Last night, watching TV, I saw two commercials in a row. The first one
was for Applebee's and featured a juicy hamburger with Pat Benatar's
"Hit Me With Your Best Shot" playing in the background. Immediately
afterwards came an ad for a macular degeneration treatment, and the
background music was King Harvest's "Dancing In The Moonlight." And it
hit me that the musical note sequence for the title phrases of both
songs are identical. "Hit/me-with-your-best/shot" and
"Dan/cing-in-the-moon/light" are the same. How weird is that?

Okay, back to reality now.

DianeE wrote:

> Last night, watching TV, I saw two commercials in a row. The first one
> was for Applebee's and featured a juicy hamburger with Pat Benatar's
> "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" playing in the background. Immediately
> afterwards came an ad for a macular degeneration treatment, and the
> background music was King Harvest's "Dancing In The Moonlight." And it
> hit me that the musical note sequence for the title phrases of both
> songs are identical. "Hit/me-with-your-best/shot" and
> "Dan/cing-in-the-moon/light" are the same. How weird is that?

> Okay, back to reality now.

Jim, is she right?

I think the final note of each line is different. "Light" seems to me a higher note than "shot."

On Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:42:20 +0000, savoybg@aol.com (Bruce) wrote:

>DianeE wrote:
>
>> Last night, watching TV, I saw two commercials in a row. The first one
>> was for Applebee's and featured a juicy hamburger with Pat Benatar's
>> "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" playing in the background. Immediately
>> afterwards came an ad for a macular degeneration treatment, and the
>> background music was King Harvest's "Dancing In The Moonlight." And it
>> hit me that the musical note sequence for the title phrases of both
>> songs are identical. "Hit/me-with-your-best/shot" and
>> "Dan/cing-in-the-moon/light" are the same. How weird is that?
>
>> Okay, back to reality now.
>
>Jim, is she right?
>
>I think the final note of each line is different. "Light" seems to me a higher note than "shot."
Asuuming we mean the title phrases, not exactly.

Shot the tones:
7maj-4-5-3-5-6

Dancing uses:
1-2-3b-4--5-1

On Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:47:18 -0500, Jim Colegrove
<coolg@thecoolgroove.com> wrote:

>On Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:42:20 +0000, savoybg@aol.com (Bruce) wrote:
>
>>DianeE wrote:
>>
>>> Last night, watching TV, I saw two commercials in a row. The first one
>>> was for Applebee's and featured a juicy hamburger with Pat Benatar's
>>> "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" playing in the background. Immediately
>>> afterwards came an ad for a macular degeneration treatment, and the
>>> background music was King Harvest's "Dancing In The Moonlight." And it
>>> hit me that the musical note sequence for the title phrases of both
>>> songs are identical. "Hit/me-with-your-best/shot" and
>>> "Dan/cing-in-the-moon/light" are the same. How weird is that?
>>
>>> Okay, back to reality now.
>>
>>Jim, is she right?
>>
>>I think the final note of each line is different. "Light" seems to me a higher note than "shot."
>
>Asuuming we mean the title phrases, not exactly.
>
>Shot the tones:
>7maj-4-5-3-5-6
>
>Dancing uses:
>1-2-3b-4--5-1

sorry, the last Shot note is the same as the first the major7.

On Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:55:42 -0500, Jim Colegrove
<coolg@thecoolgroove.com> wrote:

>On Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:47:18 -0500, Jim Colegrove
><coolg@thecoolgroove.com> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:42:20 +0000, savoybg@aol.com (Bruce) wrote:
>>
>>>DianeE wrote:
>>>
>>>> Last night, watching TV, I saw two commercials in a row. The first one
>>>> was for Applebee's and featured a juicy hamburger with Pat Benatar's
>>>> "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" playing in the background. Immediately
>>>> afterwards came an ad for a macular degeneration treatment, and the
>>>> background music was King Harvest's "Dancing In The Moonlight." And it
>>>> hit me that the musical note sequence for the title phrases of both
>>>> songs are identical. "Hit/me-with-your-best/shot" and
>>>> "Dan/cing-in-the-moon/light" are the same. How weird is that?
>>>
>>>> Okay, back to reality now.
>>>
>>>Jim, is she right?
>>>
>>>I think the final note of each line is different. "Light" seems to me a higher note than "shot."
>>
>>Asuuming we mean the title phrases, not exactly.
>>
>>Shot the tones:
>>7maj-4-5-3-5-6
>>
>>Dancing uses:
>>1-2-3b-4--5-1
>
>sorry, the last Shot note is the same as the first the major7.
>

OK, miistake made. I hadn't listened to thiis songs in years.
Danincing I used the verse phrase - that's the wrong one. The Chorus
phrase is the one that sounds the same. So it's close but Shot
doesn't hit the same note on the word "best" as Dancing hits on "in."

Jim Colegrove wrote:

> On Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:55:42 -0500, Jim Colegrove
> <coolg@thecoolgroove.com> wrote:

>>On Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:47:18 -0500, Jim Colegrove
>><coolg@thecoolgroove.com> wrote:
>>
>>>On Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:42:20 +0000, savoybg@aol.com (Bruce) wrote:
>>>
>>>>DianeE wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Last night, watching TV, I saw two commercials in a row. The first one
>>>>> was for Applebee's and featured a juicy hamburger with Pat Benatar's
>>>>> "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" playing in the background. Immediately
>>>>> afterwards came an ad for a macular degeneration treatment, and the
>>>>> background music was King Harvest's "Dancing In The Moonlight." And it
>>>>> hit me that the musical note sequence for the title phrases of both
>>>>> songs are identical. "Hit/me-with-your-best/shot" and
>>>>> "Dan/cing-in-the-moon/light" are the same. How weird is that?
>>>>
>>>>> Okay, back to reality now.
>>>>
>>>>Jim, is she right?
>>>>
>>>>I think the final note of each line is different. "Light" seems to me a higher note than "shot."
>>>
>>>Asuuming we mean the title phrases, not exactly.
>>>
>>>Shot the tones:
>>>7maj-4-5-3-5-6
>>>
>>>Dancing uses:
>>>1-2-3b-4--5-1
>>
>>sorry, the last Shot note is the same as the first the major7.
>>

> OK, miistake made. I hadn't listened to thiis songs in years.
> Danincing I used the verse phrase - that's the wrong one. The Chorus
> phrase is the one that sounds the same. So it's close but Shot
> doesn't hit the same note on the word "best" as Dancing hits on "in."

So, you're saying that 5 of the 6 notes are the same?

On Mon, 22 Apr 2024 23:18:54 +0000, savoybg@aol.com (Bruce) wrote:

>Jim Colegrove wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:55:42 -0500, Jim Colegrove
>> <coolg@thecoolgroove.com> wrote:
>
>>>On Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:47:18 -0500, Jim Colegrove
>>><coolg@thecoolgroove.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:42:20 +0000, savoybg@aol.com (Bruce) wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>DianeE wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Last night, watching TV, I saw two commercials in a row. The first one
>>>>>> was for Applebee's and featured a juicy hamburger with Pat Benatar's
>>>>>> "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" playing in the background. Immediately
>>>>>> afterwards came an ad for a macular degeneration treatment, and the
>>>>>> background music was King Harvest's "Dancing In The Moonlight." And it
>>>>>> hit me that the musical note sequence for the title phrases of both
>>>>>> songs are identical. "Hit/me-with-your-best/shot" and
>>>>>> "Dan/cing-in-the-moon/light" are the same. How weird is that?
>>>>>
>>>>>> Okay, back to reality now.
>>>>>
>>>>>Jim, is she right?
>>>>>
>>>>>I think the final note of each line is different. "Light" seems to me a higher note than "shot."
>>>>
>>>>Asuuming we mean the title phrases, not exactly.
>>>>
>>>>Shot the tones:
>>>>7maj-4-5-3-5-6
>>>>
>>>>Dancing uses:
>>>>1-2-3b-4--5-1
>>>
>>>sorry, the last Shot note is the same as the first the major7.
>>>
>
>> OK, miistake made. I hadn't listened to thiis songs in years.
>> Danincing I used the verse phrase - that's the wrong one. The Chorus
>> phrase is the one that sounds the same. So it's close but Shot
>> doesn't hit the same note on the word "best" as Dancing hits on "in."
>
>So, you're saying that 5 of the 6 notes are the same?

To my ear both songs use 6 notes due to 6 syllables. But a couple
repeat..

The first time "Dancing in the moonlight" is sung in the chorus there
are 6 notes 1-2-3-4-3-2 but two tones repeat. 4 different notes and 6
syllables.

The first time "Hit me with your best shot" is sung i the chorus there
ar 6 note 1-2-2-3-2-1 but 2 notes repeat. 3 different notes, 6
syllables.

This is based the first time the line is sung. They may do a variant
the next time they sing it aigain. I'd have to listen more and closer.
Maybe she adds that 4th note which would musically be the 6th in the
scale which is the one that "Dancing" has. I was waiting for Pat to
hit it the first time she sang it but I swear she returned to the same
note as the first one as "Hit."

At least that's what I hear.

On a somewhat related note:

When I worked in oldies radio, I discovered that the opening note of "Runaround Sue" played over the final note of "Can't Help Falling in Love" made for a perfect segue.

> DianeE wrote:
> Last night, watching TV, I saw two commercials in a row. The first
one
> was for Applebee's and featured a juicy hamburger with Pat
Benatar's
> "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" playing in the background.
Immediately
> afterwards came an ad for a macular degeneration treatment, and the

> background music was King Harvest's "Dancing In The
Moonlight." And it
> hit me that the musical note sequence for the title phrases of both

> songs are identical. "Hit/me-with-your-best/shot" and
> "Dan/cing-in-the-moon/light" are the same. How weird is
that?
>
> Okay, back to reality now.

I wonder what the licensing cost on that was for Applebee’s?

This is a response to the post seen at:
http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=664050903#664050903

On Tue, 23 Apr 2024 11:43:33 +0000,
mummycullen@gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (MummyChunk) wrote:

>
> > DianeE wrote:
> > Last night, watching TV, I saw two commercials in a row. The first
>one
> > was for Applebee's and featured a juicy hamburger with Pat
>Benatar's
> > "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" playing in the background.
>Immediately
> > afterwards came an ad for a macular degeneration treatment, and the
>
> > background music was King Harvest's "Dancing In The
>Moonlight." And it
> > hit me that the musical note sequence for the title phrases of both
>
> > songs are identical. "Hit/me-with-your-best/shot" and
> > "Dan/cing-in-the-moon/light" are the same. How weird is
>that?
> >
> > Okay, back to reality now.
>
>
>I wonder what the licensing cost on that was for Applebee’s?
>
>
>This is a response to the post seen at:
>http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=664050903#664050903
>

If they pay, more than likely they pay a blanket license fee.

On 4/23/2024 12:35 AM, Jim Colegrove wrote:
> On Mon, 22 Apr 2024 23:18:54 +0000, savoybg@aol.com (Bruce) wrote:
>
>> Jim Colegrove wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:55:42 -0500, Jim Colegrove
>>> <coolg@thecoolgroove.com> wrote:
>>
>>>> On Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:47:18 -0500, Jim Colegrove
>>>> <coolg@thecoolgroove.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:42:20 +0000, savoybg@aol.com (Bruce) wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> DianeE wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Last night, watching TV, I saw two commercials in a row. The first one
>>>>>>> was for Applebee's and featured a juicy hamburger with Pat Benatar's
>>>>>>> "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" playing in the background. Immediately
>>>>>>> afterwards came an ad for a macular degeneration treatment, and the
>>>>>>> background music was King Harvest's "Dancing In The Moonlight." And it
>>>>>>> hit me that the musical note sequence for the title phrases of both
>>>>>>> songs are identical. "Hit/me-with-your-best/shot" and
>>>>>>> "Dan/cing-in-the-moon/light" are the same. How weird is that?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Okay, back to reality now.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jim, is she right?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I think the final note of each line is different. "Light" seems to me a higher note than "shot."
>>>>>
>>>>> Asuuming we mean the title phrases, not exactly.
>>>>>
>>>>> Shot the tones:
>>>>> 7maj-4-5-3-5-6
>>>>>
>>>>> Dancing uses:
>>>>> 1-2-3b-4--5-1
>>>>
>>>> sorry, the last Shot note is the same as the first the major7.
>>>>
>>
>>> OK, miistake made. I hadn't listened to thiis songs in years.
>>> Danincing I used the verse phrase - that's the wrong one. The Chorus
>>> phrase is the one that sounds the same. So it's close but Shot
>>> doesn't hit the same note on the word "best" as Dancing hits on "in."
>>
>> So, you're saying that 5 of the 6 notes are the same?
>
> To my ear both songs use 6 notes due to 6 syllables. But a couple
> repeat..
>
> The first time "Dancing in the moonlight" is sung in the chorus there
> are 6 notes 1-2-3-4-3-2 but two tones repeat. 4 different notes and 6
> syllables.
>
> The first time "Hit me with your best shot" is sung i the chorus there
> ar 6 note 1-2-2-3-2-1 but 2 notes repeat. 3 different notes, 6
> syllables.
>
> This is based the first time the line is sung. They may do a variant
> the next time they sing it aigain. I'd have to listen more and closer.
> Maybe she adds that 4th note which would musically be the 6th in the
> scale which is the one that "Dancing" has. I was waiting for Pat to
> hit it the first time she sang it but I swear she returned to the same
> note as the first one as "Hit."
>
> At least that's what I hear.
>
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Different chords. Different emphasis. But both of them can be sung as
B-A-A-G-G-B. (I can only sing in the key of G.) That's all I was saying.