<p>Eighties rocker Pat Benatar announced that she is ditching one of her most famous songs from her current tour — &#8220;Hit Me With Your Best Shot&#8221; — out of respect for the victims of recent <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/poll-americans-trust-armed-civilians-more-than-police-feds-in-mass-shootings/">mass shootings</a> and their families.</p>
<p><a href="https://dailywire.com/news/dolly-parton-reacts-to-making-it-into-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/">Benatar</a>, who was the first female artist to be played on MTV and is set to be inducted into the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame in November, explained the decision in a USA Today <a href="https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/07/21/pat-benatar-tour-gun-violence-rock-hall-of-fame/10111799002/">interview</a> that was published on Thursday — along with her decision to add a cover of the Beatles&#8217; &#8220;Helter Skelter&#8221; to her lineup.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">As a veteran of the rock circus and the first female artist played on MTV, Pat Benatar is well-versed in navigating gender minefields. <a href="https://t.co/dQU8uuqkr4">https://t.co/dQU8uuqkr4</a></p>
<p>&mdash; USA TODAY (@USATODAY) <a href="https://twitter.com/USATODAY/status/1550210000513015810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 21, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;You’ve been singing those big vocal songs including &#8216;Heartbreaker&#8217; on this tour. You’ve also been playing (The Beatles’) &#8216;Helter Skelter.&#8217; Why that song?&#8221; USA Today asked.</p>
<p>&#8220;Because I want to have some (expletive) fun!&#8221; Benatar replied. &#8220;We’re doing a lot of songs we don’t always play like &#8216;In the Heat of the Night&#8217; and &#8216;I Need a Lover.'&#8221;</p>
<p>Benatar went on to say that there were a handful of songs that the fans always expected to hear — and while she did her best to keep the audience happy, but there was one song that she was just no longer comfortable performing.</p>
<p>&#8220;We have what we call the &#8216;holy 14&#8217; — songs that if we don’t play them, you’ll give us (a hard time),&#8221; she explained. &#8220;And we’re not doing &#8216;Hit Me With Your Best Shot&#8217; 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.&#8221;</p>
<p>Benatar concluded by saying that she didn&#8217;t intend to take the stage on tour and lecture her audience on the politics involved, but that she just couldn&#8217;t continue to perform the song in good conscience.</p>
<p>&#8220;I tell them, if you want to hear the song, go home and listen to it,&#8221; the singer said. &#8220;(The title) is tongue-in-cheek, but you have to draw the line. I can’t say those words out loud with a smile on my face, I just can’t. I’m not going to go on stage and soapbox – I go to my legislators – but that’s my small contribution to protesting. I’m not going to sing it. Tough.&#8221;</p>

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