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Hugh_Lebowski

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

Fri Jul 22, 2022, 03:49 PM

Jul 2022

wherein a woman is challenging a man to impress her enough to fall in love with him.

I totally respect her decision to stop playing it, and yours to no longer favor the song. When you put both 'fire' and 'shot' in the same chorus, it DOES kinda sound like a reference to guns, and I'd imagine that's why she doesn't do the song anymore.

That said, it's fairly obvious that Hit Me With Your Best Shot does NOT denote a human fist striking a solid blow to a human body part (or an actual shooting)... in the context of the song overall.

Just sayin.

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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