Romeo Delight
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"Romeo Delight" is a song by Van Halen
Van Halen
Van Halen is an American hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. The band has enjoyed success since the release of its debut album, Van Halen, . As of 2007 Van Halen has sold 80 million albums worldwide and has had the most #1 hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart...

 from their 1980 album Women and Children First. The band played their song on the subsequent Invasion tour. Many of the melodies for the song were taken from a demo track the band did called "Get the Show on the Road". Singer David Lee Roth
David Lee Roth
David Lee Roth is an American rock vocalist, songwriter, actor, author, and former radio personality. Roth was ranked nineteenth by Hit Parader on their list of the 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Singers of All Time....

 changed the lyrics of the second verse for the band's 1982 "Hide Your Sheep" tour
Hide Your Sheep Tour
The Hide Your Sheep Tour was a concert tour by hard rock band Van Halen. It was a promotional tour, supporting their Diver Down album. It featured among other things, their first South American dates. The tour saw the band at the peak of their active touring.-Tour dates:...

. This is most apparent during the 1983 US Festival
US Festival
The US Festivals were two early 1980s music and culture festivals sponsored by Steve Wozniak, formerly of Apple Computer. The first was held Labor Day weekend in September 1982 and the second was Memorial Day weekend in May 1983...

 where he made his usual changes before famously yelling "I forgot the fuckin' words". It was most recently performed live during van Halen's 2007 North American Tour with David Lee Roth on vocals.

Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 thrash metal
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...

 band Annihilator
Annihilator (band)
Annihilator is a Canadian heavy metal band hailing from Ottawa, Ontario, also from Vancouver, British Columbia between 1987-2002 by founding member, vocalist, guitarist and bassist Jeff Waters. The band has been around since 1984 and is the biggest selling heavy metal artist from Canada in history,...

 covered the song on their Annihilator
Annihilator (album)
Annihilator is the thirteenth studio album by the Canadian thrash metal band Annihilator. It was released on May 17, 2010 in Europe.-Track listing:-Personnel:*Jeff Waters - guitars, bass and backing vocals*Dave Padden - lead and backing vocals...

album.
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