Hit Me with Your Best Shot

Rocktober 8th! 

For the month of October, we celebrate Rock Music!

In years past, I’ve gone the route of great rock songs of all time. But this year I wanted to do something a little different,  and have chosen to go with Great Rock Songs of the 80s.

As always, especially when it comes to music, the topic is subjective. But, I’m sure you’ll be happy with my selections for this month. 

Today our song is: Hit Me with Your Best Shot – Pat Benatar

Songfacts tells us this about the song:

Sometimes if we're feeling particularly confident or have nothing to lose, we feel we can take anything life throws at us. That's the sentiment in "Hit Me With Your Best Shot," written by Eddie Schwartz, a struggling guitarist living in Toronto. He told Songfacts the story behind the song: "I was in a kind of weird therapy when I was in my mid-20s, it was called bio-energetics, I believe. One of the things we did was punch pillows, I guess it had something to do with getting out hostility. I went to a session where we punched the pillows for a while. It all seemed kind of strange, but I remember walking outside of this therapy session and standing on the doorstep of the building I'd been in, this small house in Toronto, and the title just came to me, 'Hit Me With Your Best Shot.' I haven't been to therapy before or since. Maybe I should go back."

  

Thank you for supporting me during this month-long music fest. If  you choose to join me in this RockFest, feel free to snag my graphic at the top or you can create your own. You don’t even have to use my same theme - just as long as it’s Rock Music.