Stereo

I could listen to this song over and over, it’s one of my many favourite tracks, a classic. I first heard of this song from the movie Empire Records, but sadly it wasn’t included in the original soundtrack (along with many great tracks, they could have come up with 3 volumes if they include all of them).

I’m pleased to see The Killers covered this song as true as to the original. I’m mutual when it comes to The Killers, but they’ve done a pretty good cover here. Anyone knows of other covers of this song?

P/S: MP3 will be up later, I’m stucked with proxy now. Uploaded the MP3s (original and cover) as mentioned. Dance and kiss the ballerina’s feet, like Mark did.

Thanks to themusicslut for these.

Download (MP3 format):

The Killers - Romeo And Juliet (2007)

Dire Straits - Romeo And Juliet (1980)

Romeo and Juliet
by The Killers (2007)
originally by Dire Straits (1980)

A lovestruck Romeo sings a streetsuss serenade
Laying everybody low with a lovesong 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 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 was 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 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 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?

And 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?