Never Say Never - Romeo Void

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"Never Say Never" is a 1982 song by the New Wave band Romeo Void. "Never Say Never" was a favorite on early MTV. The song is driven by a throbbing, funky bass line and punctuated by jagged guitar.

Romeo Void was a New Wave band from San Francisco, California active from 1979 to 1985. They are best known for the songs "Never Say Never" (1982) and "A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)" (1984), which were minor hits, with the latter becoming a Top 40 pop single. Their popularity was primarily in alternative and college radio, and as a dynamic performing act. They recorded for 415/Columbia Records. The original band members met at the San Francisco Art Institute. Most of the band members were also visual artists and did their own album art.

The song was featured in the 1984 film, Reckless, starring Aidan Quinn as a football star and renegade. Quinn's character takes over the school dance's DJ booth to play the single, much to the dismay of all his classmates. A dance sequence ensues with Quinn's character moshing about while a somewhat distraught Daryl Hannah tries to figure out how to dance with him. The song is also featured in the 2002 videogame Grand Theft Auto: Vice City as part of the New Wave radio station Wave 103. Also, a small segment of the song was featured in a scene of the film Dodge ball: A True Underdog Story.

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• '80s
• 80s
• 80's
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• retro

[Isil1972]

Video killed the radio star...because most people are shallow douchebags.

This is a perfect example of what punk rock was all about: fuck your preconceived notions of beauty, fuck your porno-doll fantasies. It's fuckers like you that gave whorish cunts like Paris Hilton a career outside of sucking dick on camera.

This little chubster could sing her fat ass off and most of you fuckers lack the talent to be fit to lick the bottom of her boots...hence, she kicks ass and you do not.

[LadyGrinningSoulDiva]

Who the f*ck cares what she looks like? The douche-bags obsessing about her weight probably aren't oil painting themselves.

Great song, I'd never heard of them until GTA. I will investigate further, thanks for uploading.

[tompatriot12]

Daryl Hannah and Aidan Quinn danced to this groovy song at the prom in "Reckless", remember? What a great statement for our generation, huh? A really good movie, too. I love how Romeo Void could fill our souls with reckless abandon, no pun intended. I am so glad YouTube exists for this reason...

[JamesC67]

I completely forgot about this song. thankz

[PineyCreekGhost]

You could get your point across alot better, and taken alot more seriously, if your choice of adjectives werent of the four letter variety.

[racrx32]

If the music was anything like this on the radio I would have not quit listening to the radio for the last 15 year's when everyone started sounding the same.

[BerkLeeDrm]

i loved this babe day one dont yell at me

[renaissancewriter]

Morphine and The Pixies couldn't have happened without Romeo Void. They f*cking kick it.

[mrfrogbutt1]

@Isil1972 Honey this little chubster could break today's slut ass fake bitches in half! That includes all the fake ass bitches like Britney,Christina,Beyonce,Rhia­nna and every American Idol Karaoke bitch that ruine the music world with their fake bullshit!

[jackiebeat]

She's an amazing performer and the song is GREAT! So sad the bullshit she got from the record company and PR people -- no different than the greatest female vocalist in the history of rock, Ann Wilson of Heart. Disgraceful.

[iriegnome]

A true classic from when Rock was cool Punk was awesome and New Wave was fun and cool

[stuvo1977]

This is a badass song.