Smithereens With Belinda Carlisle - Blue Period

[chefkenardee]

have always, will always love the smithereens. Thank You so much for your music.

[snowfish1121]

"My apathy is tragedy, I'm content to stay inside. This emptiness is killing me, I can run, but I can't hide...." I always loved their simple, yet very well-written lyrics. Paired with that VOICE, and a kick-ass band, that makes for some really well-crafted, beautiful songs. LOOOOOOVE this band! They were the soundtrack to my childhood. Thank god my parents liked good music!

[Rhezoloution]

New JERSEY, not New York!

[wrestlemania7ven]

I didn't really get into this band until the late 90's - they are not only extremely talented and hard working, but they are a great group of people. Mr. Babjek signed autographs and showed us the hands free beer bottle chug after the show. I see them whenever they play nearby. Their music moves me. Keep rockin forever Smithereens!

[TotenX]

Thanks for sharing this! Been listening to this for so long and got to see the video just now!

[Trescompadres1]

I agree I song should have been better known, plus I think the video could have featured Belinda a bit more. But spilled milk huh, it's great that I found it, plus just bought it on iTunes Great Song.

[minnieosbourne]

This song should have been better known - fantastic :)

[passionateaboutmusic]

Here's another one I've never heard before. So glad for YouTube......helps us to discover all the great and beautiful music that maybe we were too busy to pay attenton to or never heard. Gorgeous song.....

[totallyred]

Summarizes heartbreak quite nicely, doesn't it? I liked this song immediately when I heard it 20 years ago.

[epistte]

I forgot about this song. Thanks for the memories of college.

[TimmytheGeek2009]

8 thumb down votes??  Twitney Spears fans should just stay away from Smithereens and other good music vids.

[njpat65]

NJ misses the Smithereens! Great song!!

[AlexBlend]

So powerful and beautiful song. Belinda Carlisle is so beautiful woman. I adore her

[minnieosbourne]

So damn glad to see this cid - only heard the song on the radio in the 80s!

[sofman7]

In my life the beatles the solo bit?Is that a tribute to the beatles or something? first time i've ever heard this song so that is probably intentional i dont know

[TimmytheGeek2009]

Great song. and the harpsicord part is more an homage to the beatles than a rip-off. The Smithereens idolize the Beatles and did a couple cover albums of their songs.

[qubobcat25]

huge rip-off of in my life by the beatles (1:30)

[chadsteele3]

God Belinda Carlisle is so beautiful like this song!!

[sugarjoe50]

beautiful.

[onealchris]

I love this song. Their voices work really well together.

[TimmytheGeek2009]

tremendous song. great band.

[gtjimmyhopkins]

iv got this one i will put it on

[allenmontana]

This is one of my favorite songs and never heard a "love" or "torch" song done so well or so accurately. There are great bands that never seem to become the big popular bands and I guess the Smithereens were one of them. But kudoes to them for the music they made and "11" was one of the best albums I ever heard. At least the people that did get to hear them got to appreciate them

[elkintheroad]

Such an incredible gem. Wow, I LOVE this song. I love most of their songs, but this is exquisite. Belinda Carlisle's voice fits so well with this song.

[WillieMFC]

This song reminds me of trying to quit heroine for the second time. An inspiration

[cutlasjohn25]

sounds alot like "In my Life" by the Beatles for awhile..

[NMNHTV13]

I loved this whole album!!!

I went down to my local Caldor store to buy it on Vinyl when it came first come out.

Always loved the Beatles-esque harpsichord solo on this one.

[JOANNAP1234567890]

BABY BE GOOD IS COOL !

[nickanddeb]

when this album came out, i believed this song to be the "perfect" single: great lyrics and melody; all the right hooks in all the right places; then wrapped itself up perfectly in just under three minutes. too bad nobody promoted it at the time...

[bflagsst]

something stupid like baby be good was the single instead. this, cut flowers and maria elena would of been better after girl like you

[nickanddeb]

ah...forgot about cut flowers. another great song!

[cafais]

"11" was a great album from a great band. It's incredible how many crappy bands make it big, and bands like the Smithereens are vitually ignored. God love them for going strong for so many years. Thanks for the music, guys.

[BettinaBalser]

My favorite album is, was, and always will be "Green Thoughts," which I think is actually out of print now. (SIGH.) But yes, "11" is outstanding and I remember listening to it (on cassette! LOL) for the first time in the fall of 1989 and just being blown away by it. The first three tracks: "A Girl Like You," "Blues Before And After," and "Blue Period" were just a perfect trio.

[chuckmc87]

The "Green Thoughts" album has been reissued. I just bought my CD copy (to replace my worn out cassette from '87) last year.

[MICKEYDELFINO]

@cafais

AMEN TO THAT!

One of the most underrated bands!

[Poppypoo1]

Great song. Has an Elvis Costello tone about it.

[cellopod]

WHO is the cellist in this video..and WHY was'nt Blue Period all over MTV when it came out..?!

[Bigjohnnywad]

Had this song been on MTV I think it would have done really well.

[krautball]

Can anybody get Pat to sign up for Weight Watchers? Seriously, I want to see them live, and I'm afraid he might end up like Kirby Puckett. They may have been able to replace Mike Mesaros with "The Thrilla", but no one on earth could step in for Pat.

[krautball]

If there ever was a contest for "The Most Underrated Band Ever", The Smithereens would win in a landslide.

[capgras]

Why wasn't this a hit? Why weren't like 20 other songs of theirs huge fucking hits?

[MIKECNW]

That whatever you call that instrument sounds like the piece in the Beatles In my Life?

Correct me if I have the wrong song title, it was off their Rubber Soul release.

[lookupzionism]

Mike: I think that's called a clavichord.

Smaller version of a Harpsichord if I've got it right.

[RoseEmE]

Love this song. Pat's voice is so beautiful...have seen the Smithereens many times and he/they are still so GREAT! Hope they make it out to the West Coast soon. "They say the West is nice this time of year."

[jayzeeee2007]

LOVE this song. Great mix with Belinda Carlisle too, her voice works well as duet/backing with them. One of my favorite Smithereens songs.

[rmered67]

I love this song.

If only I didn't feel like it was written about me.

"when you think that you have one, then the heartbreak's just begun".

Poetry to music.

The only thing I still don't understand is why they weren't more commercially successful than they ended up being.

[rmered67]

"won, not one" what was I thinking?

I knew what I meant :)

[ojolvera]

One of the best songs ever written

[teflonyak]

aahhh 1988

[GtaKilla1]

One my absolute favorite songs.

[2UISEE]

anybody that has gone thru that time in there life will understand this beautiful composition..Very in "My Life"..BEATLES!

[Jaguar22x]

Very good quality video, and a special little song.

[gun4hireBob]

This song really puts you in the '90's with other cool stuff like the X-files, Millenium and chics that wear black sultry clothing. Balinda is totally hot and sexy in this. Everything about this song is enjoyable.

[likepatsandGTOs]

Nice, nice song...Belinda's features are nicely profiled her. Even the harpsichord w/ the "In My Life" reference...Thanks!

[crashsite000]

Wow, never knew they had a song together. Pretty cool. Thanks for the post.

[flojogrande]

This is an awesome song! It's suppose to set put you in a meloncholy mood. I believe it achieves this. The duet in the song with Belinda works very well. I read all of the comments and we have a few Simon Cowls in here that just don't really know good music. This isn't American Idol!

[corkguy30]

belinda looks so hot in this

[jimmyeightysix]

Beautiful! I also didn't know it was Belinda on backing vocals! Awesome song! Screw these assholes who wouldn't know a good song if bit their arse! The Smithereens should've been a household name, with all the good music they gave us, and this is one of their best!

[onealchris]

Awesome song and video - their voices sound great together. She has the perfect voice for harmonies, and they are a great band.

[steviegpvfc]

thanks SLAYERDAWG1 its true though she is very beautiful an she has got a lovely voice

[steviegpvfc]

why dont you shut the fuck up Belinda Carlisle is a legend and also very beautiful

[slayerdawg1]

RIGHT-ON STEVIE...I AGREE

[Discdalmau]

Es una pena que esta banda no tuviera el reconocimiento que se merecia. Creo que la cagaron cuando se olvidaron de Don Dixon (con solo mencionar, que este señor produjo los dos primeros trabajos de R.E.M., todos tendriamos que hacer una genuflexión) y El "11" fue producido por Ed Stasium. No es un mal disco, pero todos los tics de banda estandar que en "Green Througs" son habilmente maquillados, salen a relucir en el siguiente disco. Y ya no hablo de "Blow up", que casi no se salva nada.

[dusty7013]

I'm sorry...I love Belinda, but this song is the pits.

[masajojo]

... the pits compared to what?

If you could just fill this in, it will help me get a barometer on exactly which direction your tastebuds have wildly flown. Then we can start tossing bombs at one another. All in good fun, of course.

[dusty7013]

the pits compared to Belinda's music that I do like...of course, I realize this isn't so much her song as it is the Smithereens. Still, this song bores me to tears and her vocals are so barely audible.

[Stilltouchinyourtitt]

I actually did not know that is was Belinda Carlisle who did the female vocals on this song, because it doesn't sound like her; which is something we should all be grateful for.

[IseeDumbPeople2]

This has always been one of my favorite Smithereen songs... Even if they stole the harpsichord part... note for not from the Beatles "In My Life".

[Zeevee]

Um... The harpsichord part is from a piece of Classical music. The Beatles lifted it as well.  Similar to how the entire melody for "Lover's Concerto" is Bach's "Minuet in G major".

[fsantos12sapopt]

belinda be linda linda...

[gearhedguy]

Awesome song!! Love the background vocals by Belinda, too!

[jajwhite]

Did you know it came about through a TV show? Rock Steady. They used to get 2 different type of singers together, and get them to do a duet. They thought BC was fancy and wouldn't get on with the Smithereens, especially turning up in a white stretch limo when he rolled up in a truck. They didn't know she was already a fan of theirs, and it came off fantastically, so they released it, but sadly without any proper promotion, so it didn't chart. You can buy the single tho.

[jewishprincess1974]

another fantastic belinda vid!!!

[lornacpuey]

great song

[jaromir]

beautiful

[divergente]

Gracias! Love Belinda and the smithereens sounds great together.

[ozbocfan]

Such a fine band and the album this came off "Smithereens 11" just rocks like a bitch. Any more from Pat and the boys would be much appreciated.

[firealarmbill]

More Smithereens Please!