Mr Big Romeo 1977

[tc030564]

Dam why cant we have music like this in the charts today, still great now nearly 35 million years later, thanks.

[Oldiesfantwello]

This song to me has a Styxx vibe, like it

[passion69uk]

i was 19 then, wow happy days

[roandyable]

I always wanted to be Jon Anderson but never quite got the hang of it.

[jmharrison51]

Starts off interesting and then turns into Abba - thank god for punk :-). Apologies for intruding, but I just caught this on "Top of the Pops 1977" and having been put in a grumpy mood by the abysmal Rubettes and some other piece of disco rubbish, this didn't make me feel any better, so I thought I'd see if anyone liked it - seems like lots of you do. What a miserable old git I am...

[jeffrey1950]

@jmharrison51 Hi Matey...i was once described as a punk in a rock band in 1975..lol..supporting Queen...in fact sex pistols decided to support us at one gig...but ha ha our record company needed a hit as do all pop, punk and rock musicians otherwise they have to get a real job and could end up...well....miserable old gits lol no offence mate...Abba did alright though! and so does Romeo some 35 years on.

[jmharrison51]

@jeffrey1950 Good for you Jeff - Rock on :-)

[jackwilshiresfakeid]

@jmharrison51 I quite like this song actually, but I see your point about TOTP 1977. It makes fascinating viewing though, it's like you're watching the inspiration for the punk backlash happening in Real Time

[Jojoseahorse]

Interesting to read that they opened for Queen; the video is rather reminiscent of Queen, with the "rotating heads" :)

[Jojoseahorse]

I was in my first year of high school when this came out - happy memories! Beautiful lyrics :)

[DrShittyBottomHammer]

lead singer looks like a young steven fry..

[SuperBoogley]

@DrShittyBottomHammer bet hes glad thats where the similaities end lol

[dangerousdave961]

awsome song

[LuminityBand]

You guys are incredible! Love your stuff, you guys inspired us :D

[traceysweetpea]

Beautiful song was so in love with the lead singer Dicken when i was 15!!!!!

[MegaJamieson1]

They have a new Cd out in the Uk this year (2011) and are touriing

[janeewart1961]

sweet memories ,love it ..

[Golfgtiguy]

This an old memory released when I was only 9 ! .... 43 now !

[8z88z]

Reminds me about Queen!!! good song!

[OxboxTV]

We had the great pleasure of meeting Dicken last week to find out about the band's history and listen to their new single 'Georgia' which was released last year! The full interview is on our channel wall, just look for 'Mr Big'

[theherald1000]

Have just found "Romeo" for the first time (on a CD I bought recently — "101 70s Hits"). Great song. Got no airplay in South Africa at the time, though; such a shame. I listened to everything then, so would know. Have read about eight pages of comments here. So many compliments, but no-one's saying how effective the harmonica piece is. Very pretty. Well done.

[zmileyman]

an all time desert island disc

[matrixsenior]

The only musicians, other than Cathy Dennis from Oxford to have a  No1 hit...fact!

[ding11bat]

@matrixsenior Where was it a number one hit?

[Birtie247]

please ask phil/michael to do a video of ITS ALL OVER your new album BITTER STREETS is fantastic well done hope for more new songs soon.

[patrick14022003]

Great tune what a buld up to a fantastic climax Well done Mr Big

[Birtie247]

love this 70s song also like the new romeo song

[jearley2424]

This was the first 45, single that i ever purchased myself, still a great track i love it.

[FinallyunderstandU]

My friend Michael reminded me of this..

wonderful beautiful love song !!

Have a classy #1 show, tonight !!

♫♥AnnA♥♫

[DuncyBass]

I was stationed at raf brize norton when this came out and i was playing in a band called freebird doing the oxford curcuit. I remember these guys coming up to the spotlight club and jamming witth us on several occasions on a sunday afternoon, I was the bass player and always remember using the music man bass that they used. good times.

[nikcrossan]

LOVE this song - Heard it this afternoon on Radio 2, and I was immediately 16 years old again, with the whole of my life in front of me. Such a pity they dont write songs like this any more!

[scorp26777]

what a flashback to the 70s...gr8 song!

[aerowilly65]

Fantastic and strangely evocative.A great song guys.A classic.

[flippinora]

First record I ever bought

[MrLawman10]

is the lead singer shaun edwards who played rugby for wigan, brilliant song.

[cjoncamp]

Jeffery1950 ( Dicken) I remember seeing you as support to Queen on their Night at the Opera tour, you played a great set and the sound from the two sets of drums was amazing. went out the next day and bought your album and played it for years, i've been looking for it on cd for ages now.

[cjoncamp]

Jeffrey1950. ( Dcken) i remember seeing you ( MrBig) as support to Queen on their Night at the Opera tour. You played a great set and the sound from the two drummers was amazing, went out and bought your album the next day. Been looking for it on cd for years.

[cherrypicker5]

i love this song it reminds me of my young days, i grew up in the 70's and this is awesome xx

[TheCollierylad]

saw these live 75 at Newcastle City Hall with Queen

[Geetar2112]

Can anyone post the B side of this single? It was an instrumental (mainly) called Goodbye World - great stuff for when I was a 13 year old budding rock star.

[daboofulmilsk]

This is a fantastic song, many happy memories, thank you x

[TheJennie27]

Great song :)

[BigEricHunt]

Fall on me make me grow

No one will ever know

Fall on me make me grow again....

[peterkin1010]

Video is a bit of a Bo Rap rip-off, and they were never going to be bigger than the Beatles.

[TheChalk11]

i love this song so much i wish i could live in it.

[boutsiqueen]

Mr Big was the Openning for Queen in novembre 1975.

[oxman28001]

Jeff is that you? do you still live in Old Marston? and how is Dave?

[Gozzillacia]

The most underrated of all the 70's bands. Totally brilliant.

That Dicken bloke looks so much like a Stuart King it's weird.

[artont45]

memories

[creccy]

@artont45 YES memories life was good 

[debowiec3]

One of my absolute favourites from good old 70's!!

[skinnyrichard]

reminds me of my first love

[0410barb]

i heard this song on holidays in queensland in the 70's then ordered the album as an import just love it....still have it!

[ajohn20TJ]

The original Mr Big, different style that their second pairings "next to be with you" mates ... but I prefer this Mr Big

[totter1966]

does anyone know where this can be downloaded from or the name of the album it is from

[Colemandina]

Actually it is John Martyr and sometimes him and Chalkie BOTH drummed!

[ding11bat]

@Colemandina Chaulkie was an ace drummer.

[debzzybub]

hey dicken....whats the lovely eddie carter upto these days???

[ilovecollecting]

Oh - I just LOVE this Song! Way, way back in '77 it should have gone to Number One. (was still a massive hit though) I bought the original vinyl LP - and the Album is amazing! Can't quite figure why they did not make it with their follow-up Single 'Feel Like Calling Home' which was very very good. the Artwork on the cover was a really SEXY bunch of great looking guys all in black... mmmm... Thanks for Posting this great and classic Song! : - )

[Gozzillacia]

If you like this, check out "Golden Lights"  by the same man - simply the most perfectly sexy song ever sung - ever written.

[Beebs1965]

Love this song. Is this the same Mr Big who did To Be With You years later?

[haj1909]

Nope, these guys were British and worked during the '70s while the other group was American in the '90s...

[dikkevetteshit]

Nope, not by far. These guys are British, that other band is American. And they probably differ about 20 years in average age.

[macthehac123]

Thanks for posting this mate, takes me back to someone I lost!! Thats life, I suppose, a great track.

[raelene101]

CAV ROAD GIRLS 1978

[suz1963]

omg-I've been trying to find this song forever-take me back to 15 again.

[Shegelu]

Great song, beautiful poetic lyrics! Takes me back to my childhood. Not that I understood the lyrics then...

[leatherbuck]

So, lol, im confused, whats the name of the guy singing in the open shirt? STUNNING. Send me back to the 70's.

[debzzybub]

the guy in the open shirt is eddie carter........would be interesting to see what he's like these days!! Was stunning back then! ;-)

[leatherbuck]

Thanks for replying Deb, totally agree, Eddie Carter, amazing face n voice, thank you for letting me know. If I can just get him over for dinner......lol

[jiver222]

What happened to Eddie Carter? I went to school with him. Tell him that a few of us are still meeting up, in fact I'm just recovering now from a hangover at Mike's place in North London.

[petebest22]

sweet and so lovely song .. wish more would be made these days.

[chugaluga68]

Love this

[jonrobbinson]

This was my favourite track which came out the week i joined the parachute regiment god where does time go.

greta song beautiful yet simple

thanks for posting

[shilley]

oooh the bare chested one is making me feel funny...

[RJMCCLOUD]

Romeo, another great song by Mr Big.........1977........where do all the years go!!

[SimonBak90]

Is that Simon Phillips on drums?

[jeffrey1950]

No, John Marter is the drummer.

[oxman28001]

@jeffrey1950 do you still live in Old marsto and wasn't it chalky on the drums?

[paulhamerton1]

@jeffrey1950 now performing alongside the brilliant Johnny Warman in the Mods a great live band

[andypg63]

Tracey Lee Barlow I wonder where you are now this songs reminds me of you visiting your aunty Elaine. Outwood 1977

[louluvscats]

Wonderful song, with plenty of melody and simplicity within it,lyric and tune wise.Which shows its a quality track,from back from an era, when songs were "magic"!!! Nice post!!! Benja :-)

[SuperTattooman]

a great song with great harmonies.

i saw mr big at the hemsby 70s weekender in the early 90s superb

[ovalball1]

Saw them live at Withernsea way back.They were fantastic.

[Janwolf]

Loved it at the time and still do. :-)

I had the biggest crush on Dicken (oh, is this you?) (cue embarrassed face)

[Gingernoz1]

I may have to fight you for the tile of biggest crush xxx

[Janwolf]

Hi Noz!!!! ;-)

xxx

[Framptonfixation]

OMG!!! No-one's as gorgeous as my beloved (see username) but I think I just got a new 70's crush!! That guitarist is..... is..... *THUD*

I must have a thing for open shirts lol!! And the song is SUBLIME... 'Step back inside me Romeo' PLEASE lmao!!

[Blackstormtrooper]

one of the best songs of the 70's, anyone know if theres a guitar tab for this?

[leatherbuck]

Whats the name of the singer with long brown curly hair and open leather shirt playing guitar? What a great voice and face!! They dont write songs like this classic anymore!

[essexlady29]

this is one of my all time favourites dicken has a lovely voice is there an album with all there hits on and where can i buy it are these still about are they still together?

[koyah58]

I love this song. Brings back memories of my mis spent youth......

[fab208athome]

Just had a peek on amazon and you can download Seppuku by Mr Big, it's a killer album and has got the gorgeous Senora on it - see youtube vid. Brilliant.

x

[tedstin59]

jeffrey1950 one always assumes rock stars make stashes of money is this the case for MR BIG.

[jeffrey1950]

hey there lol... not quite true...i wrote the main part of the song with romance in mind..and stole the words ("step back inside me") from a song written by eddie carter the other singer in Mr bIg..

dicken :)

[ding11bat]

Pathetic post kramnesnay.

[ANTIDALLARD]

@kramnesnay Glad youve matured somewhat since the 70s

[leedskcrw]

@kramnesnay

That is so funny, really made me laugh out loud.x

[snazz2]

@kramnesnay Don't spoil this great song by talking about dicks, that's bloody aweful.

[allenreavie]

thanks for this - this song is one of my favourites from the 70s - I vaguely remember the 7" single - EMI ???

[newall7]

just an amazing song

loved it then as now

nice one jeff

[dave01702]

Just stumbled across this song by accident and forgot just how good it was. I don't think i have heard this since it was released in 1977 and it brings back excellent memories of my childhood.

[exoman62]

Ahhh, brilliant. Loved this song for 30 odd years, had a couple of Mr Big albums. Then one day in the early 80's my boss taped me an album he had found in a record shop in London, Broken Home's first LP. How I still love that album, what a shame it took me till last year to find there was a follow up, which I promptly bought and now love. But thank you anyway Dicken for all the pleasure your music has given me over the years

[newall7]

what a truly stunning song

[dodd4721]

great lyrics & vocal sound, beautiful melody - they sure don't make 'em like they used to.

[tedstin59]

Best ever 70s song BRILLIANT

[vPippi]

Is it the same "mr. big" from Eric Martin and Paul Gilbert?

[Flornmonk]

No it's not.

[ding11bat]

Best band ever to come out of Marston, Oxford!

[stewilflo]

Love this!!!

[dingus83]

Saw them supporting Queen in 75 and I still think they were the best support band I ever saw for any act.

[peterdcarter1]

christ on a bike

[scroffex]

I first saw this band when they were a stand up group at a Queen concert they were great

[raelene101]

grade 11 fuck song .1979 cav road high school

[phonedoug]

I have the album "Photographic Smile" which this song comes from. It's amazing.

[cowtink]

My Uncle is the singer with the harmonica in this band. I remember this on top of the pops, we all went crazy and none of my classmates believed me when I told them my uncle was in this band. Still loving it though.

[debzzybub]

whats the bloke with the harmonica called???

[cowtink]

Eddie Carter is the guy with the harmonica.

[debzzybub]

stunning looking fella in his day!!!! ;-)

[Shinygummi]

I'll say!

[paulinepaulpaul]

Please can someone upload the follow up to this, namely Feel Like Calling Home.

Paulinepaulpaul.

[jeffrey1950]

You can hear this song at my myspace site address is above my biog here. thanks.

[ding11bat]

Yes, please post Feel Like Calling Home.

[jeffrey1950]

I dont have it to post here but you can hear it at Myspace site. You will see the website addresses are shown above my biography here. It's on the 70sMrBig one.

[davesurfing]

I did like "Feel Like Calling Home" but I remember it was slated for sounding very much like "Romeo".......think it would have worked if it was the 1st hit.

[alan1kenny]

loved this song at the time ,and still do ,went to see em around the time of this was a great night

[tedstin59]

i was in a pub about six months ago when this came on a radio behind the bar  no one could remember the name of the group but all agreed it was an absolutely brilliant song

[davekm43]

Love this song, gr8 to hear it again

[sct353]

This track featured strongly on Jonathan Ross's show last Saturday. They mentioned 'Mr Big' and Jonathan's response was that he always thought of "step back inside me Romeo" whenever he heard the phrase Mr Big. I couldn't agree more as I get the same recollection. They then proceeded to play the song on the show ! The first time I had heard it on the radio for many years. Good song.

[Hellheim07]

I heard it on Jonathan Ross aswell, it used to be a special song for me and my childhood sweetheart, no longer together but 30 years or so later still gives me goosebumps, should be played more.

[debzzybub]

who's the guy with the harmonica????

[PhilFCUM]

A timeless classic. One of my all-time favourite tracks - takes me back to my last year at school! Amazed this doesn't seem to get more radio airplay even now.

[scenicgirl1963]

Great track!!

[borojohn40]

Good to see you are still interested in what people say Jeff and keeping them right. Love the Its over video and the stuff from the seventies. Keep it up and good luck in 2009.

[ding11bat]

The "keyboard" player, Vince Chaulk, was in fact a drummer and if I remember correctly, couldn't play the keyboard.

[jeffrey1950]

wrong...vince was very good on keys actually and probably still is...dicken mr big

[ding11bat]

I stand corrected - but, in my opinion, he was a better drummer than a keyboard player.

[seanie002]

and not forgetting the C#m ;-)

[bolanbabe]

yes!!!!! xx

[rokusho63]

vivid memories of hearing this at a funfair on turnham green. i've always wondered- what is it all about?

[50andM]

Fantastic memories from my childhood, loved it when I was 8!!

Tracey from Liverpool

[iloveurmum1234]

great song, this group brings back a lot of memories, thanks foe posting it

[Gozzillacia]

Anyone got, For the Fun to find, and Golden Lights - loved to hear them again. Given that irony runs riot in life a band called Mr Big were never going to be that - (outside of America which God has decreed an irony free zone ) but that doesn't make this any less great, and Dicken's voice any less golden. One other thing, in the 70's popstars were thin, like Dicken, in the 80's fat like Simon La bonbon - why was that?

[laserlady7]

I love Golden Lights. Absolute killer track.

[Gozzillacia]

If you have it - could you put it up?

[laserlady7]

I've only got the CD unfortunately - no video.

[Gozzillacia]

No video needed - just post it with a still.

[laserlady7]

Watch this space !

[Gozzillacia]

I'm watching.

[laserlady7]

It's up now. My friend has made a beautiful video to go with it. Hope you like it.

[jeffrey1950]

Just uploaded "For the Fun to Find" as requested - on my site Jeffrey1950.

Regards Dicken.

[IbizaDM]

Short and sweet. Unbutton those shirts!

[Lizzie4802]

Wonderful!! Thank You!!

[crimsonrush]

A perfect record. I have always loved this song.

[lewisner]

Awesome classic - dunno why they never had a bigger career? TY for posting.

[starchaser77]

Good band, pity it's so hard to find their records nowadays.

I don't think this album has been released on CD. They should do a 'Best of'

[laserlady7]

This has only been released in Japan and the album is called Photograhic Smile. I got it on eBay.

[rimusique]

Quelle chanson merveilleuse. J'ai acheté leur LP, j'ai tellement aimé ce disque. Beaucoup de mélodie. Mais impossible de trouver le cd?

[ctwfan]

Brings back great memories !!

[checkchoc]

Thanks for posting this excellent track