# Question about Dire Straits' Romeo and Juliet
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-dire-straits-romeo-and-juliet/540237
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [May 21, 2010, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-dire-straits-romeo-and-juliet/540237 "2010-05-21T11:39:36Z")
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### Author:  [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2010, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-dire-straits-romeo-and-juliet/540237/1 "2010-05-21T11:39:36Z")
In the chorus (lyrics [here](http://www.markknopfler.com/Music/Songography/SongDetails_dire%20Straits.aspx?songid=34325a66-0f14-407d-85aa-d478bd57f05e)) of the song he says:
“you know, the movie song”
Well, I _don’t_ know the movie song. Is he referring to a particular movie song? Which one? To romantic movie songs in general? Am I missing the point completely?
Enlighten me, please.
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### Author:  [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2010, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-dire-straits-romeo-and-juliet/540237/2 "2010-05-21T11:56:55Z")
Snipped the Lyric just after the clue:
\*There’s a place for us \*you know the movie song
[There’s a place for us,
A time and place for us.
Hold my hand and we’re halfway there.
Hold my hand and I’ll take you there
Somehow,
Some day,
Somewhere!](http://www.westsidestory.com/site/level2/lyrics/somewhere.html)
The movie is [West Side Story](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055614/), itself based on _Romeo and Juliet_- thereby the link between the song and the song referenced by the song.
Really originally a “Stage Musical Song” but “Movie Song” works better for Knopler’s lyrics.
Not previewing to see if I was beaten to the answer.
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### Author:  [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2010, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-dire-straits-romeo-and-juliet/540237/3 "2010-05-21T12:13:48Z")
Ah! That makes perfect sense. I’ve never seen West Side Story, so that would probably never have clicked. Ha! Been wondering about that one for years.
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### Author:  [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2010, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-dire-straits-romeo-and-juliet/540237/4 "2010-05-21T15:14:05Z")
> [@bienville](#):
>
> Really originally a “Stage Musical Song” but “Movie Song” works better for Knopler’s lyrics.
Fits much better with the narrator’s persona, as well.