The Smithereens Reunited For A Cause

Last weekend at the Hungarian American Citizens Club in Woodbridge, the original lineup of The Smithereens reunited for an emotional benefit show.

Proceeds of the concert went to the Betty Babjak Memorial Fund, which was created after the death of Smithereens' guitarist Jim Babjak's wife Betty lost her battle with pancreatic cancer.

The band performed their 1986 album "Especially For You" in its entirety, and things were made more special by the reunion of the band with founding bassist Mike Mesaros, who hadn't played with the band in over a decade.

DiNizio called the show the “first annual” Betty Babjak Memorial Concert, so hopefully it will become an annual event.

NJArts featured the night's setlist:

“Strangers When We Meet”...“Listen to Me Girl”...“Groovy Tuesday”...“Cigarette”...“I Don’t Want to Lose You”...“Time and Time Again”...“Behind the Wall of Sleep”...“In a Lonely Place”...“Blood and Roses”...“Crazy Mixed-Up Kid”...“Hand of Glory”...“Alone at Midnight”...“White Castle Blues”...“Only a Memory”...“Deep Black”...“Sorry”...“One Look at You”...“Beauty and Sadness”...“Spellbound”...“Blue Period”...“Love Is Gone”...“If I Never Get Back Home”...“House in the Country”...“Riot in Cell Block #9”...“Batman Theme”