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* SignatureSong: "Love Is A Battlefield" and "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" are her two best known songs.

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* SignatureSong: "Love Is A Battlefield" and "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" are her two best known songs. "Heartbreaker", "We Belong", and "Invincible" are also well-known.
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Not ymmv


* GenreAdultery: ''True Love'', a jump blues album.
** "We Belong" is a synth-laden ballad with a children's choir, very deliberately different from her signature hard rock sound.
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YMMV can't be played with.


* AwardSnub: Despite several Grammy awards, multi-platinum selling albums and being eligible for induction for at least 17 years, Pat has still not been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, despite multiple nominations.
** Finally averted, as she was named to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.
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** Creator/RichardBelzer plays a Creator/LennyBruce {{Expy}} in the "Le Bel Age" music video.
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Per TRS, this is YMMV

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* RefrainFromAssuming: "Love Is a Battlefield" is not called "We Are Young."

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* AwardSnub: Despite several Grammy awards, multi-platinum selling albums and being eligible for induction for at least 17 years, Pat has still not been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, despite multiple nominations, with her most recent being in 2021.

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* AwardSnub: Despite several Grammy awards, multi-platinum selling albums and being eligible for induction for at least 17 years, Pat has still not been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, despite multiple nominations, with her most recent being nominations.
** Finally averted, as she was named to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
in 2021.2022.
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* SignatureSong: "Love Is A Battlefield" and "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" are her two best known songs.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/BillPaxton had a small role in the "Shadows of the Night" video.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/BillPaxton had a and Creator/JudgeReinhold have small role roles in the "Shadows of the Night" video.

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Covered Up getting long, added bullet points


* CoveredUp: Her version of "You Better Run" is better known than the original by the Rascals. "Shadows of the Night" is also a (massively) re-worked version of a song originally sung by Helen Schneider. "I Need A Lover" plays with this; both her version and the (original) John Mellencamp version are well-known.

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Her version of "You Better Run" is better known than the original by the Rascals. Rascals.
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"Shadows of the Night" is also a (massively) re-worked version of a song originally sung by Helen Schneider. "I Schneider.
** Even in their native Australia, few remember that Rattling Sabres released "All Fired Up" the year before Pat did.
** “I
Need A Lover" plays with this; both her version and the (original) John Mellencamp version are well-known.
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* AwardSnub: Despite several Grammy awards, multi-platinum selling albums and being eligible for induction for at least 25 years, Pat has still not been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, despite multiple nominations, with her most recent being in 2021.

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* AwardSnub: Despite several Grammy awards, multi-platinum selling albums and being eligible for induction for at least 25 17 years, Pat has still not been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, despite multiple nominations, with her most recent being in 2021.
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* AwardSnub: Despite several Grammy awards, multi-platinum selling albums and being eligible for induction for at least 25 years, Pat has still not been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, despite multiple nominations, with her most recent being in 2021.
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* {{Mondegreen}}: "Hit me with your best shot" is often misheard as "[[ShamuFu Hit me with your pet shark]]." Even at live concerts it sounds like she's saying "pet shark".
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* StoicWoobie: The subject in "Shadows Of The Night". He's someone in a lot of pain who tries to keep it hidden. in response she [[PetTheDog tells him she's there for him and it's ok for him to cry and the like.]]
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/BillPaxton had a small role in the "Shadows of the Night" video.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/BillPaxton had a small role in the "Shadows of the Night" video.video.
* TearJerker: "Hell Is For Children" and "Love Is A Battlefield"
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Moved YMMV entry from the main page here.

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* GenreAdultery: ''True Love'', a jump blues album.
** "We Belong" is a synth-laden ballad with a children's choir, very deliberately different from her signature hard rock sound.
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* {{Mondegreen}}: "Hit me with your best shot" is often misheard as "[[ShamuFu Hit me with your pet shark]]." Even at live concerts it sounds like she's saying "pet shark".

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* {{Mondegreen}}: "Hit me with your best shot" is often misheard as "[[ShamuFu Hit me with your pet shark]]." Even at live concerts it sounds like she's saying "pet shark".shark".
* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/BillPaxton had a small role in the "Shadows of the Night" video.
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* {{Mondegreen}}: "Hit me with your best shot" is often misheard as "Hit me with your pet shark." Even at live concerts it sounds like she's saying "pet shark".

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* {{Mondegreen}}: "Hit me with your best shot" is often misheard as "Hit "[[ShamuFu Hit me with your pet shark.shark]]." Even at live concerts it sounds like she's saying "pet shark".
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* CoveredUp: Her version of "You Better Run" is better known than the original by the Rascals. "Shadows of the Night" is also a (massively) re-worked version of a song originally sung by Helen Schneider.

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* CoveredUp: Her version of "You Better Run" is better known than the original by the Rascals. "Shadows of the Night" is also a (massively) re-worked version of a song originally sung by Helen Schneider. "I Need A Lover" plays with this; both her version and the (original) John Mellencamp version are well-known.
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* {{Mondegreen}}: "Hit me with your best shot" is often misheard as "Hit me with your pet shark."

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* {{Mondegreen}}: "Hit me with your best shot" is often misheard as "Hit me with your pet shark."" Even at live concerts it sounds like she's saying "pet shark".
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* CoveredUp: Her version of "You Better Run" is better known than the original by the Rascals.

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* CoveredUp: Her version of "You Better Run" is better known than the original by the Rascals. "Shadows of the Night" is also a (massively) re-worked version of a song originally sung by Helen Schneider.
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* CoveredUp: Her version of "You Better Run" is better known than the original by the Rascals.

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* CoveredUp: Her version of "You Better Run" is better known than the original by the Rascals.Rascals.
* {{Mondegreen}}: "Hit me with your best shot" is often misheard as "Hit me with your pet shark."

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