For the love of rock
Vol IV, Issue 6 – One love (15 Mar 2019)
www.intheloveofrock.com
Name of song– One love
Band – Pat Benatar
Writers– Neil Giraldo & Myron Grombacher
Album- Wide Awake In Dreamland
Release year– 1988
One love
Reviewers- Bikash Shrestha/Nirab Kayastha
“Pat Benatar” is considered as one of the most significant female pop/rock singer of the Eighties. Born in New York City in 1953, she started singing from her early age. Besides singing, she was also interested in theaters, and she became successful as an actress as well. With her autobiography, she also became a successful writer. She began her musical career in early seventies and reached her peak during early eighties. Although she is labeled as a solo singer, she had a steady band and her music has been credited to her band through all her albums. Her husband, Neil Giraldo had been the guitarists in all her albums. Her most successful numbers had been “Hit me with your best shot”, “Fire & ice”, “Promises in the dark”, “Love is a battlefield”, “We belong” etc.
“Wide Awake In Dreamland” is Benatar’s seventh studio album released in 1988. Although this album is not considered as her best, it did have memorable numbers, “One love” being one of them.
“One love” is a slow, rock ballad with a steady beat and strong emotion and a perfect pop/rock love song. A bluesy, rocky slow ballad, singing about the hardships of love and life, it is one golden gem to be cherished as Benatar’s wonderful creation.
The song begins with Neil Giraldo’s guitar and Myron Grombacher’s soft drum beat. Along comes the soothing keyboards which slowly drives the song. Fernando Saunder’s bass also adds beauty to the song. Benatar’s vocals suits just perfectly to this melodious number. After the first verse, the momentum of the song becomes slightly rocky with the addition of rhythm by Giraldo’s electric guitar. The short background solo in the middle is blended perfectly to the song. With the same pace, the song slowly fades at the end with the chorus.
For many, Pat Benatar may have been limited to only “Hit me with your best shot”, and for them, “One love” is just a gentle reminder that she is much more than the best shot. For all the rock fans out there, listen to “One love” once and you shall love it forever….
Happy listening!!
Resources– Wikipedia.org, Allmusic.com, genius.com
One love
Once there was a man, and he lived to sing the lion’s song
As he traveled on the road of hope,
One love is the light, shining over every mountain top
It will lead us to the higher ground
One day every heart will beat strong against the night
Let it be done right now
Once there was a man, and his words became a song of love
And his song became the golden dream
One love is the light, shining over everyone that believes
It will lead us to the higher ground
One day every eye will see truth before the light
Let it be done right now
Some wait, so long
Because our love is strong
This hard road traveled on
Will lead us home, forever
Hear the lion’s song, voices cryin’ like a desert wind
Yeah he’s gone unto his father’s land
Africa tonight, for we truly are one in our hearts
Colors woven in the golden dream
One day every eye will see truth before the light
Let it be done right now
One day every voice will speak strong against the night
Let us be one right now
So let it be
We are the children of a thousand days
We are the people of the hard rain
We are the children of a thousand days
We are the people of the hard rain
We are the people of the hard rain
Lyrics link- https://genius.com/Pat-benatar-one-love-lyrics
Video link – https://youtu.be/3Lk1MwGqips