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The Smithereens and Graham Parker
New Jersey guitar band the Smithereens, and veteran British artist Graham Parker, are featured in this edition of ""MTV Unplugged."" Smithereens band members Jim Babjak (guitar/vocals),Dennis Diken (drums/vocals),Pat DiNizio (vocals/guitars/harmonica) and Mike Mesaros (bass/vocals) perform a medley of hits spanning their ten year career, including ""Only A Memory,"" ""A Girl Like You,"" ""Behind The Wall Of Sleep,"" and ""Blood And Roses,"" all penned by DiNizio. Parker's selections include ""Slash And Burn"" from his new album Human Touch. The Smithreens and Graham Parker team up with host Jules Shear to perform a medley which includes the old Sam Cooke song ""Cupid."" An excerpt from the MTV Unplugged book...""Highlights included Graham Parker singing lead on The Smithereens' 'Behind The Wall Of Sleep' and The Band, Jules, and Graham all playing a Sam Cooke medley of 'Cupid' and 'Chain Gang' after rehearsing in the make-up room. It is impossible to repeat the early vibe of these shows. So simple,
Aired: Jan 28, 1990 Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 1h Rating: 0 Country: Italy, Canada, United States of America Production: MTV Networks, Dakota North Entertainment, Den of Thieves
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01: Squeeze with Syd Straw and Elliot Easton02: The Smithereens and Graham Parker03: 10,000 Maniacs with Michael Penn04: The Alarm with Nuclear Valdez05: Joe Walsh and Dr. John06: Stevie Ray Vaughan with Joe Satriani07: Michelle Shocked with Indigo Girls08: Sinead O'Connor with The Church09: Don Henley10: Great White with Damn Yankees11: Crowded House with Tim Finn12: Hall and Oates13: Elton John14: Aerosmith15: Crosby, Stills & Nash16: Ratt with Vixen17: The Black Crowes with Tesla18: The Allman Brothers Band19: Poison