Wednesday April 28, 2021 “Romeo & Juliet” The Killers (Copy)

This is not the same stretch as the previous covers but it is an interesting interpretation of the Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler (who appears on the Killers 2017 album/CD Wonderful Wonderful) written tune updating the Shakespeare story.

 Saw an interview with Killers lead singer Brandon Flowers a while back and he was asked a question about the band’s name, a question that always intrigues me, “Why did you choose that name for the band?” to which he replied, “When I do my income taxes, where they ask for an occupation, I want to be able to say ‘killer’.”

 The Killers multi-platinum 2004 debut, Hot Fuss, became one of the decade's biggest releases, spawning four hit singles -- including their most enduring hit, "Mr. Brightside" ...and catapulting the group into the international spotlight. The Killers have been nominated for seven Grammy Awards, seven BRIT Awards, and twenty-four NME Awards.

 Some other Killer stuff:

 The Killers are the only international act to have a six-album streak of No. 1 albums, from their debut.

Single "Mr. Brightside" is the longest-charting single on the UK Singles Chart of all time (260 weeks) and the most-streamed track released prior to 2010 in the UK.

Hot Fuss charted in the year-end Albums Chart each year from 2004-2009 and ranks among the top 20 longest-charting albums on the Albums Chart.

Sam's Town charted in the year-end UK Albums Chart each year from 2006-2009 and has spent more than two years on the UK Albums Chart. They’re pretty big in the US as well.

 Enjoy cover number three, this is just such a lovely, romantic story song, sung with the sadness that it requires.

 Stay safe and well...and this cover may actually be better than the original, IMHO.

A lovestruck Romeo sang the streets a serenade

Laying everybody low with a love song that he made

Finds a streetlight, 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, and you exploded into 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?

 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, 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 'til 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 talks like they 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 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, the 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 'til 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 sang the streets a serenade

Laying everybody low with a love song that he made

Find a convenient streetlight, steps out of the shade

He says something like, "You and me, babe, how about it?"

 "You and me, babe, how about it?"