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Jake in the desertSeven years ago today, we lost a legend. (This post is heavily paraphrased from one I wrote a year ago, so if we've been following each other a while, you might recognize the story - this is mostly for the newbies!) So, here's a bit of a long post/story. Despite all the weird music I like/listen to, my favorite band will always will be The Smithereens. They play killer British Invasion (and Sabbath/Beach Boys)-inspired rock. Pat DiNizio had the BEST voice and was an INCREDIBLE songwriter, and he passed away today (December 12) in 2017. It still hurts. I was crushed then, and he is still so missed. The Smithereens still tour with other musicians filling in on vocals, just for fun and always in Pat's honor, as he wrote a vast majority of their songs. So here's the long (but kinda cool/funny) story about Pat, The Smithereens, and one of their biggest hits, "A Girl Like You" (video at the end of this long post!)I actually got to meet Pat once. He was doing solo acoustic shows across the U.S. and he came to Miami to play Tobacco Road. After his AWESOME solo set (seriously, the guy could play AND sing) I went up to talk to him, my idol, my favorite songwriter ever. You know how they say never meet your heroes? Pat was a different breed. His songs are all pretty much beautiful or badass love songs, very tight and tidy, great for radio, but the guy goes 'yeah, let's talk, but I gotta take a piss. Come in the bathroom real quick. He's standing there, pissing, and he has the foulest mouth, it's hilarious. He's like fuckin this and that, just the nicest, coolest, funniest down to Earth guy. I was blown away.Maybe a year later or something, I went to go see The Smithereens live at a festival with my sister. They did a lot of those. (I saw them a total of like, 4 or 5 times I think.)My sister and I are down in the crowd, and I tell her 'I'm gonna wave at him, I met him recently, maybe he'll recognize me'. And she goes, 'maybe, but I doubt it'. I wave, Pat INSTANTLY recognizes me from stage, and points down at me, and smiles. The man was a LEGEND.So here's maybe one of their biggest hit songs, "A Girl Like You" (another big one of theirs is "Blood and Roses"). You might recognize one, or both.The story with "A Girl Like You" is that it was written for the soundtrack to the movie Say Anything (with John Cusack, one of my favorite movies) - but the people doing the movie thought it gave away too much of the plot, so it wasn't included. Joke was on them though, it became one of the Smithereens' biggest songs.I'm such a huge fan. I have vinyls, press kits, I adore this band. If you've read this far, you're amazing. And if you've never heard them, you're in for a treat:<a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=5LwjD8z2mOg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/watch?v=5LwjD8z2mOg</a><a href="https://c.im/tags/80smusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#80smusic</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Smithereens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Smithereens</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TheSmithereens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheSmithereens</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/80s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#80s</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/80sbands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#80sbands</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/rockmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rockmusic</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/80smovies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#80smovies</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SayAnything" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SayAnything</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PatDiNizio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PatDiNizio</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/JohnCusack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JohnCusack</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/amazingbands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amazingbands</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/celebrities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#celebrities</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/legends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#legends</a>

Jake in the desert20 years ago today on September 7, 2004, my favorite band The Smithereens released this killer 2 CD set of some of their best songs. I was 24 and I bought it then despite having most of these songs from their records. And still have my copy, I just found it in my old CD book. Definitely worth a listen, this has some classics and also some interesting covers - and you KNOW those Smithereens boys love (and are great at) covers, just as their inspirations the Beatles were before them. RIP Pat DiNizio, one of the nicest, realest dudes I ever met. Looks like I'll be listening to some Smithereens this next week.<a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBJowm4q7MUfNJHpAa53D0lSSWoI4E0fW&si=YzsRx389PMZuAQ8e" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBJowm4q7MUfNJHpAa53D0lSSWoI4E0fW&si=YzsRx389PMZuAQ8e</a><a href="https://c.im/tags/Smithereens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Smithereens</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TheSmithereens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheSmithereens</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/NewJersey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewJersey</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/NewJerseyBands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewJerseyBands</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PatDiNizio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PatDiNizio</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/80s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#80s</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/80sMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#80sMusic</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/80sRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#80sRock</a>

Jake in the desertThis week's <a href="https://c.im/tags/ThursdayFiveList" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ThursdayFiveList</a> is <a href="https://c.im/tags/TheHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheHome</a> and wow, do I have ones for this. Tough to narrow down, but these are the final 5! Of COURSE I had to do 3 Smithereens ones.The Smithereens - House We Used to Live In <a href="https://youtu.be/d67kHqRtLvE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/d67kHqRtLvE</a>Paul McCartney - Eat at Home <a href="https://youtu.be/0tSzw11FvY8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/0tSzw11FvY8</a>The Smithereens - Even if I Never Get Back Home <a href="https://youtu.be/_n2xqtd7Vqg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/_n2xqtd7Vqg</a>Descendents - Suburban Home <a href="https://youtu.be/lfy9ZqKUJjU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/lfy9ZqKUJjU</a>The Smithereens - House at the End of the World <a href="https://youtu.be/RAFOG_LdghQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/RAFOG_LdghQ</a><a href="https://c.im/tags/Smithereens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Smithereens</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/McCartney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#McCartney</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Descendents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Descendents</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/80s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#80s</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/80sRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#80sRock</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/80sMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#80sMusic</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/1980s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#1980s</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TheSmithereens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheSmithereens</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PaulMcCartney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PaulMcCartney</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/LindaMcCartney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LindaMcCartney</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/punk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#punk</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PunkRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PunkRock</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/70s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#70s</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/70sMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#70sMusic</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/70sRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#70sRock</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/1970s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#1970s</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/80sVideos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#80sVideos</a>

Jake in the desertToday's vinyl arrival - been eyeing this one for a while. One of my favorite songs from my favorite band, circa 1988. And with a (killer) Who cover on the b-side! Wasn't pricey, but just never jumped before. Plus, this copy is minty! 🔥<a href="https://c.im/tags/Smithereens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Smithereens</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/45s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#45s</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/vinyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vinyl</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/80s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#80s</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/80sVinyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#80sVinyl</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/80sRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#80sRock</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/80sMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#80sMusic</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/OnlyAMemory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OnlyAMemory</a>

Andrew AbernathyGoing through some boxes and came across this setlist from when The Smithereens played at our college. A friend interviewed them right after the show for the radio station. I asked her to get them to sign my CD, and she came back with the setlist as well.She found me at the time and said the band wanted to meet me. I had volunteered to help with show tear-down; there wasn’t anyone I could ask to beg off, and I couldn’t just abandon the stuff and walk away. It hurt. :) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Smithereens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Smithereens</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SetList" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SetList</a>

Jake in the desertThis week's <a href="https://c.im/tags/ThursdayFiveList" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ThursdayFiveList</a> is <a href="https://c.im/tags/TheSadness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheSadness</a>Meat Puppets - Down <a href="https://youtu.be/kdH8R9PUAfs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/kdH8R9PUAfs</a>Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Tears of a Clown <a href="https://youtu.be/51B55OQysj8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/51B55OQysj8</a>The Smithereens - Beauty and Sadness <a href="https://youtu.be/TP0AjliXBv0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/TP0AjliXBv0</a>Jimi Hendrix - Manic Depression <a href="https://youtu.be/9nnGtB-PSw4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/9nnGtB-PSw4</a>Alice in Chains - Down in a Hole <a href="https://youtu.be/E17hqs4Un-k" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/E17hqs4Un-k</a><a href="https://c.im/tags/Motown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Motown</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/psych" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#psych</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PsychRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PsychRock</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CowPunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CowPunk</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SmokeyRobinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SmokeyRobinson</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/JimiHendrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JimiHendrix</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Smithereens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Smithereens</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MeatPuppets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MeatPuppets</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/60s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#60s</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/80s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#80s</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/60sMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#60sMusic</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/80sMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#80sMusic</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/80sRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#80sRock</a>

Jake in the desertI heard <a href="https://metalhead.club/@Kitty" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Kitty</a>'s <a href="https://c.im/tags/TuneTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TuneTuesday</a> was <a href="https://c.im/tags/BreakUpOrMakeUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BreakUpOrMakeUp</a> and one song sprang to mind instantly."Room Without a View" is an awesome Smithereens song (the vocals, melody, bassline! 🤯) and I found this GREAT fan-made video for it that really sums up the whole thing.<a href="https://youtu.be/_VVYLtYifVw?si=8oZB0XQmlYA9BkzG" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/_VVYLtYifVw?si=8oZB0XQmlYA9BkzG</a><a href="https://c.im/tags/Smithereens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Smithereens</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TheSmithereens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheSmithereens</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/RoomWithoutAView" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RoomWithoutAView</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/80s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#80s</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/80sPop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#80sPop</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PopRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PopRock</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/80sMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#80sMusic</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/80sRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#80sRock</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PatDiNizio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PatDiNizio</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/1980s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#1980s</a>

Jake in the desertThis week's <a href="https://c.im/tags/ThursdayFiveList" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ThursdayFiveList</a> is <a href="https://c.im/tags/TheSleep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheSleep</a> and the first three here all have the same title - the Static-X one is a GREAT cover of the Sabbath one. The Smithereens one is a different song (but still great, they were big Sabbath fans too - their song was definitely a nod):Black Sabbath - Behind the Wall of Sleep <a href="https://youtu.be/qf9mJ9Yr6Jo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/qf9mJ9Yr6Jo</a>Static X - Behind the Wall of Sleep <a href="https://youtu.be/53rR_QYS8-U" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/53rR_QYS8-U</a>The Smithereens - Behind the Wall of Sleep <a href="https://youtu.be/1lAPMgU-GaA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/1lAPMgU-GaA</a>ZZ Top - Sleeping Bag <a href="https://youtu.be/9eOynoF5vFY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/9eOynoF5vFY</a>Gary Numan - Sleep by Windows <a href="https://youtu.be/0Wu9AtBqpnY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/0Wu9AtBqpnY</a><a href="https://c.im/tags/metal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#metal</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/70s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#70s</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/80s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#80s</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/90s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#90s</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BlackSabbath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackSabbath</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Smithereens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Smithereens</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ZZTop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ZZTop</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GaryNuman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GaryNuman</a>

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