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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Evening
Pat Benatar Lyrics
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And you always remind me, that my baby's gone
Evening, you got me deeper in your power
Every minute seems like an hour
Now that my baby's gone
Shadows fall upon the wall
That's the time I miss your kiss most of all
Even though I try, how can I go on
I don't care if I don't awaken
Since my baby's gone
Shadows fall upon the wall
That's the time I miss your kiss most of all
Even though I try, how can I go on
Evening, let me sleep 'til the glow of dawn is breaking
I don't care if I don't awaken
Since my baby's gone
From the album "True Love"
Written by: M. Parish & H. White
The lyrics to Pat Benatar's "Evening" convey a sense of loneliness and sorrow that comes with losing a loved one. The singer is haunted by the memories of her lost lover every night, and the evening seems particularly difficult for her as she tries to cope with the absence of her partner. The lyrics present the evening as a force that has power over the singer, making each minute seem like an hour. The shadows that fall upon the walls evoke a sense of darkness and despair, amplifying the singer's heartache.
The chorus of the song repeats the sentiment that the singer doesn't care if she doesn't awaken, which can be interpreted in two ways. On the one hand, the singer may be so consumed by grief that she wishes to escape into sleep indefinitely. On the other hand, it could be a metaphor for death since she has lost the one person who mattered most to her, and living without them seems pointless. Whatever interpretation you choose, the lyrics present a bleak picture of a person struggling to come to terms with a significant loss.
Line by Line Meaning
Evening, every night you come and you find me
The singer feels as though every evening the night comes to find them, and reminds them that their loved one is no longer present.
And you always remind me, that my baby's gone
The evening always serves as a reminder that the singer's lover is no longer with them.
Evening, you got me deeper in your power
The singer feels as though the evening has a powerful hold over them, making them linger on their feelings of loss even more deeply.
Every minute seems like an hour
The artist is experiencing time in a distorted way, with each passing minute seeming to stretch out infinitely long.
Now that my baby's gone
The artist's sense of loss is tied directly to their lost loved one.
Shadows fall upon the wall
As night falls, shadows are cast on the walls - a physical manifestation of the singer's feelings of darkness and loss.
That's the time I miss your kiss most of all
The evening is the time when the singer feels the deepest longing for their lover's physical presence.
Even though I try, how can I go on
Despite their efforts to move forward, the artist finds it difficult to continue to exist without their loved one.
Oh evening, let me sleep 'til the glow of dawn is breaking
The artist seeks refuge in the night, wishing to sleep through it all and only wake when the morning light appears.
I don't care if I don't awaken
The artist's grief is so all-encompassing that they are indifferent to waking up or not.
Since my baby's gone
Once again, the singer's loss is the crux of the entire song.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: HARRY A. WHITE, MITCHELL PARISH
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