Singer Pat Benatar said she will not perform Hit Me with Your Best Shot at her shows anymore out of respect for gun violence victims. .“And we’re not doing Hit Me With Your Best Shot and fans are having a heart attack and I’m like, I’m sorry, in deference to the victims of the families of these mass shootings, I’m not singing it,” said Benatar in a interview with USA Today. .“I tell them, if you want to hear the song, go home and listen to it.”.Benatar said Hit Me with Your Best Shot is among her “holy 14,” which fans will criticize her for not playing when she performs. .While the title is tongue in cheek, she said “you have to draw the line.” She added she cannot say those words with a smile on her face. .“I’m not going to go on stage and soapbox — I go to my legislators — but that’s my small contribution to protesting,” she said. .“I’m not going to sing it.”.Benatar went on to say she was concerned about Roe v. Wade being overturned. .She called abortion rights being overturned in the United States “a slippery slope.” She said she is concerned people do not understand what this overturning means.
Singer Pat Benatar said she will not perform Hit Me with Your Best Shot at her shows anymore out of respect for gun violence victims. .“And we’re not doing Hit Me With Your Best Shot and fans are having a heart attack and I’m like, I’m sorry, in deference to the victims of the families of these mass shootings, I’m not singing it,” said Benatar in a interview with USA Today. .“I tell them, if you want to hear the song, go home and listen to it.”.Benatar said Hit Me with Your Best Shot is among her “holy 14,” which fans will criticize her for not playing when she performs. .While the title is tongue in cheek, she said “you have to draw the line.” She added she cannot say those words with a smile on her face. .“I’m not going to go on stage and soapbox — I go to my legislators — but that’s my small contribution to protesting,” she said. .“I’m not going to sing it.”.Benatar went on to say she was concerned about Roe v. Wade being overturned. .She called abortion rights being overturned in the United States “a slippery slope.” She said she is concerned people do not understand what this overturning means.
