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Confused by Music Videos, part one

So I put on Pat Benatar's Love is a Battlefield again (because I love the song) but for the love of Mike, can someone, anyone please explain the video to me?  As always it leaves me baffled.


Is the boy upstairs her brother or her boyfriend, like David was to Darlene on Roseanne?  (I know the video predates the tv show, it's just an example of a situation.)

And the lyrics for the scenes don't exactly help make sense of things here either.  Not too sure about that touching there given the uncertain relationship but the video has "Dad" telling her that if she leaves she can't come back so it's odd to think of it being a boyfriend in that circumstance, because wouldn't the boyfriend leave with her?  What exactly are they fighting for?  What is the battlefield in this case?

Is she supposed to be a paid dancer in that bar\club she's in?  Because honestly, she looks so excited to be there.  Just look at her face.

When she and the other girls in the bar fight back against the guy who appears to be running the place they shake their hips and ta-tas at him?  Then they actually dance?  And back to shaking the girls at him...  I'm confused again ...are  they fighting or in a relationship?  And is the guy a pimp or some kind of boyfriend?

Seriously, what is this?


There are so many mixed messages in this video...at times it feels like watching someone speaking in a foreign language.  You almost think you get it but then you're even more confused than you started after you keep listening.

You can watch the original music video on YouTube here:



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  1. BLAugust 4, 2024 at 1:21 PM

    music videos often don't follow the mental imagery that i experience when listening to a song. i could direct a video on many different tracks, but their official video is usually surreal and potentially conflicting.

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  2. BLAugust 4, 2024 at 1:35 PM

    we develop our own internal narrative based on the music, but the concept, and story in the Pat Benatar video, is relevant, and well developed. she wants to experience the world, leaving her family. a somber farewell to her brother, to pursue a more dramatic life. exploring the party scene, and returning by bus. i wished that there was a shot of her connecting with her brother, to share her vibrant memories.

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