At The Point
acoustic live singer-songwriter cover cover songs
Matt Nathanson's version of the song "Romeo and Juliet" is an acoustic love song that resembles a ballad. It was originally sang by Dire Straits, who performed the song in a more country way. Matt Nathanson uses the song in a soft-rock way, with a single acoustic guitar playing softly in the background and only his voice. All versions you will find are live. He sings this song live quite a bit because he considers it a "great song". Those who like the music by Augustana Read more on Last.fm.

Matt Nathanson (born March 28, 1973 in Lexington, Massachusetts) is a singer-songwriter whose work is a blend of folk and rock music. In addition to singing, he plays acoustic and electric guitar (usually a twelve-string), and has played both solo and with a full band. The Faster Songfacts says that his seventh studio album, Modern Love debuted on #17 on the Billboard 200 for the week of July 9, 2011, making it Nathanson's most successful album to date. The members of his band have changed over the past years. Among others, he has been accompanied by Aben Eubanks on guitar, keys and vocals, but later replaced by Aaron Tap. John Thomasson has been his bassist since 2004. Jason McKenzie was on drums until Fall 2006; Nick Amoroso on two tours from Fall 2007 through Winter 2008. His current drummer is Konrad Meissner. Before 2005, Nathanson was often accompanied by cellist Matt Fish. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.