ROCKIN'!| FIRST TIME HEARING Pat Benatar - You Better Run REACTION

[@nightfangs2910]

Fun fact .....this was the 2nd music video played when MTV launched back in 1981 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@LiberalsArePoop]

The first being Video Killed the Radio Star!

[@stevenjwiles]

This video was huge.

[@marygoodson4920]

The first was Aha, Take on Me!

[@chipsmith7441]

@@marygoodson4920 Not so much.

[@aerynsunx]

​@@marygoodson4920Nope. It was The Buggles.

[@traceystanley3554]

Promises In the Dark is my favorite Benatar song. She definitely rocks!

[@jamesmorrison7692]

Promises in the Dark is her best song! This is a song that definitely needs to be reacted to

[@JayRo-xp1nt]

Me too!

[@meggiles6848]

It's my favorite woman from the 1980s. She rocked! That riff that her husband Neal was doing was amazing. They are so good together. They see still married and touring together

[@steveb7429]

I saw her live in San Diego two days after 9/11. It was a small venue of maybe 200 people. Everyone was pretty much freaked out from the events and I remember her saying that she had second thoughts about doing the show and then decided it was better that we push through. She then proceeded to sing our national anthem a-cappella, which gave me chills because it was so beautiful and crisp . Keep in mind she is trained to sing opera.

[@randomlibra]

I lived in San Diego at that time. I remember the fear. I worked near the Navy docks and we thought we were going to get bombed. I am glad she decided to perform and you got to see her!

[@wesleyworley8982]

I was underway from San Diego the morning of 9/11. It was supposed to be for two days of missile tests, but turned into 22 days as West Coast Air Defense Commander.

[@art23428]

​@randomlibra we didn't ask

[@annecrabtree9304]

OMG y'all, you have no idea what a core memory you just unlocked in me! I'm Gen X and remember seeing this video for the first time on MTV when I was 14. She was the epitome of womanhood to me as well as a style icon along with Annie Lennox and Siouxsie Sioux. Pat Benatar is EPIC. Thanks for the reaction! Now, may I please suggest The Warning for Female Friday? Consider yourselves warned!

[@AirDOGGe]

I'm a boomer (1960) and I was 20 when this song was thrust among us. The MTV era was about to begin.

[@finndog67]

I agree on all points, including the need for them to check out The Warning on this channel

[@r2aul]

Same. This triggered a memory of just walking down the street in the summer time with people blasting their stereos out of the windows of their houses in the early 80s and Pat Benatar would be a constant sound ( and I lived in the ghetto, mind you). It really is a phenomenon that she is so rarely heard now when her band was HUGE for a couple years straight.

[@AirDOGGe]

@@r2aul I grew up in the San Francisco bay area, but I too blasted the neighborhood with great music. They never did say Thank You. ;-)

[@eviekelpie1]

Yes it's so cool! It was the 2nd video ever on MTV!

[@nancywood8589]

You can’t go wrong with Pat Benatar.

[@greg2976]

" Promises In The Dark" Is the ABSOLUTE BEST!!!!!!!

[@donnakubiski5572]

Agree! 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@waltw4537]

Original by the Young Rascals, 1966. That's well worth checking out, if you did not already. Pat has the style to deliver this tune. Thank you for that description, Amber. Nice. Thanks Guys.

[@DianeTaylor-m9c]

Love the Young Rascals. They should react to How Can I Be Sure by them.

[@sailcrouch]

Absolutely. Everything by The Rascals. Do check them out. Good Loving, Groovin', Mustang Sally, A Beautiful Morning, People Got To Be Free.

[@gailjohnson5950]

Thanks for posting this, I knew this was a cover, but couldn't remember who did it originally!

[@williamyates694]

Another great song she did was I Need A Lover. John Cougar Mellencamp was first. Both are great.

[@haydendegrow945]

This song turns my Mom into an instant badass rebel woman as she sings along... It is AWESOME!

[@aks4204]

Thank you!😘 She is the absolute best. You will absolutely love this song!! You make me so proud Amber!!

[@alwaysengines]

I fell in love with Pat and her music when I was 13 yo. Back then there not many women who could rock like her. Women in hard rock was an anomaly back then

[@jgsrhythm100]

If you want another hard rocking female Friday Bsby Animals - Painless (92) Singer Suze DeMarchi is absolute 🔥 think a heavier Pretenders. Unfortunately timing was not on their side. Soon after this album came our Grunge took over. Personally think they could have essily surved the 90's. I saw them live and they were killing!! 🔥

[@mt0115]

Pat Benetar was a hit machine in those days and ruled radio, still a great artist . 😎🍺🎄☮️

[@patrickb4877]

Patricia Mae Giraldo (Pat Benatar) has been married to her guitarist, Neil Giraldo, since 1982. They write together, and play together, and both are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!

[@matthewashman1406]

Us guys weren't listening. Only watching 😂

[@tlbrooks422]

Thank you, Jay and Amber, for reacting to this classic song by Pat and Neil! I was in high school from 1979-1983, which is the same era that she came blasting onto the scene. Women needed someone to kick down the barriers we faced (since forever), and Pat was the one to do it for us. With Neil also writing and performing with her, the guys who needed these messages HAD to take notice. She was the voice many of us didn't realize we could actually have, especially when being downplayed and mistreated because of being women. She was the social voice, wrapped in a musically phenomenal voice, that the world needed. It usually takes extremes for authentic conversations to finally be had. She was our exceptional point-maker.

[@geedawg1946]

Class of '83 !! Rock on.❤

[@monolithic87]

Pat Benatar - ‘Precious Time’… Highly slept on cut with very few reactions. Song is FIREWORKS!!

[@thomasparsons3168]

YES! And it's a great video.

[@geedawg1946]

Might be 58, but her music is still my jam. We had such great tunes back then.

[@melaniejordan1199]

She has always been one of my absolute favorites. My head will never reconcile that sound coming out of that tiny, little body! And I love that she and her guitarist hubby are still jamming together decades later. Please add their track Fire & Ice to your list. Happy Holidays!

[@surlechapeau]

Jay & Amber, you'll love her "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" !!!

[@daveorme2009]

Pat has gone woke, she refuses to play " Hit me with your best shot. "

[@theylied1776]

Fun Fact: You Better Run was the second music video played on MTV. This is important because American record companies (refused to produce) music videos. This is why 90% of the music videos aired on MTV in 1981 were British. In the American Music Industry, the consensus was that MTV wouldn't last a year. But once MTV aired, it changed the music industry overnight. The song, "Video Killed the Radio Star" was a self-fulfilling prophecy. Pat Benatar's Album (Crimes of Passion) sold out and went into the top five, and she went from playing Civic Centers and Auditoriums to selling out Stadiums. Several music executives were fired for losing market share because they refused to produce music videos.

[@CaptainTedStryker]

That's interesting. Videos definitely had an exponential rise in popularity, I remember Rod Stewart benefitted from having some videos ready for MTV, even though the production quality was pretty bad.

[@peterthomas5878]

Woah! didn't know that. Thanks for the info!

[@donaldjz]

And how long now that they haven't played music

[@christophercotton9048]

It's lasted 43 years as of August 1, 2024.

[@elizabethshow5105]

Pat Benatar and Joan Jett- our Rockers of the 70’s and 80’s

[@juliewhite7469]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@kerriespinrad7651]

I used to have her hair cut and she was blasted on my car radio as I cruised the strip in Anchorage Alaska Baby!!❤

[@AmericanShia786]

I saw Pat Benatar live in 1980 on the tour supporting this album. It was a smaller theatre, so I was not far from the stage. The band was excellent. Pat Benatar was a big thing for a few years. I thought she should have been a chart topper for a longer time. I remember I liked Neil Giraldo her guitarist quite a bit as well. Benatar did a great version of John Cougar Mellencamp's "I Need A Lover" and the songs I remember most from the first few albums were Hit Me With Your Best Shot and Heartbreaker. Thanks for reacting to this hit.

[@bradsullivan2495]

"Treat Me Right" and "Sex as a Weapon" are two more "message" songs by Pat.

[@I_Love_Ann-Nancy]

One of my favorite Pat Benatar songs. That riff combined with THAT voice, yes.

[@willdwyer6782]

She recently re-recorded Heartbreaker as a duet on Dolly Parton's latest album.

[@sumonjamal1653]

The lead guitarist is Neil 'Spyder' Giraldo who helped co-write and produce Pat Benatar's songs and also became her husband and father of her children. They r still a married couple today. They started out as friends & collaborators in 1979 - she was an aspiring singer ... and he was a session musician + songwriter... Pat Benatar claimed that she knew early on that he was the one (She had been married and got divorced because she wanted a career in music) and they eventually became a couple and married in 1982.

[@SGED392]

She is tough and but she wears her heart on her sleeve ..very geniune..

[@poeraven6044]

I saw her not that long ago she opened up for pink she still has the moves and a hell of a voice after all these years

[@Jill-ni8fe]

🔥 pure fire, her first 2 albums were perfection

[@stevehamilton8824]

For me, this is my favortie PB song. This kicks ass! She shows off her rock attitude and bad ass vocals. Good stuff. And...she is gorgeous! One of my crushes from the late 70's/early 80's.

[@russwr4946]

we live for love ,,,,,shows her operatic vocals

[@keithmills862]

RSR - Pat was an opera singer who hooked up with a gutarist named Neal, who saw her potential as a "rocker". He wrote most of her hits ( except this one ), he's the guitarist in this video, and they are still married ( and sometimes still tour ).

[@AlAndValOffGrid]

Pat Benatar is just In Your Face. No apologies. Hard rockin woman.

[@markb4188]

I was at a "watch" party the day MTV started and this was the second video ever played on MTV. The first being "Video Killed the Radio Star". Love Love Love Pat Benatar and thank you for the memory.

[@joeldobson1709]

She had a great band behind her, too go along with her great vocals!!!!!!

[@scottvanhille5688]

Hey guys, thanks for doing another long-awaited request. Pat is a legend. You Better Run! This is your 9th song from her lol. I do suggest "Promises In The Dark" as the 10th one. Thanks for picking this one Amber :D

[@boboakes2873]

Promises in the Dark is my absolute favorite Benetar!

[@jamesedmondson4921]

Promises in the Dark is their best.

[@jgsrhythm100]

If you want another hard rocking female Friday Bsby Animals - Painless (92) Singer Suze DeMarchi is absolute 🔥 think a heavier Pretenders. Unfortunately timing was not on their side. Soon after this album came our Grunge took over. Personally think they could have essily surved the 90's. I saw them live and they were killing!! 🔥

[@vaskylark]

@@jamesedmondson4921 Agreed, Promises in the Dark is her best. Love that song and the video is good too.

[@melissasmanisandmore]

I love Pat Benatar!!!

[@donnabertolotti8954]

Saw Pat Benatar this past summer in Boston - she still sounds great!

[@BrianSimpson-m4z]

Just the best. Pat Benatar still rocking it now. A true icon!

[@deedee67888]

Wow! I haven't heard that song in so long and forgot how hard she could rock. My goodness, I love Pat Benatar! I'm so glad you do, too

[@hedgewitchherbarium]

I remember her from my teens and she was right up there for me, in terms of rocking females - along with Suzie Quatro. You guys would love Pat's "Fire and Ice". That was a huge hit in Australia, back in the day. Another awesome female vocalist was in the band Promises and the song "Baby It's You" is awesome. ❣

[@riverlove6820]

Yes. Fire and Ice is the best.

[@hedgewitchherbarium]

@@riverlove6820 Right! I think her best vocals are in Fire and Ice. Just so rocking and tough ❣

[@jeffheck5559]

My favorite female rocker voice. So good.

[@kellyreiterman]

Early Pat Benatar was a huge part of the soundtrack of my high school years. My favorite Pat sound for sure.

[@Fairygrl_TW]

Such a great, great song. She can def rock out with a statement and make u feel it. Thanx so much. Wishing u all the Happiest and Blessed Holiday. Peace

[@kimvillemarette3313]

And guess what guys this is debut Pat Benatar on MTV when MTV first aired and started they only had around a dozen videos just playing on rotation and this was one of them. This is how we met Pat.

[@tylerhackner9731]

Pat Benatar was one of the absolute kick ass women of the early 80s along with Debbie harry

[@patriciamonsivaiz3305]

Y'all need to check out "Promises In the Dark" next. Pat's vocals and Neil's guitar solo are blistering hot!!!

[@randymeredith3048]

Pat Benator Miss rock and roll

[@doug_nu_york4853]

This video began the Pat Benatar look for every girl in the 80s!!! And every guy loved her !!!!

[@oldnerdreviews]

Love this classic Pat! This was among the first videos ever played on MTV. Back in the good old days when they played nothing but music videos.

[@thomasord8636]

Fire & Ice more rockin Pat...also Hit Me with Your Best Shot 🙂

[@KenRoerden]

Pat is amazing. This is one of her best rockers and covers. I grew up with The Young Rascals hit from 1966. She did I Need A Lover by John Cougar Mellencamp and Don't Let It Show by The Alan Parsons Project on her first album. Then she tackled Helter Skelter on her Precious Time album.

[@MadSlantedPowers]

Those first two albums had a bunch of great cover songs. There are live versions on You Tube of "No You Don't" by Pat and Sweet. Both versions are great.

[@KenRoerden]

@@MadSlantedPowers Thanks. I have to check them out. I love Desolation Boulevard.

[@bloppysloppy4057]

I think she did a cover of "Just Like Me" by Paul Revere & the Raiders too.

[@JollymonSing63]

Here's another fun fact. Pat Benatar as a young lady she was classically trained as an opera singer & her guitarist is also her husband

[@brentcox7772]

What a voice!! Saw her in OKC in ‘79! Awesome!🤘🔥

[@brendathigpen4645]

One of favorites song by her. Well composed, that guitar solo at the end was fire!

[@kevincooper2317]

Promises in the Dark is a great Pat rocker.

[@cmholmes1067]

I love everything about this video, I loved her whole style, she is a spitfire!😊

[@thekookooman1991]

Pat has tons of fun songs. My favorite is "We Live For Love".

[@Robsan40]

Pat Benetar's "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" was a Monster hit in the 70's.

[@david.j9.rabbithole808]

Played the hell outta this album when it came out.

[@rowenatulley852]

Saw Pat Benatar in Providence, RI many, many years ago. Fantastic concert! Bonus: Billy Squier opened for her . . .

[@One-n-only..BrooklynRed]

I play this one when my husband makes me furious. She helps me get him to go to his room. She's fierce just like me. I love this one. ~Red

[@Progressive_Canadian]

Pat Benatar's rendition of "You Better Run" holds a special place in rock history, not only for its powerful performance but also for its interesting origin. The song, originally written by a relatively lesser-known artist, was penned by a musician named Ray Brigati. Interestingly, "You Better Run" wasn't initially intended for Pat Benatar. Instead, it was popularized by The Young Rascals in the 1960s. However, it wasn't until the early 1980s that Pat Benatar took the song and infused it with her signature energy, turning it into a standout track on her album "Crimes of Passion." This decision showcased Benatar's ability to reinterpret and breathe new life into classic tunes, a talent that contributed significantly to her success as a rock icon. So, the next time you listen to "You Better Run," remember that this dynamic anthem has roots that trace back to the 1960s, with Pat Benatar giving it a bold and unforgettable resurgence in the '80s.

[@FredPena-rd5cf]

😎🤘

[@jamison8185]

Also, the video was the second one ever played on MTV, right after Video Killed The Radio Star.

[@allanlangdon7237]

Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere . . . not really "lesser-known". Couple of legends. (Rascals)

[@Progressive_Canadian]

@@allanlangdon7237 The term "lesser known" is an adjective phrase used to describe something that is not widely recognized or familiar to the general public. It is often employed to characterize people, places, things, or concepts that have not gained widespread attention, popularity, or notoriety. When referring to a lesser-known entity, it suggests that the subject is not as prominent or widely acknowledged as others in a given category. The degree of "lesser known" can vary, ranging from relatively obscure or niche to simply less popular or renowned compared to more widely recognized counterparts. So thank you for your English lesson however my English is quite advanced compared to yours, obviously.

[@gotrhythm1]

I saw her live several times...she NEVER disappoints!

[@esmeraldapooner751]

This song was perfect cor her personality.

[@funniebunnie4u]

GODDESS. Absolutely Love Pat. SLAYED everything in sight. ❣️❣️❣️💃💃💃💃💃

[@denveradams4909]

I had a major crush on Pat Benatar back in the day. I had a poster of her on the wall in my Marine Corps barracks room.

[@mikehigbee2320]

That's rock n roll, baby! From her second album, I can remember putting that record on and hearing it on my stereo for the first time. I turned it up loud enough to shake the house!

[@Duh6666666]

I basically erased the tape I had gotten by listening to it to death, what an incredible lady with a great set of pipes.

[@megdelaney3677]

Pat Benatar always a great choice!!!!

[@crvnmrhd]

She had the voice, looks, and attitude, and the band kicked ass. They were huge back then.

[@johnk.2508]

I love Myron, the drummer in this video. He used to be an absolute animal behind the drum kit! During concerts his kit had to be strapped down because he would climb on it, jump on it, swung from it, and whatever else he could think of!

[@cmholmes1067]

I have always loved him, he has such character!

[@AirDOGGe]

I had this on videotape in 1981 when few homes had a VCR in it and there were no video rental stores yet, and I watched that video over and over. This was definitely her peak era. The video was the second ever played on MTV.

[@CoolEyeColorado]

love Pat Benatar!

[@stellamorgan482]

Takes me back to being a kid & singing this in my hairbrush in front of my mirror! Lol One of my favorites from Pat. Great reaction!

[@kennethbrown5164]

2nd song to air on MTV... very historic.

[@brucedillinger9448]

Pat is so friggin' great!

[@frontprochproduction]

Pat is one of the greatest of all time... 😎

[@bradsullivan2495]

Heart hard-rocking message songs, "If Looks Could Kill" and "Even It Up"

[@keithralston1133]

Love her stuff. Saw her live many years ago and she and the band killed it. You all have a safe and happy holiday!

[@jgsrhythm100]

If you want another hard rocking female Friday Bsby Animals - Painless (92) Singer Suze DeMarchi is absolute 🔥 think a heavier Pretenders. Unfortunately timing was not on their side. Soon after this album came our Grunge took over. Personally think they could have essily surved the 90's. I saw them live and they were killing!! 🔥

[@doncarloregio39]

Can't Imagine music without Pat Benatar let alone rock! One of the preeminent Goddesses of Pop/Rock and with a band like that there's no other place but heaven!

[@MikeWalsh-f1g]

Thanks Amber. Pat is one of the rockingest ladies of all time. Love her beauty, her voice and her power!

[@malalaz66]

You have to see a couple of videos where Pat Benatar and Martina Mc Bride duet on each others songs. They both sing Pat Benatars song Heartbreaker and both sing Martina’s song Independence Day. It is amazing how good they sound together.

[@KimNevelzer]

Martina McBride is awesome !! She was my late husband's favorite female country artist.

[@sisterdebmac]

You always go into a PB song you've never heard before wondering what Neil's gonna do. Because in every one of 'em, his guitar is equally important to what Pat does. Jay smooshing his left headphone into his ear during the solos. Sigh. Y'all are so cute when something hits hard like this. Love ya.

[@rwschumm]

Pat Benatar: Always a Rockin' Good Song! :) Great Reaction, You Guys! :)

[@sarahdixon1943]

She was so sooo huge on the 80s!!!😊

[@KimNevelzer]

There are many amazingly talented female rockers, but Pat Benatar is my absolute favorite !! The sound that comes out of her petite frame just blows my mind. She was the first concert I ever went to and when she comes to one of my local venues, I am there. ! If I am not mistaken, I've seen her in concert five times. Thankfully, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame included her husband in their induction, because they belong there !! 😊😊

[@Puttdaddy78]

One of the most powerful voices of rock!!

[@jameschatlos5428]

This was the first Pat Benatar video I saw on MTV, and instantly became a fan. Thanks for your reaction, and letting us all watch it again. I think this is one of the things I enjoy most about your channel. Wstching a video with you guys is like watching it for the first time all over again.

[@tvdroid22]

Martina McBride grew up idolizing Pat Benatar. Consequently, she can belt out a tune in a similar fashion. Independence Day is probably my fav from her. Pat is a trained opera singer. You can hear classical influenced in the intro to Shadows of the Night. Her music got a lotta resistance by the radio stations. I remember in concert, they were talking about how the excuse was the audience didn't want that much guitar. Can you imagine? Fortunately for us, she broke through.

[@MrMojoRisin1976]

This was one of the first videos ever played on MTV during the first hour of broadcast in August of 1981.

[@arielpena6564]

Great song, great reaction. My wife grew up in the same town where Pat Benatar grew up in, Lindenhurst NY, we married & moved to Lindenhurst nearly 30 years ago. We took our daughter to see Pat Benatar when she was 8 or 9, seats up close to the stage. Pat Benatar will always be the pride of Lindenhurst! I have a request, a female singer that you reacted to twice, "Left of Center" by Suzanne Vega, my favorite song, the lyrics describe weirdos like me, lol.

[@breakdancinfool]

Amber PERFECTLY described why these women of rock n roll are such amazing and important legends!!!!

[@kokaroka69]

Let’s all agree that Pat Benatar is among a few artists that had substance and had something to say. Her songs came from being in an abusive marriage who, at this point in her career, was long been divorced from. However, her guitarist, Neil Giraldo kept asking her out to which she turn down until one day she gave in only to fall in love and have been married for over thirty years. The couple have two daughters to which Pat stopped singing and performing to raise her family. Now, Pat and Neil are back touring and have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame which has been long over due in my opinion. I love Hell is for Children and may I suggest for your next Pat Benatar reaction to react to the song and my second favorite sing by her, Fire and Ice. Her voice is incredible and this song displays her vocal range. But no matter what you decide to watch I will be looking forward to. Take care and have a blessed Christmas to you and yours. - Gene A.

[@KimNevelzer]

Excellent comment !! One thousand thumbs up 👍

[@derekrubis6652]

Did you know? This was the 2nd music video played on MTV after The Buggles-“Video Killed The Radio Star” music video

[@markwebb9594]

Had that ABSOLUTE honor of seeing this Great Rocker live. Such a high energy performer. I believe she was an opera or classical singer before she went into rock. Lucky for all of us.

[@peace-and-quiet]

I totally idolized her when i was 11+ yrs old. She helped me learn to be tough. 😊

[@scottbrower9052]

Fantastic choice!

[@davidmecusker8050]

Thanks for doing this one. I got to see her live and she is phenomenal

[@amb2745]

"Linda, that girl looks just like Pat Benatar." "I know. Wait, there are three girls here at Ridgemont who have cultivated the Pat Benatar look." Fast Times At RIdgemont High (1982).

[@IceMan-js8kc]

Great quote! Awesome movie!

[@harveydoherty6995]

Great song! You guys know whats gd. Rock and roll baby!!