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Hugh_Lebowski

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2. I dig that she's not playing it anymore for this reason, BUT ...

Reply to magicarpet (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 22, 2022, 03:10 PM

Jul 2022

It's really not about anyone getting shot in the firearms sense, or opening themselves to domestic assault.

It's a boxing metaphor, she's simply expressing her own toughness and bravado like a boxer before a fight. Except the subject is ... love.

Maybe this will assuage your sensibilities and let you enjoy it in the future, if you used to in the past.

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Pat Benatar Will No Longer Perform One Of Her Most Popular Songs - "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" [View all] SoCalDavidS Jul 2022 OP

I cringe when I hear "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" on the radio,... magicarpet Jul 2022 #1

I dig that she's not playing it anymore for this reason, BUT ... Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2022 #2

Beat Me To It! ProfessorGAC Jul 2022 #3

I was like 18 yo when it came out so that may've affected my view, but ... Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2022 #4

Thank you for your viewpoints and perspectives in seeing the issue in a different way. magicarpet Jul 2022 #5

Okay. But if you look at the lyrics in totality (not just the chorus), it's pretty clearly a song Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2022 #7

That might be the orgin Zeitghost Jul 2022 #14

Agreed! ProfessorGAC Jul 2022 #8

Her hubby Neil G could lay down some licks ... I ain't nearly that good lol ... Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2022 #9

Plate Of Shrimp ProfessorGAC Jul 2022 #11

Lol, yeah really weird ... Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2022 #12

I had an incident where I was harassed at work and someone would actually sing this song gldstwmn Jul 2022 #15

Considering that more and more people are affected by violence ... Novara Jul 2022 #6

No one thinks that's about doing a school shooting TheFarseer Jul 2022 #10

Seems to me that ForgedCrank Jul 2022 #13