Romeo's Tune - Steve Forbert 1979

[sauquoit13456]

JUST MISSED!!! "Romeo's Tune" just missed making the Billboard's Top 10 chart; it peaked at No. 11 and spent a total of 19 weeks in the Top 100 in 1979/80. This was Mr. Forbert's debut record on the charts and it entered the Top 100 on Dec. 1st, 1979!!!

[SexyWhittyKitty]

So thrilled I happened upon an 80's compilation and found this! For a few years, parts of this song would pop into my head, but I couldn't come up with a title or artist! I couldn't even find anyone who knew of it, because all I could remember was the keyboards and the 'sneak out under the stars and run!"

[lthrwood]

I met him and got a signed CD ... that was back when CD's were the new thing. I didn't even have a player but I took the signed disk. He did some great stuff listen to complications.

[MrGuitarman2010]

i have got 5 albums of steve every one is brilliant,one of the best singer songwriters there is

[aefa40]

Superb! Just love his voice soooo much. Thanks for posting this. Made my day!

[warren3427]

He is so f-ing great--they called him then new Dylan and you can see why--all his music is to the heart--toogood for the public I guess

[djplazma]

Talk about your One Hit Wonders...but, damn...What A Hit!

[castertunes1967]

Great track

[brujis08]

Let me smell the moon in your perfume....how poetic and romantic!

[Adequates63]

How old was he here?

[JuanitaSawyer]

Call me an old-schooler, but songs like this take me back to my childhood.

[phantom4x4]

@JuanitaSawyer Reminds of my first love..Sandy.Havnt seen her since 1980.But still think of her every time i listen to this. I was 18. 

[Shocker74]

One of my all time favorite songs. Instant classic.

[Bolt289]

Proper music.

[4444ThinLizzy]

Yeah man!  Soothhhee Me big time!

[SOHO10]

I LOVE THIS SONG AND THE VOICE OF STEVE.

[phantom4x4]

Sandy where did you go!!!

[herrinite62]

I don't remember the year, but my son does a lot of photography of bands and Steve Forbert was one. This was/is one of my very favorite songs of all time ... it's so happy. He opened for Edie Brickell and my son and I went backstage between performances and talked with Steve and jammed with him. He was so terrific. He had young twin boys (I think they were boys) and was so proud of them. We had so much fun. He is a wonderful performer and person! Love ya' Steve - still my favorite song!

[david101765]

@herrinite62 i remember when this song came out the radio station's in houston played the crap out of it, p.s herrin huh? go tigars,

[bk669]

i always loved this song........... great!

[mbltb]

Love it! It's a sad and at the same time a very telling story of a long lasting love:) He just want to know how she is.

[jaxareback]

Love this man,still performs like he was 19 yrs. old.

[lw2711]

It was always a great song and still is.

[Cervezasi]

Ninth grade English class and we were reading Romeo and Juliet. Great memories.

[bygracealone2000]

I liked his first album many years ago and wish I still had it. Loved "what kind of guy"

-- "It isn't gonna be that way" and "tonight I feel so far away from home" would break my heart. Saw his band at the Fast Lane in Asbury Park, NJ a couple of times.

[DominoRyder]

I didnt realize Steve looks like Gilbert Gottfried, funny to see him sing this but this is one of my favorite songs.

[Chadr1107]

I always thought he sounds very much like Robert Plant

[dockie1964]

This is so awesome, it was great when it came out during my freshman year in High Schol, and it's still great!!

[Joyjoy1818]

Perfect candidate for the tv show "whatever happened with ..." let's google him. Great song, just heard it on Sirius after a zillion years ..

[maxxxx1972]

never heard this dude before a week ago!

Is nice but nothing more

[bo12hughes]

@jb0579 : Sort of like "Peggy Sue" got married by Buddy Holly.

[bo12hughes]

Steve- If you read this, we all thought Kasey Kasem was saying Steve Orbit. We were all going to Musicland only to be disappointed. As teenagers we fantasized that there was a Guy like u for us. It took me a long time. I was 28 when I found him. Now I'm 45. We have 2 kids. But that song kinda set the bar for me. Thanks!

[cynubie]

For those of us who like our pop with a sugar coating, this is one of the best examples, a really good tune.

[Jsanft]

Good song. This guy must be a distant relative of Gilbert Gottfried's

[2dodgyankles]

this song is amazing

[intuaidumeda]

wHere is LONELEY GIRL???

[slaskedaske]

Youtopia

[lurch321]

Whoever doesn't have the Jackrabbit Slim album needs to pick it up NOW....................this song is just a small indicator of how great it is!

[freakiestshayms]

I too had forgotten this song existed. It was part of the soundtrack for "Knockaround Guys" with Vin Diesel (love him). Immediately I recognized it and remembered all the words too. Guess I never really knew the title until now. Great song, and I love it when old music is rediscovered as this one was today.

[mrsamiosman]

i love such this music but where now

[mrsamiosman]

where such this music now

[MusicWriter1965]

Another one of the "New Dylans." : )

[IaSg14]

Thanks for playing today Zoe Ball - lovely song - great to hear again.

[roma19791980]

Heard this song going across the Sahara, In a beat up Vikings tour Coach in 1980.

Still love the song today

[jb0579]

He should write "Juliet's Tune", just to have another hit and some more income!

[spikerooney011]

OMG, it's Rory McIlroy on the 19th green! No, Little Stevie Orbit should have been humongously big, instead he's our best kept secret.

[jb0579]

Did that dude say "Taked of" Jackrabbit slim? Good God do they teach grammar anymore?

[Alikah1]

@jb0579 You're right. I can't took it anymore!

[RuledByMars65]

@jb0579 he did say 'taked of', but he's from Ecuador, so he can be forgiven the bad grammar. AND he's a disco fan LMAO Check out his channel. Hilarious.

[jb0579]

Did that dude say "Taked of" Jackrabbit slim?  Good God do they teach grammar anynore?

[aleks1939]

Wow, this song popped into my head a couple of weeks ago, but I couldn't remember the artist or the song and thought I would never hear it again. And then I just happened to come across a clip of it when another poster posted a top 10 for April 1980...Thanks for posting too!!!

[Minique1966]

@scrm1 Don't be silly, Peter Cetera,Bonnie Raitt and Eric Carmen and Steve Forbet are all very much alive and kicking... which is more than can be said for you :)

[Gigolo59]

Forbert is not dead,

[daffonfire]

possibly the nicest lyrics ever!

[helenmcqueen]

Ahhhhh! what can I say...?YYYYYYEEEEESSSSSS!!!!!!­!you are amazing xxxx

[Wayno26]

I remember watching him sing this on the Merv Griffin Show, which shows how old I am!

[bobbyozb]

Sweet Stratocaster :)

[TOMMYTOMA4]

LOVE this song...Thanks for posting it here. We have this and many many other Great tunes at TOMA'S TIMELESS TUNES, i hope you stop by and subscribe. I did subscribe to your channel. Thanks again. Tommy Toma.

[ddrydrunksociety]

such a great song

[KISSMEMELON]

GOOD SONG! THANK YOU ! (FROM JAPAN =NIPPON)

[grinningdog1967]

Great song, brings back lots of good memories. Thanks for posting!

[kenabrams]

this simple little diddy is better then anything that my 12 year old daughter listen's to on POP radio.

[computerrage]

@kenabrams You're getting old!

[pippa284]

saw steve at the lowry manchester england thought he was great .hope he manages to get over here again in the not to distant future

[m55sdn]

just saw him sat. 1/ 29/ 11 at mauck chaunk opera house in jim thorpe p.a. , man was he awesome , i cant wait to see him again !!!!!!!!!

[dpeterk]

I'm SO GLAD to have found this gem again! Thank you!

[voodoowraith]

He ain't dead

[rockcougar69]

I remember when I was young........

[scrm1]

RIP Steve. Your music will live on.

[Jont2047]

@scrm1 I don't think he's dead...

[scrm1]

@Jont2047 Didn't he die of AIDS?

[Jont2047]

@scrm1 No, I've checked and he is still alive. He's playing a show near me next week in fact.

[Ljwaggy]

@Jont2047 He's alive and playing regularly...

[CumOnYourUglyFace]

@scrm1 yes Steve Forbert died of Aids ten years ago after many decades of sharing dirty needles with Lou Reed and sharing dicks with ...well Lou Reed.

[scrm1]

@CumOnYourUglyFace That's a shame. All these great musicians we've lost. Say a prayer for them.

[CumOnYourUglyFace]

@scrm1 yes,and Peter Cetera,Bonnie Raitt and Eric Carmen all died this week as well.I heard that Sheena Easton also has anal cancer aka Farrah Fawcett.

[church74steve]

@CumOnYourUglyFace He is on tour now. You are just stupid.

[computerrage]

@Jont2047 He doesn't think he's dead either!

[computerrage]

Respond to this video...He doesn't think he's dead either! 

[cootamundra123]

this guy should have taken over the world. best song ever

[TriviaGeek463]

@cootamundra123 He was at a local festival a few weeks ago and it got me thinking again about this song! It was a forgotten classic for me...wow, you are so right...it really makes me sad and scratch my head....WHY he didnt have more staying power. Brilliant lyrics and wonderfully performed. The line with the southern kisses gets to me as much now as when I was 17 :))))

[rayjr62]

@cootamundra123 Agreed. he should have made it big tim but never did (thanks mostly to his former record label, Geffen Records)

[MrRodpec]

500 fights...:)))

[shadygrady1969]

@MrRodpec Yep, then you're a tough guy

[dandamagetoo]

I had this song running through my head all night. From one Mississippi boy to another..your one of my favorite word men Stevo

[MERVskilton]

Happy 56th Birthday Steve Forbet ♪♫ thanks for this cool classic, this is the stuff the world needs more of! (13 Dec 2010 :-)

[proarchers11]

Love it

[bidtimereturn7777]

man i wish they made music like this today, 1979 was great......

[Jaydublus]

Give me Southern kisses from your room!

[sirmilburn]

seen him 2 days ago at The Cluny2 in Newcastle, im only 21 never heard of the man before but he blew me away! Was nothing short of a perfect gig! Steve was a total gent to the audience and funny! Will be seeing him again!!

[johnsain]

Love that lead player's Tele....great tone!

[Rob4Yvo]

I love Shona x

[johnnystrayhorn]

signal44.....maybe the north dominates but the south has WAY more soul, WAY more talent

[1900ROCK]

GREAT GREAT, magnific song¡¡¡¡¡

recuerdo como sonó esta cancion en Peru en 1979 yo aun pequeño......recuerdos de msi hermanos mayores, mis padres, la mejor epca d ela vida

[LRLATHRO]

Always wanted to see Steve live since 79 and coincidentally, I came across his site a couple of weeks back and found that he was appearing at a new small music venue just a half a mile from me in December. The amazing thing is that I live in a small town in Scotland - can only be fate!

[kaladist]

Great song ; but Steve, where are you now ?

[spotroger]

simply the best

[rumvodkaf1]

i'd like to hear ben kweller sing this, i thing they have similar styles and they look alike too.

[Alligator1962]

@signal44 I am not the one that started that actually. Someone else called Steve Forbert "Yankee" so I posted that he is from Mississippi. More exact, he is from Meridian, MS. This had nothing to do with 'the war', only clarifying where the fellow came from.

[cornholio1962]

hes playing in london sheppards bush 20/11/10

[longislandchuck]

This song still gives me chills 30 years later!

[robinshammer]

My first concert Virginia Beach Va, '79.

[lidvl11]

uggggggly

[thedamnmushroom]

@Eightiescandy: Gah, you too? That's when it was on the charts for me, too. I always thought the line was "Let me smell the morning, your perfume." :) Excellent to see this vid, the song has been in stuck in my head for thirty years and I never knew the name or artist.

[krull121]

This is one of those songs that, although it takes you back to a special time, still seems ageless.

[inau27]

Brings me back to high school....

[hansw16]

excellent song by steve

[artophonic]

Saw him a few years ago in Sellersville, PA...he is awesome...real talent.

[proarchers11]

Fun song!



[ErisTheFairest5]

He is so cute. Wish I could boop his nose.

[allcatslover]

i can't  believe this happened in the '70s!

[danielf54]

Steve is still around. Does many live shows each year. Truth be told, he actually sings and plays better now. Does a great show.

[church74steve]

What ever happened to this guy? Did some great tunes. Saw him open for Heart at the Capitol Theater in Passaic, NJ (Demolished in 1991) probably fall of '79. You kids get ripped off these days for a concert, used to be able to get good seats for 20 bucks or less

[Einsteinian99]

Please correct the grammar on the title description! Can't stand that shit! Seriously, you are posting and trying to post a description?

[scottdevito1]

who is steve forbert, now i know wow

[bigtrukdon]

One in a long line of new Bob Dylans.

[Nashvilleagain]

. . . love to hear Steve, saw a couple times in Germany, solo and with a band - always superior ! !  !

[DottieSnee]

Saw Stevie tour this time out, with a full band ... his label at the time was footing the bill for their "New Bob Dylan" (the critic's curse!), and two albums later pulled the plug, leaving him in recording limbo.

Steve's still around -- whither Nemperor Records?

[thedrillseargeant]

Eigthiescandy, you are sooo right!

[lodger63]

I clearly remember listening to this song with the then love of my life, on the radio on her parent's tree swing, while holding hands in 1980. We were both 17. The next year I left her to join the Navy. She married some other guy a few years later. I had tons of fun traveling the world, and meeting loads of great people while in the Navy. Still...hearing this song again after so long makes me wonder... Thanks for the memory.

[W4llyB4nger]

Steve seems like one of the least known and most under rated musicians I know of. I didn't grow up in the 60s or 70s but more people should know his name.

[mimiburnsband]

such a great tune!!!!!

[thedrillseargeant]

I still absof...ing love it!

[Cervezasi]

Great song! Memories of 9th grade.

[freddiego60]

RIP florence ballard

[tpo1956]

Wow! Great. What a blast from late 70s. Still great for anyone coming of age . . . or remembering the same.

[borbottante]

fantastic song

[thedrillseargeant]

This was always a favourite of mine but i did not know whom it was from - so thank you, you tube!!!

[huntingun1]

Love seems to die the older you get. Memories of younger days are surely priceless,yet they sadden anyone who now is divorced or widowed. At 56 I can attest to that. Boy, I sure wished I could smell te moon in some nice lady's perfume! I'm getting old but I still am a very romantic dude! A youthful mind never gets old!

[BogieonBama]

@huntingun1

agreed bro!

[consuelo1962]

@huntingun1 NO! ..love never dies, if that was true then there is no hope for the world! have faith, yesterdays days were lovely I agree but enjoy the new Dawn! tomorrow is another day and gosh it is full of excitement. I am divorce too and yet after 10 years found LOVE again without really looking for it!

[Cervezasi]

funny thing, we were reading Romeo and Juliet in HS at the time this song came out. That ensured I would never forget it.

[MrBhudd]

Always sounds so good, no matter how many years and how many times I hear it.

[thebig419]

thank you soooo much i f-in love this song

[Jupiterconjunct]

This is brilliant. Ive listened to alot of music and this song is pure genius.

wow

[jolandasterbloem]

FANTASTIC!

[karenfunk2000]

Thank you so much, I love this song and it brings back so many memories. I remember seeing him at a play called teh Stanhope House in New Jersey,

[mchsjtams]

You mustn't have been listening to the radio before that. His first tune was You Cannot Win If You Do Not Play and it was on all the time. He performs in our town each year and always gets a big turn out.

[MrJim12341121]

I remember when then song was always on the radio way back when. but i think this was his only hit. A one hit wonder.

[dclaghorn]

Aaahhhh, Mr Jim... "Little Stevie Orbit" has has a long and illustrious career, and still continues to record some darned nice music. Yup, this was his only "hit", but listen to some of his newer stuff on Amazon or iTunes. I think you'll like it.

[thompdavis]

still alive and kickin it out

[happymanfeelssogood]

for the lil' girl on a swing somewhere in california...  : )

[SugarBear0199]

Love this song...thanks!

[fernbern0131]

:) Memories of hearing this when I was in second grade. Still love this song.

[Unjamestaylorable]

Not a song to listen to after a breakup, but still, great, great stuff. Gets me back to when I was in my teens.

[Eightiescandy]

"Sneak on out beneath the stars and run" Ahhhhhhhhh...memories of the 7th grade. I have always loved this song. Very sweet. "Let me smell the moon in your perfume." Why can't music be written like this anymore? = )

[Einsteinian99]

@Eightiescandy No kidding- makes me miss my childhood. :(

[giratacutus1]

@Eightiescandy Music is STILL written like this by Steve Forbert. He is alive and well and making great music.

[PupuTheClown]

,,because it's considered sissy music subject to a severe asswhoopin !

[GReeNCieno]

@Eightiescandy i can remember i have had a sony tape music in 1983..what a wonderfull time,that was!

[alandhopewell]

Ah, love....thank you.

[popojh99]

"I don't ask for all that much, I just want someone to care" -  WOW, what a line. Shakespeare couldn't have put it better.

[dunskie]

Looks like Brian Hickey from Beverly Farms, Massachsetts! LOL

[StreetSmartVideo]

If my memory serves correctly i think this song or this album was dedicated to florence ballard of the supremes. great song!

[krull121]

Does anything take you back in time as much as a song you love? I was just hitting my teens when this song was big. So many memories. I can still hear Casey Kasem on American Top Forty introducing this song on Z-93 out of La Crosse, WI.

[stryan]

dykealicious23, my sympathies......... my friend.

The music never dies, nor do the memories created. God bless.......

[dykealicious23]

my wife and i thank you steve. i'm in love with you was our song and this was a close 2ed. i lost my wife tonight she was sick for a long time. so i've just been sitting here watching your videos and remembering the past 25 years we had. she was the best and i miss her.

[themweenis]

dykealicious23-dang. Sorry for your loss. My wife has been sick for a long time too, I wake up several times each night to make sure she is still breathing. You are living what is still to come for me. I wish you well. This is one of our favorites as well.

[pequoda]

Adoravo questa canzoneeeeeeee

[fangirl2themax]

oh little stevie rocked my soul at age 18.

[darnellclaude]

when he sings .."sneak on out beneath the stars and run" ...I just really connect right there ...such a good performer and song

[nuwavevidspud]

This is a very good song.

[westcoastsouthhorses]

Love it! reminds me of my fun teen yrs. and my sweet and crazy boyfriend I had at the time....Miss those days!!

[phantom4x4]

me too!! except it reminds me of my gf way back when lol

[thakursurendra]

I dreamt about the song last night - dont know why? I was too young when it came out. Now thanks to Internet and You I have it. Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful

[MrNigelPreston]

thanks, I love this live version. Saw it on TV one night a couple years back and now I can have and hold it whenever.

[krull121]

It's kind of a shame that this is the only song people remember him for (as awesome as it is). The entire "Jackrabbit Slim" album is full of great songs. Actually, his entire career is full of great songs!

[xpalidos]

SO-O RIGHT!- love STREETS OF THIS TOWN etc. great songs -great memories!

[palmettoparrots]

I just heard this song on a "Revenge Of The 80s" broadcast and I forgot how much I liked this song back in 1980. I was 10 years-old and this was big at the skating ring that year. Wow, nearly 30 years ago now. Man do I miss Janet Pie (my girlfriend) and those slow skates.

[boogieeck]

can anyone post me a link to Steves song "sadly, sorta like a soap opera"

please hit the reply button

[SkiBluFlowers]

LUV IT!

[melelina1260]

Owned this since it came out (now on CD) - one of his greatest albums and songs!

[jchofler3]

This was HUGE back in 79. Heard it all the time on the radio - Little Stevie Forbert. Popped into my head today out of the blue for some reaon. Glad to find it hear. Still a great tune!

[mjraffe]

great star who should have been huge.Such a great voice.

[bigrussthefusss]

ugliest mother fucker i have ever seen, and this music is not that great