Ultravox - Vienna (Official Music Video)

[@officialultravox]

More music from Ultravox: Ultravox.lnk.to/Listen

[@susanleitch8649]

Any more music from you gentlemen is worth the wait.

[@alansaxton9319]

This is one of my all time favourite songs. Not just anyone can sing this song - what a voice.

[@digger5521]

I always thought you were singing " Ive been in her " thats just wrong.....ltks for the fun 80's

[@omariqbal6607]

@@alansaxton9319 7

[@debbiewaide5132]

2020 and still bloody awesome

[@alanscott3320]

R.I.P Chris... Legendary member of a legendary band, Vienna,Rage In Eden and Quartet, 3 of the best albums ever!! This music is timeless.

[@derekporter7658]

I'm still in shock on hearing the sad news. I can't believe it.

[@universalflamethrower6342]

As put this track on I wasa scrolling througn the news and read Chris had dies. R.I.P. Chris now we dance with tears in our eyes.

[@mrsgenehunt48]

Sad news

[@mikepallett-wr1dc]

@@mrsgenehunt48 Lament

[@dazzp2]

He was a real driving force , if not the primary In those early John foxx days , I remember buying the assembled album Ha Ha Ha , it still today packs a punch , I'm sure you get where I'm at, but anyone not hear early Uvx material put your headphones on and listen to the pre Midge era , John Foxx really good,bit of Iggy pop meets Bill Nelson and Chris Cross sound was mad , 79 I think foxx made the worst mistake on what I remember only one track worth at that transitional year from Punk,new wave , foxx dropped *Underpass* , totally not UvX , Synths, Drum emulators etc , he seemed to vanish , the rest, Midge and Chris , Warren C, Billie C they were , are in my top 10 bands that were banging live ...RIP CC

[@Paris__]

You know, one of the best things about being in my 50's now is that I lived my teenage years in the 80's..........Priceless and I wouldn't change them for the world!

[@devanman7920]

ya the 80s looked like a fun time...good music, no internet bullshit and sub cultures were still a genuine thing.

[@robbiecrossing9447]

Im in my 60's. Seventies music was a standout. But 80s was exciting

[@Paris__]

@@robbiecrossing9447 yes, the 70's were really groundbreaking!

[@Paris__]

@Bonechip Oooh......now you're talkin!

[@andyrob3259]

Funny I saw the exact say wording on another post……. Did you buy it for multiple use?

[@manofbeard]

Still listening in 2024. 80’s music is still the best era hands down. Rest in peace Terry lad 🙏

[@HSPGelton2]

Still iconically awesome, but the 90's was best. Just saying ;)

[@genokemp2433]

@@HSPGelton2 80's trust me

[@Arsenalman008]

70's 🙆‍♀️

[@Deontjie]

1969....

[@jamesfoley4832]

09/06/2024. I’m with you. 👍👍👍

[@rozchristopherson648]

I graduated from college in 1983. Ultravox was one of my favorite groups. RIP Chris Cross. ❤️🙏

[@Karl-p2h]

❤ RIP MR.CHRIS CROSS COOL KEYBOAD PLAYER.❤🎉😢

[@damianwhite9384]

Its Christmas Day and I’m playing this in memory of my father who passed away when he was 54, this was one of his favourite songs, I remember as a child hearing the distinctive sound of this song being played on the record player. Years gone by I often think that my love for music was inspired by the person I miss so much. Love you dad, I know you don’t know what KZbin is and if you did, I know you would be able to read this message from your son. ❤️

[@currymonster6516]

I lost my dad when I was 9.. I'm 55 now.. Trust me you will never forget him. I wish you and your family many happy years ahead

[@visicircle]

music is the gateway to the soul. your father is still with you.

[@andrewsinclair4611]

You're thoughts are in my heart, all the best to you and you're family.👍

[@eleanorrolph476]

oh bless you and your late father sorry to hear you lost him and songs bring us closer to familyw with love xxx

[@user-rd1sv3bq9o]

Oh Damian sorry for your loss of your precious father. Its pure heartache losing a parent. Their memory lives in many forms. Music is the best way to remember. He obviously had amazing taste loving this song. Take Care Damian ❤

[@jamesstevenson2168]

One of the best song's from the 80's. The mixture of piano, violin and synth/electronic drums truly is a masterpiece in it's own right.

[@AndyGoldner]

CONNY PLANK

[@famjsnoek]

Don't forget the epic video clip.

[@EdMcF1]

Viola!

[@tutubism]

it is a work of art in the form of pop music

[@jennyliggins9418]

Spot on!

[@Rallisport]

Rest In Peace, Chris Cross. Your lyrics for this classic will live on in our hearts forever.

[@mcrimlis]

Sad to hear of Chris' passing. But good to know this is still being listened to in 2024.

[@artSFCA]

I’m 65, the 80’s was a big movement full of rewarding experiences. Enjoying all these bands I’ll treasure!

[@solo-repair9374]

Bless you bro

[@Karl-p2h]

❤😂

[@leontab8320]

Get in there mr man…..I’m 53 what a fucking tune mr

[@davidcowan3201]

I'm 61 still a tune bud an still got my burbery rain coat 😂

[@frightbat208]

Great music, shit fashion.

[@waniail]

I can't explain where this song takes me... A perfect combination of past (classical piano) and future (synth violin) in the same atmosphere, with a touch of darkness. Absolutely one of my favorite songs ever!!!

[@RicoCamacho]

Wan Iensen ME TOO.. AWESOME SONG

[@RicoCamacho]

INTENSE AND HYPNOTIC

[@raveneye2648]

Wan Iensen Vienna is the capital of Austria

[@robby3467]

Takes me back to the 1980's... memories.

[@utqiagvik1991]

Raven Eye Everybody knows that... I guess.

[@darreneaston582]

This wasn't just a song, it was an epic. A beautiful story told harnessed with a mesmerising build-up of emotion and backed by sensational musical changes that take your breath away... 5 minutes of Midge Ure perfection.

[@dustersinternational221]

nicely put

[@maddoman11]

Mate, that's why I bought them album And still have it

[@Safter50]

😊

[@KarlMcdonough-hl4st]

Very underrated band in my opinion...

[@makkamcpheeenglandlovemanc6984]

Yes indeed spot on

[@captainbimble]

Just heard about the passing of Chris Cross. So so sad. Rest in peace Chris and thank you for the great music. You'll be missed mate.

[@davidslchan]

This song shaped my teen-hood. I'm 54 and the haunting hasn't let off. Vienna.

[@tuna1388]

I absolutely hear you🤗

[@claudevieaul1465]

This.

[@liesmies6280]

im 37 and all i can say is amen.

[@fatboyshortarms]

oh yeah

[@herbertolijslager1395]

Same here

[@paulcollins1516]

R.I.P. Chris Cross - U will always be remembered as the co-writer of vienna alongside Midge Ure

[@Elidoransgar]

40 years ago. And still one of the best songs I've ever heard.

[@lindasimpson7332]

omg! 40 years? I. can't. process.

[@Elidoransgar]

We got old. I still can't believe it.

[@aidenoleary7406]

Crazy!!

[@ianpoole1861]

I totally agree ,such a beautiful song ,hello from Dunoon ,Scotland.

[@Elidoransgar]

@@ianpoole1861 Hello from Tennessee!

[@crispybits3765]

I was 7 years old when this song was released as a single. It has the same effect on me now as it did then. Melancholic, haunting and beautiful. I feel lucky to have experienced the 80s as a child. From Pop through to early Techno and Metal, the music was incredible.

[@happyAussieGirlx]

i was that same age too, we were so lucky to had been in that era .

[@cazweston1148]

I was around that age too, love 80's music.

[@FinleyESB]

Absolutely the same for me, reminds me of being sat in the back of a car with no seatbelts without a care in the world, how the world has changed

[@ginger_grizzly]

On this day 9th January 1981, the single was released. 40 years ago, incredible! It sounded like the future.

[@ajs41]

I was surprised to find it was available in the summer of 1980 on the album.

[@rog2224]

@@ajs41 It was the way the industry worked then. Thriller broke that model a couple of years later

[@MrsSlocombesPuddyCat]

And in the 'future'.....the song is still fabulous

[@keristyles8668]

Still has so much feeling and depth for me.

[@ginger_grizzly]

@@keristyles8668 Absolutely, it still does it for me.

[@batphink2655]

April 2 2024 I'm very sad to hear of Chris passing on. Loved this band for years! Saw them on the Quartet tour in Massey Hall Toronto 1982 (yes I'm old now) and they were brilliant! RIP Chris and Thank you for your mesmerizing music! 😥

[@jomontanee]

Ultravox songs carried me through painful childhood. A broken home, a lost hope, abandonment by your parents, high school drop out, poverty. Midge Ure's melancholic voice and UV's piano had some powerful and uplifting energy. I kept listening Dancing With Tears, Hymn and Vienna, over and over just to keep me from running away from home. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.

[@gladyslustgirdle3004]

You did well to just survive. I will you all good fortune.

[@davidbenstead6614]

Jo montenae You are some real special person to make it through all that ,I bet you have a great purpose I hope you realise that in your life to make all that hardship worthwhile.all the love in the world to you .keep rocking

[@loopylisahyde1305]

Same here with parents and abandonment

[@anncosten7022]

Bless you. You are not alone. Sad, but true. Be happy.

[@heatherholyland1338]

Hope alls good with you now .. 😢

[@TheCuthere]

Midges voice in this song, operatic range, incredible!

[@bpreston17]

Rest in peace, Chris. Thank you for writing this beautiful song.

[@pablostark1665]

Truly one of the greatest songs of not only the '80's but also of all time. Simply magnificent.

[@kardilee]

Bret Easton Ellis book The Shards brought me here. I’ve never heard this song before and he mentions it numerous times throughout the book so I had to listen to it for myself. Its hauntingly beautiful 🤍

[@josephsmith3785]

Same

[@ParanoidParkProject]

Yeah, brought me here too and i'm not dissappointed. Great tune.

[@robertnelson4654]

Good book, brutal like much of his work

[@erikagrotzeck2270]

Mich hat das Buch auch zu diesem Song gebracht. Ist mir in den 80er nicht aufgefallen.

[@DaveE.-bv7zz]

Same here. I was an 80’s kid too. How did this song slip under my radar ???

[@LPJack02]

RIP Chris Cross (July 14, 1952 - March 25, 2024), aged 71 You will be remembered as a legend.

[@djek1976]

Called our daughter Vienna, and like i first played this while driving her home after she was born... We play it every morning on her birthday. And that's today! 4 years and still pulls tears when i hear this. Happy Birthday Sweet Child Of Mine!

[@Eva-qo2ck]

Happy birthday Vienna!

[@djek1976]

@@Eva-qo2ck Thank you Eva! I wil tell her...

[@wingsandash]

Happy Birthday, Beautiful Vienna!

[@arjenploeg925]

happy birthday vienna

[@djek1976]

@@wingsandash Thank You! 🙏

[@kimharper4303]

My mums favourite song Always makes me cry I miss her soooo much Love you mum xxxx

[@theotherwayofstopping4717]

So sorry for your loss :( Your mum is singing with you :) All the best.

[@mickmckeown9288]

Kim Harper bless u kim....xxXxxxxxxxxxxx

[@roygarwood9311]

❤🙏🙏

[@losedarkhorse]

She has gone to a better place.....

[@Mr-ci4uq]

Kim Harper I hear you from Canada!

[@moviemaus1111]

George Michael, David Gahan, Tony Hadley and Midge Ure were THE voices the 80s brought to us. What a blessing!

[@jhwheuer]

Maybe add Gary Numan to that list as the spark that lit the fire.

[@tizianamarino2022]

Yes my dear George Michael, was a great.

[@KarlMcdonough-hl4st]

Don't forget David Bowie..my friend.

[@marwakareem7004]

David Bowie and Fish Marillion

[@randymaloney7113]

Paula Terry belongs on that list

[@susanfrewer8767]

They don't make music like this anymore. Classic ❤❤❤

[@marknorris1381]

The whole album was brilliant, one of the best.

[@alukuhito]

Who's "they"? Why don't you? You should learn the synth, if you haven't already. Don't be a goof. The world is waiting for you.

[@gjthomas9770]

Light one up and at the beginning, the drumming bom bom bom bom dam dam , blow out the ciggy smoke on the dam dam . It takes you out to space man 😊

[@gotohölle]

Yes they do, you just have to look for it

[@eamonnquigley2125]

yes and also getting to no 2 in the charts .................. when it should have been no 1 for months what a masterpiece

[@dooshunv.7429]

Immortal classic. This song will be played 100 years after its release.

[@ruikosora]

ZULUL action is coming

[@johnreilly9452]

R.I.P Chris Cross bass player and Co writer of this majestic masterpiece

[@Pinky-1888]

My older sisters classmate!!! We knew he could sing, but had no idea how far it would take him!!! A proud Cambuslang, Glasgow boy!!! ❤❤❤

[@rizzamaeong]

wow. i can imagine.

[@noname-jh3bd]

Very nice!

[@minigrande1939]

He is also a fantastic producer/engineer Scotland should be proud 😊

[@bicyclist2]

Lucky you.

[@peteh4666]

Classic - 58 this year - remember this so well when it was in the charts during my second year in school - so glad to have grown up in those times, we were so lucky to have spent our best years in an era of great music and no toxic social media or technology. A cheap radio-cassette recorder was enough!

[@jedraw3581]

I remember being a 14 year old kid and listening to this for the first time in 1981. After soaking up music in the 70s, this song heralded that, my era, (the 80s) had arrived. Nothing before it sounded like it. Classic!

[@stevel9914]

Well this and "Are Friends Electric" announced the new musical era .. albeit AFE slightly earlier

[@Dave2108]

80's music is in a class of its own.. I was 16 when this came out.. Every sunday paused over the record button to tape the top 20 from the top 40..

[@thebrideoffrankenstein2415]

Lol... totally....I was around 14 as well

[@jedraw3581]

Don't you wish you could go back and relive that era again?

[@-belue-6697]

SteveL...THAT SONG MAN! 😍😍😍... Gary Numan ONLY keeps getting better musically AND better looking as time goes by. 😎👏👍😍

[@lolamiller4570]

My dad passed away November 2020. I miss him so much. This song remember me the time I was a teenage girl and lissen this music at home. ❤️🙏🎼 From Germany with love.

[@garymane1843]

God bless you 😍😍😍❤❤❤

[@lolamiller4570]

@@garymane1843 Thank you.

[@bla7098]

❤

[@StringSun]

💜💜💜💜💜

[@jaspermichael7]

❤❤❤

[@SuperMisterInvisible]

Everything about this song is perfect.. The moody video, the atmospheric synths, the belting voice, the lyrics.. A masterpiece

[@mariettenaude5689]

Yes masterpiece

[@evelynevantol4814]

I nooooooooo

[@OTIB1]

Who rigged the charts so that Shaddup you face beat it to nr 1?

[@ndhan72]

I rigged the charts!.@@OTIB1

[@lisahickman215]

Absoutely brilliant track, never ages and always makes me feel the same way as i first heard it, you just cant find tunes like this anymore, the 80s rule!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@cesarmelomano396]

Great song... 👍

[@harrycooke6349]

No one wants balads like this eny more, it's all tech no crap etc 😢

[@PreJeMe]

Well said!

[@lisasimpson1159]

​@@harrycooke6349ķi8😮😮😊😅00

[@sanguinelynx]

I'm glad new generations are discovering this, there were such great songs from the early 80's that were dark, rhythmic, ambient, artistic, goth inspiring, you name it. MTV showed a lot of them until taken over by top 40's.

[@alanbrett2174]

That is what makes life special, we never stop learning and discovering new things. We will always have our music, that can't be taken away from us I hope

[@hankwest3002]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bou2naOli9WYlbs

[@scottydelaney8350]

The Americans brought me here. Man, love that these classics are being brought back full circular and we can bask in their greatness. :)

[@user-sh2rc5kc7x]

When I was younger my mum would sit me in front of VH1 and also play old VHS recordings of top of the pops. I'm in my 30s now and so grateful she did

[@RascalFascal]

#13reasonswhy #soundtrack #netflix #thissongisatrueclassic #staysafe #stayhealthy 😉

[@sebastianbeaumont6783]

Reminds me of falling in love... and we're still together 37 years later. Midge sings "this means nothing to me" like it means EVERYTHING. Brilliant.

[@Northerner121]

She DOES mean SOMETHING to you then. True love.

[@simonw1313]

Ure didn't like the tune and said "This means nothing to me" which was eventually used in the lyrics. 🤷

[@alanbrett2174]

Is this song 40 years old? Where have the years gone? Great song... love it.

[@hankwest3002]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bou2naOli9WYlbs

[@magical_streaming]

😂, I came to know this today only though I have been listening to it for 10 years, genius

[@maverickhistorian6488]

We're all getting old!

[@dawnpoulton342]

Still sends shivers down my spine after all these years.

[@marklemon9446]

It does with me too Dawn as I was 20 at the time and beginning to learn about life. It didn't all go well, but it was a once in a lifetime experience. x

[@alanjones4127]

Me to Dawn , I was 23 when first heard this song , now I'm 66 . My doesn't time fly ! . Still sends shivers though me ❤

[@aclark903]

@@alanjones4127Heard it at junior school. 54 now. Still haven’t been to #Vienna!

[@ajaxt9333]

How this was never number one in the UK charts boggles the mind... One of the best songs if not the best in the 80,s.. Glad I was part of it.

[@davidbentley4032]

Joe Dolce wouldn't shaddap his face.

[@johnportwood4211]

There was also the slight matter of the killing of John Lennon.

[@abbofun9022]

Fyi, It reached 1st in Netherlands for six consecutive weeks.

[@ajaxt9333]

@@abbofun9022 I meant to say UK charts. Joe wouldn't shut his face dolce kept them off the top spot

[@DJJKing]

Agreed 👍 am I right it did eventually outsell shaddup your face that year in 1981 though here in uk ?

[@hugobirkeland]

A most underrated song. Absolute brilliance. 80's was the decade of the best music ever Yes still listening june 2019 as a 70 year old

[@Lotti282]

God bless u

[@Lotti282]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmq2f315aL6WirM what you think of this

[@SneedyKetler]

Sorry, but good music is eternal. It knows no decade, greatest or forsaken. It belongs to the spheres once it is heard.

[@albertvandeventer8325]

As a 65 year old i agree. But dont throw away the 60 and 70' s Kind regards

[@c.7959]

Why? Why you say "underrated"? I love it. Loads of others on here do. I've never heard ANYONE say - "aye that Vienna. It's Awright. But I prefer most of OMDs stuff" 🧐 Show me these underraters Hugo McCliche? Tick Tock

[@ibisebony]

This song brings so many memories back my father would take us from the north of Scotland down to Yorkshire to visit my grandparents and I’d sit in the back of the car in the black dark (dad always likes to travel through the night) and listen to this song on my Sony Walkman. Sadly my dad passed in 2020 and songs like this bring back precious memories ❤️

[@jeffbezis391]

Love and respect Lianne.

[@ianjordan5532]

Deepest condolences for your Dad mate. Your Dads music. 👍👍

[@davemorrison312]

Love and respect to you and your family

[@James-m8b5d]

RIP you dad mate. I never knew my father an I am about to become a father for the first time. The song is very reflective. Take care

[@StuartKerr-n1f]

Scotland's legendary Mide Ure. Incredible and Inspirational..

[@ndhan72]

The name is Midge.

[@NionXenion-gh7rf]

xD

[@BruceDanton-xw6eg]

​@@ndhan72it is too.

[@charlottehanlon8998]

70s 80's 90s British music undeniably world leaders the list is endless...peace to all in these times xxx

[@makararemmington4412]

If it's British its always good.

[@davidgambin2551]

I have to say, British culture is so great, musicians, filmmakers, writers, painters, all kind of arts.

[@Ineedyoulou]

Don't forget the 60s too :)

[@SaintVodou]

Guess it wasn’t called the Second (British Are) Coming for nothing. My question: when was the first one? The day Paul Revere’s took his out ride, or the day Paul McCartney and three other guys landed in the US for their first tour?

[@lylemays100]

The Crown brought me here. And brings me back to the earliest memories of MTV. What a stunning a video, I thought at the time. And still do.

[@Anvekeen]

Same! I heard it in The Crown and was like "wait, I remember this song, I love it!"

[@bg137]

What episode

[@Anvekeen]

@@bg137 im not sure but i think episode 3. It lasts for a few seconds only. Its in the new season 4

[@ser3385]

Same

[@davidb9682]

Same, the crown brought me here

[@pickleblog7334]

No song has so many twist and turns, it's a masterpiece

[@aceyace9069]

Yeh totally master-class through out 😎

[@101Volts]

Songs by the English group "Cardiacs" do, but they're not the same. They're also certainly not what I'd recommend to someone who wants to relax, unless you're sort of one who loves to relax in the middle of and in spite of a mental equivalent of a hurricane. Cardiacs are more dramatic, abrupt, chaotic, and (often to first-time listeners who go into Cardiacs' strangest territory) they can be _very_ confusing. One of their easier songs to listen to is "Big Ship," but it's not one of the twistier songs. That would go to "R.E.S.," for starters. After about the 2 minute mark, the song goes all over in an instrumental section for another 2 and a half minutes, including a "stop-start-stop" section that I've never heard repeated in any other piece of music. Here's to give an idea of what Cardiacs may sound like, if you know these following groups; Cardiacs have influences from early Split Enz, Gentle Giant, and XTC.

[@istherelifeonmars2772]

You should try Cygnet Committee then. I think David Bowie knows a loooot about twist and turns 👍

[@ovidiuiftimie9071]

One exception,Bohemias Rapsody

[@pickleblog7334]

@@ovidiuiftimie9071 agree with that one 100%, another classic

[@vancouver63-p5w]

The talent the 80s produced will never reach that height again.

[@kevinward3650]

Never there is some good singers but none will beat the 80s

[@coyote5735]

Music in the 80s was an exciting time. Ultravox was the world I wanted to live in.

[@paulsmart2436]

One of the greatest songs ever recorded.

[@darrendavies8252]

Kept off the UK number 1 spot by Shaddup You Face by Joe Dolce 🙄

[@chatbot-piccadilly3442]

WORD!!!

[@daleskundrich4622]

Absolutely! It's perfect!

[@TimmyTickle]

@@darrendavies8252 As an Australian, I am embarrassed by that. I apologise on behalf of the whole country

[@briane5706]

@@TimmyTickle Don’t blame you, Joe Dolce or your country. British record buyers bought more of Joe’s single than Ultravox’s. Simple as that really.

[@Pragwo1f]

Vienna is a fabulous city, but back in the 80s when the city was the last stop in the western world, there was a dark mystique to it which this song and video capture brilliantly.

[@Quinoa42]

What an eloquent comment...

[@vondahe]

Well put!

[@activatedpuddle]

can you elaborate on this at all? im very interested in context. thanks!

[@RayMelville]

@@definitelyhexed Prague was on the eastern side behind the iron curtain

[@johndaarteest]

This means nothing to me.

[@koenamundsen2007]

The trenchcoats, the 3rd man, the cold war, it is all there. For those of you that lived that era - you know exactly what I mean - we were living a black and white life then.... and I'm afraid we are at the dawn of such a new era....

[@kevnwarriner8819]

So long as the KGB Col. Vladimir Putin does not win in Ukraine we're going to be alright, don't worry about it buddy and I remember watching Ronald Reagan in Berlin making his Tear Down This Wall speech as it happened, I despised Reagan and his policies but nobody could fault his effort to end Communism, it's just unfortunate that a Fascist Dictator took the place of Lenoid Brezhnev and Mikil Gorbachev when the Berlin Wall and the Iron Curtain fell.

[@clairewatkins5098]

I feel and think exactly the same as you. I lived through the threat of cold war in the 80s and we are living it again.

[@dihassett9111]

Midge Ure’s voice still sends chills down my spine. The Eighties music was wonderful! It still is. I have been playing Ultravox on repeat at the moment. It’s keeping me sane in this Hideous time we are living in right now. Thank you Midge 💕🌻

[@jrmetmoi]

80s forever baby ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@kareybarey13]

I just Wikipedia Ultravox and they don't even mention Midge's name what's up with that???!!??

[@jrmetmoi]

@@kareybarey13 you can his name to it with references

[@ozzy8286]

Ultravox was the first band I ever saw live way back in 1984. They were brilliant and Midge Ure still going strong. Saw him play in Glasgow a couple of years ago. Still sounding great.

[@INNO222]

I distinctly remember when this song came out. Those days were the best. But I, like many, didn't know at the time how golden things were at that time.

[@stephen897]

A truer word never said good times never to be seen again

[@mitziuk1]

So very true! Seems we appreciate that era more so now!

[@billsugden3734]

Darn Joe Dolce!

[@differous01]

@Bill Sugden - Shaddup your face!

[@chopun3862]

Rose tinted spectacles much?

[@disheuresdis]

Oh, Vienna. One of the most romantic songs ever. I wanna fall in love in Vienna just cuz of Ultravox. Thank you Midge and guys.

[@Domzdream]

70s, 80s, 90s…..I am so glad I was there to witness so much amazing music!

[@Domzdream]

@RogerSole2 Cool, thank you. I like that song 😉 The video: big man, big heart, happy guy. Loved it.

[@teenamilton4030]

If only we could turn back the clock!

[@gremlinaftermidnight4493]

@@teenamilton4030the clock works orange, never red.

[@bradleymitchell2758]

This song and Fade to Gray just takes me back to the good old 80's where most of the best music of that decade I have to say came out of bands from the UK anyone agree?

[@tonypuccio154]

BRADLEY MITCHELL yes i do agree with you ok 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@eightieslivenow7579]

without a doubt.....i live in Canada and it took a long time for punk/new wave to get here - 80's and our clubs were the Luv a Fair (or luv your hair as it was also known) Smiling Buddha, Faces, Graceland and everyone wanted to go to England - it was always the talk - some actually did -- the whole punk thing was so fascinating to us and we emulated it as much as possible - if you were British you were the coolest thing alive - i miss those days (i have the CD in my car, yes a CD and i just played this today

[@wilhelmlll679]

Germany says: of course, but not only in the eighties. 🎵🇬🇧🎶

[@eruditefool4183]

No question

[@toptoon4ever]

Oh yes i bought both of those singles ahh those 80's were the best ever

[@chrisnicholas9378]

R I P chris,an amazing time for synth music early 80s...Vienna was a masterpiece,il never forget hearing WE STOOD STILL for the first time, great time for music so glad I was there.

[@33OnMission]

Everything is right with this song, the melody, the sound effects, the lyrics, the sound of his powerful voice, the emotion in his voice, the way the song is build up... One of the best songs ever! Loved it when I was a Child and I still love it!

[@gagilaki8319]

Tako je!

[@robjackson1319]

Jaba Coopster I agree with everything you said about this song. Sends shivers down my spine every time I hear it. That classical middle section is fantastic. Takes me back to hearing it on the radio when I was a small child.

[@-belue-6697]

Jaba Coopster...ALL THAT AND THIS VIDEO IS BEAUTIFUL TOO! 😍😍😍...Put this on my Best Songs From The 80'S mix tape! 😋😎👏👍😍

[@lewis72]

I agree, unlike Shut up a ya face, which is a big pile of steaming shite.

[@mattevans923]

Jaba Coopster I think it would really be something to know you

[@TheRedbulls1]

If anyone ever says the eighties were crap for music they clearly don’t know what they are talking about . The musical autobiography of my life and these tracks transport me back to those times whenever I need to go . As you get older unfortunately you want to go back a bit to often … ❤❤

[@annikajonsson9871]

Totally agree with you.

[@MrIrishscouse]

If such people can't be persuaded by means of reasoned argument and empirical evidence (such as we see here) then they are best ignored.

[@nigelarbury9989]

I have never heard anyone say that, usually the opposite from every age group

[@Outnumberedbykidsandcats]

You’re absolutely right. The more the world changes, the more I feel sad that my kids didn’t get to grow up in the world I did.

[@jasoncantellaven3064]

Music in this 21st century is terrible compared to the brilliant music from the 20th century especially the 1970s and 1980s IMO

[@stevec1972ad]

Who's listening to this Masterpiece in November 2024?

[@MaddinMalone-z8u]

I am...☝️

[@markwiltshire4951]

Me too 👍

[@paultaylor5502]

Yep, and just seen him in Oxford, still awesome

[@damienbrady230]

Me

[@dianeholohan6234]

December the 1st 2024

[@TheSilmarallion]

The morning my mother died this song played on the radio as my dad walked into my room and told me she has gone to heaven. 28 years ago. Miss you...

[@mexicanfries5336]

That's as rough was it gets. The song will always haunt you...

[@jonathancroft5235]

Just a fantastic record .. I grew up born in 91 my mother listening to it constantly and as an adult I must listen to this song at least 5 times a week … Ultravox were fantastic

[@euanelliott3613]

Memories of being 16, working a YTS scheme with a painting and decorating firm called Cain & Son. We had the radio on and this played every half hour in 1981. The smell of paint, the taste of black coffee as we had no milk, and fish and chips from the local shop. The radio announced the engagement of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer.

[@kelliw26]

top

[@fmjs5146]

What an evocative description. A little bit of poetry in an unexpected place.

[@euanelliott3613]

@@fmjs5146 Thank you, T.S. was my grandfather...

[@georggoplen24]

@@euanelliott3613 Even though he was childless?

[@euanelliott3613]

@@georggoplen24 British sarcasm at its best.

[@derekporter7658]

Rest in peace Chris, thank you for the music and being part of my all time favourite band. Your musicianship was integral and you will be sorely missed.

[@davidphillips6424]

I have said it before and I will say it again... greatest synth-pop ballad of all time, greatest music video of all time!

[@Paulco67]

David Phillips say it again !

[@Salena905]

And it should have been number one in the charts in the UK instead of that ridiculous song that beat them to it.😫

[@mike3575]

@@Salena905 what song beat them?

[@LezDentz]

@sally kilby Joe Dolce with that piece of crap "Shaddap You Face"

[@ostapbendervan7874]

ABC SAY STOP JAPAN LIFE CAN CRUEL SIMPLE A BEAUTIFUL WARM SENSATION OF LEATHERETTE

[@fortnitequickclips7703]

It may be over 40 years old, but it is as haunting and as individual as it will always be. I remember recording it off top of the pops on a cheap cassette with a microphone, it sounds a lot better nowadays. 😉

[@garou20zx]

This means nothing to me.

[@ASBOMAN]

@@garou20zx Oh

[@hellbent1234]

down voting, I am not that old, this was from my teen age years, only a few decades ago. Sh1t I am old thanx for the slap.

[@lewisner]

I have Once In A Lifetime by Talking Heads recorded off the radio on cassette when it was in the charts.

[@sonialashley3820]

@@garou20zx Ha, ha, ha, 😁 😂 😀 🤣 funny fucker! X

[@neillpriest-fletcher8263]

For me, for many, many, many too: simply the best song of the 80's.

[@JF-tu5hx]

My mother’s favourite song of all time. She’s 65 and suffering with Alzheimer’s 💔 I play her this song and her fave still lights up 😭 Thanks for being the best Mama to me growing up xxx

[@david-hw1ju]

The purity and elegance of this song, delivered by a stunning vocalist is just perfection

[@pje911]

I was 9 or 10 when this song came out. I was always sitting by the radio, recording songs on a cassette tape. This one made a big impression on me. Haunting, beautiful... I lived in Vienna for a few years and they captured the atmosphere wonderfully in this song. Listening to Vienna I can remember exactly how I felt 40 years ago as a young boy sitting there and listening.

[@nakaji_music]

I’m really surprised that this song was made in 80’s. It’s so futuristic and darker than other pop songs.

[@Pinkdolly1000]

Nakaji Music video producers and directors / movie producers were generally a lot more talented back in the 70s & 80s.

[@nakaji_music]

Assia Rashid That’s really right.

[@ryanjacobson2508]

Pop music was at it's most sincerely weird and melancholy from about 1981-1984. Some Artists tried to pull off something similar in the 90's but it always seemed phony, plus they had less talent than the early 80's artists.

[@Pinkdolly1000]

@@ryanjacobson2508 True!! Talented singing artists Suave musicians Emotive and intense music video directors.

[@marcdefaoite]

Only someone who didn't live through the eighties could make a comment like that. It was bleak and so was the music.

[@kirklandwehr8254]

This haunting song was the first that grabbed my attention of Ultravox's amazing talent. Saw them in Detroit at a small venue in 1982 for the Quartet tour. Amazing concert and presentation - more than a concert, it was a complete stage production. I'm so sorry to hear that Chris has left us to join that heavenly Live Aid band that's growing way too fast. RIP Chris and thank you for the music.

[@bobbibuttons8730]

This still sends chills down my spine 40 years on. I was totally in love with Midge Ure and how indignant I was that Joe Dolche and Shaddup your face stopped this epic music from getting to number 1. It’s a timeless classic. I remember begging my mum who went to bingo and sat next to his granny to get me an intro lol

[@dubstar2000]

I had to scroll down all the way to here to find the Shaddapa your Face comment! It's pop legend that Joe Dolche beat this song to No 1. Wassa madda you?

[@robinwheatley629]

Hahahaha shudda your face 🤣 nightclub 80s what's da matter wid you 😆

[@jesusisking8502]

That is a very sad reflection on society.

[@hatemalameddine3596]

A most underrated song. Absolute brilliance.

[@mrvillan6951]

Underrated? Surely not. It's universally acknowledged as a classic.

[@sticks5614]

@@mrvillan6951 I think he means yes it's underrated because it is acknowledged as one of the best if not the best song that never got to no.1 I won't mentioned the rubbish that kept it off the no.1 slot but it only went to no.2

[@dunner079]

To be honest it is kinda out on the margins of the classics for such an amazing song.

[@claudeduval2918]

Vienna was the first single i ever bought on vinyl. Can’t believe it still sounds such a great track all these years later. Timeless

[@Len-qp8ld]

This song was one of my favorites when I was 8 or so. I remember crying to it because it felt so nostalgic, and today I still can't hear it without getting emotional.

[@johnhall7938]

Yes still listening june 2019 as a 70 year old

[@belindafarmery4236]

Still listening as a 68 year old

[@judasgoatbarbecue4336]

54 here...still love it

[@ralphthebrick]

@@judasgoatbarbecue4336 snap

[@shaziaumar7231]

50 here👍😎

[@johanberkhoff5951]

Party on ,,,,,,,

[@galgano65]

Masterpiece. I'm 58 years old.... love it.

[@Dystopian_NZ]

Brilliant song that introduced me to Ultravox and to this day they are one of my favourite bands. Can never get enough of their haunting music. Ended up going to Vienna too when I did my very late OE in 2014 at 48! Will never forget my time traveling.

[@Trancegirl1966]

This track was released in 1980, I was thirteen years old and in High School! I remember hearing it on the radio for the first time and asking my mother for a cassette tape so I could record the song. What a memory! I still listen to Midge and the boys in 2024! ❤

[@AlbertMentens]

I was 15, same feelings

[@markriley7472]

Oh what a wonderful era for classic music like this. What an amazing song this was!! Brilliant, original and a sort of fusion of classical sounding music and pop which sounds unique and dramatic. A tour de force of 80s music. And this sounded absolutely fantastic in the superb UK series of Ashes to Ashes first episode set in 1981! Ultravox-ultra brilliant!

[@ianstewart4844]

A gem from the 80s, my old man loved them, this was one of the songs played at his funeral…still makes me tearful to this day.

[@vickie5706]

My top 5 best songs, your dad had great taste!sending love. ❤

[@eldartop1634]

Can’t believe this song is 40 years old! Such a masterpiece!

[@jesusisking8502]

42. It was first released in July 1980.

[@zinghao131]

Don't anyone dare say, "it sounds like new, like now!" Thankfully, it DOES sound that old! Stunning Conny Plank production, recorded with a band from grim London in Cold War Germany. A bit of a testament, really.

[@rudolfbiroing.8978]

@@zinghao131 Vienna - Austria, not in Germany

[@bolaoito4424]

I can't believer it! I'm old""

[@MrLibbyloulou]

wow. just opened my eyes...40 years....!

[@michaeltrzebiatowsky919]

80's will remain the greatest era. Period.

[@tomxander7086]

70;s were better! Free Schools out rock concerts every year on the last day,Live bands all over in many hotels with live dancing replaced by strippers in the 80's,bush parties,The strip downtown replaced by LRT here (killed it) in the 80's also...I'm just getting started..Oh and crime was very low..But the 80;s were close 2cnd for me..

[@hankwest3002]

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[@charlottewyttle1578]

We still exist. Never forget who you are.

[@charlottewyttle1578]

@@midgeure5679 Clown-world is nothing to me! But I bless the rock of Vienna. Be well and fearless.

[@johnnybegood9560]

Strong message. Yes we are here. Always

[@samgiacca8408]

Love and Blessings to you and Everyone 💙

[@docgb5990]

I went to Austria with my primary school in 1981 and had this tune on tape..I had an early Walkman and played it on repeat Absolutely timeless ✅🖤🖤

[@jamesmason8436]

Irony is, it was filmed in London lol

[@docgb5990]

That’s my childhood ruined then😂😂😂

[@taratownsend6408]

@@docgb5990 Not completely filmed in London - St Stephens Cathedral, the "Zentral Friedhof", Karlsplatz and a Viennese café were part of the video. Read the information about the video and you will learn about the ups and downs of Ultravox filming this video.

[@docgb5990]

Thanks for that information 😊 it’s good of you to take the time to comment and I will read the information 🙏🏽

[@taratownsend6408]

@@docgb5990 Happy to try and help your childhood not be completely ruined. All the best!

[@daviantasori317]

"A beautiful song that ends like a tragic waltz in Vienna." 😢 Very beautiful voice of Midge Ure.❤

[@tomkrist2240]

no music or interpreters has touched my heart in so many ways as that of the 80s. Pure, incredible voices, awesome videos... the true nature of art. God... how i love and miss the music of the 80s

[@ianjemma]

Was a month away from being 16 when I heard this for the first time. I thought it was the best song I'd ever heard and It's just a masterpiece in my book. I stop what I'm doing and listen again whenever it's on. Alas the golden age of electronic music was brief and 40 plus years have passed all too quickly.

[@gemmy7]

Midge has the most amazing tone to his voice and the musicality of this song just never gets old.

[@thierrykoster1290]

I totally agree he also performed rather more recently in a song released in one of Schiller's albums "Let it rise"

[@thierrykoster1290]

another gem

[@Happyheretic2308]

@Thomas Headley we'll forgive him. Eventually.

[@Jannes-pj4cd]

I get goosebumps every time I hear the chorus of this song.

[@JoM-f7q]

I as well.

[@jennyliggins9418]

Yep. Even after all this time.

[@heatherg8517]

Ashes to ashes anyone? Loved how this song was used throughout the show especially in the first season when alex is and the boat and then when gene is resussitating her after she is hit by chez and put in the fridge and wakes up just before her can give her mouth to mouth. Truly one of the best shoes ever made.

[@coolworms7297]

That series is great. Heard they’re making a new one but I’m not sure.

[@heatherg8517]

@@coolworms7297 yes I believe they are! Not sure which characters will be back though. I hope all of them especially alex and gene but I'm not sure if keeley hawes would be able to as she is always very busy. I have almost finished ashes to ashes for the 3rd time now, on the 3rd season.

[@coolworms7297]

@@heatherg8517 yeah, hopefully Alex and Gene especially. I’ve only just finished the “life on Mars” and “ashes to ashes” series this week as my parents recommended it.

[@heatherg8517]

@@coolworms7297 same here, my parents had allready watched it when it first came out. Was definitely a good recommendation.

[@laurareilly4686]

Yes! Sexy Gene firing up the quattro and gorgeous Alex with her white leather jacket and blue eyeliner! The imagery was fab (Bowie clown springs to mind) and brilliantly evoked the eighties. I really disliked the end, though.

[@davidbrown8310]

This song played at Live-Aid made me realize the vocal greatness of Midge Ure !

[@bertplank8011]

Yes Midge Ure and Bob Geldof....what a pair.....both made incredibly rich by "Live Aid". Now where do you think Geldof came by his purported £100,000,000 wealth?. Use commonsense to answer that,he was afterall a one hit wonder.Better still read the words of his former wife about this charmer. No!...Geldof and Ure pulled off the greatest "heist" in pop history.Naturally they are BOTH of a certain ethnicity which youre not allowed to mention. .....

[@julieayers8099]

Midge Ure is Class Always Will Be Vienna Will Live On Forever❤️🎶

[@johnsmith-mv8hq]

RIP Chris Cross. A legacy of epic tunes!

[@stormyweather9917]

Hard to comprehend a mind creating a song so beautiful.

[@FlorisDVijfde]

Inspiration can't be enforced, it just happens. Usually starts with a couple of simple notes, imagination (and a great sound) do the rest.

[@lanathomas8866]

Someone said a masterpiece! Yes, I would love to crawl in the writer's mind or make love to him.

[@trespire]

High Art.

[@mikemccormack2809]

Minds...🙂. All 4 band members have the song credit.

[@scoutleigh8180]

An absolute classic. Thank you Ultravox.

[@davidbeckett3345]

Hav,nt you listened to Ultravox before Ure with John Foxx , before they became commersialised , and played into the system ,

[@robmurphy9727]

When British music not only ruled but carved a stratospheric sound yet to be beaten.

[@ajs41]

This probably didn't do very well in the American charts. Just a guess.

[@Happyheretic2308]

@@ajs41 well, there's no dealing with inanity.

[@jeztaylor6308]

You know it brother!!

[@mottthehoople693]

@Goughs Bastard hahahahahahahhaha

[@lefthandedspanner]

except this was produced by Conrad (Conny) Plank, who was German