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Romeo Void
American rock band
Romeo Void was an American new wave and post-punk band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1979. The band primarily consisted of saxophonist Benjamin Bossi, vocalist Debora Iyall, guitarist Peter Woods, and bassist Frank Zincavage.
The band went through four drummers, starting with Jay Derrah and ending with Aaron Smith. The band released three albums, It's a Condition, Benefactor and Instincts, along with one EP.
They are best known for the songs "Never Say Never" and "A Girl in Trouble "; the latter became a top 40 pop single.
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File card: Romeo Void
members: Debora Iyall
formed in: San Francisco
labels: 415 Records
genres: new wave
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1979: Formation
Romeo Void formed at the San Francisco Art Institute in February 1979. Vocalist Debora Iyall occasionally visited the Bay Area to see Patti Smith perform. She decided to pursue an art education after reading a fortune cookie. "It was in the late '70s at the Indochina Friendship Booth at the annual Fourth of July streetfair in Eureka, California," she said. "I got a fortune cookie that said 'Art is your fate, don't debate.' That next January, I was enrolled in an art school in San Francisco." She began frequenting the Mabuhay Gardens, a popular nightclub, to see local alternative rock groups like The Nuns, the Mutants, Crime, and the Avengers. She also formed the Mummers and Poppers, a punk parody band that covered 1960s tunes with...
Romeo Void was an American rock band from California, formed in 1979. The band was started at the San Francisco Art Institute by vocalist Debora Iyall and bassist Frank Zincavage. They are best known for the songs "Never Say Never" and "A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)"; the latter became a Top 40 pop single.
The band's music was generally associated with the new wave and post-punk movements of the early 1980s, but also experimented with danceable song structures and a saxophonist. They broke up in 1985.
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It’s a Condition
1981 album
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Never Say Never
1982 single by Romeo Void
"Never Say Never" is a 1982 song by the new wave band Romeo Void. One of their best-known songs, "Never Say Never" was a favorite on early MTV, featuring a black-and-white music video that spoofs Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless.
The song is driven by a throbbing, funky bassline and punctuated by jagged guitar and saxophone, incorporating post-punk influences. The song reached #17 on the Billboard Dance / Disco chart on the 27th of March 1982.
Composition
Musically, the song has been described as post-punk, new wave, dance-rock, and disco-punk.
Covers
In 2000 by Queens of the Stone Age, as a bonus track on the album Rated R. This cover was also featured on the soundtrack for the film The Punisher (2004).