Oh, Vienna: And Other Stories

Product Information

Tells the story of Vienna’s diplomatic and historical significance in a new, complete history of the city' Bassist Chris Cross later said: "It annoyed Midge Ure at the time. This is going to sound terrible, but I quite like that song, I think it's funny." A Gothic reminder of another age, the Stephansdom is Vienna's heart and soul. The awe-inspiring cathedral lords over the city, topped by an intricately tiled roof, with its distinctive row of chevrons and Austrian eagle. Below the cathedral are the Katakomben (catacombs), with their eerie collection of the deceased; inside, a magnificent Gothic stone pulpit presides over the main nave; and rising above it to dizzying heights is the South Tower with its viewing stage offering dazzling panoramas over town. Copa Cagrana Beach So long that we all got impatient with waiting and dipped into the many cases of wine we’d laid on for refreshment after the shoot. By the time the crew was ready to film, we were all well partying for real.

Dalton, Stephen (17 February 2020). "Midge Ure: Forum, Bath". The Times . Retrieved 29 November 2020.We’d been listening to music by this old German composer called Max Reger. He’d tried too hard to be successful and deliberately overdid it. That was why I did a violin solo that was overly vibrato and romantic. Midge felt a little uncomfortable, because he’d only just joined and thought we were being arty-farty. “This means nothing to me,” he said. And Conny Plank, our producer, replied: “Well, sing that then.” However, it had to make do with peaking at number two for several weeks, famously being kept off the top spot by novelty song 'Shaddap You Face' by Joe Dolce.

You seem to be dismissing the connection based on the movies plot rather than the atmosphere the movie provides. This weakens your argument.

Offiziellecharts.de – Ultravox – Vienna" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 28 September 2021. a b Copsey, Rob (5 March 2021). "The Official Top 50 best-selling songs of 1981". Official Charts Company. Vienna: The International Capital - To my knowledge it’s the first and only book on that topic. Angus Robertson did fantastic research ... I think there is no peer for this book' In Ashes to Ashes, Detective Inspector Alex Drake awakens on a floating brothel in 1981, while 'Vienna'.

Missing lyrics by Midge Ure?

It feels like only yesterday when Midge Ure’s haunting chorus proved once again that unconventional and popular are not mutually exclusive concepts. Lance from Ingelheim, GermanyBest listened to during the cold, harsh winter months; this song crystalizes the essence of a dead, still winter night. This gem also combine's Midge's blase disregard by his simple-yet-articulate proclamations ("this means nothing to me"). This song carries a heavy load of overdignified splendor, with the video done in abject vain to capture the essence of the then-neo noir arrogance that Vienna possessed. Artsy and excessive - yet the song is optimal in nature. Underated through and through.