is a Battlefield
Year: 1983
Synopsis: A whacked-out floozy leaves home, becomes a whore, seeks refuge in a cheap bar and leads a weird dance ritual whose torn-clothed, wild-haired participants flail around like victims of Tourettes Syndrome on crack. Some real Guido-type dude in a three-piece suit tries to hit on her but she kicks some ass and then strolls off into the sunset.
Analysis: Pat Benatar (born Pat Andrzejewski in Brooklyn, New York) was a true creature of MTV. In fact, few people remember that her video, "You Better Run," was the second clip aired by MTV during the network's debut on August 1, 1981. If you don't believe Benatar wielded some influence in the early 1980s, just check out the outfits worn by the female cast in Valley Girl [1983]. Benatar's powerful voice and trendsetting sense of style masked some painfully simplistic lyrics. By the way, "Love is a Battlefield" was nominated for Best Female Video of 1984 but lost out to Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun."
Sample Lyrics: "You're beggin' me to go, you're makin' me stay/Why do you hurt me so bad/It would help me to know/Do I stand in your way, or am I the best thing you've had/Believe me, believe me, I can't tell you why/But I'm trapped by your love and I'm chained to your side . . ."
Coda: "Love is a Battlefield" placeed #73 on VH1's 100 Greatest Video List in 2001. Pat herself finished #66 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists List in 2002.
User Rating: 7.44 (Votes cast: 66)
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