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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Disconnected
Pat Benatar Lyrics

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The hammer lands, the verdict stands
The walls come crumblin' down
The color code, rule of thumb
Shadows on the sun
Can you tell me, where it's really at?
All around the world tonight
People watchin', people waitin'
All around the world tonight

People feelin' - Disconnected
(Somebody better plug me in)

The jukebox plays a toxic waltz
A factory belches steam
A sidewalk ends in baby steps &
A widow maker screams
(And it sounds like this)
Hear her call your name

All around the world tonight
People watchin', people waitin'
All around the world tonight
People feelin' - Disconnected

The page is turned, a city burned
The whole world falls apart
The plug is pulled, truth escapes
The space between our hearts
Space between our hearts
Space between our hearts

All around the world tonight

Overall Meaning

, Pat Benatar's song Disconnected talks about the disconnection between people in today's world. The lyrics point out the hammer landing, the verdict standing, and the walls coming down, which metaphorically refer to the breakdown of established systems and structures in society. The color code and rule of thumb referred to in the song points towards the rules and norms that people use as guidelines and the oppression that comes with them. Benatar then sings about the disconnection felt by people across the globe, even as they watch and wait for something to happen.

The toxic waltz on the Jukebox, factory belching steam, sidewalk ending in baby steps and widow maker screaming, are all representations of the chaos and noise that surround people in modern society. The widow maker, in particular, refers to the machine or device that causes death, indicating the fear and danger that permeate society. The disconnection portrayed in the song is further shown with the page turning, the city burning, and the whole world falling apart. The plug being pulled and truth escaping speaks of the disconnection from reality and the falsehoods that are believed.

In conclusion, Pat Benatar's Disconnected highlights the disconnection between people and society's established structures, the chaos and noise of modernity, and the fear and danger that people live with. The song is a reflection of how disconnection has alienated humanity from each other.

Line by Line Meaning

The hammer lands, the verdict stands
The decision has been made and it's final.

The walls come crumblin' down
Everything is falling apart.

The color code, rule of thumb
Everything is supposed to follow a certain code.

Shadows on the sun
Something doesn't feel right, even though everything seems to be okay on the surface.

Can you tell me, where it's really at?
What's the truth? What's really happening?

All around the world tonight
This feeling is universal and affecting everyone.

People watchin', people waitin'
Everyone is waiting for something to happen.

People feelin' - Disconnected
Everyone feels disconnected from each other and the world.

(Somebody better plug me in)
I need to be connected to something or someone.

The jukebox plays a toxic waltz
Everything is toxic and out of balance.

A factory belches steam
Something is both productive and polluting at the same time.