What We Like About The Romantics
By Ben Youngerman, ArtsQuest Marketing Manager
If you’ve lived on the planet Earth within the last 3 1/2 decades, you’ve heard the 1980 smash hit “What I Like About You” by The Romantics on the radio, at a sporting event or in a television commercial. The band was by no means a one-hit wonder, with several other hits topping charts in the United States and all over the World.
In honor of The Romantics playing the Musikfest Cafe presented by Yuengling on July 29th, we’ve put together a list of things we like about the quintessential 1980’s new wave/pop rock band.
The fact that this song never gets old
Singer and guitarist Wally Palmar toured as part of Ringo Starr & His All Star Band
The 2002 TV show starring Amanda Bynes takes its title from The Romantics song and used a cover version by Lillix as it’s theme song.
How the music video for “Talking In Your Sleep” is so totally ’80s
Their drummer’s car and kit were simultaneously displayed at the Henry Ford Museum
