Name: Episode 2 — The Smithereens and Graham Parker
Released: 1990-01-28
Duration: 60 min

MTV Unplugged (1989 – ...)

1989 • 35 seasons • Documentary • TV-PG

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Episode 2 — The Smithereens and Graham Parker

Released: 1990-01-28 • Documentary

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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,

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Episode air date	28.01.1990
Episode runtime	60 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Documentary
TMDB series rating	7.1
IMDb series rating	8.2
Series status	Returning series
Age rating	6+
Country	US

MTV Unplugged (1989 – ...)

Episode 2 — The Smithereens and Graham Parker

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