Romeo's Tune

"Romeo's Tune"
"Romeo's Tune"
Single by Steve Forbert
from the album Jackrabbit Slim
B-side	"Make It All So Real"
Released	December 1979
Recorded	1979
Genre	Soft rock
Label	Nemperor Records
Songwriter(s)	Steve Forbert
Producer(s)	John Simon
Steve Forbert singles chronology

"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.^[3] 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!!^[3]

Chart history

Weekly charts

Chart (1979–80)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[4]	13
Canada RPM Top Singles^[5]	8
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary^[6]	8
Italy FIMI^[7]	30
New Zealand^[8]	21
South Africa (Springbok Radio)^[9]	10
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[10]	11
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary^[11]	13
U.S. Cash Box Top 100^[12]	11

Year-end charts

Chart (1980)	Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[13]	87
Canada RPM Top Singles^[14]	47
Italy FIMI^[15]	95
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[16]	60
U.S. Cash Box^[17]	88

References

^ "Romeo's Tune - Steve Forbert - Song Info - AllMusic". AllMusic.
^ Peake, Steve (May 6, 2019). "Top Soft Rock Songs of the 1980s". liveaboutdotcom. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
^ ^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, 1980

External links

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[1] "Romeo's Tune - Steve Forbert - Song Info - AllMusic". AllMusic.

[Peake_2019-2] Peake, Steve (May 6, 2019). "Top Soft Rock Songs of the 1980s". liveaboutdotcom. Retrieved April 24, 2024.

[ithaca.com-3] "Romeo's Path Forward: Veteran musician Steve Forbert weaving through the years". Ithaca.com. 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2020-04-14.

[Australian_Chart_Book_1970–1992-4] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[5] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1980-04-12. Retrieved 2018-06-07.

[6] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1980-03-15. Retrieved 2018-06-07.

[7] "Hit Parade Italia - Top Annuali Single: 1980".

[8] NZ Top Singles, 24 February 1980

[9] "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.

[10] Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X

[11] Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 95.

[12] "Cash Box Top 100 2/23/80". tropicalglen.com.

[aus80-13] "National Top 100 Singles for 1980". Kent Music Report. 5 January 1981. Retrieved 17 January 2022 – via Imgur.

[14] "Top 100 Singles (1980)". RPM. Retrieved 2017-07-21.

[15] "Top Annuali Single 1980". Retrieved 2022-01-29.

[16] "Top 100 Hits of 1980/Top 100 Songs of 1980". musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 1 December 2017.

[17] ttp://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/1980YESP.html Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 27, 1980

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v t e Steve Forbert
Studio albums	Alive on Arrival (1978) Jackrabbit Slim (1979) Little Stevie Orbit (1980) Streets of This Town (1988) The American in Me (1992) Mission of the Crossroad Palms (1995)
Compilations	The Best of Steve Forbert: What Kinda Guy? (1993)
Singles	"Romeo's Tune" (1979)