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Romeo's Tune

{{Infobox song

| name = Romeo's Tune

| cover = Romeo's_Tune_-_Steve_Forbert.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Steve Forbert

| album = Jackrabbit Slim

| B-side = Make It All So Real

| released = December 1979

| recorded = 1979

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Soft rock{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/romeos-tune-mt0000137720|title=Romeo's Tune - Steve Forbert - Song Info - AllMusic|website=AllMusic}}{{cite web|first= Steve|last= Peake|title= Top Soft Rock Songs of the 1980s|website= liveaboutdotcom|date= May 6, 2019|url=https://www.liveabout.com/top-soft-rock-songs-of-the-80s-10695|accessdate= April 24, 2024}}

| length =

| label = Nemperor Records

| writer = Steve Forbert

| producer = John Simon

| prev_title = Thinkin'

| prev_year = 1979

| next_title = Say Goodbye to Little Jo

| next_year = 1980

}}

"Romeo's Tune" is a song recorded by Steve Forbert, released in 1979 as the lead single from his album Jackrabbit Slim.

The song became an international hit during the winter of 1980. "Romeo's Tune" did best in Canada, where it became a top 10 hit. It remains Forbert's only major charting single.

Lyrical content

The song speaks of fading away from the world in the company of your lover. The title does not appear in the lyrics.

Instrumentation

The distinctive piano lick on "Romeo's Tune" was done by former Elvis Presley pianist Bobby Ogdin, a well-known Nashville session piano player.{{cite web|url=https://www.ithaca.com/entertainment/romeo-s-path-forward-veteran-musician-steve-forbert-weaving-through/article_913d95e2-e62c-11e5-af56-af4a1c192374.html|title=Romeo's Path Forward: Veteran musician Steve Forbert weaving through the years |website=Ithaca.com |date=2016-03-10 |accessdate=2020-04-14}} In live performances, Forbert plays the lick on a neck-mounted harmonica.

Use in media

"Romeo's Tune" is featured on the soundtracks of the 2001 movie Knockaround Guys and the 2016 movie Everybody Wants Some!!

Chart history

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=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable"
align="left"|Chart (1979–80)

!align="left"|Peak
position

Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|type=doc|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W |year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|title-link=Kent Music Report}}

| style="text-align:center;"|13

Canada RPM Top Singles{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0132a&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0132a.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0132a |title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date=1980-04-12 |accessdate=2018-06-07}}

| style="text-align:center;"|8

Canada RPM Adult Contemporary{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9497&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9497.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9497 |title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date=1980-03-15 |accessdate=2018-06-07}}

| style="text-align:center;"|8

Italy FIMI{{cite web|url=https://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yends/hpe1980.htm|title=Hit Parade Italia - Top Annuali Single: 1980 }}

| style="text-align:center;"|30

New Zealand[https://charts.nz/search.asp?search=Forbert&cat=s NZ Top Singles, 24 February 1980]

| style="text-align:center;"|21

South Africa (Springbok Radio){{cite web|title=SA Charts 1965–March 1989|url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(F).html|accessdate=5 September 2018}}

|align="center"|10

U.S. Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - {{ISBN|0-89820-089-X}}

| style="text-align:center;"|11

U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary{{cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |page=95}}

| style="text-align:center;"|13

U.S. Cash Box Top 100{{cite web|url=http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/19800223.html|title=Cash Box Top 100 2/23/80|website=tropicalglen.com}}

| style="text-align:center;"|11

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=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable"
align="left"|Chart (1980)

! style="text-align:center;"|Rank

Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/kTGdGUZ|title= National Top 100 Singles for 1980|publisher= Kent Music Report |issue= 341 |via= Imgur |date= 5 January 1981 |access-date= 17 January 2022 }}

| style="text-align:center;"|87

Canada RPM Top Singles{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0272&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062 |title=Top 100 Singles (1980)|publisher=RPM |accessdate=2017-07-21}}

| style="text-align:center;"|47

Italy FIMI{{cite web|url=https://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yends/hpe1980.htm |title=Top Annuali Single 1980 |accessdate=2022-01-29}}

| style="text-align:center;"|95

U.S. Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1980.htm |title=Top 100 Hits of 1980/Top 100 Songs of 1980|publisher=musicoutfitters.com |accessdate=1 December 2017}}

| style="text-align:center;"|60

U.S. Cash Boxhttp://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/1980YESP.html Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 27, 1980

| style="text-align:center;"|88

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See also

References

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External links

  • [http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=27979 "Romeo's Tune" at SongFacts]
  • {{YouTube|ixTXmKauL8A|Listen to "Romeo's Tune"}}

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Category:1979 songs

Category:1979 singles

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