Context

This line is from the song "Heartbreaker" by Pat Benatar, from the album In the Heat of the Night (1979).

As the song that put rocker Pat Benatar on the map, "Heartbreaker" is a full throttle assault on some dude who did a girl wrong. Notice, however, that not only is he a "heartbreaker" and a "love taker," but a "dream maker" as well. We figure this makes his heartbreaking/love taking qualities suck all the more.

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Where you've heard it

You might've heard Pat Benatar belting this line on a classic rock station, but it's also included in a bunch of video games like Rock Band, Guitar Hero, World Tour, and Karaoke Revolution. Benatar herself sang this chorus on an episode of Charmed and it was parodied on an episode of My Name is Earl.

Pretentious Factor

If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.

Pat's not being pretentious; she's hitting us with her best shot. Oh, wait… that was a different song.