Dire Straits - Romeo And Juliet (On The Night Live)
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Published 2023-11-24
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Lyrics:
a lovestruck romeo sings a streetsusss serenade
laying everybody low with a lovesong that he made
finds a convenient streetlight steps out of the shade
says something like you and me babe how about it?
juliet says hey it’s romeo you nearly gimme 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 were loaded from the start
and i bet and you exploded in my heart
and i forget i forget the movie song
when you gonna realise 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?
when 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
now you just says 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 realise it was just that the time was wrong juliet?
i can’t do the talk like they talk on tv
and i can’t do a love song like the way it’s meant to be
i can’t do everything but i’d do anything for you
i can’t do anything except 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 and bad company
all i do is kiss you through the bars of a rhyme
julie i’d do the stars with you any time
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
and there’s a place for us you know the movie song
when you gonna realise it was just that the time was wrong juliet?
a lovestruck romeo sings a streetsuss serenade
laying everybody low with a lovesong that he made
finds a convenient streetlight steps out of the shade
says something like you and me babe how about it?
All Comments (21)
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How different this is to the album version. Listening to the concert recordings it’s evident that the group were continually evolving and expanding their music as a live band through their oerfomances. We are so lucky to have this legacy to enjoy today.
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Best saxophone solo ever for this song. Fantastic!!!!!
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This version is 10000x better than the original 😊
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saxophone solos of the 90s... SOOOOOO good!
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Mark is one of the best musicians of all times.
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This is one of the greatest songs ever written - Indisputable fact!
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Quite possibly their best ever performance
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Best Version of The Song
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The is one of the greatest songs ever written. Best saxophone solo ever for this song.Fantastic!!! Greetings from Aleksandra, Zagreb, Croatia 🇭🇷❤️😊
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One of the best saxophone solos of all time. The entire arrangement of this was sublime. Damn, I wish I had been just a few years older so I could've travelled to this concert.
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Just imagine those summer nights in Europe 1992 with the no cellphones... 😢
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My favourite Dire Straits song. I’m 56 years old Male Rocker you make that guitar sing Mr Knofler also love these lyrics. 💙🎸💙🎸❤️🎸❤️
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Was there on that night. One of the best evenings of my life.
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On the night is easily one of the best concert performances of all time
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This arrangement is spectacular. Subtle vocal behind the stirring, lifting orchestral rise... Paints my soul with anguish and joy. Masterpiece
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Timeless performance!
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Incredibly beautiful song
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Mark is pure magic and Dire Straits are the best band in the world, and if they don't want to put them at No.1, the Whole band should at least be on the podium. Mark has an unmistakable touch that makes you dream; his lyrics are refined and sophisticated, often steeped in mystery and full of ancient memories. Mark is the king of rock at once elegant and powerful, and the whole band blends into a superlative architecture. Dire Straits is so unique that it is beyond any comparison. They are just Dire Straits.
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My God: Chris White’s saxophone 🎷, Alan Clark’s piano 🎹, the pedal steel guitar solo, Mark’s Resonator guitar 🎸
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How humble seems to be Chris White .... wonderful solo !