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BIOGRAPHY. The original members of The Romantics—Wally Palmar, Jimmy Marinos, Mike Skill and Rich Cole—formally became a band on Valentine’s Day, 1977. Bred on the streets of Detroit’s east side, The Romantics were inspired by the British invasion, American rock roots and the late 60s Detroit scene. They favored short hair, shorter ...
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The Romantics are an American rock band formed in 1977 in Detroit. The band is often put under the banner of power pop and new wave. They were influenced by 1950s American rock and roll, Detroit's MC5, the Stooges, early Bob Seger, Motown R&B, 1960s North American garage rock as well as the British Invasion rockers.
Formed on Valentine’s Day, 1977, Wally Palmar, Jimmy Marinos, Mike Skill and Rich Cole — the original Romantics — were tough kids escaping hard work, probably in machine shops or factories, but they weren’t punks.
Formed in 1976, The Romantics created a power pop sound recalling on the British Invasion bands as much as the Detroit proto-punk of the late 1960s. The group’s sound found chart success quickly through the late 1970s and with the start of MTV in the early 1980s.
- Shake A Tail Feather
- Tell It to Carrie
- She’S Got Everything
- Night Like This
- Test of Time
- When I Look Into Your Eyes
- Rock You Up
- One in A Million
- What I Like About You
- Talking in Your Sleep
We open our Romantics songs list with a real rocker called “Shake A Tail Feather. The band sounds like a cross between The Beatles and the Stray Cats on this one. The original version of”Shake a Tail Feather” was penned by Otha Hayes, Verlie Rice, and Andre Williams in 1963. The original version was released the Five Du-Tones. This initial renditio...
Continuing with our Top 10 Songs From The Romantics we present the band’s single “Tell It To Carrie.” The Romantics convey a heartfelt message in their song about Carrie. It illustrates a deep bond the singer shares with her, emphasizing how vital she is to his life. Carrie is portrayed not just as a close friend, but as someone whose presence is e...
And here you go, that classic Romantics-style guitar lick. Does this sound familiar? It should be because this was the style of play that the band found great success with. It also should sound familiar because it was a cover of a classic Kinks song. It was initially written by Ray Davies in 1968. The song “She’s Got Everything” was released on the...
I love the bass and drum lick that opens up this very cool song. “Night Like This,” was released on The Romantics’ 1980 album National Breakout. This was the second album the band released in 1980. It just broke into the Billboard Top 200 albums chart peaking at number one hundred and seventy six.
This is a really interesting one. The band takes the bass and guitar line from the Four Tops classic 1965 hit single “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)” and composes an entire song around it. There are even some licks taken from the melody. I don’t think the band got sued for this, but it’s pretty blatant. The song was released on The Rom...
At the halfway point on our Romantics songs list, we present a song that was very much a variation of their hit single “What I Like About You.” I guess when a formula works well, you stick to it. We have seen this done countless times with so many bands. The song was released on the album The Romanticsin 1980. It was also issued as the follow-up si...
This has always been one of my favorite Romantics songs and probably one of the band’s most underrated. The opening harp sound reminds me of Culture Club’s “Church Of The Poison Mind.” The song “Rock You Up” was released on the album In Heat. The album was released in 1983. “Rock You Up” was the follow-up single to “Talking In Your Sleep.” While it...
It’s funny how many videos start out with someone dropping a dime in a jukebox. Do you know what I mean? Nonetheless, this is one of the most captivating songs the band ever released. It was really original sounding. Music fans loved it, too. The song was released as the third single from the In Heatalbum. It became a top 40 hit on the Billboard Ho...
The next two songs on this list are pretty interchangeable as far as popularity goes among the band’s biggest releases. This was the song that put the band on the map. It was their first big hit. It got very heavy exposure on MTV. I remember seeing it appear on the channel a couple of times almost every hour. The song is based on a three-chord patt...
We close out our Romantics song list with the band’s biggest hit of their career. The track “Talking in Your Sleep” stands out as a monumental achievement for The Romantics, featured on their 1983 album In Heat. Notably, it’s the only song by the band that soared into the top ten of the US Billboard Hot 100, reaching an impressive peak at number th...
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History. Bomp! Records is an American indie label, featuring punk, pop, powerpop, garage rock, new wave, old school rock, neo-psychedelia and much more. Since 1974 Bomp! has included such artists as The Modern Lovers, Iggy & The Stooges, Stiv Bators & The Dead Boys, 20/20, Shoes, Devo, The Romantics, DMZ, The Zeros, The Weirdos, Spacemen 3, The ...
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