Interview with The Romantics: How Legal Battles Stalled Their Career for 11 Years

Coming up, Wally Palmer and Mike Skill of the famous 80s rock band The Romantics set the record straight on a true mystery… First of all, they had two huge hits that everyone knows. Including one of the most recognizable riffs ever on What I Like About You. But surprisingly the song was never actually a hit! And it was a song where the drummer stepped in to sing instead of the lead singer. It got a lot of MTV and radio play but stalled at #49. Then they had a massive #1 in 1984, Talking in Your Sleep. It hit the top 3 on all of the charts: Dance, Rock, and Pop… The Romantics were poised for stardom, THEN they found out that their managers had been stealing the profits earned by the band from its records and live performance since day one. And they were entangled in a lawsuit that kept them from recording anything for 11 years. The Romantics vanished into thin air and it cost them dearly. …. Up next Wally Palmer and Mike Skill tell the story of their #1 hit and how they came back from an 11-year hiatus to reclaim their legacy.

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