Romeo and Juliet (Dire Straits song) Romeo and Juliet (Dire Straits song) "Romeo and Juliet" is a song by the British rock band Dire Straits, written by frontman Mark Knopfler. It first appeared on the 1980 album "Making Movies" and was released as a single in 1981. Reviewer Dan Bolles has called the song a "classic". The song subsequently appeared on the Dire Straits live albums "" and "On the Night", and later on Knopfler's live duet album with Emmylou Harris, "Real Live Roadrunning" (though Harris does not perform on the track). The track was also featured on the greatest hits albums "Money for Nothing", "",
Dire Straits and became a fixture in the band's live performances. Bob Dylan, who had seen the band play in Los Angeles, was so impressed that he invited Mark Knopfler and drummer Pick Withers to play on his next album, "Slow Train Coming". Recording sessions for the group's second album, "Communiqué", took place in December 1978 at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas. Released in June 1979, "Communiqué" was produced by Jerry Wexler and Barry Beckett and went to No. 1 on the German album charts, with the debut album "Dire Straits" simultaneously at No. 3. In the United Kingdom the album