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Had a MASSIVE #1 Hit in 1983...Then Were BARRED From MUSIC for 11 Years! | Professor Of Rock
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- Coming up the two principals from an 80 rock band that is a true mystery… Wally Palmer and Mike Skill of the Romantics explain their 1983 #1 hit Talking In Your Sleep… First of all they had two huge hits that everyone knows… Talking in Your Sleep and What I Like About You...Only What I Like About You wasn’t actually a hit. It was sung by the drummer and got a lot of Mtv and radio play but stalled at #49 Then Talking in Your Sleep went to #1 in 1984 and in addition it was top 3 on all of the charts. Dance, Rock and Pop... It seemed like they were poised for stardom, THEN they found out that their managers had been misappropriating the profits earned by the band from its records and live performance since day one and the lawsuit that followed kept the band from recording anything for over a decade…. Up next this band tells the story of their #1 hit and how they came back from an 11 year hiatus to reclaim their legacy..
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I’m excited to bring you another episode from our series Revelations- where featured artists go deep on their greatest songs. s. It’s the story of a band that had 3 hits and then disappeared for 11 years due to a lawsuit that stole their best years from them as a group. I’m talking about the Romantics… They burst onto the scene with the 1980 classic What I like about you that has become one of the most played songs on classic rock radio but it was not a hit song. It stalled at #49… then a few years later the band released the song Talking in your Sleep and it shot to #3 pop as well as #2 on the rock charts and #1 on the dance charts. A follow up song one in a million crept into the top 40 after that and everything was looking up for the new wave power pop band then their next album Rhythm romance completely tanked… NO singles hit the top 40 and they were dropped from their label... and then they found out their management had been misappropriating the profits earned by the band from its records and live performances.
Also one of their early hits (the aforementioned "What I Like About You") had been licensed for use in television commercials without the band's knowledge or approval. So to take back their legacy the Romantics filed a lawsuit against their management in 1987, and the legalities involved prevented the band from recording or releasing new music until the mid-1990s. as the band won their lawsuit against its former management and had the freedom to record again it also guaranteed that future earnings from the licensing of Romantics songs would go to the band). from there the band’s song would feature in many films and compilations from the best of the 80s and they would tour again and still do so to this day.
Coming up the singer Wally Palmer and guitarist Mike Skill from the Romantics tell us the story of one of the iconic song of the 80s Talking In youR sleep and some of their other hits and how they came back after an 11 year hiatus...
I remember being at a prom in the 80s and asking the DJ to play What I Like About You. He said no. It’s not a dance song. We continued to ask and he finally played it an hour later. The dance floor flooded and everyone was singing and dancing to it.
I'm a mobile DJ, and have been since '86. I don't think that song has EVER failed to get a huge reaction from a crowd. It's been a floor-filler ever since it was released.
Oh, please. That DJ was just trolling you. It absolutely is a dance song!
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Trolling didn't exist in the 80's cos there was no internet!
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 ABSOLUTELY, it's played at every wedding and event a DJ is at.
@@kevinstarski1598 Yes, the term did exist. Look up the meaning. We used the Term in the 70's.
I remember vividly the first time I heard "Talking in your Sleep" - it was like hearing a song that was already a classic. It was instant and obvious it would be a huge hit.
It's so dang catchy.
...and HOW! ...Nov., 1983, along with "Automatic" (Pointer Sisters)....nobody was safe around ME! ...ha-HAA!!
Thanks for The Romantics love
@@RBS_ also the month 90125 by Yes (pictured behind Adam) was released. Excellent album.
@@dgarve ....and, was #1 when the Romantics peaked at #3 (check me comment)...was gonna mention that, but the "TIYS" Video...ummmm... stirred Ol' memories!! ..ha-HAA!!
I’ve done studio demo work with them - very groovy guys, especially Wally. They were done hard. By the time I was in the studio with them - 1989 - they were in a really bad place. They didn’t deserve it.
Great that you talked to them, Adam. Super good interview.
I had their cassette in my little beat up Toyota for at least a year. I’m sure listening to them kept my car running as long as it did. LOVE THE ROMANTICS. ❤
Good for you! Rock on! 🤘
Great episode! I often wondered what happened to The Romantics. They were all over MTV in its early days as well as radio. Then nothing, due to litigation?!? Imagine a star ATHLETE having their career put on hold for a decade, then getting the okay to resume when they are much older. Plus music styles and tastes change quickly. It can be a small window.
I know. it's a sad story. But their song still rule to day.
I honestly thought Test of Time from the follow-up album to In Heat was a minor hit at least, have to look that one up...
It’s so sad how they were screwed over.
..yes..I think a lot of 1980's bands/musicians/artists would have squeezed in a couple more albums during the decade if they had known how the music scene would change in the early/mid 1990's...a lot of them put out an album per year in the mid 1970's-early 1980's, then started going 2-4 years between albums from the mid-'80's on, sometimes longer....several put out a hit album say, 1984, 1987, then 1992-93..only to discover they were now no longer relevant...in hindsight, if they had only put out an album 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989...I always wished Def Leppard had put out more albums in the 1980's...and as a fan of Van Hagar, I really wish they had put out 2 more albums in the time frame they were together...
@@dyer2cycle the third boston album in 1980 that never came because of litigation...
I was in college when "What I Like About You" came out. Absolutely huge. Played all the time at every party, especially Frat parties. I can't believe it only peaked at 49.
I know. It’s shocking. Remains a dance party staple to this day.
One of my all-time favorites!
WAY bigger hit Down Under. Made it all the way to #2. Also a Top 30 hit in Canada. West Coast AOR/melodic pop-rock singer Michael Morales' 1989 cover of the classic hit made it to #28 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was the follow up to his Top 10 hit "Who Do You Give Your Love To?" - and I do believe the Romantics Jimmy Marinos played drums and sang backup on the Morales version of the track. NOT at all a good cover of the song. And Aussie bubblegum pop-rock band 5 Seconds of Summer's cover from 2014 stunk even more than the Morales version.
I liked the song too, but I liked Rock You Up better.
I saw them in a small local venue. Always questioned how such a huge band got booked in such a small place. One thing for sure, rockin' out two feet from the band was awesome! Truly talented musicians. 👏
They’re terrific.
Was it in Ohio? I saw them in Fostoria around 1983
@@rebeccastahler4984 It was in North Carolina.
I once saw the Eagles (the remainder of the band members) in a small bar house in Denver. I was blown away and sat and had beers less than 20 feet from the band. It was surreal. I attended a global developer conference, and the conference organizers arranged the whole thing as a private event. It was awesome.
Saw live too. Great band!!
An absolute classic. When this song comes on, everyone in the audience becomes a rock star.
I love the Romantics professor. Talking in your sleep was an instant classic. Love that bass line. I always wondered what happened to them. Thanks for covering them.
Thanks for listening
That bass line is classic!!
OMG! I am so glad you covered this! The Romantics were my first concert, and I was taken by my first girlfriend. Western Kentucky University in 1984. They were absolutely fantastic! " What I like about you" became my favorite song and remains to this day. I got to meet the guys briefly after the show and they were so kind and so cool. Just the best memories ever. I have loved the remixes of their songs, but my loyalty remains to them. They deserved so much more, but so glad to see they are doing well.
I loved it. My friends and I were instant fans. It's so sad to hear that they didn't ever reach the tippy top of the charts. They were so good!
They hit #1 on the dance charts!
I know. They should have reached #1.
“What I like about you” was the ultimate college party song. When that tune came on, everyone was on the dance floor. Good times, good memories
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I grew up in the Detroit area, home to the Romantics. I had turned 16 just days before What I Like About You was released and I had just gotten my drivers license. My then girlfriend and I loooooved it. We couldn't turn the radio up loud enough whenever it came on.
Good stuff!
Great times.
I am so glad you covered the romantics. I too was completely and totally shocked when I found out it was never a top 40 hit. I remember hearing it as a kid thinking it was a greatest song on the radio I had to play then replay it over and over again. The beat is absolutely infectious. I’d say it’s one of the most infectious beats of all time. Fantastic job!
Even though "What I like about you" wasn't a hit as far as charting goes, I've covered it for decades and it always gets people up and dancing. Kinda funny how some songs are, as you say professor, "number one on our hearts", but not number one on the charts. Love the insight in your videos. They bring back lots of memories of my early days as a musician. Thanks for all you do for us.
Great comment!!
Another good band from Detroit. "What I Like About You" is a very high energy and infectious song. The guys had the best bouffant hair in the industry. Their 3 hits were well-crafted and had good melodies and lyrics which were very catchy. I always wondered what happened to them. It's unfortunate the industry has destroyed or hampered many bands. Thanks for another great show.
They were really great songs. Wonder what that 11 years could've done for them.
I always thought the R&R HoF should have been in Detroit, what great music came out of Cleveland? Lol. I grew up on Motown and yes Bob Seger was right, Detroit had the best R&R audience in the world,no just sitting there like a lump in the D.😅
@@Allie-oop I agree.
Sadly their record label never let them breathe.
@@Allie-oop Yup...then think of all the live albums that came from Detroit back in the day.
Detroit audiences were the best, and it still is a top-10 concert draw.
When I would see shows in other cities, it was like going to a poetry reading compared to Detroit.
Bad thing is promoters take advantage of that and now schedule lot of mid-week shows just because they know a lot of folks will still show up.
I was a college DJ from 79-84 and this was always a hit. Saw them open for Cheap Trick in 79.
Thank you for doing this one. And thank you to the person who suggested it. I was going to suggest that you cover it but thankfully someone else did. Their story needed to be told. They were done so badly! They deserved better! 💜
What I Like About You and Middle of the Road by the Pretenders had awesome harmonica solos. Its a shame the band was stalled by industry greed.
Gerry Rafferty was forced to cut an album for label he didn't like. There was a toy store in the town where he had to record and would stop there to buy a toy to suprise his daughter. It was the one shining thing out of the ordeal and he turned it into the song, "Mattie's Rag". Its cool to hear about artists that turn a bad phase into something positive. Glad to know the Romantics won their case.
We get so many classic hits from a time period of turmoil, betrayal, and greed.
They had a great New Wave sound. I always liked the Romantics hits"Talking In Your Sleep" and "What I Like About You" but never knew why I didn't hear anything from them again afterwards. Thank you for sharing their story.
Thanks for listening Stephen!
It’s sad what happened to them.
My band opened for the Romantics in the early 90s and the guys were so nice to us. I always remember that. ❤
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@Anna Trail ....AW, MAAAAN!! ...Lady Anna, you HONESTLY stole me comment! ...I was held up, trying to make that opening 'swooshing' sound on Cyndi's tune in words!! ...aw, well, It's YOURS....not bad, for a Girl......ha-HAAA!!
I was a metal head so my head would violently start bobbing after the demonic laugh intro for "Powerslave"
...WELL, since Lady Anna snatched me 1st choice, I'll pick a 'rocker'...."The Warrior" from Scandal....Patty starts wailin' 4 SECONDS into the tune!
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@Michael Stahl It still makes about $250,000 dollars a year from radio play, apparently. I understand the band share it.
Great band, saw them twice live, in 1988 and 2005. The first time they played the Xmas Ball at the hall of residence I lived at in Leicester when I was at university. They played a blistering, very professional set to a bunch of students. Something of a comedown from the heights of Walking On Sunshine, but they were game and nice people too. They sound as good live as on record. Hugely underrated band with much more to them than many recognise.
Thanks for shining a light on a great Detroit band! Growing up, I had the pleasure of regularly hearing The Romantics on Detroit radio stations. As a result, their music always takes me back to a happy time & place.
In college in 1981 my friends and I entered an air band contest. We chose “What I like about you” to play and we killed it! I was the drummer. We won and that song always brings back great memories. The following year The Romantics actually did a show there and was awesome. But I do think I got some permanent hearing loss from it. The loudest concert I’ve ever experienced!
Wow, I just heard Talking in Your Sleep yesterday, and wondered what happened to The Romantics. This morning I see that my favorite TH-cam channel has the answer. Once again, Professor of Rock, you are on it! Thanks, and keep up the great work.
Awesome to hear!
Haha, psychic! 😊
I’m so glad I watched all the way through! I almost stopped after your introduction, but having watched enough of your videos, I figured I would see how the interview turned out. As always, I was captivated! Thanks Adam!
Their cover of “Open Up Your Doors” just tore it up. Just great stuff!!!
Rock You Up is a very underrated song. It rocks.
I remember going to Winter Formal in 1983 or 1984 with a guy who also moved this song as I did. The song came on and we went NUTS… danced like MANIACS… in our formal attire 😂. So fun. Well I got to see the Romantics live about 10 years ago and they were so amazing. Still so much e energy and everyone was dancing and singing along the whole time.
Saw these guys live, and was absolutely blown away. Way better than I ever imagined. I think they were a very underrated band.
"What I like about you" was played at every single party I went to for many many years. Kickin song that always got everyone out on the floor. That whole first album was killer. Especially liked "She's got everything", "Tell it to Carrie" and "Little White Lies". Also liked the In Heat album, always thought "Rock you up" should have gotten more radio play.
I guessed it! What I Like About You is such a rock and roll classic and I loved that the drummer sang. Sorry to hear about their legal battles.
It’s completely crazy that this song didn’t rank higher. I remember that this was the era of the music industry desperately trying to create “the next Beatles”. The Romantics, The Strokes and the Tubes were all deemed the next Fab Four. It’s always interesting to see how musicians influence each other and bounce ideas and sound around. I had never made the connection between The Romantics and Squeeze but once you mentioned it, it makes complete sense!
It was called The Second British Invasion.
Oh, I adore Squeeze!
Saw them do this in the eighties. Always loved “what I like about you”. Still in my rotation 40 years later.
I loved this group... thanks for the video!
Great show, Professor, as usual. So bummed original drummer's name wasn't even mentioned by his former band mates 😢. Loved that drummer and "What I Like About you". Totally shocking that it wasn't an actual hit. It's a definite hit to me and millions of others. ❤️❤️❤️❤️Romantics🥁
Great interview, Adam! THAT story needed told!
What I like about you is a song that I've heard a lot of people use as an indicator that the 60s were the best music. Lots of people I knew thought it was from the 60s, then were shocked it was from that decade, then it's stuck around forever and still people jam to it.
One in a Million from the same album is also a really great little tune.
So glad that the MC5 were referenced. Many people do not understand the musical legacy that is in Detroit and the surrounding areas. Motown. Iggy Pop. MC5. Ted Nugent. Bob Seger. Glenn Frey. Aretha Franklin. Stevie Wonder. The Romantics. Grand Funk Railroad. White Stripes. The Beatles were influenced by Motown. Iggy Pop and MC5 influenced punk. Aretha and Stevie and Motown all influenced soul and R&B and funk including Prince. Of course Michael Jackson comes out of Motown as well. Bob Seger and Glenn Frey were huge in the 70's and 80's.
You NAILED it.
Makes me want to kick out the jams! 🎸
This song always reminds me of when I went ice skating and they were always playing it on the sound system. This band had some great songs, their first album in particular is pretty flawless.
It gets you movin’!
Remember being 12 and listening to Talk'n in your sleep on an AM radio ,FM radio and MTV simultaneously...funny memories.
YOU GUYS!!! Grrrrr…. I was SO angry about what got done to your band! 😡
I’ve been with you since “What I Like About You” and that is STILL one of my favorite songs in the world.
That song is UNCOVERABLE! And that’s because ALL the performances are so insanely energized and perfect that despite all the many complimentary attempts by others, it just cannot be done! Not to the LEVEL that you guys threw it down.
I am SO GLAD that your own rewards are coming your way again, and that SO MANY people are covering your phenomenal hits.
Romantics Forever man!! 🤘😁🤘
POR you said it best about talking in your sleep, the perfect pop song! I always really dug one in a million as well, the follow up single. The MTV music video was fun and another terrific band performance from all the guys.
I forget about the Romantics. I ran sound for one of their gigs and wondered why they weren’t playing bigger venues. They were fun to work with! I think we tripped the breakers in the venue twice. Back when lighting drew huge amounts of power!
“What I like about You”. Always reminded me of the Dave Clark Five. I always liked Dave Clark Five so I really loved that song!
Over and Over, Bits and Pieces…
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Glad All Over
@@oldmanballer5088 Really catchy.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980
"Because"
"I Like It Like That"
"Catch Us If You Can"
@@DDKaraokeOutlaw So many classics!
Their first album was reminiscent of the early Beatles to me!! Very exciting!!
I remember playing "What I Like About You" alot on the college radio station, so we tried to get it to #1!!
I played 3 other songs from it, including a Ray Davies written song.
You nailed it!
It does kinda remind one of a Beatles song from around the mid-60s.
This band brings back great memories! They were a great part, in a great period of music. I was always an old school rocker, but there were so many good new bands with great songs, that it was hard not to pick up and like a lot of it!
I love how bands like them can appeal to even the old farts who grew up with the Beatles and Cherry Cherry.
Saw them live in '86. An awesome, hard rocking band!!! Totally sucks what happened to them! They deserved better.
Sometimes, there's just no stopping a great song. A little bit of time can make a song that initially performed weak sauce on the charts into a legendary classic.
And that’s exactly the case with What I Like About You.
Can't believe "What I Like About You" didn't chart higher.... Everyone knew that song and the college frats played it often to get everyone going onto the floor! Jet's "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" kinda reminded me of it when it came out in the early 2000s...
It's crazy. Though in the end it had the last laugh!
It’s shocking how it never hit the top 40!
A really good interview !
I like "A night like this". Heard it on the radio driving in the states and I didn't know it was the Romantics when I heard it. I have some of their LPs but not National Breakout. Good one.
Love both songs but my absolute favorite Romantics song is "No One Like You" from Strictly Personal in 1981. A fairly heavy song that received some airplay on my local rock station back in the day.
Strictly Personal is my favorite album of theirs. I'd rank "Why'd You Leave Me" just slightly ahead of "No One Like You."
..I remember the "In Heat" album, I actually like the album, and found it had several good songs on it beyond "Talking In Your Sleep"..."One In A Million", "Rock You Up" was a really good song,"Got You Where You Want Me" had a really catchy riff, as did "Love Me To The Max"..the whole album was fully of those catchy, jangelly guitar sounds that actually reminded me of the Pretenders...
I wasn't very bright back in the day and nothing much has changed. I always thought that What I Like About You was an uptempo Kinks tune. Still one of my favorite songs. It always lifts my mood.
I used to run and slide across my kitchen floor as a child to that “what I like about you” song. It really got your energy up
Such great music...loved dancing to those songs back in the day!
What a Brilliant Band, I remember playing this song in our own Band and incorperating ROCK in the USA into it, it's got me stumpted how Melloncamp got away with copy write it was the same chord progression. Thanks for that Adam . Well Done.
Great! This video makes me want to dig in more! My friend used to manage the Yardbirds, will tell him about their influence!
My first high school cover band played this song. We did metal but this song fits in just fine which helped us get gigs in bars. Everyone loves it and dances to it. 30 years later my last cover band did Blues rock and we still played this song everyone still dances and loves it.
I’ve always ❤’d the Romantics. Had their first on vinyl and Greatest Hits on CD. My sister saw them live in the 90s and got their autographs. Thanks for telling the rest of the story. All too often a story. Too bad they make great music
Went to see the romantics in concert somewhere around 83-84. I was 12 or 13, my sister was 2 years older, and had to take me along. My parents said it was to “keep her out of trouble”. The auditorium had 8 ft buffet tables on their sides as a stage barricade. We were right up front, I had my hand on one of the tables, and one of my sisters friends slid in between me and my hand. Inevitably, the crowd surged forward, and she was pinned between my hand and my body. She starts dancing, shaking her butt, giving me cute grins, and not a drop of blood got above mid chest the rest of the night. Don’t remember much of the show, just remember being smashed in to her, her swinging her butt, and me being dizzy for two straight hours. Great times!!!
That's what I like about this series, what we now call classic went underappreciated in its time. So often true of great artists and their creations.
Professor of Rock - you are a legend - and your research is remarkable... my dumb Detroit music focused podcast tried to give the Romantics their due - but your show makes Low Standards and Pours look like fools (we are ok with that - we know we are hacks) - but seriously - we appreciate your stellar amount of research - Keep on rockin' and we'll reference your efforts to get you more views each month - cuz we have at least four listeners who aren't related to us who like our show. thanks for your amazing interviews, research and incredible attention to detail. we love your show(s) !
This was one of my 12 Columbia House records. Best penny I ever spent!
In playing a lot of bars in new bands starting out back then,WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU was a staple and the girls loved it.
"Talking In Your Sleep" makes me nostalgic for a specific time in my life. "Break My Stride" by Matthew Wilder also fits into that specific time.
Ha ha. Great songs.. great memories.
...lookit me charts in me comment, you're SPOT ON.....
I used to HATE the latter song…plugged my ears and loudly sang “LA LA LA” while it played.
I djd at the Ranch Bowl in the 80s. Wally and Coz asked me to take them to a guitar store located at 73rd and Pacific called Browns Music. I love the Romantics. It was cool to watch them look at guitars. One guy came up to me and said is that the Romantics? I said yes...they are playing at the Ranch Bowl. My boss had them stay one extra night to play our Christmas party on a Sunday night.
Brings back the memories! For sure!
Talking in Your Sleep is an amazing song. Very catchy.
I saw these about ten or twelve years ago in my home town of Ft. Wayne at a summer street fair. Excellent show. I'll never forget it.
I saw The Romantics at Bessie's Boat House in Norfolk, VA, a lonnnnggggg time ago. I can still remember it. What A Show!!!
Whenever that song was played by the DJ or a local band played it at Brothers Tavern at K-State in '81, '82... it was mass pandemonium! It was almost like a Mosh pit! People were dancing, jumping up in the air, bouncing off of each other! What a time to be in college!!
I saw the Romantics a few years ago with Rick Springfield and Night Ranger. It was an outdoor show and it rained about 4 inches. The crowd didn’t leave so they all stayed and played when it finally cleared .
Wow!
1984. Just magic.
I love their songs Talking in Your Sleep and One in a Million. I have always loathed What I Like About You, and yet that is the one radio stations insist on playing. Ugh. I remember as a kid thinking the video with all of the mannequins was kind of creepy, but the song was good. Early MTV had some low budget videos to some high class tunes.
"What I Like About You" hit #2 in Australia and, incidentally, "Talking In Your Sleep" hit #1 in Canada.
Cool, Prof! What did I win?
The energy that What I Like About You has is great.
It's a classic!
It always lifts me up.
Saw them in a club in 1987. Great little show. Love these songs always- still on my playlists.
Great song great episode.. I didn’t know that about their $ being stolen. What a bummer.. I’d luv to hear more about how that turned out.. did they recoup some of the stolen money?
"Talking in Your Sleep" is a really good song. I love the bass line.
Just saw the Wet Hot American Summer soundtrack in the background. That, to me, is the perfect comedy movie. It literally utilizes just about every style of humor out there, from philosophical to slapstick to lowbrow to black comedy.
Growing up In Windsor Ontario, we would regularly hear the Romantics on the radio. I actually know them better fro songs like Rock You Up and When I Look in your Eyes. Great band.
I saw the drummer playing the Roostertail in Detroit on New Year's Eve 1990. Not the rest of the band, just the drummer and a pick up band. I don't know if it was Jimmy Marinos or a more current drummer. The big hit they played was of course "What I like About You".
Never does What I Like About You come on the radio that I don't crank it. Simply said it's perfect.
One of the best rock bands to come out of Detroit....I miss those days!!!
Because they were local, we got their other should-have-been hits on the radio frequently like "When I look in Your Eyes", "Rock You Up", etc.
Every classic rock cover band plays "What I Like About You" !!
It's so true. Thanks for watching.
Honestly, so many great bands came out of Detroit, "one of the best" is a looooong list. 😁
@@NorthernKitty Yup....listening to the radio back then I was a kid in a candy store...Motown all the way to Seger to the Romantics......and beyond !!!
I met their original bassist in a dive bar in Detroit years ago...he came onstage and played with the house band....I bought him a beer and told him "thanks for the great music!"....he was very gracious.
Good for you, Doctor Detroit! Detroit is where the shit was AT! 😊
The Romantics rock! They have that three chord garage band quality that I find very appealing. "What I Like About You" sounds very Stonesy to me. It's a fantastic rock/pop tune. I also still have my copy of their album "In Heat". That album rocks and rolls! Great stuff!
I can't believe all of their mai three didn't go to number one. They had a great sound and I always knew it was them on the radio. At least you have now answered my question of what happened to them back in the day
#49? That is an insult to a great song. Shoulda been in the top 10. Loved 'em, thanks Prof.
My favourite from them is One in a Million
Great song
I saw The Romantics open for Adam Ant in 1984, they were great.
INXS opened up for Adam Ant in 1983 at the same arena.
Talking in Your Sleep is on my top 5 songs ever playlist. I've loved it since it was first released.
It's so dang good!
It’s a singalong classic!
One in a million was my favorite Romantics song
The Romantics are a hugely underrated band. I have all of their albums. They are much more than 2 or 3 songs, though. My favorite album of theirs is Strictly Personal, which is their heaviest sounding album, with great songs like "Why'd You Leave Me," "No One Like You" and "Can't Get Over You." If you're a fan of rock 'n roll and you haven't heard that album, you should definitely listen to it.
I really liked them back in the 80’s when I was a teen, but totally did not know they did “What I like about you.”
Talking In Your Sleep sounded unique from the other artists at the time. New Wave perhaps but a rock n roll base to it. Timeless... and 80s at the same time.
Me and my friends... and especially the girls, would lose our shit to What I Like About You. At times I still do! haha Gotta add a thanks for their time. Great interview. Cheers
Such a great song! Back then whenever it came up in a party it was everyone up and dancing. I didn’t know they still toured so now I’m gonna keep an eye out for them in my area.
Always wondered what happened to the Romantics. Saw them in concert in '86 I think. Loved them ... and then they were gone.
I saw The Romantics at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis Tn. They put on a helluva show always wondered what happened to them. Thanks Professor for another great and informative video!! And.... That's what I like about you Professor!!
I have only 1 regret in my past. I had a chance to audition (drummer) for the Romantics in '91 or '92 its a bit foggy now. A girl (who shall remain nameless) is the sister of one of the guys had been catching our shows around Hollywood for about 6-8 months. She told the band about me. I turned it down because we were on the edge of a deal....that fell through 4 months later. I know I would have slayed that audition (In all confidence not arrogance) truly my only regret. Recently, I reached out to one of the guys in the band via Instagram and told him who I was and the story. Woulda coulda shoulda. Even my band mates when I told them months later said I was a fool. Live and learn.
Sad story but good of you to share it. I sometimes wonder what it must be like to be a band who had one hit, for example, and then that was it. Or where bands or individuals missed out on opportunities. I was told recently a true story about a former member of a very successful eighties band who had the chance to become Steve Clark's replacement in Def Leppard after he died, but decided not to as it would be too raw/ problematic to step into his shoes. Not fair to name the band or individual but it is a true story. I bet he regrets it now as his life would have been radically different for the last thirty years if he had stayed with Def Leppard.