God Save The Smithereens

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God Save The Smithereens is the seventh album by The Smithereens. Produced by Don Fleming, it was originally intended to be a concept album based on the idea of the world ending as soon as the year 2000 started. The album was released in 1999 and a two-disc version with rare demos and live songs was released in 2005.

Track listing

All songs written by The Smithereens, except where noted.

1. "She's Got A Way" - 3:26
2. "House at the End of The World" (The Smithereens/Carrie Akre) - 3:36
3. "Everything Changes" - 2:15
4. "Flowers in the Blood" - 3:38
5. The Long Loneliness" - 1:40
6. Someday" - 3:32
7. "The Age of Innocence" - 4:10
8. "Gloomy Sunday" (Sam M. Lewis/Rezso Seress) - 3:42
9. "I Believe" (The Smithereens/Danny Tate) - 3:13
10. "All Revved Up" - 2:09
11. "Even If I Never Get Back Home" - 2:45
12. "Try" - 4:13
13. "The Last Good Time" - 3:27

Deluxe edition

Disc One: "God Save The Smithereens"

All songs written by The Smithereens, except where noted.

1. "She's Got A Way" - 3:26
2. "House at the End of The World" (The Smithereens, Carrie Akre) - 3:36
3. "Everything Changes" - 2:15
4. "Flowers in the Blood" - 3:38
5. The Long Loneliness" - 1:40
6. Someday" - 3:32
7. "The Age of Innocence" - 4:10
8. "Gloomy Sunday" (Sam M. Lewis, Rezső Seress) - 3:42
9. "I Believe" (The Smithereens, Danny Tate) - 3:13
10. "All Revved Up" - 2:09
11. "Even If I Never Get Back Home" - 2:45
12. "Try" - 4:13
13. "The Last Good Time" - 3:27
14. "A World Apart" (Demo) - 2:59
15. "This Is the Way the World Ends" (Demo) - 3:44
16. "King of the World" (Demo) - 4:01
17. "Sundown" (Demo) - 3:31
18. "All Revved Up" (Demo) - 2:46
19. "On the Beach" (Demo) - 1:48
20. "House at the End of the World" (The Smithereens, Carrie Akre) (EP version) - 4:02
21. "I Want to Tell You" - 3:12 (George Harrison)

Disc Two: "Pat DiNizio: Songs and Sounds"

All songs written by Pat DiNizio, except where noted.

1. "Where Am I Going (Jennie's Song)" (Bernard Herrmann) - 1:46
2. "Nobody But Me" (DiNizio/Springa) - 2:41
3. "124 MPH" - 4:10
4. "Running, Jumping, Standing Still" - 4:04
5. "Everyday World" - 2:48
6. "No Love Lost" - 5:07
7. "A World Apart" - 3:35
8. "Today It's You" - 2:01
9. "Liza" - 3:16
10. "Somewhere Down the Line" - 2:51
11. "You Should Know" (DiNizio/Danny Tate) - 3:41
12. "I'd Rather Have the Blues" (Frank DeVol) - 7:55
13. "A Girl Like You" (Live) - 5:43
14. "Yesterday Girl" (Live) - 3:46
15. "Behind the Wall of Sleep" (Live) - 3:42
16. "She's Got a Way" (Live) - 3:36
17. "Blood and Roses" (Live) - 4:13
18. "Someday Boy" (Demo) - 3:18
19. "Afternoon Tea" (Demo) - 4:05

Personnel

• Jim Babjak – guitar, vocals
• Dennis Diken – drums, vocals
• Pat DiNizio – vocals, guitar
• Mike Mesaros – bass