Pat Benatar is a four-time Grammy winning musician with six platinum and fo… Read Full Bio ↴Pat Benatar is a four-time Grammy winning musician with six platinum and four gold albums to her credit. Singing such hit singles as "I Need a Lover", "Heartbreaker", "Fire and Ice", "Treat Me Right", "Hit Me with Your Best Shot", "Hell Is for Children", "Shadows of the Night", and "Love Is a Battlefield", Benatar is acknowledged as one of the leading female rock vocalists in the industry.
She was born in the neighborhood of Greenpoint in Brooklyn, New York City, New York on January 10, 1953 as Patricia Andrzejewski. She graduated from Lindenhurst High on Long Island in 1971. She married her lead guitarist, Neil "Spyder" Geraldo, in 1982, and she has two children, named Haley and Hana.
In 1973, Benatar quit her job as a bank teller to pursue a singing career after being inspired by a Liza Minnelli concert she saw in Richmond. She got a job as a singing waitress at a flapper-esque nightclub named "The Roaring Twenties", and got a gig singing in lounge band Coxon's Army. They garnered enough attention to be the subject of a never-aired PBS special, and the band's bassist, Roger Capps, would go on to be the original bass player for the Pat Benatar band.
This period also yielded Benatar's first solo single – 1974's "Day Gig" – until her eventual major label debut on Chrysalis Records in 1979. The song was released via Trace Records, and was both written and produced by Coxon's Army band leader Phil Coxon.
Benatar's big break came in 1975 at an amateur night at the comedy club "Catch a Rising Star" in New York City. Her rousing rendition of Judy Garland's "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" earned her a call back by club owner Rick Newman, who would later become her manager.
After many years of producing big budget albums, Neil and Pat have continued to produce albums together, even though they have decided to end their association with major labels. They have chosen instead to place the care of their children above industry demands, and make records at home in their own professional quality studio. Each summer when their girls get out of school for vacation, they all pack up, board a tour bus, and set out to play as many shows as they can fit into the summer months. Pat and Neil maintain a close, and much more personal, relationship with their fans, than they were able to do in 80's during the heights of their commercial success.
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She was born in the neighborhood of Greenpoint in Brooklyn, New York City, New York on January 10, 1953 as Patricia Andrzejewski. She graduated from Lindenhurst High on Long Island in 1971. She married her lead guitarist, Neil "Spyder" Geraldo, in 1982, and she has two children, named Haley and Hana.
In 1973, Benatar quit her job as a bank teller to pursue a singing career after being inspired by a Liza Minnelli concert she saw in Richmond. She got a job as a singing waitress at a flapper-esque nightclub named "The Roaring Twenties", and got a gig singing in lounge band Coxon's Army. They garnered enough attention to be the subject of a never-aired PBS special, and the band's bassist, Roger Capps, would go on to be the original bass player for the Pat Benatar band.
This period also yielded Benatar's first solo single – 1974's "Day Gig" – until her eventual major label debut on Chrysalis Records in 1979. The song was released via Trace Records, and was both written and produced by Coxon's Army band leader Phil Coxon.
Benatar's big break came in 1975 at an amateur night at the comedy club "Catch a Rising Star" in New York City. Her rousing rendition of Judy Garland's "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" earned her a call back by club owner Rick Newman, who would later become her manager.
After many years of producing big budget albums, Neil and Pat have continued to produce albums together, even though they have decided to end their association with major labels. They have chosen instead to place the care of their children above industry demands, and make records at home in their own professional quality studio. Each summer when their girls get out of school for vacation, they all pack up, board a tour bus, and set out to play as many shows as they can fit into the summer months. Pat and Neil maintain a close, and much more personal, relationship with their fans, than they were able to do in 80's during the heights of their commercial success.
http://www.benatargiraldo.com
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Pat Benatar Lyrics
Diamond Field From the top of the hill You can see all the…
Every Time I Fall Back I don't know if it's me or just the sign…
Everybody Lay Down Everybody go round, go round, go round Everybody lay down, l…
Fire And Ice Ooh, you're givin' me the fever tonight I don't want to…
Heartbreaker Your love is like a tidal wave, spinning over my…
Hell Is For Children They cry in the dark So you can't see their tears They…
Hit Me With Your Best Shot Well you're the real tough cookie with a long history Of…
I Need A Lover I need a lover that won't drive me crazy (I need…
In the Heat of the Night In the heat of the night, when you know it…
It's A Tuff Life Isn't it a tuff life? You race your Mercedes through the…
Just Like Me It's Just Like Me, to say to you Love me dear,…
Lipstick Lies You've gotta admit, you paint a pretty picture No one would…
Little Too Late I hear you had a good offer down on Third…
Looking For A Stranger I had it with the same old routine I had it…
Love Is a Battlefield (We are young) (We are young) We are young (Heartache to hea…
Never Wanna Leave You Never could say what I want to say Never could do…
One Love (Song of the Lion) Once there was a man, and he lived to sing…
Ooh Ooh Song Just when we think we conquered it It seems we lose…
Painted Desert I hear your heartbeat but you're never there Like a mirage,…
Payin' the Cost to Be the Boss You act like you wanna listen When I'm talkin' to you You…
Precious Time I don't wanna argue about who is the victim 'Cause maybe…
Promises In The Dark Never again, isn't that what you said? You've been through t…
Sex As A Weapon You really do know how to strut that stuff (strut…
Shadows Of The Night We're running with the shadows of the night So baby take…
Somebody's Baby He used to be somebody's baby Someone used to hold him…
The Victim You've been set up one too many times The perfect victim…
Treat Me Right You want me to leave, you want me to stay You…
True Love Never been no fragile flower I always got too much to…
We Belong Many times I tried to tell you Many times I cried…
We Live For Love Your love's contagious, one kiss is dangerous But I have mor…
You Better Run Whatcha tryin' to do to my heart Whatcha tryin' to do…