Romeo and Juliete.

Something that I found where Romeo and Juliet was referred to in modern culture Is a song by Dire Straits called Romeo and Juliet. The Killers also did a version of this song Although it was a remake I think it has more emotion and conveys the true meaning of the words that they sing better.

Here are the lyrics, I'll write my reaction to it afterwards and post a link to The Killers music video of it.

A love struck Romeo, sings the streets a serenade
Laying everybody low, with a love song that he made
He finds the street light, steps out of the shade
'n' 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 at people like that'
Anyway, what you gonna do about it?

Juliet, the dice was loaded from the start,
And I bet, then 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 dreamed 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?

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'll 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 talks, like they 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'll do anything for you
I can't do anything 'cept be in love with you

And all I do is miss you and the way we used to be
And all I do is keep the beat, 'n the band company
And all I do is kiss you, through the bars of a rhyme
Juliet, I'd do the stars with you, anytime

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"
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?

And a love struck Romeo, sings the streets a serenade,
Laying everybody low, with a love song that he made
He finds a convenient street light, steps out of the shade
'n' says something like, "You and me babe, how about it?"

The song says how when people meet they always say they are meant for each other, and they are one anthers dream-partner. But in fact after a while it could turn out to be fake, all the promises are broken, And the relationship will fall apart. Also after the couple falls apart the people will feel bad and miss each other. The main message from this is to be true and not to jump into things so surely.

It relates to the play because the young couple jumps into things with such enthusiasm that something is bound to go wrong. They liked the way each other looked but got married barely after learning the others name.

Here's a like to the video by The Killers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87cLyBR1JTo

... and the one by Dire Straits: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tim4VzHUUyQ