Benatar, Pat - I Need A Lover Lyrics

i don't care what they say at the rock hall... pat benatar you rock and have always rocked and should be in the hall way before whitney and the fat guy.. those two together do not know what rock and roll is.. if they want a rap and whatever her music is hall o fame then they should build one and leave this to real rockers

this is how its done! not like the fake stuff of nowadays!

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Love it when Pat steps back and rocks out with the band.

When MTV first came on the air in 1981, Pat was my favorite. Sexiest women on MTV.

holy crap that was incredible

she looks like a bad ass shirley temple

how can anybody put thumbs down they must have their thumbs up their you know what

wow this is KICK ASS OMG

Of course I've heard Pat's version many times, but I don't think I've ever seen this video. It was a treat!

When you have this much sex and good looks, you wear spandex with a black suit top

I really get sick of our over complaining "you owe me everything" childish generation we've made. I love Pat because she was who she was without apologies but also had something called grace and humility which is also lacking on our world today. Pat worked and EARNED everything she's ever made without "privilege" and i'm certain she had her fair share of record execs calling her "honey" and "sweetheart" but she never let that define her. It doesn't hurt having a great band behind her but give me Pat Benatar any day over lady gagme

Who the f*** clicks thumbs down on something like this?

Hell Yeah you do it right BETWEEN the eyes

Happy Birthday Pat. Neil is a lucky bastard.

Cmon John do a cover of Love is a Battlefield????

Best voice EVER

I don't care that this was "before it all," because she will ALWAYS KICK ASS in my book!

iris watts yep she’s classic

When you can Rick out in a blazer over a leotard!💟💟💟💟

She reminds me of Joanie from happy days why have I never noticed this before?

Definitely one of my favorite Pat Benatar songs. Such a powerhouse love it

I am a Major Fan of Hers but, This Song is Originally a John Cougar Mellencamp Song so, don't Give Her TOO MUCH Credit Here!,-He Wrote the Lyrics and Created the "Power" of the Song and She Pulls off Her Cover Version VERY Well!

I still love Pat Benatar,takes me back to the good ol daze!!

You are driving me crazy!

You drive me crazy (Patricia

She kicks ass.

Mic shake not drop ha!

It is so frustrating that they don't play the intro here or on the album version.

WOW!! THANKS FOR UPLOADING!! LONG TIME FAN!

These were the times when "America was "GREAT"!

for real...the music fuckin *rocked*, women were women, musicians did the popular music and songs actually had guitar solos!

Mellencamp did it better in every way

How can you be cooler than that?! Love you, Pat!

3:30 um....

Watch her right hand on the microphone. She's thinking about what she's going to do to Neil Geraldo after the show.

She can do to me anytime

so needs to input these kids nowadays

Love this! Love Pats hair in this. So beautiful.

well I'm a nineties guy, but I sure was nursing a semi looking at those thighs.... also theres something about the chin... 0.o

Don't we all?

toujours un plaisir de l'écouter .....................

She seems to have lost her skirt?

Shouldn't that be I need a lover "who" won't drive me crazy?

Think I still like J. Mellencamps better.   But she still gets all the stonies dancin' to the radio!

Neil looks like he's about 15

1st tour using a BC Rich Bass. Bloody fingers all over Europe!! !979 Scott St Clair  Sheets, and the rest...

Well I'm not wiped out by this poolroom life . And all the stone .........eZZZZ dancin' to the radio .           JAN 22/2015                    Just  Say'in

Remember..This was done before she ever got famous she had just released her album and was playing small nite clubs that had horrible acoustics!!...tinny sound and her voice is hoarse sounding..but she is by far the greatest of her era...her voice was so powerful and raw and great stage presence

i once posed the question? is this chick from another planet! WOW,what a voice

This is actually one of the best concert clips I've seen of her. I've never seen her this animated before.

What are you talking about? She wsa a superstar before John Cougar even wrote this song. She was filling stadiums when she did this cover.

@jshelhorse Nope. This was off her first album, which came out in August of '79. John released his album with "I Need a Lover" a month earlier.

I initially heard this album in a record store the day she was there promoting it, I ended up buying it and waiting in line for her to sign it. Saw her in concert the next night.

Pat's the bomb, of course, but the way she's shaking that mic during the outro... hahaha

Never knew she covered this I like this version better

If you lik pat benatar. That's. Very cool.

Peter Gatt

I love both versions. But I relate more to this version. :)

I was just thinking, there was a time back in the day when she basically owned this song, the eventually they started playing John Cougars' (as he was known as back then) version occasionally, then slowly more more, till eventually they hardly ever play Pat Benatar's version on the radio anymore....

I need that tooooo

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buena interpretacion de pat

Great legend she amazing woman

She was awesome live. Saw her In March 86 at William and Mary Hall. Just a great concert. She sounded awesome. Great show. 

My idol since her first album came out...and I get to see her (and Spyder) again tonight!!! :)

Funny - I'm not really sure what to make of Mr. Gibson's strange tales....

Oh no... one of the escaped test subjects from the Gov't's MK Ultra project. What did they use on him? Probably some crazy version of LSD.

Ha! What an imagination, that's some crazy stuff you're ingesting!

no if ands or buts. Youth rules. I am 58 so I can say this.

This is the first time I heard that Benetar was not in the Hall. It figures, she told the music industry to F***OFF when they told her that females could not be concert headliners. Rock on Pat. We need a R&R Hall of Fame board who won't drive us crazy.

First handnews Pat will drive one crazy.

She's adorable and she can sing anything! As a trained opera singer, she can really hit those high notes!

Great band!:) brings back memories.

I like Pat, but this song is better by John...(sorry, personal opinion & no offense) I remember hearing it from both...now. I was browsing through Pat's music trying to settle a bet about HEARTBREAKER being released pre-80's (ha! I was right again) and came across I NEED A LOVER, thinking wait... isn't that a JC song? It's caught my attention now how a lot of artists have recorded the same songs. Well, great job on this one Pat. Your music has and always will rock on.

In the 1980's, singers could sing.
They did not rely on fake backup BS.
They could belt out anything.
A real era of real music.

George Vreeland Hill

What's a Katy Perry? Thank you Pat for all your hard rocking music. I enjoyed your concert in South Florida.

Love this woman, her music and her legacy – true, she doesn’t get the credit she deserves (“credit” = Hall of Fame) but she is recognized and idolized by her fans the world over. Her contributions to popular music are immense and immeasurable. We love you, Pat!

1-10-2012. Isn't it fine, isn't it fine? Pat is 59. Happy Birthday, PB. To Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, etc., this is how it's done.

Duran Duran, Tears for Fears, Boy George and Queen have ALL done something YOU never will.....they have sold MILLIONS of albums. How about (YOU) TRY to sell just one....we'll wait!

@letiziaytito idk, the singer from the donnas isn't to bad

Damn she's hot!!!

@letiziaytito You dont get out much do you? Mommy & daddy still keeping you at home little boy? Grow up & maybe you'll not only get really taste in music but women too. You probably like Duran Duran Tears for fears Boy George & Queen too. I hear Liberace's looking for a come back boy toy.

@joshuacmarr I agree JCM's is better but Pat does it justice....

That girl is just mega fine...

wow go pat circa 1979 rockin this classic when music was music now john cougers version was great also.lets just say they both are classic timeless hits that will be around when we are all gone 50 years from now well depending on how old you are, but pat belongs in the rock and roll hall of fame thumbs up if you agree

It just doesn't have the sound the original by John Mellencamp had. Love Pat, though.

@RamAirBandit And Lita Ford should be 6

I agree with you all Pat kicks butt....and the 4 women of rock should be 5 You forgot Chrissy Hyde of the Pretenders.

@lokye40 ¡¡¡Definitivamente...♥!!!

THE QUEEN OF ROCK

She still kicks it

i bet she's still sexy as hell.

Im reading her book right now and its phenom! I defintely reccommend

t ladd she wrote a book? Never heard that!

@bunkhouse I Agree

I have to say that Pat benatar is ONE VERY HOT WOMAN. I remember being at one of her concerts and accidently found myself backstage. I used to have a shirt she autographed inscribed DAN- Rock on and remember we are youn. Stay coolsigned Pat Benatar. Just playing these videos reminds me how awesome the 80's really were.

I have to say that Pat benatar is ONE VERY HOT WOMAN. I remember being at one of her concerts and accidently found myself backstage. I used to have a shirt she autographed inscribed DAN- Rock on and remember we are young. Stay coolsigned Pat Benatar.

Love Pat Benatar, but I do like Mellencamp's version much better.

How great the eightees were.

much better than john mellencamp

Pat and Neil are one of the best couples in Rock, and he doesn't get enough credit for his guitar playing. And she is the Queen of Rock, IMO! :)

SHE IS FIERCE! SHE IS SEXY! SHE IS A ROCK GODDESS AND LEGEND!

LOVE IT.

@fredfinizzi I'll probably catch a lot of flack for this but, most of the talentless crap out there these day took their cue from the likes of KISS. For many, many years during live perfomances KISS sounded like crap. But they had quite the stage show that kept most of the audience distracted.

She is a miracle. Lovely! Perfection! Talent!

eat your heart out all you dumb bimbo's THISIS A LADY WHO CAN PERFORM LIVE!!!!!!!!

She puts attitude into this song,something John cougar couldnt.

She is barely 5 feet tall and tiny but her voice is insanely powerful. I was a kid when this was made so I went thru childhood and teens (early teens) and I still know every word to all the songs of that time period. Cheap Trick, REO,April Whine,the eagles,asia,acdc,blondie,christopher cross, lover boy...and so on..it was more about the music and less about the look or image....where are all the real bands at today.. Rap..hip hop..techno.....talent and ability mean nothing now....

beauty and talent. can carry off the lyotard look.

i despise john mellencamp, but i adore pat benatar. this song goes either way for me

I think John's version is better, but I still love this one. Pat makes this song sexy!

in your face!!!!!!!!!!! what a voice that´s rock
powerful version...hats off geraldo!!!