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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Don't Forget Me
Pat Benatar Lyrics
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Every moment is a one that I'm
Crying my heart out cause I'm not there with you
I feel like a fool I've got so much shame
I know I should just walk away
But what will I do with all this pain I feel for you
Please don't leave me
I don't think I can survive it
I'll have nothing
Not even my pride
So please don't leave me
Not this time
So many nights I lay in bed
I stare at the place where you laid your head
I wonder who's lying with you instead of me
I can't make you feel it if it isn't there
No way to convince you if you just don't care
Look in your heart maybe you could spare a place for me
Please don't leave me
Not this time
I don't think I can survive it
I'd have nothing
Not even my pride
So please don't leave me
Not this time
You made your point
It's clear to me
There's somewhere else you'd rather be
But I can't bear the thought of life without you
I sit by my window, watch the clouds go by
But I can't bear the thought of life without you
Please don't leave me
Not this time
I don't think I can survive it
I'd have nothing
Not even my pride
So please don't leave me
Not this.
Please don't leave me
Not this time
I don't think I can survive it
I'd have nothing
Not even my pride
So please don't leave me
Not this time
The lyrics of Pat Benatar's song Don't Forget Me speaks about unrequited love and the pain that comes with it. The song's narrator, who is deeply in love with someone who doesn't feel the same way, is pleading for them not to leave her. She cries out her heart as she watches the clouds go by, and wonders who is lying next to the one she loves instead of her. She acknowledges that she knows it's time to walk away, but the pain is too much to bear. She fears that if the one she loves leaves, then she will have nothing – not even her pride.
The song's lyrics reveal the hopelessness of the situation. The singer knows that the one she loves has made their intentions clear, and they would rather be with someone else. She cannot force them to feel differently about her or convince them to stay with her. She is left with nothing but the fear of a life without them. The song's repeated plea of "Please don't leave me, not this time" highlights the intense emotions that the singer is feeling and her desperation to hold on to the one she loves.
Overall, the song is a heart-wrenching story of unrequited love, and the pain that comes with it. It speaks to anyone who has ever been in that situation, and it tugs at the heartstrings with its raw and emotional lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
I sit by my window, watch the clouds go by
I spend my time thinking and worrying about you, feeling sad and hopeless
Every moment is a one that I'm Crying my heart out cause I'm not there with you
I cry and feel emotional pain because I cannot be with you
I feel like a fool I've got so much shame
I feel embarrassed for still wanting you even though you have moved on
I know I should just walk away
I am aware that I need to move on and stop holding on to the past
But what will I do with all this pain I feel for you
I am unsure how to cope with the strong emotions that I still have for you
Please don't leave me Not this time I don't think I can survive it I'll have nothing Not even my pride So please don't leave me Not this time
I am begging you to stay because if you leave, I will have nothing left and I won't be able to handle it
So many nights I lay in bed I stare at the place where you laid your head I wonder who's lying with you instead of me
I spend many sleepless nights thinking about you and feeling jealous of whoever may be with you now
I can't make you feel it if it isn't there No way to convince you if you just don't care
I cannot force you to love me or change your mind if you do not feel the same way
Look in your heart maybe you could spare a place for me
I am asking you to search your feelings and see if there is any room for me in your heart
You made your point It's clear to me There's somewhere else you'd rather be But I can't bear the thought of life without you
I understand that you have moved on, but the idea of living without you is unbearable to me
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Neil Giraldo, Pat Giraldo
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@soosuke7998
i remember my father showing me this movie
and i remember sitting next to him
and watching him re-experiencing his childhood
slowly crying on the inside
i think he shed a tear or two, which he extremely rarely does at films
i remember him looking over at his kid
seeing himself in me
seeing one of his favorite movies captivating me
at the end i shed a tear too
this is a breathtaking film that was made excellently
one of the very few movies i don't consider movies
but
cinematic experiences
@Thorsten-Tom-Martin
[Refrain]
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Ooh, woah
[Verse 1]
Won't you come see about me?
I'll be alone, dancing, you know it, baby
Tell me your troubles and doubts
Giving me everything inside and out and
Love's strange, so real in the dark
Think of the tender things that we were working on
Slow change may pull us apart
When the light gets into your heart, baby
[Chorus]
Don't you forget about me
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Don't you forget about me
[Post-Chorus]
Will you stand above me?
Look my way, never love me
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
Down, down, down
Will you recognize me?
Call my name or walk on by
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
Down, down, down, down
[Refrain]
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Ooh, whoa
[Verse 2]
Don't you try and pretend
It's my feeling we'll win in the end
I won't harm you or touch your defenses
Vanity and security, ah
Don't you forget about me
I'll be alone, dancing, you know it, baby
Goin' to take you apart
I'll put us back together at heart, baby
[Chorus]
Don't you forget about me
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Don't you forget about me
[Bridge]
As you walk on by
Will you call my name?
As you walk on by
Will you call my name?
When you walk away
Or will you walk away?
Will you walk on by?
Come on, call my name
Will you call my name?
[Outro]
I say, la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
When you walk on by
And you call my name
When you walk on by....
@lwelch1498
This movie is a straight masterpiece and they better never try and remake it. There will never be another Breakfast Club movie with an epic song to go with it. Shout out to Simple Minds!
@redllyon5196
Only thing that came close to it was the parody in Not Another Teen Movie and that was more of a nod to the genius of the movie. And it had the principle in it!
@jaxon4660
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@krisjooganah3253
The song was meant for Billy Idol who recorded it, but they decided to go for Simple Minds version. As they say the rest is history!
@BrianOSheaPlus
It wouldn't make sense to any other generation, and they'd never make a movie just for us aging Gen X'ers. They could maybe make a movie about Gen Z for Gen Z'ers, but that would be a whole different movie, and I wouldn't have a problem with that.
@sparklesthecat6507
I am proud to be a child of the 80s, we had the best music, the best movies and the best of times.
@fourniermarie1321
😭
@kimberlybahrs5176
Argee
@Nessal83
Yup