10. Pat BenatarTropico
I was a huge Pat Benatar fan. When I was about sixteen, my father, who was a minister, roped me into teaching the children’s choir. And I would dress like Pat Benatar, because I was such a fan – I would try anyway. So leather pants, little black beetle boots, you know, and a top with zippers on it, whatever. I would go and teach the children’s choir in red leather pants. Suffice it to say that I had quite a lot of kids in the choir coming to do their lessons! And I attribute it all to being inspired by the great Pat Benatar! She was probably my favourite singer at the time. I thought her ability to use, ah, that beautiful voice. The power and yet the beauty. The beauty – this song completely exposes how beautiful her vocals are, and how tender. I remember when this song came out and I was completely floored hearing it for the first time.
