This song was so huge and so tightly identified with Pat Benatar, you thought it was an original, didn't you?
It isn't, though. It was originally composed for a movie - Times Square - but was rejected from the movie. Helen Schneider also released a version of the song, in 1981, before Benatar did. That version was a hit in Europe. Rachel Sweet also released a version before this one.
It isn't, though. It was originally composed for a movie - Times Square - but was rejected from the movie. Helen Schneider also released a version of the song, in 1981, before Benatar did. That version was a hit in Europe. Rachel Sweet also released a version before this one.
This version, which won the Grammy for Best Female Rock Performance, took a couple of liberties with the original lyrics to make it little less bleak. This version is the one we remember. Benatar made the song contemporary for 1982, and the song doesn't sound dated today.
And yes, you're right. That's Judge Reinhold and Bill Paxton in the video.
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