The Killers - Romeo and Juliet cover

salam...
different day, different mood,
different mood, so different post...

post today is about a cover song by the killers. Seriously i knew the killers up to their 1 st album only Hot Fuzz if im not mistaken la.. The one i layan back at the time was Mr Brightside and Somebody Told Me.. After that, The Killers not on my mind anymore....

One day, one of my friend pass me this song. (of course la illegal downloading.. original CD so lame) . Title "Romeo and Juliet".. so i thought.. "eh, ni lagu Dire Straits feveret ak la sial".. So i gave it a listen.. and the first thing that caught my attention was the guitar playing... perghh... very smart, stylo and sweet la katakan... (sorry i dont know how else to describe).. The chords are still based on the original one by dire straits.. but altered a bit with a more soft and mellow sound.. just when i was amazed by the guitar playing... Brandon's voice joined in... if anything, its more like telling a story than singing.. only that the lyrics are more poetic and beautiful... and i find it unbelievable that his stunning voice blends in the music perfectly...

A lovestruck Romeo, sings 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 people like that
Anyway, what you gonna do about it?"

Juliet, the dice was loaded from the start
And I bet, that you exploded in 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 dream 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?

Well, 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
I said, "I love you like the stars above, I love you 'till I die"
And 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 talk, like the 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'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 the bad company
And all I do is kiss you, through the bars of a rhyme
Juliet, I'd do the stars with you any time

Juliet, when we made love, you used to cry
I 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 realize, it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet?

A lovestruck Romeo, sings the streets of serenade
Laying everybody low with a love song that he made
Find a convenient streetlight, and steps out of the shade
He says something like, "You and me, babe -how about it?

The chorus part

"Juliet, when we made love, you used to cry
I said, "I love you like the stars above, I love you 'till I die"

is the very 'mahal' part... If anything, Dire Straits should be grateful coz Brandon did them justice by carrying out the chorus perfectly... and the whole song as well..
The song goes for more than 5 minutes, but it took me less than 1 minute to figure that this cover is better than Dire Straits version... i mean we're talking about Dire Straits here... it is excusable if you guyz dont know anything about them.. but, just do me a favor and google them.. these guyz are legendary la.. If everything goes well, maybe i'll continue posting more about other songs... Cheers..