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• • • • • • • • • • Website Members Mike Mesaros Past members Severo Jornacion The Smithereens are an American band from, United States. The group formed in 1980 with members & guitar), (guitar & ), Mike Mesaros (bass guitar & ), and (drums & percussion). This original lineup continued until 2006, when Mesaros left the band and Severo Jornacion took over on bass guitar until Mesaros' return in 2016 to present. The band are perhaps best known for a string of modest hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including ', ' and '. The Smithereens have collaborated with numerous musicians, both in the studio (,,, ) and live ( and ). The band's name comes from a catchphrase, 'Varmint, I'm a-gonna blow you to smithereens!'
Especially For You (P.Dinizio-RIP) off of 'Green Thoughts'. Half-Step-Down tuning. NOTE: The A4 chord isn't showing up properly. Use this: A4 = 002200. “Especially For You” was my attempt at writing the kind of song Burt Bacharach and Hal David would have written for Dionne Warwicke in the ‘60s. Our first LP was called Especially For You. Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about The Smithereens - Especially For You at Discogs. Complete your The Smithereens collection.
Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • Career [ ] Babjak, Diken, and Mesaros are all from and graduated from in 1975. In 1980, they formed the band with DiNizio, who was from. DiNizio had placed a classified ad in looking for a drummer to help on a demo tape – Diken answered it, and later introduced his schoolmates Babjak and Mesaros as well. The Smithereens are known for writing and playing catchy 1960s-influenced.
The group gained publicity when the single ' from its first album was included on the soundtrack for, and the got moderate rotation on MTV. 'Blood and Roses' was also featured on the 1980s TV show during the episode 'The Savage' (first aired February 6, 1987). (left) and in 2009 in Along with a basic Eastern-coast roots-rock sound that owed much to the inspirations of DiNizio, including,,, and, The Smithereens deployed a uniquely retro obsession with, the late pop of and, and other artifacts of 1950s and 1960s culture that lent its music substance. But DiNizio has stated that his single biggest influence is: 'Listening to Buddy Holly, I rediscovered my enjoyment of simple pop structures and pretty melodies.I've always thought of him as a kindred spirit.' Likewise, The Who and The Kinks were major influences on Babjak and Diken. The title and lyrics of their song, ',' appear to be based on the of the same title because of Bogart's lines: 'I was born the day I met you, lived a while when you loved me, died a little when we broke apart.'
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The title and artwork for the album were a nod to the original 1960 film. [ ] The Smithereens starred as themselves and were featured as the entertainment in the indoor beach party scene of the film, playing the song 'Much Too Much'. The soundtrack to the film was not released until 2014. The highest position a Smithereens album attained on the pop charts was in 1990, when 11 peaked at No. 41 on the strength of the single ' (which hit No. 38).
'A Girl Like You' was originally written to be the title track for the 1989 film. [ ] The basic tracks for their most recent studio album of original material, titled, were recorded in early October 2010 and the album was released on April 5, 2011. The Smithereens were the final band to perform at the fabled nightclub Kenny's Castaways in,, in October 2012. In June 2013, The Smithereens toured as support for. Original bass player Mike Mesaros reunited with the band in 2016 and 2017 for select performances and continued to tour in 2018 through the present. DiNizio died in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, on December 12, 2017, at the age of 62.
The Smithereens Especially For You
According to bandmates, his health declined following a series of issues that began in 2015, resulting in nerve damage that limited the use of his right hand and arm. The surviving members of the band, including Mesaros, performed together as The Smithereens in a tribute show to DiNizio on January 13, 2018 at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, NJ.
In a five-hour concert, the band was joined by,,,,,,, Bebe Buell, Richard Barone, Tony Shanahan, Graham Maby, Freedy Johnson, John Jorgenson, Peter Zaremba, Keith Streng, producer Ed Stasium, Andy Burton, and various other musicians. The Pat DiNizio Musical Performance Scholarship was established at the Count Basie's Performing Arts Academy. In 2018, Babjak, Diken and Mesaros decided to continue the band's musical legacy and tour with different guest vocalists, including and Robin Wilson of the Gin Blossoms, separately taking over lead vocal duties at concerts throughout the United States, including shows in NYC, Chicago, Massachusetts, Colorado, and Virginia. On May 25, 2018, the band released on Sunset Blvd. 
Records, featuring 22 of the band's favorite songs first recorded by other artists.