Pat Benatar - Hell Is For Children (Live On Fridays)

Pat Benatar performs "Hell Is For Children" live as the musical guest on the cult classic comedy show Fridays. You can buy The Best Of Fridays at: www.shoutfacto...
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[@Ionizap]

I've said this a million times on KZbin Neil Giraldo is highly underrated as a guitarist. I love the way he ends the song.

[@kjodleken8810]

Watched to the end because of this comment. 100% spot on!

[@davidscherzer]

His solos are so creative and powerful

[@brianjezuit4085]

The great, GREAT Myron Grombacher... no more need be said 👍🥁🤘

[@secretsquirrel1534]

I remember when this came out when I was a Teen and dealing with hell

[@onebigkahuna69]

I will also add how young we were at this time.Pat was at a time they wanted to show her sexy side.The thing people misunderstood was she was one on the first to put a light on child abuse.

[@sergioescamillanavarro455]

Pat is the queen...

[@kirbonite]

Fridays always, kicked SNL's butt especially with music, Great times that I miss

[@tmx63]

Fridays was great. And Melanie Chartoff...

[@THEJET52]

So very nostalgic!

[@DonnyGossett-nz8rp]

I love Pat. More than that I respect her. She put her very successful career on hold to raise her children. She and her husband who did the same thing are amazing.

[@Nostalgic90s765]

Chills. Excellent performance. Underrated song and guitar player and perfect vocal performance.

[@chrisgrace1267]

This is sooooooooooooo fckn badass. Pat was a straight BOSS....and that guitar solo was dope

[@matthewdagnan3396]

Roger Capps and Myron Grumbacher NEVER get enough credit for what they brought to this band and all their hits. Heres to hoping She and Spyder invite them to the soon Hall of Fame induction

[@soundsgreatentertainment4203]

Especially Myron, such a great drummer

[@matthewdagnan3396]

@@soundsgreatentertainment4203 truth, and Roger was her band director that stuck with her all the way back to coxon's Army oh, he even picked Neil for the band. You know they won't bring them and it's a damn shame it takes the band to make it happen and her band was great in the beginning

[@soundsgreatentertainment4203]

@@matthewdagnan3396 Did not know that bit of trivia, awesome.

[@eddierayvanlynch6133]

Myron should get in as a session drummer alone. He played for Rick Derringer, Pat, Lita Ford, Kane Roberts, Lou Rawls, Gary Hoey, and numerous others.

[@brianjezuit4085]

I'm SO happy that someone FINALLY mentioned Myron Grombacher!!! The man iZ one of the most entertaining and powerful drummerZ ever, im my opinion. 🤘🥁🥁 I had never heard of him until about four months ago, when I started reading the 70'z and 80'z issues of Modern Drummer magazine 🥁

[@MaryMary-uo5vz]

okay, I'm old. I remember the show Fridays lol

[@drlock978]

Me too! Didn’t Michael Richards make you cry laughing?

[@rdjraa4983]

We saw them a few years back with a triple bill of Journey and Loverboy. Mike Reno of Loverboy can still hit his high notes and still sings like the records from 40 years ago. Pat and Neil, though gray and older, still sound as perfect as they did in the 80's. A true success story, they raised their family and are still married and happy. My hat is off to them.

[@johndaws270]

If this song killed her career as Bradley mentioned, I would think she would be okay with it,but she had a great career afterward. This is a strong song . Should be popularized today, many young kids need it.

[@sonofbarnsey]

What a stupid thing to say, that guy. Her career definitely didn't stop as she kept a solid string of platinum albums after this one and her popularity only began to slowly wane by the end of the decade. "Killed her career" my ass

[@Hope31706]

Pat and Neil wrote this song because she read child abuse in the paper ..they felt for those kids...this is awesome song...her career never dies....they are legends...btw Pat and Neil made It to... HALL OF FAME...

[@househeadericmd]

@@sonofbarnsey Exactly her next album Precious Time went #1. With tracks like Promises in the Dark, Precious Time, and Evil Genius.

[@decoff]

30yrs later and this song STILL kicks AZZ !!!!

[@gplunk]

More like 40 yrs. later; but it will still kick ass 30 yrs. from now....

[@timczifrik7715]

Not only does this song absolutely ROCK,... It is also VERY powerful and deep subject matter...!!!!

[@togspeedy7224]

This song on a jukebox in the UK was my introduction to Pat Benatar! Was and stil is my favourite! Best live version I've seen. Wish I could have seen her live. Have to finish off this time machine!!

[@4tuneagent]

They are still touring..

[@franciswright6672]

See the 80’s weren’t that bad , we had some great rock and roll.

[@MrSpawnlord]

...since when was the 80's ever considered a bad time for music

[@mlisaacs4514]

Benatar...was my heroine growing up...she was a little woman with a GIGANTIC voice....and a HUGE message!!!💕💞💕

[@Jabberstax]

SO. FUCKING. GOOD 👍

[@Kevin-kr5ok]

Myron’s drums are great Ludwig with all those crazy finishes ! Check out the wild ass rack system hold the drums !

[@thomassawyer6523]

Give em' credit, they are great!

[@marialawson7989]

One of her best yet unknown songs. Sad song but she is great!! she was my idol that I sang like as a teen.

[@doogboy]

WOW! WOW!!

[@Purplenpinkk]

And, that was live - without all the digital stuff they can do now in live shows. So humble the way they all stood there at the end when everyone was cheering and screaming.

[@romanesq]

Saw this live as a kid and we were just bowled over. OK show, great live jam. Pat and Neil, just killing it and what more can you say.

[@AW.4Life]

how lucky you re , makes me envious.

[@metalmacabre9991]

I remember my best friend from my childhood, we were 9 this song had already had been around a few years, but he played this song so much because of the abuse he endured from his drunken father. I remember it too well. My dad went over many times to check him. Eventually he got help, and became a better father.

[@timgill0112]

Yep. Chalk this vid up as now in my top 10 as one of the best single live performances of all time!! Presence, sound, lead guitar, band & Pat ALL perfect!!

[@jaynemetoowatkiss8421]

The beautiful inside and out pat talented thanks for speaking out pat admire you loads

[@stevemora7845]

Neil Geraldo deserves way more recognition. He's up their with Van Halen and all the rest!!

[@alexdrosos9122]

Steve Mora are you insane

[@spaghettiowsboober6548]

Giraldo is not at Van Halen or Randy Rhoads level, but who else is from that time frame? He probably could have been more well known if he was in a band that wasn't essentially a support band for the star singer. But that seems to be the way he wanted it, plus he got to be married to Pat Benatar which is kind of nice.

[@alexdrosos9122]

Steve Mora He’s really good but just not at that level but I do respect him

[@whipsmartchris]

Spaghettiows Boober Besides his guitar abilities and distinctive style and stage presence, he’s a massively successful songwriter. He wasn’t just “in” a support band. His musical output surpasses what EVH and RR accomplished combined.

[@sergioescamillanavarro455]

Yeaaaah !!

[@kevinwaynant1126]

Couldn't agree more he's the best - had the honor of opening for them in 95 greatest day of my life meeting him - a great guy

[@frenchydelboy5509]

Living actually in Europe this song remember me my time in Miami late 90s... Don't now why, maybe the guitar riff at the airport radio... ;))

[@edwickham3633]

This is like their "Stairway to heaven"!

[@sonofbarnsey]

That solo at 3:22. Gets me everytime

[@tonyv47]

a song ahead of its time, relevant today

[@ibelieveinsomething3895]

So is smell like teens spirits.

[@doloresulanowicz6929]

Thankyouforplayingthesongs

[@kevinfluet1183]

Great performance!

[@sergioescamillanavarro455]

Pat is the BEST... I love her...

[@rocco...]

Yeppers!

[@Blue-kq2no]

Listening in 2019, remembering the old days of rock. The best video version of this song I believe.

[@onebigkahuna69]

The best song The band ever she ever did.

[@citygirl5705]

This should have been a single. Best song about child abuse next to "Luka."

[@LilRocker2005]

There was also "What's The Matter Here?" by 10,000 Maniacs! People forget what a great songwriter that Natalie Merchant is!

[@abelflores5684]

I love PAT BENATAR

[@talcoge67]

Wow! The camera guy actually stayed on the guitarist solo.....Great Guitarist too!!

[@frankny4947]

After years of those 70s guitar Gods: Clapton, Page and Beck, etc.There had to be a new guitar hero with a new sound and style for the 80s. And Eddie Van Halen was the default choice with the new look, The hammer ons, the finger tapping, the shredding, etc. to kick off the next era. The 80s. Well. I wasn't buying it. When I first heard the lead guitar on Pat Benatar's first hit "Heartbreaker", in '79 or '80. I was blown away. That was the fuckin' sound. "Who is that guy"? I wasn't really into women rockers at that time but. "WHO IS THAT GUY"?? It was Neil Geraldo. He was, and is The New Sound.. A fantastic player!!

[@stevemora7845]

I totally agree! 👍🎸

[@OriginalGrasshopper]

Damn!! What a rockin’ performance! Pat, Neil and the entire band absolutely blew the roof off! 🤘 You never see kick ass hard rock like this on TV anymore.

[@gplunk]

Or anywhere else; it would seem....

[@WANDOLUST]

Truly amazing song !

[@guillermotaylor6506]

American Pop.. what a hell of a movie!!

[@rickpegram5269]

Amazing, never new this video was out there.

[@gregpheysey6933]

Excellent

[@RazzleDazz72]

Amazing

[@marthablair3502]

Wow. Omg. Pat belted out the vocals, and Niel guitar 🎸 was talking loudly

[@robertgoodwinr6523]

WOW!! The real deal!!

[@siding8]

She’s soooo pretty!!

[@Motherloadrocks]

these guy sound good,totaly live

[@LuisGarcia-ym7hf]

watched the video en peru long time ago in channel 7

[@georgemavrokefalos262]

First cut is deepest.😢

[@georgemavrokefalos262]

Can GOD EVER 4GIVE THEM I AM NOT ABLE 2

[@davidloest3307]

I was one of those children 1968-1977

[@klandersen42]

Loved Fridays. Forgot Pat & Neil were on it.

[@deputay]

2:59 going for an Emmy

[@crx350x1]

god damn so gorgeous!

[@rocco...]

If I'd only known how to play a guitar what could've been. Sighhhh!

[@SchwermetallischTV]

this could have been a DIO song

[@jgcaesar4]

My exact thought!

[@natalieanderson8877]

Rocks greatest

[@Long_Tail_of_Finance]

Their drummer always looked like he was having way too much fun playing, lol.

[@daviddiamond1128]

This song was misunderstood and the band caught flack--- but Pat's message is clear about child abuse.

[@tonysantamaria19]

Was this from 1980? I saw them on 1 Aug 1981...the day they were first played on MTV. She looked different in 81, but sounded every bit as good. I love the Pat Benatar Band. They are long overdue to be in the Rock n Roll HoF.

[@sonofbarnsey]

Alongside the earlier shredders, came the "melodic" guitarists. Guys more technical then the blues rockers, but less interested in flash then the EVH clones. Neil Giraldo embodies that bridge between the gap.

[@jeromesilva4503]

this live Friday's version of H I F C should be on every ''top 10 most underrated rock guitar players'' recommendations page cuz Giraldo played it perfectly! / his axe sound was the best ever of all the HIFC's Ive seen .... he'd probably disagree with this comment .... but what if he dug it SO MUCH ... that him and Pat sent me a copy of that ''Giraldo slays the blues'' video ? .... that one that suddenly went missing like 4 or 5 years ago , u know the one .. ? where he walks through the crowd tearing it up while band stays on stage backing him up ....it came out cool (everything was there) but unfortunately there's ''cool'' ... and then there's ''$$$>KooL

[@bwanadave76]

Neil rockks.

[@jeromesilva4503]

bwanadave76 >>>>> Giraldo never ''half-asses'' a lead solo IMO .... always tasty / never overplayed ... you know what's totally fucked up tho? ... the fact bands like Pearl Jam got into the RRHOF and Pat Benatar still has not!

[@publiusking8004]

Band is great, Pat is preternaturally hot here.

[@macgse]

I didn't know I was abused until I saw this as a 13 year old.

[@ibelieveinsomething3895]

Disgusting how true this song is.

[@lucaspatuci7564]

Mindhunter, 2022.

[@guylamson6555]

This group was as tight as a .................

[@gplunk]

And today; HELL is for Greggy....

[@gplunk]

The sound balance on this one was particularly excellent; w/ superb voicing and intonation on the lead guitar....

[@jeromesilva4503]

Pat Benatar (as the band) should have been in the RRHF years ago! (way way before Pearl Jam! WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY before fukin Pearl Jam) ..... btw, Pearl Jam consists of 2 sub-par - avg guitar players who must've kissed Jeff Ament's ass so many times that Ament finally said ''ok fine, it's just that your leads are embarassing at times .... can u tighten them up a hair before i'm forced to rip those axes out of your hands and record every instrument by myself?'')

[@georgemavrokefalos262]

Why ,I wasn't a bad boy 😂

[@franciswinters6626]

Not enough emotion- more feeling please! Did not get down. Plain & Simple

[@ronaldinnewmexico1912]

Huh?

[@ronaldinnewmexico1912]

Their second guitarist was largely a prop. It's no surprise they replaced him with a keyboardist.

[@ldolphin34]

The show never got past their earliest sketch characters. If they could have had a little better writing....their talent was better than SNL. Oh yes, the music was edgier and better too! Exhibit A here.

[@TheRyan909]

Well… you screwed up the lyrics… but still a great performance

[@jlkbbk2003]

is he playing a ROGUE ????

[@raserx63]

That’s a very early BC Rich Mockingbird.

Bc Rich Eagle I believe

[@robertpetricko1968]

Induct Her to the Hall of Fame Now!! Stop the BS

[@THEJET52]

Did this EVER win favor from the Music industry/ Hollywood sect/ media etc?! NO; It all falls too close to home. Pat and Neil were exposing child-crimes they never suspected were being committed within the entertainment industry and beyond!

[@garymorrison4139]

Tjos bamd BIRNS.....wjat ever ja[[emed tp them? It seems to me that Geraldo smoked most of the guitarists in his generation aside from the power of songs like this!

[@douglas787]

I hate to say it but Spider kind of stole the show.

[@MrVb66]

How in the fuck did Janet Jackson give into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Pat Benatar in the Doobie Brothers are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame I was going to go visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame now I have to say fuck the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

[@whipsmartchris]

50 Comments? No wonder Pat and Neil G. got fucked by the RRHOF again! Yeah, this is just marginal stuff.

[@kenchamberlain2552]

tell grandma you fell off the swing

[@ibelieveinsomething3895]

Since when hell is for children???? WTF!

[@Purplenpinkk]

Benatar explained in an interview with Portfolio Weekly: "I was living in New York when we wrote it and the New York Times did a series of articles about child abuse in America. I came from a really small town on Long Island and I had no idea that this existed, not in the little gingerbread place I came from. I was stunned. It affected me so much. I was moved by the articles. Whenever that would happen I would write. I said to Neil, 'I want you to do something to the music that it sounds like pain. I want the intense pain that's happening to these children in the notes,' and so he did and it turned out just great. It became an anthem. I always wonder if other people have lofty intentions. I didn't. We started a foundation for abused children. Then we had all these grownups writing letters saying no one had addressed this in this way before and that it was so great having someone in rock-n-roll doing this. It turned into this other thing that I don't think any of us foresaw. The anguish is there. Every time I sing it I really remember the afternoon when we talked about it." Go read the lyrics - they wrote the lyrics so you could feel the pain of the abused children.

[@bradleymorgan1330]

they say this song killed her career...

[@jeromesilva4503]

when it was released in the beginning the lyrics were misinterprated by many ppl .... which kinda sucked since it may have put Pat in a position of having to nicely explain to the crowd (before they were gonna play it) ... just what the ''real deal'' was in them awesome lyrics (idk all the facts for sure, but i do know that they been playing year after year and selling out a lot of shows ... STILL husband and wife, and get at least a 10-song -per-day airplay ''slot'' 6 - 7 days a week on 95.5 KLOS .....)

[@robbjmc2]

Ha... this song was on her 1980 album (Crimes Of Passion) and her next album went straight to #1. She also had the majority of her 14 top-40 hits after this was released (including smashes "Love Is A Battlefield," "We Belong" and "Invincible"), so "they" are speaking out of their butts.

[@bwanadave76]

BWAH-hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Yeah, they're starvin'!

[@daves4645]

Killed her career? Not even close. The people who protest songs usually aren't intelligent enough to understand the lyrics.

[@JClaus1221]

The idiots who couldn't understand the lyrics of this song were the same ones who thought "Born in The USA" and "Independence Day" were patriotic songs.

[@danielclark920]

Washington State welcomes Roger Capps!