"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. 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, the 2016 movie Everybody Wants Some!! and the 2025 movie Splitsville
Chart history
Weekly charts Chart (1979–80)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)13Canada RPM Top Singles8Canada RPM Adult Contemporary8Italy FIMI30New ZealandNZ Top Singles, 24 February 198021South Africa (Springbok Radio)10U.S. Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - 11U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary13U.S. Cash Box Top 10011
Year-end charts Chart (1980)RankAustralia (Kent Music Report)87Italy FIMI95U.S. Billboard Hot 10060U.S. Cash Boxhttp://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/1980YESP.html Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 27, 198088
See also List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States
References
External links "Romeo's Tune" at SongFacts