Her songwriting has been praised for its wit, and her technical guitar playing has also received praise (which she made light fun of in her feminist song, Not Bad for a Broad).
In 1990, she joined Christine Lavin, Megan McDonough, and Sally Fingerett to form the Four Bitchin' Babes, with whom she toured and recorded one album.
In 2005, Larkin produced La Guitara, a compilation of songs performed by female guitarists designed to answer the question, "Why are there no great female guitar players?" with the answer being that "There are–and here they are."
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Patty Larkin Lyrics
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I'm in video heaven.. they play my favorite song.
I light a cigarette, check it in the mirror,
Flip the collar of my jacket up,
Make sure there's nobody here..
My jeans are tight, I'm ready to roll..
'walking out the door in my own... video.
My own video, my own video, my own video.
There's a neighbor in the window, a dog in the alley..
I'm in my convertible.. I look like Mustang Sally.
Everything is neon (neon, neon), state of the art..
While me, I'm singing my song, singing my song,
I sing it from the heart.
Looking so sincere as the camera rolls,
Looking so sincere in my own video video..
It's my own.. video video..
My very own.. video video
It's my own video.
If I had a motorcycle, I could be Jane Dean..
Who says you've got to know how to dance or sing?
Black leather jacket? While it's pretty good hook, well, it's not how you play.. you know they say, it's how you look.
In the last freeze frame I'll reveal my soul --
A legend in my own mind,
In my own.. video video
It's my own.. video video
My very own.. video video
Watch me now in my own video.
I want my, I want my, I want my own video..
I want my, I want my, I want my own video..
I want my, I want my, I want my own video..
I want my, I want my, I want my own video.
The song "Video" by Patty Larkin depicts the pleasure that comes from watching oneself on a music video. In the first verse, the persona talks about how she relaxes on Friday night by watching TV, smoking a cigarette and checking herself out in the mirror to make sure she looks good. She then proceeds to go out looking like Mustang Sally, changing into her own video. With the camera constantly rolling, she sings her song from the heart and looks sincere while doing so. In the second verse, the persona disapproves of the notion that one has to sing and dance to be in the limelight; she believes that it is all about how one appears. In the freeze-frame at the end of her own music video, she reveals her soul and becomes a legend in her own mind.
Line by Line Meaning
Friday night, I got the TV on,
On Friday night, I turned on the TV.
I'm in video heaven.. they play my favorite song.
I'm ecstatic because the music video playing is my favorite song.
I light a cigarette, check it in the mirror,
I light a cigarette and check my appearance in the mirror.
Flip the collar of my jacket up,
I flip the collar of my jacket up.
Make sure there's nobody here..
I make sure that nobody is around.
My jeans are tight, I'm ready to roll..
I'm wearing tight jeans and I'm ready to go out.
'walking out the door in my own... video.
I'm exiting my house in my own personal music video.
My own video, my own video, my own video.
This video is mine and no one else's.
There's a neighbor in the window, a dog in the alley..
I see a neighbor in their window and a dog in the alley.
I'm in my convertible.. I look like Mustang Sally.
I'm driving in my convertible and I feel like a character in a movie from the 60s.
Everything is neon (neon, neon), state of the art..
The surroundings are bright and modern with neon lights everywhere.
While me, I'm singing my song, singing my song,
I am singing my own original song.
I sing it from the heart.
I genuinely express my emotions while singing.
Looking so sincere as the camera rolls,
I appear sincere as the camera records.
Looking so sincere in my own video video..
I genuinely appear sincere in my personal music video.
It's my own.. video video..
This music video is solely mine.
My very own.. video video
This music video is only mine.
It's my own video.
This music video belongs to me.
If I had a motorcycle, I could be Jane Dean..
I imagine I could be like James Dean if I had a motorcycle.
Who says you've got to know how to dance or sing?
Who says you need to be able to sing or dance to have your own music video?
Black leather jacket? While it's pretty good hook, well, it's not how you play.. you know they say, it's how you look.
Even though a black leather jacket is a popular fashion statement, it's not important for making a good music video, as it's more important to look good than anything else.
In the last freeze frame I'll reveal my soul --
In the final outlined frame, I'll express my true feelings.
A legend in my own mind,
I feel like a legendary figure in my own imagination.
In my own.. video video
This personal music video is mine.
It's my own.. video video
This music video is only mine.
My very own.. video video
This music video is exclusively mine.
Watch me now in my own video.
Watch me perform in my personal music video.
I want my, I want my, I want my own video..
I desire to have my own personal music video.
I want my, I want my, I want my own video..
I yearn for my personal music video.
I want my, I want my, I want my own video..
It's really important to me that I have my personal music video.
I want my, I want my, I want my own video.
I really want this to happen, I want to have my personal music video.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: MARK KNOPFLER, PATTY LARKIN, GORDON MATTHEW SUMNER
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