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Laying everybody low with a love song that he made
Finds a street light, steps out of the shade
Says something like, "You and me babe, how about it?"
Juliet says, "Hey it's Romeo, you nearly gave me a heart attack"
He's underneath the window, she's singing, "Hey la, my boyfriend's back
You shouldn't come around here, singing up at people like that"
Anyway, what you gonna do about it?
Juliet, the dice was loaded from the start,
And I bet, then you exploded in my heart,
And I forget, I forget, the movie song
When you gonna realize, it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet?
Come up on different streets, they both were streets of shame,
Both dirty, both mean, yes and the dream was just the same,
And I dreamed your dream for you, and now your dream is real
How can you look at me as if I was just another one of your deals?
Well you can fall for chains of silver, you can fall for chains of gold
You can fall for pretty strangers and the promises they hold
You promised me everything, you promised me thick and thin yeah
Now you just say, "Oh Romeo, yeah, you know I used to have a scene with him"
Juliet, when we made love you used to cry
You said "I love you like the stars above, I'll love you till I die"
There's a place for us, you know the movie song
When you gonna realize, it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet?
I can't do the talk like the talk on the TV
And I can't do a love song, like the way it's meant to be
I can't do everything, but I'll do anything for you
I can't do anything 'cept be in love with you
And all I do is miss you, and the way we used to be
All I do is keep the beat, the bad company
And all I do is kiss you, through the bars of a rhyme
Julie, I'd do the stars with you, anytime
Ah Juliet, when we made love you used to cry
You said I love you like the stars above, I'll love you till I die
There's a place for us, you know the movie song
When you gonna realize, it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet?
And a lovestruck Romeo he sings the streets a serenade
Laying everybody low, with a love song that he made
Find a convenient streetlight, steps out of the shade
And says something like, "You and me babe, how 'bout it?"
"You and me babe, how about it?"
After so many years!
skindy wrote:
Freshman year of college.
Met a Romeo on the streets of Saratoga,
In front of $.56 Hot Dog.
Friendship bloomed.
We went to concerts,
Ate lots of pizza, laughed,
Talked about music, including this song.
He quietly wanted more.
"You and me babe, how about it?"
But I always went for the wrong Romeos then.
He moved to North Carolina, then Connecticut,
Got married, had a daughter.
I went my way too...
When long-term relationships fell apart
We had long phone calls into the night.
Last time I saw him was at least a decade ago
Me, finally married, lived
A stone's throw from his childhood backyard.
Say what you will about that Book of Faces
But it allowed us to keep in touch
And "see" how we each were doing.
Last summer, when I hadn't seen any recent posts
I looked up his page to see what was up.
And found he'd been killed in a car crash.
Nearly four months prior.
So here's to you, Rick.
"You and me babe, how about it?"
It was just that the time was wrong.
- Juliet
This is one of my "desert island" songs.
9
10 I just gave this a 9 I have found I needed to pull back on my 10 Ratings. Great song though.
9
10 Freshman year of college.
Met a Romeo on the streets of Saratoga,
In front of $.56 Hot Dog.
Friendship bloomed.
We went to concerts,
Ate lots of pizza, laughed,
Talked about music, including this song.
He quietly wanted more.
"You and me babe, how about it?"
But I always went for the wrong Romeos then.
He moved to North Carolina, then Connecticut,
Got married, had a daughter.
I went my way too...
When long-term relationships fell apart
We had long phone calls into the night.
Last time I saw him was at least a decade ago
Me, finally married, lived
A stone's throw from his childhood backyard.
Say what you will about that Book of Faces
But it allowed us to keep in touch
And "see" how we each were doing.
Last summer, when I hadn't seen any recent posts
I looked up his page to see what was up.
And found he'd been killed in a car crash.
Nearly four months prior.
So here's to you, Rick.
"You and me babe, how about it?"
It was just that the time was wrong.
- Juliet
this is so beautiful. i'm so sorry about rick. but, this is just as gorgeous as the song. made me think of my story like this, too. thank you for sharing.
Is there a more perfect song to describe that one we still think about or just wistfully remember?.....
right? just beautiful. gets me every time. in a good way.
Freshman year of college.
Met a Romeo on the streets of Saratoga,
In front of $.56 Hot Dog.
Friendship bloomed.
We went to concerts,
Ate lots of pizza, laughed,
Talked about music, including this song.
He quietly wanted more.
"You and me babe, how about it?"
But I always went for the wrong Romeos then.
He moved to North Carolina, then Connecticut,
Got married, had a daughter.
I went my way too...
When long-term relationships fell apart
We had long phone calls into the night.
Last time I saw him was at least a decade ago
Me, finally married, lived
A stone's throw from his childhood backyard.
Say what you will about that Book of Faces
But it allowed us to keep in touch
And "see" how we each were doing.
Last summer, when I hadn't seen any recent posts
I looked up his page to see what was up.
And found he'd been killed in a car crash.
Nearly four months prior.
So here's to you, Rick.
"You and me babe, how about it?"
It was just that the time was wrong.
- Juliet
Every time I listen to this song I come back to this page to re-read this post. I humbly nominate this as the best comment of all time on RP.
”Melancholy” finally has its own theme music.
If I was allowed to give a 10 to only 1 song, this would still be a 10
ditto
I went to Skidmore from the fall of '82 to the spring of '86, and also have great memories of Saratoga.. I remember the hot dog joint, except it originally was $.49. There were a few nights after enjoying adult beverages at T&L's, Barclay's, Desperate Annie's, et al that my friends and I stopped by for a snack before staggering back to campus. Condolences on losing your friend.
Hey there... just seeing your comment now. Wow, we were at Skidmore at the same time. Me for just one year, fall '83 to spring '84. Barclay's was my fave of all the places you named, with T&L's a close second. And thank you very much for the condolences.
You seem to be spiteful in your song ratings just to lower their rankings. Checked out a small selection of your song rating, and you've rated all of the songs below as a 1, and there's plenty more 1 rating you've assigned to songs. Considering the rather high rating the RP community has given these songs, I find it hard to believe these are truly worth a rating of 1 unless you're purposefully trying to spike the ranking.
White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane - Your rating = 1 Avg = 8.6
Heroes - David Bowie - Your rating = 1 Avg = 8.5
Papa Was a Rolling Stone - The Temptations - Your rating = 1 Avg = 8.4
No Woman, No Cry - Bob Marle - Your rating = 1 Avg = 8.2
Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival - Your rating = 1 Avg = 8.3
Turn Me On - Norah Jones - Your rating = 1 Avg = 7.6
Just curious. How do you check user ratings? I personally find Dire Straits boring, but my appreciation for them has risen after repeated exposure on Radio Paradise. I think Mark Knopfler's solo work is much better. His song writing improved with age and experience.
I have never heard a transcendent Dire Straights song.
Just another one.
Check if whether your love for them comes from when you were in your early teens and you have fond memories, or whether the music is inventive and good.
You seem to be spiteful in your song ratings just to lower their rankings. Checked out a small selection of your song rating, and you've rated all of the songs below as a 1, and there's plenty more 1 rating you've assigned to songs. Considering the rather high rating the RP community has given these songs, I find it hard to believe these are truly worth a rating of 1 unless you're purposefully trying to spike the ranking.
White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane - Your rating = 1 Avg = 8.6
Heroes - David Bowie - Your rating = 1 Avg = 8.5
Papa Was a Rolling Stone - The Temptations - Your rating = 1 Avg = 8.4
No Woman, No Cry - Bob Marle - Your rating = 1 Avg = 8.2
Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival - Your rating = 1 Avg = 8.3
Turn Me On - Norah Jones - Your rating = 1 Avg = 7.6
Freshman year of college.
Met a Romeo on the streets of Saratoga,
In front of $.56 Hot Dog.
Friendship bloomed.
We went to concerts,
Ate lots of pizza, laughed,
Talked about music, including this song.
He quietly wanted more.
"You and me babe, how about it?"
But I always went for the wrong Romeos then.
He moved to North Carolina, then Connecticut,
Got married, had a daughter.
I went my way too...
When long-term relationships fell apart
We had long phone calls into the night.
Last time I saw him was at least a decade ago
Me, finally married, lived
A stone's throw from his childhood backyard.
Say what you will about that Book of Faces
But it allowed us to keep in touch
And "see" how we each were doing.
Last summer, when I hadn't seen any recent posts
I looked up his page to see what was up.
And found he'd been killed in a car crash.
Nearly four months prior.
So here's to you, Rick.
"You and me babe, how about it?"
It was just that the time was wrong.
- Juliet
I went to Skidmore from the fall of '82 to the spring of '86, and also have great memories of Saratoga.. I remember the hot dog joint, except it originally was $.49. There were a few nights after enjoying adult beverages at T&L's, Barclay's, Desperate Annie's, et al that my friends and I stopped by for a snack before staggering back to campus. Condolences on losing your friend.
The target for Dire Straights seems to be 6 out of 10, and they are consistent at hitting that mark like an expert dart thrower trying to play down.
I have never heard a transcendent Dire Straights song.
Just another one.
Check if whether your love for them comes from when you were in your early teens and you have fond memories, or whether the music is inventive and good.
You have never heard "So Far From The Clyde"? I'm not trying to fill someone's notion of transcendent, but it moves one so emotionally; the listener becomes the ship, proudly built on the Clyde, ending its trip on a Bangladesh beach. Hard not to become the ship, once so proud, now a wreck.
The target for Dire Straights seems to be 6 out of 10, and they are consistent at hitting that mark like an expert dart thrower trying to play down.
I have never heard a transcendent Dire Straights song.
Just another one.
Check if whether your love for them comes from when you were in your early teens and you have fond memories, or whether the music is inventive and good.
Does this song not move you? Have you never loved and lost? For me, music doesn't have to be inventive to be enjoyable - it just needs to make me feel something and this does in spades!
I have never heard a transcendent Dire Straights song.
Just another one.
Check if whether your love for them comes from when you were in your early teens and you have fond memories, or whether the music is inventive and good.
Great song. I always loved the live version on Alchemy.
I think the Indigo Gurlz version smokes this
How can it be that only 3 out 10 people think this song is a masterpiece. 9!
I dunno ... let me think ... because opinions vary?
Freshman year of college.
Met a Romeo on the streets of Saratoga,
In front of $.56 Hot Dog.
Friendship bloomed.
We went to concerts,
Ate lots of pizza, laughed,
Talked about music, including this song.
He quietly wanted more.
"You and me babe, how about it?"
But I always went for the wrong Romeos then.
He moved to North Carolina, then Connecticut,
Got married, had a daughter.
I went my way too...
When long-term relationships fell apart
We had long phone calls into the night.
Last time I saw him was at least a decade ago
Me, finally married, lived
A stone's throw from his childhood backyard.
Say what you will about that Book of Faces
But it allowed us to keep in touch
And "see" how we each were doing.
Last summer, when I hadn't seen any recent posts
I looked up his page to see what was up.
And found he'd been killed in a car crash.
Nearly four months prior.
So here's to you, Rick.
"You and me babe, how about it?"
It was just that the time was wrong.
- Juliet
I like your tale more than I like the song now....
Watch out Shakespeare!
Superb
Freshman year of college.
Met a Romeo on the streets of Saratoga,
In front of $.56 Hot Dog.
Friendship bloomed.
We went to concerts,
Ate lots of pizza, laughed,
Talked about music, including this song.
He quietly wanted more.
"You and me babe, how about it?"
But I always went for the wrong Romeos then.
He moved to North Carolina, then Connecticut,
Got married, had a daughter.
I went my way too...
When long-term relationships fell apart
We had long phone calls into the night.
Last time I saw him was at least a decade ago
Me, finally married, lived
A stone's throw from his childhood backyard.
Say what you will about that Book of Faces
But it allowed us to keep in touch
And "see" how we each were doing.
Last summer, when I hadn't seen any recent posts
I looked up his page to see what was up.
And found he'd been killed in a car crash.
Nearly four months prior.
So here's to you, Rick.
"You and me babe, how about it?"
It was just that the time was wrong.
- Juliet
What a beautiful and sad vignette. So much of what you said mirrors my own experience, decades later and half the world away. And her name is very close to Juliet, it so happens. Gentle innocent memories in youth and the choices we made then. Wish I could be as poetic as you. Sorry about Rick. Thanks for sharing.
Freshman year of college.
Met a Romeo on the streets of Saratoga,
In front of $.56 Hot Dog.
Friendship bloomed.
We went to concerts,
Ate lots of pizza, laughed,
Talked about music, including this song.
He quietly wanted more.
"You and me babe, how about it?"
But I always went for the wrong Romeos then.
He moved to North Carolina, then Connecticut,
Got married, had a daughter.
I went my way too...
When long-term relationships fell apart
We had long phone calls into the night.
Last time I saw him was at least a decade ago
Me, finally married, lived
A stone's throw from his childhood backyard.
Say what you will about that Book of Faces
But it allowed us to keep in touch
And "see" how we each were doing.
Last summer, when I hadn't seen any recent posts
I looked up his page to see what was up.
And found he'd been killed in a car crash.
Nearly four months prior.
So here's to you, Rick.
"You and me babe, how about it?"
It was just that the time was wrong.
- Juliet
Wow, Skindy-Juliet. This deserves a lot more than a single thumbs-up. Thank you for sharing. You're a skilled writer....
Met a Romeo on the streets of Saratoga,
In front of $.56 Hot Dog.
Friendship bloomed.
We went to concerts,
Ate lots of pizza, laughed,
Talked about music, including this song.
He quietly wanted more.
"You and me babe, how about it?"
But I always went for the wrong Romeos then.
He moved to North Carolina, then Connecticut,
Got married, had a daughter.
I went my way too...
When long-term relationships fell apart
We had long phone calls into the night.
Last time I saw him was at least a decade ago
Me, finally married, lived
A stone's throw from his childhood backyard.
Say what you will about that Book of Faces
But it allowed us to keep in touch
And "see" how we each were doing.
Last summer, when I hadn't seen any recent posts
I looked up his page to see what was up.
And found he'd been killed in a car crash.
Nearly four months prior.
So here's to you, Rick.
"You and me babe, how about it?"
It was just that the time was wrong.
- Juliet
Same here, but it's a 10 - and she was actually called Juliette too!
Smack on SmackDaddy you eloquent ole' thing you.
Thanks. Now I had a new thought. This so could be Steve Forbet song.
Just a 9?
<3 <3 <3
What a total "swing and miss".
Freshman English class and yeah...i paid attention those two days for sure!!
Smack on SmackDaddy you eloquent ole' thing you.
You and me babe, how about it?
I'll @ you while agreeing, which is why I like this at the 9 level and maybe not the 10; Long Live RP and all the great DS/MK tracks here!!
Radio ParadiseTo me this is 9 -OUTSTANDING
Same to me!
Thank you RP and Mr. Knopfler, for giving me some decent music with which I can drown him out.
Please? This is such a great song. It's got it all
I use the "goosebump index" as well, and share the "misty eyes" score with you on this one! Where's the goosebump emoji when you need it?
The sad thing about so much of his modern stuff is that ... well ... it kind of all sounds the same — sort of like Irishy country folky thing.
Dire Straits band could create a new sound for each song, and I miss that.
This is just another fabulous composition from that wonderful band, and Mr Knopfler's lyrical and musical genius.
I think Pick Withers is what you are missing. Or the combination of him and MK. Withers is like Jim Keltner , subtle precision , devoid of flash.
His work on this song is killer. Minimal snare. perfect timing, Almost all the rolls are a bit different just right on the money and totally driving the tempo while staying in context.
According to the Wiki, Withers quit the band stating "I fear of just becoming a rock drummer".
DeemerDave wrote:
Just beautiful Just beautifulSpeaking of which, there is plenty of Knopfler here, and still not enough, imho. Industrial Disease, off Love Over Gold, is one of the stars of RP's lineup. Helluva of a brilliant, black comedy song with lyrics so sharp they just about cut my monitor screen. But fyi the album is not Telegraph Road but Love Over Gold.
Oops. Meant to say Telegraph Road was the song, and you're right, the album was Love Over Gold. Whole album is fantastic. But Industrial Disease is my least favorite song on the album. It was the "pop" song they put on their to get radio play in the US, something they did on several albums.
The sad thing about so much of his modern stuff is that ... well ... it kind of all sounds the same — sort of like Irishy country folky thing.
Dire Straits band could create a new sound for each song, and I miss that.
This is just another fabulous composition from that wonderful band, and Mr Knopfler's lyrical and musical genius.
Apparently some dude (Shake Spear I think his name is) ripped off Knopfler's idea and wrote some cheesy romance novel of the same name.
Actually, Kevin Bacon really wrote it!
Telegraph Road was the album that changed how I listened to music. It was the first time I could "see" what a song was about - MK's storytelling is just that good.
Speaking of which, there is plenty of Knopfler here, and still not enough, imho. Industrial Disease, off Love Over Gold, is one of the stars of RP's lineup. Helluva of a brilliant, black comedy song with lyrics so sharp they just about cut my monitor screen. But fyi the album is not Telegraph Road but Love Over Gold.
Agreed. Live version is in my top 10 — it is THAT good
Apparently some dude (Shake Spear I think his name is) ripped off Knopfler's idea and wrote some cheesy romance novel of the same name.
Both are superb albums. I have a super cherished Japanese pressing of "Brothers In Arms," but "Making Movies" took a mighty grip on my heart in 1980....
Telegraph Road was the album that changed how I listened to music. It was the first time I could "see" what a song was about - MK's storytelling is just that good.
Only if you're reading this in 2020.
I once read it in 2020, meet me last Friday if you need to find out how.
pixelpeda wrote:
Thank you Mark Knopfler for beeing and thank you Bill for not forgetting!
agree completely except my favorite album cover is brothers in arms.....
Both are superb albums. I have a super cherished Japanese pressing of "Brothers In Arms," but "Making Movies" took a mighty grip on my heart in 1980....
I know I've loved this song "fovever" but has it been 40 years already?
Only if you're reading this in 2020.