Pat Benatar no longer singing Hit Me With Your Best Shot out of respect to victims of mass shootings

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Pat Benatar is taking stand against gun violence in the U.S., most notably mass shootings, by eliminating arguably her most famous song from her setlist.In a new interview with USA Today,the rocker revealed she won't be playing Hit Me With You Best Shot while on tour as a form of protest and respect to the victims and their families.'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,' she told the publication, adding, 'I tell them, if you want to hear the song, go home and listen to it.' Taking a stand: Pat Benatar, 69, announced she's not singing her hit song Hit Me With You Best Shot while on tour this summer as a form of protest and respect to victims of mass shootings; the rocker is seen playing live in Indiana in June 2022Released as a single off of her second studio album, Crimes of Passion (1980), the song went on to become Benatar's first Top 10 hit in the U.S.While the lyrics talk about a man who is a heart-breaker and a potential love interest who challenges him to 'takeyour best shot', Benatar's protest seems to be mainly focused on the lines in the catchy chorus. 'Hit me with your best shot - Why don't you hit me with your best shot - Hit me with your best shot - Fire away,' she defiantly sings in three parts of the song.'[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," Benatar, 69, explained.'I'm not going to go on stage and soap box — I go to my legislators — but that's my small contribution to protesting.