"In a world of pain I have no peer". Pat could write lyrics. I'm glad we had him as long as we did.

@robertmcpherson1617

2 жыл бұрын

I too love good lyrics. That being said, I'm pretty tough on love and heart break songs. I set the bar VERY high and this masterpiece cleared that bar by a long shot! Amazing stuff!

This band never made a bad song ........ That's how good they really were !!!!

@222Lightning

Жыл бұрын

you know.....I don't know why more people aren't privy to them. When I mention my favorite bands I kind of say the Smithereens last because most people never heard of them or thought they were good. My favorite bands; I'd probably put the bands I've come back to over and over for personal reasons and the songs are just good....maybe I'd put them at a tie w STP/ Pretenders for the 5th spot. When I met Pat by accident back in like 2010? I wish I wouldv'e mentioned that I never knew that the song "William Wilson" was about a ghost......when I became a fan of theirs, I was 14 and the house I grew up in was without a doubt haunted! Even my stepdad being a very science minded guy became aware of some things that was going on. It wasn't until I was late 20's revisiting some of my old cd/cassette favorites that I really listened to the lyrics and was dumbfounded. I wonder if the ghost in the house liked that song too.....as I used to play it over and over. Lol.

@jeffreyhusack2400

Жыл бұрын

Got the on cassette

@barbaradoyle6093

9 ай бұрын

Even back then I always wondered why these guys weren’t HUGE. Amazing songs, one after another.. songs people still recognize today, even though they may not know the band. (Just heard one used as bumper music on Monday Night Football.)

@FixIt1975

9 ай бұрын

​@@barbaradoyle6093I guess because bands like them don't appeal to the top 40 masses. Other bands that I like that were never really all that main stream were the Gin Blossoms, Toad the Wet Sprocket, etc. Smithereens are from my home state

@Arturo-sm1tb

4 ай бұрын

I could not agree more. Put that cassette into the car stereo and relax for 45 minutes straight....with some hard rocking guitar driven excellence.

A statement from Jim, Dennis & Mike Today we mourn the loss of our friend, brother and bandmate Pat DiNizio. Pat had the magic touch. He channeled the essence of joy and heartbreak into hook-laden three minute pop songs infused with a lifelong passion for rock & roll. Our journey with Pat was long, storied and a hell of a lot of fun. We grew up together.

@oliviacadena2036

Жыл бұрын

Wow 😳😳!!!!!

Who are the idiots that thumbs down?! They don't get it. Great band. RIP Pat DiNizio. Great song writer. A true American rock band.

@R0mmatt

2 жыл бұрын

They are paid shills

@KK-bu5hx

2 жыл бұрын

RIGHT

@robertmcpherson1617

2 жыл бұрын

I understand that people like and dislike different things. Thumb down votes don't make them idiots; it simply means they're intolerant and belligerent. I won't waste my time on them. I happen to love this song!

@zirconviper

2 жыл бұрын

The people who disliked this video are buffalo rapists.

@kevinmcdonald4040

2 жыл бұрын

The Smithereens are criminally underappreciated by too many. ROCK fans know how great they were and what a force Pat was. R.I.P. to an ALL TIME GREAT! Jersey or anywhere people appreciate pure rock and roll. Jersey band 1a to E Street band. Bonjovi? EFF OFF!!

Very underrated 80's rock band.

@hackabilly4787

8 жыл бұрын

agreed

@GuzNation

7 жыл бұрын

I was listening to all those bands. Love them all

@joycecunningham9107

7 жыл бұрын

GuzNation wanna join your nation GuzMan!

@andyfaithnomoreguitarist5444

7 жыл бұрын

This is true alternative rock!

@joeomalley2835

5 жыл бұрын

Agree so much. Meanwhile, we had to listen to the likes of Poison and Wang Chung instead on MTV.

I taught in Pat DiNizio's former high school, so I used to walk past the wall of fame everyday to get to my classroom. Pat's face on his plaque welcomed me each morning. We in Jersey have a sense of pride for our own. Just last night, I saw the band perform for the first time although I have always been familiar with their tunes as a singer songwriter. They wrote good, original music that will stick around, I'm sure.

@familykaplan1341

Жыл бұрын

What town?

@gwynnielsen5081

10 ай бұрын

@@smartalix5295 I'd like to think I am included in the pack. Check out my latest single kzread.info/dash/bejne/oJmTlpmdeqS-aJc.html, written, played, recorded in the great State of N.J. Thanks for listening :). G.

@mcclift9451

7 ай бұрын

They totally make me think of Jersey when I hear them Good ,clean,pure, Americana rock and roll ❤

@gwynnielsen5081

7 ай бұрын

@@mcclift9451 Yes, there are many of us musicians/songwriters here in the Garden State. Check out all of my music/videos on KZread if you want a taste of new Jersey voices. Thanks and take care.

@shruggzdastr8-facedclown

6 ай бұрын

I know that they still record and tour, but I miss this band with DiNizio in the lineup. Because they often get enmeshed with the identity of the band, it's hard for most acts to remain at least as successful (whether you guage that metric in terms of record sales, box office numbers, creative/aesthetic quality of the recorded product, or any combination of two of these three or all three) as they continue on after the departure of the original lead vocalist -- whether that be due to firing, quitting, or death. There are a few exceptions to this rule (Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Faith No More, Can, and Black Flag offered as a sampling from that shortlist), but the rule still holds

We hired him for a "living room concert." It was Pat and a couple guitars. I was pretty young at the time, still in college and I got a little too drunk and accidentally knocked one of his guitars over. I felt like such a stupid dick, but he was really cool about it, "that's alright, Jimbo" while in the middle of his song. He was such a super cool guy. I'm so lucky I met him before he passed.

@bretfuzz925

9 ай бұрын

That is such a cool story. Steve Miller’s brother lived across the street from me when I was a kid and nobody thought of doing something like that. Keep the memory!

This band always wrote such catchy tunes with that classic Rickenbacker sound, great chord changes, and awesome vocals/harmonies. LOVE them still....

Celebrating his life. Pat would have turned 67 today.. Patrick Michael DiNizio October 12, 1955 Plainfield, New Jersey, Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School. He was very proud of his Italian heritage.. We miss you Pat D..

@diaryofanaxeman539

4 ай бұрын

He was so powerful and under appreciated as songwriter .... up there with Bruce or Southside Johnny !!!!

This song introduced me to the band in 1989...my senior year in high school. I fell in love with the song right away, and I've been a Smithereens fan ever since. Simple, clean, "no-frills" rock 'n roll...sounds awesome.

@jaymeforeman2931

8 жыл бұрын

Its great to know I'm not the only black man who thinks this song is cool.

@harleyrules4637

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, great music has no color bro.......these guys ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!

@peterb4524

7 жыл бұрын

so true Harley!!!

@gbot3377

5 жыл бұрын

Harlin. Perfectly worded statement. You captured the magic of them perfect, like an esteemed critic. I am a conservative white man. The left and the mainstream media tells the world 24 hrs a day who we are. My man, no conservative friends or acquaintances of mine are anywhere near being what we are portrayed as every second of every day. Mr. Neal, just you being a Smithereens fan, I know we would become best friends. And every single person I associate with would welcome you to the family and make sure you are fed a plenty right off the bat. God bless you sir and keep the volume and love for them up.

@gbot3377

5 жыл бұрын

@@jaymeforeman2931 It's great to know as a white conservative man that you, a black man, just blew all the media story lines to Smithereens! They want you and I divided and in hatred of each other. And you and I just want to listen to good jams together, have tons of laughs, and become great friends quite possibly. Great job Sir. Only 16 words. God bless always.

I wrote a postcard to the Smithereens back in the 80's from my radio station. They wrote me back and I was so happy. I still have it.

R.I.P. Pat Dinizio, your vocal style was just something unique.

No new ground broken here. Just a perfect pop-rock song. And he wrote a few more, too. All perfect. Most artists never write one. RIP Pat.

@josephking2499

8 ай бұрын

100%

Pat DiNizio, you'll be missed. Give our best to David Bowie, Prince, Scott Weiland, Chris Cornell... Only a Memory, best of memories.. it's back to The Smithereens we all shall go.. R.I.P. brother..

@duncefunce1513

4 жыл бұрын

Give our worst to Scott Weiland. Napalm his cloud

@MasterOfKnowledge.

4 жыл бұрын

@@duncefunce1513 Damn man, what do you have against Weiland lol

@duncefunce1513

4 жыл бұрын

@@MasterOfKnowledge. oh, nothing really. Poor guy

@chamboy16

4 ай бұрын

how’bout Kurt?

Be safe on your next journey, Pat. Rest in Power!

@gregflores8959

4 жыл бұрын

Dave Morrison Very well stated!

Goodbye Pat! The brightest memory you'll forever be!

@tonyajohnson1059

6 жыл бұрын

I miss Pat ! The best band of the eighties..

@gbot3377

5 жыл бұрын

shrew972 Goodbye Pat! The brightest memory you'll forever be! Very well done Sir.

@gbot3377

5 жыл бұрын

@@tonyajohnson1059 Nicely called.

Yes they deserve to be in the rock and roll hall of fame.

RIP Pat..you will be missed.

RIP - Pat DiNizio, founder and lead singer of New Jersey rock band The Smithereens has died at the age of 62, the band announced tonight (Dec. 12)

@Fretless99

6 жыл бұрын

RIP Mr DiNizio

@mrthunder8190

6 жыл бұрын

Sad day for rock 'n roll. Pat was successful, but always underrated for his impact on rock of the 80's.

@calimero61

6 жыл бұрын

:-(

@gel6988

6 жыл бұрын

Terrific artist. Sad times. I do believe that he is still rocking though... Listening to this makes me happy. Again. RIP brother!

@louangelwolf

6 жыл бұрын

sadness.

R.I.P. Pat DiNizio (1955-2017). :'(

@paulneri7284

6 жыл бұрын

jhalqu when did he pass

@jhalqu8209

6 жыл бұрын

12-12-17.

@irisheyzgrl24murphy92

5 жыл бұрын

jhalqu How did he die ?? So sad. All the great ones are leaving.

@ianosborne188

5 жыл бұрын

SO SAD NEWS! I only just Got This TERRIBLE News.. RIP.. Saddened So Sad.

@gmansi

5 жыл бұрын

@@irisheyzgrl24murphy92 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_DiNizio#Death

The Smithereens were one of the most underrated bands of their time, they were great musicians. RIP Pat DiNizio, and thank you for the years of great music.

Pat was asked why he only wrote songs about relationships. He was quoted a saying, "What else is there?"

@harryfrezza2563

2 жыл бұрын

The best!

I've been listening to The Smithereens since almost the beginning, and I think this is my favorite song they do. I could hit the repeat button on this one and just drift. Fantastic Rock. RIP Pat.

Man, I remember the Smithereens and this song. Drinking beer in High School and listening to these guys with good friends. The 80's were awesome!

I saw these guys can't remember when exactly but it was in a small hole in the wall club on Hillsborough St. (NC State) in Raleigh NC. Place was PACKED. The only place I could stand was next to a massive speaker next to the stage. Haha. Damn that place rocked. My ears rang for a week. LOL.

@markglenn1712

8 жыл бұрын

I was fortunate enough to see them at the Greek Theater here in LA back in the early '90s. They were fabulous, and were playing on a double bill with Los Lobos - one of the best concerts I've EVER seen. Will never forget it.

One of the great rock and roll bands. 21 people didn't like?? Wow......

@masapito11

6 жыл бұрын

they probably didn't listen either....

@KOSMICKEN09

3 жыл бұрын

Let's put it this way if everyone liked everything it would be a bit boring.. If anything the audio needs to be remastered on this clip . And yes lol I like the song

@joanneknapik6093

10 ай бұрын

tone deaf

My god I love this song so much

@sbgog93

5 жыл бұрын

Dude! Same here. Just not as much as I love dead sexy baby children.😎😶😗

Rest your Soul, Pat, the Pain is Over. Rock and Roll will miss you

The opening riff is one of my all time favorites

Really sad that this song is all too fitting now. Thank you,Pat, for the timeless music. Rest peacefully Behind The Wall Of Sleep.

My official break up band in the 80's. One my favorite bands ever.

@marielandon9325

10 жыл бұрын

LOL! My break-up band back then, also. Got me through some dark times. Love them!

Rest in peace Pat..Thank-you for keeping my early 20's memorable.

Gone too soon. RIP Pat.

When I was in middle school, I learned to play the saxophone. I dropped it when I left middle school. For years, I've wanted to play an instrument. I've thought about picking up a Tenor sax, polishing my skills, and finding a place to play. ...and a lot of that was inspired by this band's music. They were pegged "alternative," but they were a straight up classic bar band at the core--raw, stripped down, and primal. RIP, Pat...and thank you.

most underated band ever

Rest in Peace Pat. You will be in my memories, thanks for the great music.

They were too good to be so underrated.

One of the greatest modern rock & roll songs ever!

only recently discovered these guys but had more going for them in that Americana genre than most, should have been bigger

Great Song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a memory, classic!

I first saw this video on MTV back in the late 80's...you know...back when MTV actually "MUSIC TELEVISION"!!!!! This song introduced me to the band, and I love this song decades later. It's simple, clean, honest rock music without all the filler, hype, and crappy vocals a lot of pop and rock bands of my 80's generation and even today have. To this day, I'm still impressed with the style of this band...and I still love this song.

Do the Smithereens deserve ROCK HALL OF FAME?

@thevoid99

6 жыл бұрын

oh fuck yeah. way more than fucking bon jovi.

@rickyparker4552

5 жыл бұрын

Harry Frezza MOST CERTAINLY THEY DO!!!!!😎🎸😎🎸😎🎸

@PlatinumDragonProductions999

5 жыл бұрын

I believe that they do!

@samuelbiskin3416

5 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah

@davidpierce9949

5 жыл бұрын

Sure

I love this song. Oh the memories! Thank you for being a great band!

I got to be friends with Pat DiNizio. He was awesome, and he was loving and kind. I spoke to him the week before he passed. God bless you Pat.

What a loss to the music world! RIP Pat Dinizio!

@joeomalley2835

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Him and this band, so underrappreciated.

Way Way Underrated!

R.I.P. Pat :-(

RIP Pat DiNizio. Was luck have seen the Smithereens in concert 3 times in my life. Those shows are undoubtedly more than only memories, they were experiences I'll always remember.

Great underrated band!

Amazing song from the cesspool of New Jersey - and that note at the start is their homage to Mr. Lennon.

@JonnieCometLtd

8 жыл бұрын

+Paul Hutch HEY! :(

@paulhutchinson6552

8 жыл бұрын

Don't like u some 'Reens? Best ever from NJ.

@TheBryanmauro

2 жыл бұрын

and you are from which cesspool?

@paulhutchinson6552

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheBryanmauro Hamilton

I love this group and this is one of my favorite songs! :)

This song still rocks today

Never a memory.. STILL remembered as the great band they were

This Jersey rock band personifies the best of real rock & roll.

I love the Smithereens ! They were great.

something about Rickenbacker's driven thru Marshall amps...

@jwf155

8 жыл бұрын

GOTTA LUV THAT RIC BASS GROWL !!!!!!

@Just4Me2000

5 жыл бұрын

Think the Beatles... yeah, that sound is unique as all hell.. nothing like it.

@jr-xs9tf

5 жыл бұрын

@@Just4Me2000 Harrison!

@peggyfranzen6159

4 жыл бұрын

👍

@robsilveira6707

4 жыл бұрын

🙂🙂

RIP Pat Dinizio.

Bleeding Cool out of each note and chord, forget the pretty MTV / Video little boys and Girls....these guys here ROCK!!!

@Footjones

8 жыл бұрын

You are so right. A buddy and I are thinking about putting together a Smithereens tribute band. Plenty of great material to work with!

@notwhileimaround2

7 жыл бұрын

im friends with the bass players wife...if your serious..let me know and i can give ya some feedback...

@MakayaGemini3

7 жыл бұрын

Fuck Yeah Trooper!!!

@schlirf

6 жыл бұрын

Allons Bro!!!

@elaine1413

6 жыл бұрын

Peter Kier Wow that would be amazing...

everyone who has ever been in a relationship can really indentify with the lyrics from this song.. because when you split.. thats all it is.. only a memory.

This brings back memories. Like seeing them at the Xat Club in 1986

I saw these guys not too long ago. Can't believe Pat's gone...

@taralish

6 жыл бұрын

Helium Road he was a true talent. And I was due to see them play again. I’m sad.

@johncalvert3669

6 жыл бұрын

Me either, I love the band and the sound

@toddsmith4735

6 жыл бұрын

I loved these guys in the 80s. Who's gone?

@MikeSmith-yd7cr

6 жыл бұрын

Their lead vocalist Pat DiNizio.

I luv this melancholy song.One of the best songs I've ever heard in my life.

What a kick ass band. Love The Smithereens! These guys were ahead of their time in the 80's. Their sound got lost in all of the hair band crap that saturated the radio waves in that decade. Their sound was perfect for the alt rock that came later in the 90s.

I have always loved the Smithereens I am so sorry for the loss of Pat D. Beautiful voice so gifted. He is Loved by many and will be missed. Thank you !

@pinksunami

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

God, what great songwriting. You were loved, Pat. We will all miss you.

Genius. Pat DiNizio, R.I.P.

One could make a good case that the three most underrated bands of the 1980's were King's X, The Fixx, and The Smithereens. R.I.P. Mr. DiNizio. Your music makes you eternal now.

Most under-rated band of all time

Best pop/rock songwriter since John & Paul, Pat DiNizio and his fantastic bandmates, The Smithereens. Rest peacefully Pat...

RIP, pat.

Rickenbackers through Marshalls...and that's only the tip of the iceberg as to why this band was one of the best. Great lyrics and great melodies. We miss you.

R.I.P Pat Dinizio, godspeed brother...

Lots of catchy tunes from those guys back in the day!!👍👍

I remember playing The Smithereens in College radio back in day (88-92) and having the second most listened radio show my senior year! I was even sent to NYC for a college radio convection because it seemed I was in Gaven Music magazine that year!

Great band, a big influence on Nirvana, one of Kurt’s favorites.

@markleopard8960

2 жыл бұрын

Wow I never knew that

@neemaf829

2 жыл бұрын

They sound like The bEATLES, RAMONES, ELVIS COSTELLO, ETC.

@chris55529

Жыл бұрын

Really? Cobain?

@destrysanchez7185

Жыл бұрын

I had no idea.

@Dixie_Normiz

Жыл бұрын

Kurt nobrain, who cares😂

One of the most underrated bands ever. This band should have been massive filling out stadiums.

@m.j.c.6969

Жыл бұрын

They were never "underrated" NEVER! "Underrated" doesn't mean not huge commercially. Two different things.

@teamblitz1990

6 ай бұрын

​@@m.j.c.6969YES they were vastly underrated

I listened to this in high school and saw them play recently. One on my favorite bands ever.

One of the first songs I learned how to play guitar to. Most underrated band EVER!! Long live New Jersey!!

I was lucky enough to catch them live at a small venue back in the day. I still have the t-shirt signed by Pat

One of the best 80s bands...yea Im a Priest, Maiden , Malmsteen, Satriani, IceT, IceCube, Public Enemy fan...best decade of music that will never be experienced again.

these guys are the shit.years ago I heard them & was like wow .this new rap it is who knows what the fk it is.wake up this is music

This is the most beautiful guitar riff.

broken bits of you and me

These boys are still rocking hard. Check them out if they blow through town. They are amazing live.

# 1 Fave Group of the late 80/s & early 90/s

FABULOUS Band with Many Fabulous Songs who would Meet n Greet u after EVERY Show up until Covid-19.RIP Pat 🎤 THANKS FOR THE GREAT MUSIC 🤘🎶

One of the best bands of the '80s and '90s (and the surviving members: Jim Babjak, Dennis Diken, Mike Mesaros) are stil out there playing shows with guest vocalists in place of the late great Pat DiNizio. This is a great song. Mesaros and Diken are such a piledriving rhythm section.

R.I.P. Pat Dinizio

Thank you dad for exposing me too great music...

Listening to this and putting some beautiful aromas in the air RIP PAT

TBS did a contest when Green Thoughts came out, i wanted to win that prize so bad!! These guys spoke to the quiet guys who couldn"t ever tell the girls what they really wanted to. Thanks Pat and the boys, love you guys!

Great music. R.I.P. Pat.

I am THRILLED this classic is on KZread!!

DeAnna.....love this song and you looking at the mirrow and seeing me fading like the music that rocked the 80s.

New Jerseys best smithereens, great music better than today's music

RIP Patrick DiNizio 😢😢😢

Great songwriting and a great band.

Love this band and this guy was the real deal - a real New Jersian - and their music was POWERFUL AND REAL.

I💝Smithereens!💋