"Romeo's Tune" is a song recorded by
Steve Forbert
Samuel Stephen "Steve" Forbert (born December 13, 1954) is an American pop music singer-songwriter. His 1979 song " Romeo's Tune" reached No. 11 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 13 on the ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary Chart. It also ...
, 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 was 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
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pianist
Bobby Ogdin
Robert Ford Ogdin (born September, 1945) is a Nashville-based recording session pianist. He is best known as a member of Elvis Presley's TCB band. He performed on 20 of Presley's recordings and accompanied him on 45 live shows until Presleys' dea ...
, a well-known Nashville session piano player.
In live performances, Forbert plays the lick on a neck-mounted
harmonica
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.
Use in media
"Romeo's Tune" is featured on the soundtrack of the 2001 movie, ''
Knockaround Guys
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Plo ...
'' and the 2016 movie, ''
Everybody Wants Some!!''.
Chart history
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
See also
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List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States
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People
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Organizations
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References
External links
"Romeo's Tune" at SongFacts*
1979 songs
1979 singles
Steve Forbert songs
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