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 was Forbert's only major charting single.
The song speaks of fading away from the world in the company of your lover. The title does not appear in the lyrics.
Instrumentationedit
The distinctive piano lick on "Romeo's Tune" was done by former Elvis Presley pianist Bobby Ogdin, a well-known Nashville session piano player.[2] In live performances, Forbert plays the lick on a neck-mounted harmonica.
romeo, tune, song, recorded, steve, forbert, released, 1979, lead, single, from, album, jackrabbit, slim, single, steve, forbertfrom, album, jackrabbit, slimb, side, make, real, releaseddecember, 1979recorded1979genresoft, rock, labelnemperor, recordssongwrite. Romeo s Tune is a song recorded by Steve Forbert released in 1979 as the lead single from his album Jackrabbit Slim Romeo s Tune Single by Steve Forbertfrom the album Jackrabbit SlimB side Make It All So Real ReleasedDecember 1979Recorded1979GenreSoft rock 1 LabelNemperor RecordsSongwriter s Steve ForbertProducer s John SimonSteve Forbert singles chronology Thinkin 1979 Romeo s Tune 1979 Say Goodbye to Little Jo 1980 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 was Forbert s only major charting single Contents 1 Lyrical content 2 Instrumentation 3 Use in media 4 Chart history 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksLyrical content editThe song speaks of fading away from the world in the company of your lover The title does not appear in the lyrics Instrumentation editThe distinctive piano lick on Romeo s Tune was done by former Elvis Presley pianist Bobby Ogdin a well known Nashville session piano player 2 In live performances Forbert plays the lick on a neck mounted harmonica Use in media edit Romeo s Tune is featured on the soundtracks of the 2001 movie Knockaround Guys and the 2016 movie Everybody Wants Some 2 Chart history editWeekly charts edit Chart 1979 80 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 3 13Canada RPM Top Singles 4 8Canada RPM Adult Contemporary 5 8Italy FIMI 6 30New Zealand 7 21South Africa Springbok Radio 8 10U S Billboard Hot 100 9 11U S Billboard Adult Contemporary 10 13U S Cash Box Top 100 11 11 Year end charts edit Chart 1980 RankAustralia Kent Music Report 12 87Canada RPM Top Singles 13 47Italy FIMI 14 95U S Billboard Hot 100 15 60U S Cash Box 16 88See also editList of 1970s one hit wonders in the United StatesReferences edit Romeo s Tune Steve Forbert Song Info AllMusic AllMusic a b Romeo s Path Forward Veteran musician Steve Forbert weaving through the years Ithaca com 2016 03 10 Retrieved 2020 04 14 Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 doc Australian Chart Book St Ives N S W ISBN 0 646 11917 6 Item Display RPM Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada gc ca 1980 04 12 Retrieved 2018 06 07 Item Display RPM Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada gc ca 1980 03 15 Retrieved 2018 06 07 Hit Parade Italia Top Annuali Single 1980 NZ Top Singles 24 February 1980 SA Charts 1965 March 1989 Retrieved 5 September 2018 Joel Whitburn s Top Pop Singles 1955 1990 ISBN 0 89820 089 X Whitburn Joel 2002 Top Adult Contemporary 1961 2001 Record Research p 95 Cash Box Top 100 2 23 80 tropicalglen com National Top 100 Singles for 1980 Kent Music Report 5 January 1981 Retrieved 17 January 2022 via Imgur Top 100 Singles 1980 RPM Retrieved 2017 07 21 Top Annuali Single 1980 Retrieved 2022 01 29 Top 100 Hits of 1980 Top 100 Songs of 1980 musicoutfitters com Retrieved 1 December 2017 http tropicalglen com Archives 80s files 1980YESP html Cash Box Year End Charts Top 100 Pop Singles December 27 1980External links edit Romeo s Tune at SongFacts Listen to Romeo s Tune on YouTube nbsp This 1970s song related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Romeo 27s Tune amp oldid 1204964342, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
