FIRST TIME REACTING TO | Pat Benetar "Promises in the Dark"

[@dlarp_6528]

She's 100% not lip syncing. I've been to several of their shows she would never. That's her live voice at 71!!!!

[@lawwdogg1digr]

💯

[@kevinlamke4163]

There are a number of differences in what she's singing, from the original

[@Mister_Samsonite]

Right! Pat is a beast on vocals, and she has too much talent & integrity to disrespect her craft by lip-syncing!

[@MoMoMyPup10]

If anyone knew the studio there wouldn't even be a question about lip-syncing. But she insists on doing Live versions and winds up looking kinda foolish even to suggest it.

[@armadillotoe]

They are actual musicians, not marionettes.

[@celestepingtella5938]

Pat Benatar is one of the best original female rockers!! The other one is Ann Wilson (HEART). Their voices are still golden, and they're still rocking the crowds!!

[@soundbreak7]

the two best right there

[@heathersullivan2561]

Pat and Ann are my favorite of all time female rock voices.

[@shooter4805]

Don't forget about Stevie Nicks.

[@jonanderson8795]

Or the Runaways

[@stevenskorich7878]

Bonnie Raitt!

[@bradjenkins1475]

There is no lip syncing allowed on Austin City Limits. It was one of the greatest shows of our time for many, many years and it's always intimate, cozy and personal. But no lip syncing.

[@mariejustme]

The guitar player is her hubbie. They’ve been together all this time. How awesome is that! Thanks for doing more Pat. 🤟🏼

[@charliejg]

Neil Geraldo is her husband and guitarist. He was also in Rick Derringer's band famous for the song Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo. Pat has a wonderful voice. Check out her song "Hell is For Children".

[@dh728]

Austin City Limits would never do lip syncing, nor would Pat. The audio not matching video issue is a long, long time internet issue.

[@twenty3enigma]

Pat Benatar would NEVER lip sync.

[@easter_sunday]

I respect old Pat Benetar a lot more than I respect old Madonna.

[@decker999]

100%!

[@TimCarter]

Who respects Madonna?

[@ed.z.]

Absolutely.

[@chrisoakley5830]

Pat was always much better than Madonna.

[@Edman116]

Hell to the yeah!!!

[@paulpenix8198]

She's not lip syncing. The song is originally sung in a higher range. I am a Metal vocalist still at 54 and the first thing to go is the higher register. Your esophagus begins to collapse as you get older, and vocal folds wear down. She is doing a tremendous job with her vocal and breath control. A true professional vocalist, such as Pat, knows how to manipulate their voice to adjust for father time.

[@Ilikeryche]

For sure. Her voice is still great but it sounds old and worn, she's not hiding that so i don't see the point of lip syncing.

[@kevinbraiden9142]

This version is pretty faithful to album version and probably not lip synced - Austin City Limits is known for being live.

[@bothellkenmore]

Austin City Limits is a historic venue although I think it's a newer building than the one SRV played in the 80's. But I imagine it's a tough ticket to get and filled with knowledgeable music folks close to the stage. No way you're getting away with any music shenanigans there.

[@ScotlandSword]

Austin City Limits is 100% live by mandate.

[@BryceKatz]

The guy on the piano & guitar is Neil "Spyder" Giraldo (GIH ral DOH), her husband. They're one of rock's greatest couples. Married 41+ years & not a whisper of scandal ever.

[@greatwhitewing]

Pat was a pioneer, strong singer and a great performer. So glad to hear of her long term relationship.

[@redzone77p]

She was classically trained to be an opera singer but she went the opposite way to become a rock star, and rock she did.

[@davidvant1047]

Correct me if wrong but I thought her mom was a professional opera singer. So it ran in her family but yeah Pat went rock. And I’m glad she did. Enjoyed her thru the decades.

[@MichaelB769]

Listen to her version of Kate Bush's 'Wuthering Heights.'

[@paulriddle7818]

​@@davidvant1047Pat warms up singing Aria's

[@aks4204]

@@davidvant1047 yes, her mom was also an opera singer which is where Pat learned it.

[@redzone77p]

I know Pat was on the road to be in opera, i'm not sure about the mother. i'll try to find out.@@davidvant1047.

[@444dkm]

A ballad, Britt said. Then it hit. Yes, the original started that way. She doesn’t have her original range but I love her singing and writing still.

[@darkangel72-ge6sc]

From what I hear, no on the lip sync. She can still belt it out, but I can hear that she doesn't have the same strength behind it. But 30 years is a long time to keep that kind of power. She sounds phenomenal.

[@woodyheywood8792]

Austin City Limits would never allow lip syncing...been to quite a few shows and it wouldn't be tolerated

[@jeffreyphipps1507]

Um, 40 years and change. The song was released in 1981.

[@starlawilson9011]

40 plus years. She's lost a little power and maybe a bit of her range, but for God's sake She's 71!

[@cherylwhite2189]

She is NOT lip syncing. Youngsters these days. 😮😮

[@cgctorrag]

Pat is a 3 time female rock vocalist of the year and well deserved!!!!!!

[@DannyDiess]

Actually it's 4 times. Shes won the Grammy 4 times been nominated 9 times. She has won 3 American Music Awards. She now has been estimated to have sold over 100M records worldwide and was inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame in 2022. Historical contributions - First female artist ever played on MTV. First female artist to sell out the Madison Square Garden. At 71 she still is touring the world with her band and what can you say shes hardcore music royalty. Fact - Pat Benatar is the best selling female rock artist of all time.(Billboard Magazine).

[@eliaramirez2868]

Pat Benetar would NEVER lip sing, she’s a true artist, along with her husband… NO Steve Martin! Also, Pat’s mother was an opera singer before she was born & Pat was classically trained as an opera singer herself. She Rocks! ❤

[@dhamblin65]

She is NOT lip syncing. It is live. Neil and Pat are a great couple. Neil is extremely underated

[@karenchristopherson6241]

She never does you are correct

[@longgrayline8055]

She may be the reason MTV truly was fire those first two years. Their videos rocked and she had a helluva lot of stage presence.

[@mikeg7818]

Not that she can't now, but in her youth, she could blow. Classically trained i believe too

[@betsylocario6453]

Love her voice and songs: Love is a Battlefield, Heartbreaker, Hit Me With Your Bestshot, Hell is For Children,and so many more.

[@kwirishman]

I’ve had the pleasure to see them during sound checks a bunch of times. Last one was in September I can guarantee she is not Lip-synching or auto tuned.❤ I love that you love their love story. It is amazing. She said the secret is keeping the business and personal separate.💚

[@lethasatterfield9615]

She was originally trained as an opera singer.

[@doubledeerussell4005]

Agreed, 100% NOT lip syncing. They both are a class act and she is a phenomenal singer.

[@denveradams4909]

I had a crush on Pat Benetar back in the early 80s and had a full-length poster of her in my US Marine Corps barracks room. My wife and I basically got together because of her music. Her voice is more raspy than it once was and it is obvious that she is singing it in a lower key than the original recording. But, considering her age, she does a great job. I am 66 and still singing gospel music, but can no longer reach those high notes that I used to.

[@stevegans3517]

The queen of 80s rock. She is classically trained and still has a fabulous voice. This song was always arranged this way. And this wasnt lip synching.

[@farfromperfek]

Just watched the video of these. IMHO as a performing musician. She isn't lip-synching, on the words that look like she is she isn't holding the mic close to her mouth, so the broadcast version overdubbed those parts.

[@amandathibodeau4996]

She's an Icon!! This was fantastic, an unbelievable rendition of their original! But to get the full Par Benatar experience? Listen to the original track! She was, an is, FENOMINAL!! And any other tracks you come across.

[@mikewilder8838]

Great reaction. The man at the piano is her husband. He mostly plays guitar. His last name is pronounced as ja-raldo.

[@Rickhorse1]

Neil (aka Spyder) is known for his guitar playing, but also occasionally plays piano. On most of their songs Pat writes the lyrics and Spyder then writes the music to fit. (Pat refused to go into the Rock hall of fame for years until they voted them in as a duo...which they have always been. ) Her greatness goes beyond music 🙂

[@tribute1965]

Neil is a force. Great guitar player. And of course Pat is a legend.

[@badbob6689]

She is a classically trained singer. So much voice from such a small frame. I followed her back was starting out.

[@penelopehornswaggle102]

Pat is such a class act. ❤ what a talented lady.❤

[@skunkmonster1]

Love this woman... she IS and always has been a CLASS ACT.

[@wentibbetts7833]

Saw Pat and Neil a couple of years ago absolutely adore her and this song. She's awesome❣️

[@chuckwhite3176]

Pat hasn't lost much off her fastball after 40 years and she can still bring it. So can Neil. What a great team they make!

[@shellyjones9833]

She would never lip sync! The video is off! She is so musically trained!

[@dandundon9503]

My first Pat B concert 1981, have seen her several other times since. Great shows.

[@David-s6e4q]

My god do I love Pat Benatar ! ❤

[@potooleftl]

She is a legend!!!

[@JKevinCarrier]

I had such a crush on Pat Benatar when I was a teenager. Now that we're both old and grey, I still do! 😍

[@jimmiller3672]

And from what I understand is her range is like the entire piano keyboard

[@michellelarsen5399]

It's unusual to see a female singer reach this age and still be singing this well. Female voices change much more than male voices do as we age. There are many male singers performing well into their 80's but few females.

[@joehohmann6015]

You gotta listen to the early versions of this song when her voice was at it's peak. The power she exuded was out of this world !!!

[@greg2976]

I'm a 64 year old guitarist. You are spot on about you saying, "people stay youthful playing music"!!!!!! When I jam on my guitar. I feel 25 years old again!!!!!!!

[@jackgilchrist]

This is cool, but you need to listen to the original studio version (the video is good). Her power and range in her prime was stunning.

[@johnrust592]

So glad you discovered Pat Benetar. I had a crush on her all through middle school and high school. Not only gorgeous, but she has one of the most powerful, kick-ass voices ever! Now you have to react to "Hell is for Children."

[@joemckinley754]

Neil Giraldo...Jur (as in jury)...all...dough. AKA Spider. If you have the curiosity, she recorded a blues album called True Love and every song is fantastic. So Long is my fave.

[@jmatthewssmith]

I was 20 in the 70s and now 70s in the 20s. Love your reactions.

[@conrad98gtp]

Her husband, Neal "Spider"🕸 Geraldo, on the piano, also a criminally underrated guitarist, has been Pat's musical writing partner and arranger since the very beginning. You would love to hear the complete story someday when you have time.

[@tonysantamaria19]

You should watch the original video of this hit...she totally belts out those notes.

[@billallen1307]

Before there was MTV, she was on 20/20 on ABC and was going to perform. Tony made sure we left the computer lab in time to see her.

[@marleneobstnash5517]

I believe that Austin City doesn't allow lip sychning. Anyway, Pat was definitely not lip sychning bc she ad libbed some of the high notes of the studio version. Love your channel, Britt! ❤

[@LordEagle]

Probably my favorite song of theirs. 💥💥💥👍😎

[@lethasatterfield9615]

She's really singing here. Not lip synching (sp?)...

[@Rick-el2ph]

The video is off she is singing live.

[@BrakRulesAll]

OK I'm officially a geezer. Bought her first album when it came out in '79 and she was getting airplay on maybe 1 song at first, still largely unknown.. them BOOM, her career exploded. I'd love to see them perform today.

[@db6655]

Ann Wilson is also holding her own at 73. Love them both!

[@NOLAgenX]

I saw her in 1989 in Burlington, VT. Amazing singer in recording, but even more impressive live! She has worked hard to keep her voice healthy since then. She can’t hit the high notes she used to though. That is her current aged voice. Yes, Neil is her husband (piano and a stellar guitar player).

[@DannyDiess]

BENATAR IS THE QUEEN

[@jajincaable]

I love Pat Benatar! She has such a rich legacy of anthems and ballads, just timeless, great music. I would be hard-pressed to pick a favorite although Hit Me With Your Best Shot would be among the running. I also love Love is a Battlefield, Le Bel Age, We Belong, Shadows of the Night, Heartbreaker, Painted Desert and One Love. Another singer with an amazing set of pipes I would recommend to you is Miljenko Matijevic, fondly known as Mili, and his band Steelheart. You'll be blown away by his vocal range, power, and control on such songs as (Angel Eyes) I'll Never Let You Go, She's Gone, and Can't Stop Me Loving You.

[@PeteGeorge]

I dated a girl who grew up right behind Neil. Her dad used to yell at him in the garage to turn his guitar down. 😮😅😊

[@memorylane7068]

Neil Geraldo is an awesome lead guitarist and multi-instrumentalist! The song starts out slow in the studio as well. I agree about their energy. I just passed up seeing a classic act because they have slowed and mellowed too much for my memory. But I would go see Pat and Neil in a heartbeat!!!

[@932bandit]

I think one of her music videos was the second video played on the MTV channel.

[@CRabbit42]

Yep,, that's how the song goes, slow and ballad-y to start and then *ROCK OUT!* Fun fact: For many years, she turned down induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame because they were only recognizing her as a solo artist, without her husband. Basically, she said "No hubby, no me!" and rightfully so. They finally agreed and now THEY are enshrined in there. Fun fact #2 - She's only about 5'1" or 5'2" tall and can STILL belt them songs out.

[@tombaldwin1700]

Britt ! Patricia Benatar is NOT about that lip-syncing life!! She got them pipes!! No apologies necessary…

[@Tbirdhaynes]

Neil Giraldo ( jer-all-doe) is a seriously underrated guitarist and yes she calls him “Spider”.

[@Star_R666]

I was at that concert and they were incredible.

[@rickpetersen1745]

In the 80s two people that didn't get their due were Pat Benetar and Cindy Lorper. All the attention went to Madonna, who in my opinion couldn't hold a candle to either.

[@ThatandCo]

her hubby Neil is the first guitar solo played on MTV The Buggles may be the first video but they were synth and bass with no guitar . the song was, you better run by Pat Benatar

[@jeffcamp481]

That’s how the recorded version is!

[@nostalgiaprincess]

her song “you better run” was the 2nd video ever on mtv.

[@rcinsley]

Pat was one of the first female rockers...and she can still do it! I had the good fortune to see her perform live at the beginning of her career (mid-70s)--as the singer for a small local band (Coxon's Army) in Richmond, VA.

[@oldnerdreviews]

Austin City Limits has always given us the real deal. No lip syncing. Pat's still got that sexy underbite. ;)

[@1001Hobbies]

How can anyone age singing songs like this?? YES, the original version starts out slow like she did here....but then BLOWS YOU AWAY!!!

[@tomnewman7682]

now you need to see the original live video , to see her power at a much younger age !!!

[@swordsbeer6535]

She opened for Heart back on the dreamboat annie tour in austin. was a great show

[@Onyx_Panther]

No. She is a true performer. This is her voice.

[@lindakinninger5500]

The coolest thing is she refused to be nominated for the Rock & Roll of Fame unless her husband Neil was nominated with her as a pair…& they were.. both inducted in 2022 I believe

[@jamessimmons1486]

If I remember right, I believe she's opera trained. So she should know how to treat her voice.

[@67Pepper]

Austin City Limits is recorded live, no way she would lip synch anyway. Her voice is well preserved.

[@realBkay]

Patty was on CMT’s CROSSROADS w/Martina McBride. Martina can sing but Patty is ….. next level.

[@brianvernon249]

I love the main riff of this song.

[@DannyDiess]

pat and Neil were inducted into the rock n roll hall of fame in 2022 i was there.

[@kenneth2875]

Neil is her husband. If you want song stories what clips from VH1 Storytellers

[@joes2514]

The amount of respect I have for her refusing to be inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame without her husband Neil has no bounds. She was already huge in my mind but that steadfast devotion to her bandmate, soulmate, to tell them to F-OFF, that they're a package deal... Proved she is a Goddess of Rock & Roll. Without her & Neil, they lose all credibility.

[@markjustice7894]

Watch the original music video from 1981. It's one of the first videos and played on MTV constantly. They haven't lost anything musically at all.

[@beauthestdane]

This is the way the song goes, and absolutely she is not lip syncing.

[@traveldoc1234]

No lip syncing. All Austin City Limits shows are taped live. I know, I’ve been to four tapings. If they mess up, they start the song all over the edit it in the show in post. That’s the TV part.

[@beachplumb]

Their daughter was a contestant on one of the singing shows on TV a few years back (American Idol or The Voice, I don't remember which). Side note: Pat Benatar wouldn't lip synch at gun point.

[@SIR-DanielHunter]

I played at Austin City Limit's in the 80s such a great place will always remember it as my best gig.

[@nordge44]

Pat was trained as an Operatic singer. That is why her voice is still great. You learn how to use the diaphragm instead of wrecking your vocal cords.

[@rebeccalipps23]

I was ready for the ballad version of this, but I'm so glad they went for the Rock version I remember so well. Many of us old women carry our old younger versions in our hip packets instead of phones. Pat would never lip-sync, either. Blasphemy!

[@paullake1114]

So many 'Reviewers' talk throughout the song...Just Close-the-Mouth and Listen !

[@obiwonton369]

ICONS

[@Jaysun1]

Pat Benatar would never lip sync. She is a trained Opera singer.

[@briandavies1397]

Yeah, she sure was the tiny but MIGHTY powerhouse, dynamo rocker chick (with attitude 😄) of the '80's, but 'ole Spyder there could always shred a guitar like very few others. True rock legends, both of 'em!

[@phoenixjef]

We claim Stevie Nicks as a Rock Goddess but dam Benatar can still bring it. Met her at Nobu in Malibu by chance.... beautiful woman

[@DavidPChristian2]

Austin City Limits doesn't do lip synch. Produced by Texas Public Television, it's a high production live concert every time. Willie Nelson was Executive Producer for the Premier episode and I think but don't cite me, the first season.

[@DT-yw7gx]

She had one of the highest octave ranges of any singer when she was young

[@hanoverfist07]

Neil is her guitarist.

[@hanoverfist07]

And yes he is her pianist in this performance.