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Featuring Midge Ure on lead vocals, the new wave ballad [1] is regarded as a staple of the synth-pop genre that was popularised in the early 1980s and remains both the band's signature song and their most commercially successful release.
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Ultravox performing at Live Aid in front of 72,000 people in Wembley Stadium, London on the 13th July, 1985. The event was organised by Sir Bob Geldof and Mi...
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Jan 17, 2018 · Prince's Trust Rock Gala 2010.11.17.Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
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Vienna Lyrics: We walked in the cold air / Freezing breath on a window pane / Lying and waiting / A man in the dark in a picture frame / So mystic and soulful / A voice reaching out in a piercing
Feb 20, 2019 · The lyrics, which are about a love affair in the city of Vienna, were written by singer Midge Ure. According to Currie, Ure wasn't a fan of the classical romantic feel of the song's orchestration, and said: "This means nothing to me," to which producer Conny Plank replied: "Well, sing that then."
According to Ultravox keyboard player Billy Currie, the band’s lead singer, Midge Ure, felt uncomfortable with the violin solo in the song. Wasn’t this straying too far from the band’s new wave, synthpop roots? ‘This means nothing to me,’ Ure reportedly said.
