The guys discover how a particular 80's earworm found success nearly a decade after release - and the story of the unlikely managers and their bad behavior that derailed the group from finding chart dominance and financial reward for years.

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https://millerlawpc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/The_Romantics_settle_lawsuit_over_song_royalties_with_former_.pdf

https://www.canadianclassicrock.com/artist-roster/romantics/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Romantics

https://www.detroitpbs.org/news-media/one-detroit/underground-sound-detroits-punk-rock-history-on-display-at-the-all-star-garage-rock-punk-revue/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC5

The New MC5 (August 1977): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejDUcBjPFeo

https://www.theromanticsdetroit.com/bio

https://chscommunicator.com/83360/features/2022/06/ukrainian-community-in-metro-detroit/

https://www.behance.net/gallery/86835905/FAMOUS-AMERICANS-WITH-UKRAINIAN-ROOTS-MUSICIANS

https://wdrv.com/the-romantics-wally-palmar-reflects-on-40th-anniversary-of-bands-debut-album-what-i-like-about-you/

Ray Shasho interview with Wally: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IzZ20L4OwE

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_I_Like_About_You_(The_Romantics_song)

https://www.metrotimes.com/music-2/test-of-time-2176986/

https://spiderrecordsdetroit.com/pages/about-spider-records-detroit

https://www.chicagotribune.com/1998/03/11/romantics-learn-hard-lesson-in-royalties/

https://www.ascap.com/music-users/types/general-business-landing-page

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PntPSVMlT9M

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