YMMV / Pat Benatar

• Covered Up:
  • 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.
  • 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.
• Refrain from Assuming: "Love Is a Battlefield" is not called "We Are Young."
• Retroactive Recognition: Bill Paxton and Judge Reinhold have small roles in the "Shadows of the Night" video.
  • Richard Belzer plays a Lenny Bruce Expy in the "Le Bel Age" music video.
• Signature Song: "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.
• Stoic Woobie: The subject in "Shadows Of The Night". He's someone in a lot of pain who tries to keep it hidden. in response she tells him she's there for him and it's ok for him to cry and the like.
• Tear Jerker: "Hell Is For Children" and "Love Is A Battlefield"