Vienna Song

Vienna is a 1980 song by british new wave band ultravox.

Vienna song. Vienna is a song from billy joel s 1977 album the stranger released as the b side to his just the way you are single. In 1977 billy joel released his legendary album titled the stranger. Slow down you crazy child take the phone off the and disappear for a while it s all right you can afford to lose a day or two ooh when will you realize vienna waits for you. It was played in a 1981 episode of taxi called vienna waits.

When will you realize vienna waits for you. Lyrics to vienna by ultravox. 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. Lauderdale fl vienna waits was also the title of a fourth season episode of taxi in which alex and elaine take a trip to eurpoe.

The song he sings is billy joel s vienna and it was deliberately chosen for audiences to understand what payton s going through in that moment. Maybe subconsciously this song is about my father matt from ft. The song plays throughout the episode. In a july 2008 new york times article joel cited this as one of his two favorite songs along with summer highland falls.

Marilu henner s character elaine nardo refers to the song while on vacation in. Where s the fire what s the hurry. Listen to billy joel. Those lyrics are so on point.

It was kept off the number one spot by john lennon s woman for a week and then by joe dolce s shaddap you face. Slow down you crazy child you re so ambitious for a juvenile but then if you re so smart tell me why are you still so afraid hmm. Listen to billy joel perform vienna. It was released as the third single from the band s fourth album vienna on 9 january 1981 through chrysalis records.

It spent four consecutive weeks at number two in the uk singles chart without ever getting to number one.