#42

Today's song became a late bloomer despite being a top 20 hit back in 1988. When a little indy film called "Napoleon Dynamite" came out, this song was featured over the end credits, and regained some long overdue respect for the classic 80's song that it has become. If it were up to me, I would make this band reunite and re-shoot this video with some killer tetherball video to go along with it, and the winner receiving a delicious bass as a 1st place prize. That's my suggestion. Until then, the classic 1988 video by this British band will have to do.

#42 "The Promise"
by When In Rome




Lyrics | When In Rome lyrics - The Promise lyrics

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I caught you a delicious bass... who doesn't love the tetherball scene at the end of Napoleon Dynamite where this next song made a huge comeback... definitely one of my favorite synthpop songs from the 80s... it's the little known band When in Rome from 1988 with "The Promise"...




Lyrics | The Promise lyrics

“The Promise”

Single by When in Rome
from the album When in Rome
Released 1988
Format vinyl record (12")
Genre Dance, Pop
Length 3:40
Label Virgin, 10
Writer(s) Clive Farrington, Michael Floreale, Andrew Mann
Producer Michael Brauer

Chart (1988) Peak position
U.S. Hot 100 #11
U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1
U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales #19