80s Song of the Week - Pat Benetar "Love is a Battlefield"

For all the romantics out there this week of Valentine's Day, I'd like to go against the grain and dedicate this kick-ass 80s diddy by Pat Benetar. This gal was originally primed to be an opera singer like her mother and was also a ballerina and I love that she ended up being one of the few real women rock stars to this day. She was way ahead of her time, man!

And so was this video. Come on, how many rebellious and just plain misunderstood teens could relate to her story of being thrown out of her house by her dad and leaves to find her calling in the Big (Bad) Apple of New York City?! Shoot. I love how she resorts to having to work in some seedy nightclub and has a pimp with a silver tooth(!) before it became "in" with today's Rap stars. he he he. And this video was also one of the first ever to have a completely choreograped dance section to it - like I said: way of ahead of it's time. And don't get me started on those 80s clothes and big, hairsprayed hair... Those are some darn, tough chicks in this video! Rock and roll!