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I'm disappointed. I had this great image of her singing "I love sellin' homes, so come and list yours on my MLS, baby!" All while wearing a gold Century 21 jacket with the sleeves ripped off.
I interviewed Britney Spears when she covered "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" and asked her why she chose that song, and she said, "I always loved Pat Benatar."
I interviewed Britney Spears when she covered "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" and asked her why she chose that song, and she said, "I always loved Pat Benatar."
Anecdote alert:
While I was at the Marin County Fair with the bunnies, I walked back to the car at one point to retrieve some lawn blankets. During my walk, I phoned my brother (who is very proud of his encylopedic knowledge of 80s music) to tell him where I was and what I was doing. Mostly, I was trying to make him jealous.
Anyway, we chatted for a bit and I told him how excited I was about the concert. As I was about to hang up he said "Wait, wait! She's married to the guitarist, you know."
I thought about this, and for a split-second my JFJ-crushing heart was crushed. But I came to my senses and I said, "No she's not! She's gay!" I said this a little more desparately than I maybe should have, because at that point I really needed to believe it.
My brother sensed that he had riled me and said, gleefully, "Oh yeah, she and the guitarist have been married for a long time."
The wheels in my poor reeling head turned, and it finally clicked.
"You're thinking of Pat Benatar," I told him.
There was a long pause.
"Oh yeah," he said, sheepishly. "Yeah, you're right."
It's the first time I've ever beaten my brother at music trivia. IN YOUR FACE, BRO!
If JFJ were a realtor, I would buy my house from her just so I could say: Do you know who my realtor was? It was Joan Fucking Jett! That's be worth the property tax right there.
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