Pat Benatar, John Waite & the Babys on THE RAES 1979

THE RAES guests Pat Benatar ("Heartbreaker") and John Waite & the Babys ("Everytime I Think of You") perform on the 1979 CBC Vancouver disco network TV series THE RAES. The winning combination of Welsh/Canadian husband & wife Robbie & Cherrill Rae talk with Pat briefly. That's Neil Giraldo on lead guitar. In spite of good reviews and ratings, the Raes turned down CBC's offer of a 5 year contract fearing it would negatively impact their record sales.
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[@wildflower008]

John Waite’s voice😍😍😍

[@kathybuczkowski9529]

John has the most incredible voice.

[@Finatic13]

I hear my teen years. I am so thankful to have grown up in the 70s.

[@scotabot7826]

Just beautiful!! John is mega talented!!

[@pandapeep1148]

I love KZbin for having these clips available to those of us who never got to see them before. Love Patty B and have to add how John Waite doesn't get nearly the accolades he deserves.

[@rickya3877]

Just saw John open for Styx and Foreigner...72 years old and still kicking ass!

[@AprileEdwards-b4o]

Just saw him last weekend, he didn't even know his guitar players name! He can still sing!!!

[@AquaMarie-rv8cq]

He’s hotter than ever too

[@robertluna5816]

I wanna go back to 79!!!

[@saveriosalemme5366]

I know, me too!

[@RogerCapps]

John's VOICE!! What a Pro!!

[@KennethNewnum]

Awesome, and i like her description as i found a New Wave vibe heavy on first album. And she was mainstream, but most did not say that. Nothing wrong with mainstream if it's good. It just means people like it, to me.

[@rhymeandreasoning]

Roger Capps ?? THE ROGER CAPPS ? The musician Roger Capps? Pat Benatar Roger Capps?? If so, DAMN !!!

[@airjrdn1]

Too bad it's a recording !!!!!!!!!!! Note for note EXACTLY like the recording !!!!!!!!!!

[@grindfreakmike5754]

@@airjrdn1 some people aren't smart enough to notice..

[@mrsmokeydog7830]

Speaking from the standpoint of someone who was an adult when Pat Benatar first appeared on the music scene. Me and my friends basically were thinking who is this little chick with her swagger and attitude acting all tough. Well she definitely won us over with her talent and ability to create great songs. In my opinion there really hasn't been another female artist in Rock to match her intensity and overall vocal range. Pat Benatar is definitely original and one of a kind.

[@roberttwo-hatchett9102]

Apparently you dont venture out of the box man ,Imelda May is the greatest female vocalist in the world

[@johnr5382]

@@roberttwo-hatchett9102 🤣

[@JWCFB]

Not to be combative because I love Pat big-time, but Ann Wilson and Patty Smyth rocked too.

[@nickmalakas340]

There's a new Pat Brnatar now...in the Band Halestorm...Lizzy Hale...a harder and metal Pay Brnatar with same awesome voice..Listen to Still of the Night by Halestorm...Pat Benatar is the Queen of Rock

[@grindfreakmike5754]

Pats nothing great id rather listen to ann wilson

[@BOLLOCKS1968]

I remember meeting Pat after a concert when I was 19 ... she is a powerhouse of vocal emotion. And tiny! I'm 6,3 so it was amazing to watch and listen to that voice come out of such a delicate but fierce woman!

[@surfshack2]

Wow, it's so cool to be able to look back in time. John Waite what a great performer. And of course Pat Benetar , she was irresistible. Neil Giraldo was a smoking' guitar player.

[@lauriesolonka2477]

I wholeheartedly agree with you, actually this year for my birthday, my sister, a few friends and I are going to see Pat Benetar in concert, here in Terre Haute, IN. The Bonus is that John Waite is going to be with them! ❤😁

[@surfshack2]

@@lauriesolonka2477 That’s cool. Report back after the show.

[@lauriesolonka2477]

@@surfshack2 will do 😁✌️

[@boston7704]

Was and IS. :-)

[@rzrbckmz23]

Giraldo actually played guitar on John's first solo album "Ignition". Great album also.

[@terrychavez9189]

But no one's talking about "THE BABY'S"!? AWESOME STUFF💯💯🤟✌🤟🤙👍

[@ST40TV]

Sorry, John had limited time and was unable to sit for an interview.

[@teresahooks3746]

I saw the baby's in Atlanta at the fox theater. They were awesome! So underrated.

[@crapple009]

When Michael Corby left the group, it just wasn't the same-he was the edge that they needed and the one they sadly lost.

[@steveludwig4200]

That's John's best song...beautiful and powerful....

[@frederickglasser5617]

Hard to say that this is John's best song considering there's Restless Heart, Change, etc.

[@frederickglasser5617]

And I forgot Missing You.

[@bobbyw1510]

Ever heard You (Got It) by the Baby's and Piece of the Action by the Babys? That is his 2 finest moments.

[@bobbyw1510]

@@frederickglasser5617 that is his worse. Check out the Baby's Piece of the Action and You(got it).😀

[@MikeB3542]

Personal fave by the Babys/John Waite has to be "Isn't It Time"...good stuff all around.

[@thomasmackey9300]

Great one two punch there doesn't get any better than this, problem is it doesn't get like this much anymore. Great era.

[@cherrybullet1]

Love those tunes and the memories they bring back. I miss that era of a simpler time.

[@larajoynes-whidden1031]

Pats voice just goes through me, attitude and talent a great combo. the babys are the most underrated of bands

[@sonjagjokas381]

Man she is ripping it up! She's bad ass, love her voice so versatile hitting the hi's and lows incredible range

[@marka.5135]

WOW! Y'all (I'm talking to you, younger generations!) should be thankful you have KZbin. In 1979, I was 10, and we had none of it, no MTV, no VHI, no BET. We had three networks and the radio. Which means I've never seen this clip until now. And my god, The Raes, love them! They had their one huge hit the year Pat came out with Heartbreaker and her amazing debut album. This is beyond classic!

[@bobbyw1510]

I bought in the heat of the night on 8 track! I was so young also. Best days EVER!

[@atatterson6992]

The Raes must be a Canadian thing huh? Never heard of them...

[@jamesAatkinson7558]

The Baby's Anthology LP one of the best ever ....Great Band

[@chrisbera7952]

John waite is such a great song writer and arranger. Great voice too.

[@theodoreritola7641]

Now that back up singer woooow what a 70s babe

[@sun622]

I remember seeing her on American Bandstand doing this song. All I could think was....WOW!!!!!

[@theshawnmurphyjournal2946]

John Waite started in the Baby's, went solo in early nineties joined Bad English then after a few years went solo , long career

[@Ken5244]

Your timeline is a bit off (no offense). John first went solo in 1981, after The Babys broke up, and released his first solo album (Ignition) in 1982. He joined Bad English in 1988.

[@kenfrievalt7826]

@@Ken5244 Ken is correct

[@duffbaker9554]

@@Ken5244 Bad English was an over-blown, sappy, bore of a 'super-group' along the same line as the similar Damn Yankees. He should have just stayed solo, imo.

[@bobbyw1510]

The Babys original lineup should be on a Mt Rushmore of AOR melodic pop ROCK....they are Icons and got the biggest paycheck at a new record deal than ANY other band in music history! Fact. Michael Corby founder and creator of THE Babys talked about the amount in his Facebook notes! He got fired before Headfirst came out. True fact Waite had Corby fired by Chrysalis. So unfair.

[@bobbyw1510]

@@duffbaker9554 and on his solo albums he had more skippable songs than Bad English or Damn Yankees... His solo stuff is marshmallow fluff

[@lucyfaiella7220]

Love pat amazing voice ❤️ 😍 🔥

[@JustNeil1]

What a beautiful combination of John Waite and Anne Bertucci! Benatar was rockin too. What a great era!

[@danaatallian8565]

They just don't make this kind of music. Pure talent

[@lucyfaiella7220]

JOHN WAIT I'M THE ONE WHO TRULY LOVE YOU ❤️ 😍 💖 ❣️ 💕 💘

[@DannyDiess]

thanks for posting this. i'm a huge Pat Benatar fan, and i'm always looking for clips that i might have not seen, and i haven't seen this one. thanks again. oxox

[@ajhuser1]

Where is Pat in this video?...She isn't, this is the Baby's

[@lorettabibby3437]

John Waite. X The Babys X. Isn, t IT Time X., COOL X Remember Hearing This for the first Time. Brilliant. X John Waite X Michael Corby. X.,

[@Paulvon128]

now this is rock in roll

[@helengrigsby4838]

Yes, she has a nice voice

[@helengrigsby4838]

You better rock Pat

[@sharonjensen3016]

Only 4'11 and with a powerhouse voice.

[@stewp.3298]

What a wonderful lineup...

[@iggypopisgod9]

babies RULE

[@disseminationnetwork]

Both of them, Awesome!

[@kenfrievalt7826]

Pat benitar all 5 ft of greatness

[@GCKelloch]

I'm always amazed at how a band can all fade out so smoothly together, and how did Pat harmonize with herself like that?

[@4EverAJerseyGirl1213]

Love it! Thanks! 😍

[@SIGMAMAN69]

Pat Benatar is so cute!

[@seventiesgirl6449]

Pat Benatar is proof that chicks can rock and roll.

[@hughbetcha436]

Pat had the best Monster Nerd drummer ever! 😆

[@jimmyx2616]

Yeah , Myron G. has lots of talent !👍

[@vinnysandoval3433]

... he just Kicked Ass ! One intense drummer ! Just powerful ..

[@mrscary3721]

And, with that last name, he was bound to be famous...

[@jlkbbk2003]

Had the coolest looking kits too!

[@steverakes6182]

It's a toss up between Myron and Cheap Trick's Bun Carlos.

[@BRUTUSPLAC]

WOW !!!!! THANK YOU FOR THIS !!!!

[@candycane5077]

Best times best music , love them both I was about 13 or 14 when I got their Albums

[@Lynndavis411]

John Waite does awesome duets with women

[@Alfredromeothatsme]

Remember Robbie from Phuket years ago. Looks so clean cut here!

[@rhymeandreasoning]

ST40TV hope you can post more from The Raes show.. great stuff..very enjoyable.

[@chocloditelensman]

Every boy had a crush on pat benatar!! Almost every boy...

[@ledzepandhabs]

you better believe it!!!

[@raymondjean1195]

Every Time I Think Of You: Got chills and goosebumps every time I'm hearing this song. 💟 ... An what a voice that dear Pat Benatar. She is just WOW 💟

[@cs292]

Using “new wave” almost in the past tense in 1979 is something I didn’t expect.

[@4949jbaker]

great clip.. Forgot how good her band was.

[@waynegilbert5516]

Her entire band is just sick

[@JWCFB]

She had a kick azz band!

[@TailsSP]

This was September 25, 1979.

[@siliconvalleyengineer5875]

I went to a Benatar concert in 1980 at the Oakland, CA auditorium. Some crazy at the head of the line brought a magnum of remy & martin cognac and it was passed down the line, some people got really hammered, then the pot smoking started. By the time the concert started it was a all a fun blurr. I still have my concert stub.

[@swingman50]

Beast of a voice and so is his woman backup singer!

[@marymistretta6906]

Double Wow!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@gTimber1930]

Pat's the same here as on album version. AWESOME!!!

[@johnconway6976]

Interesting. I was struck how similar the intros to "Midnight Rendezvous" (Babys) and "Hell is For Children" were. So I Googled Benetar and Babys John Waite together and it led me here.

[@Victoria-gq8gt]

Wow did you see Benatar's soloist guitarist's fingerwork?!! Incredible

[@marshalmcdonald7476]

John is a singular talent. A terrific singer and performer, he has natural unaffected drama.

[@drumdude46]

Annie Bertucci .... god...so sexy here. what a Voice. and of course....The Baby's...one of my top 25 favorite bands...of all time. Love those guys.... Annie spent some time in Redding, where i grew up, 70's. also, Ricky Phillips i understand... miss my youth there, back then....

[@speedoflite1]

Good!

[@rhymeandreasoning]

The female vocalist takes the song to a whole never level...great song.

[@hollybeaven7014]

Annie Bertucci :-)

[@bappleblap]

That's because she's the Queen of Rock Mrs Pat Benatar

[@Blackhalo1]

Not really Annie, sorry. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Every_Time_I_Think_of_You

[@angelomezzadri2463]

She's Anne Bertucci!

[@karenstoddard8278]

@@Blackhalo1 Thanks for that link-I was almost positive that was a lip sync of the original song. I was pretty sure it was Mutt Lange’s wife doing the original singing.

[@rbkn8068]

The girl with the Baby's on stage is Not Pat Benatar. She is the one in the interview though.

[@ST40TV]

The girl on stage with the Babys is NOT Pat Benatar. The Babys and Pat Benatar are two separate bands. Period.

[@rbkn8068]

@@ST40TV I know that. It was a typo. I changed what I wrote. I grew up with Pat Benatar

[@catstevens9217]

♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@shayxtreme]

So it says 1979? When she describes 80s Rock n roll lol

[@angelabaiers5055]

shayxtreme She brought in roaring into the 80’s like no other female vocalist. Facts matter.

[@nickmalakas340]

1981

[@michaelsrabbithole3507]

I believe the Babys song was from September 25, 1979 and the Pat Benatar song was from January 29, 1980

[@michellerutherford9551]

Spider..yum. Pat is a lucky woman❤❤

[@jameshicks8634]

That backup singer she is so fine along with the help of others but I really did it for voice

[@VictorFoster-dr4nf]

Pat Benatar was an opera singer before rock ‘n’ roll!

[@ST40TV]

Pat says that in her interview.

[@c.e.anderson558]

Violins ?

[@marcussorlie5533]

Seen them both in concert lately. Both have not lost a high note.

[@AnDitaLee]

Love this and is it actually live? They sound just like album tracks IMO.

[@angelabaiers5055]

Andy Lee they weren’t lip syncing & faking it.

[@larslevinberget9558]

Since it's a fadeout, it may be playback, or singback which I believe, but it might as well be all live and the soundman did it on the board ...bands sounded like that around 1980, I remember in my bands we used to end with rehearsed fade-outs just for the heck of it! :D

[@PhilosopherNewport]

Lip Sync. They were great in concert, but not album-perfect like this performance.

[@tvgator1]

Both of these performances are lip synched. Which was pretty common for shows like this; these artists wanted to get these songs heard and bought up at the stores, so the decision to do it exactly like the record was both a safe one and a smart one. These artists weren’t household names at the time.

[@jameshicks8634]

Very good life performance man check out the drum set Mr Sharp and so are they Grand Mart

[@sams220guy3]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@gusperez6144]

I saw The Baby's open for Journey 1979

[@frankieg5105]

Just stumbled across this because I am a fan of the great Pat Benatar... But I couldn't help but wonder .... Are these the same Raes that had the disco hit, "A little lovin" (keeps the Dr.away) in 1979? I never knew they had a tv show.

[@newavatar2947]

Yes that's them

[@inversion66]

The show ran on CBC in Canada between 1978 and 1980. Unfortunately Robbie Rae, real name Robert Bevan, died in 2006 after a brief illness. He had been living in Thailand since 1999, and had survived the 2004 tsunami that killed more than 200 thousand people in the region.

[@bronzewing1965]

John Waite ❤

[@tommccallan8802]

Wow John Waite and the baby's background singer that tambourine she's playing could be her hula hoop

[@kevinhall4832]

How come no one talks about Anne Bertucci ??? How fantastic is she !!!!

[@dgf6275]

That guitar solo....boom!

[@EricRaduazzo]

Pat was awesome

[@ernestgamez9794]

Awesome acts from late 70's early 80's.

[@Thom-o7v]

Both drummers played Ludwig drums at the time I do believe … not the K-mart kits that were provided by the TV production company. Tony Brock was an endorser and I’m pretty sure Myron Grombacher played Ludwig then as well? Cool to see these bands from that period (even though it was lip syncing) …

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

Pat Benatar wasn't even Pat Benatar yet. This is amazing, even though she had connections that would have made her a star either way.

[@barroncrist5779]

I always liked The Babys. Singer John Waite who also played bass for a time was great singer.

[@tommccallan8802]

Pat Benatar five foot nothing a hundred pounds and a powerful powerful voice

[@ST40TV]

Sorry Rob Houchins, that IS without question Pat Benatar!

[@ajhuser1]

No it is not...Lol...get it together dude

[@angelabaiers5055]

Both bands are bitchin'... 😂😍🤩

[@ANGUSYOUNGISMYGOD]

Was the audience really cheering and whistling, or did they lip synch their parts, too?

[@gonepickin990]

Jonathan Kane on keyboards?

[@VICVALENDIFIL]

Pat set the bar high.

[@josephanthony392]

I said way back then and I'll say it now... Pat's so hot 🔥

[@katbowl9971]

Funny to see Neil without tattoos all over his arms. Lol

[@jeffroyce9513]

The Baby’s never needed to lip-sync…..however just like Britains Top of the pops show….were forced too…..

[@atatterson6992]

I imagine "The Raes" probably wish they could take back that decision to turn down the CBC contract. Somebody might have even recognized their name years later... Vanity is a powerful drug...

[@michaelheinicke5683]

who is the back up singer for John Waite?

[@gerrymarlowe5541]

Anne Bertucci.

[@Ariesmount]

I’m pretty sure that’s Journey’s future keyboardist at the piano, Jonathan Cain.

[@scotabot7826]

What was the "Raes"?

[@Sweet--Richard.4981]

Patty Boyd Jr

[@weilandiv8310]

Baby making music

[@RFazor]

That voice(s)… and I’m not talking about Pat’s

[@MickCorgi]

What is the RAES?

[@SgtSnausages]

Nope. That wasn't lip-synched at all ...