On Tuesday of this week, the lead vocalist of the band the Smithereens, Pat DiNizio, died. It was tragic, and he was gone far too soon.
In tribute, I wanted to share one of my favorite songs by the Smithereens. If you've seen the movie Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion, you've heard this song, which was their first single from their first full-length album (Especially for You, from 1986, which I cannot recommend enough!).
I was hooked on the band from the opening bassline in this song. Lyrically, it's subtle but still heart-felt and poignant. Overall, it's just a well-written and compelling song.
Perhaps one of the most striking things about this song is, although it was clearly written by DiNizio to be heavily bassline-focused, it translates well to an acoustic performance, such as this solo performance by him from 2009.
It's songwriting like this that will be missed. Farewell to a great songwriter, who left behind some great material.
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