Oh, Vienna: And Other Stories

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The embassy party scene was in some house we’d rented in town. Can’t remember where, but I do remember that it took the crew a long time to set up the lights to prepare for filming.

Yes, Midge Ure has Fleetwood Mac to thank for his landmark hit Vienna". ➢➢ Shapers of the 80s ➣➣. 11 July 2020 . Retrieved 10 November 2023. Robertson’s enthusiasm for his subject carries across in the breadth of accounts and the fine detail throughout. An impressive work of research, the book is a comprehensive history that in its best moments, manages to find fresh nuance in an already storied city' The single spent four consecutive weeks at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart without ever reaching the top. [8] It was kept off the top spot by John Lennon's " Woman" for a week [9] and then by Joe Dolce's " Shaddap You Face" for a further three weeks. [10] [11] [12] "Vienna" is ranked as the UK's sixth best-selling single of 1981. [13] The single was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in February 1981, denoting sales in excess of 500,000 copies in the UK. [2] Midge Ure later said that he made up the inspiration when asked what the song was about. He said: "I lied to the papers about [the subject] at the time: the Secessionists and Gustav Klimt, whatever. I didn't know about any of that stuff. I wrote a song about a holiday romance, but in this very dark, ominous surrounding." Offiziellecharts.de – Ultravox – Vienna" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 28 September 2021.Warren Cann later explained: "It may come as a surprise to know that approximately half of it was shot on locations in central London, mainly at Covent Garden and also in the old Kilburn Gaumont Theatre in North London (now a Bingo hall). Vienna' was referenced in Father Ted, in the 'A Song for Europe' episode, where it is suggested that it was written and performed by a priest called Father Benny Cake, who changed his name so that nobody would know he was a priest.

What an enjoyable cosmopolitan and exuberant celebration of Vienna by a someone who really knows and loves that great city' Your book is not just a declaration of love for Vienna, it is a pleasure to read and a journey of discovery even for those who know this city well' Vienna's much-loved Christmas market season runs from around mid-November to Christmas Eve. The Christkindlmärkte atmosphere is magical with stalls in streets and squares selling wooden toys, festive decorations and traditional food such as Würstel (sausages) and Glühwein (mulled wine). The centrepiece is the Wiener Weihnachtstraum Christkindlmarkt on Rathausplatz but you'll find Christmas markets across the city including at Schloss Schönbrunn. Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus: 15th district We took an early morning flight to Vienna, ran round like loonies in and out of taxis as we filmed, and soon discovered that, due to it being the winter off-season, many of the splendid places we’d been counting upon filming were either shut for redecorating or covered with webs of scaffolding. Dalton, Stephen (17 February 2020). "Midge Ure: Forum, Bath". The Times . Retrieved 29 November 2020.From its time as the capital of an imperial superpower, through war, dissolution, dictatorship to democracy Vienna has reinvented itself and its relevance to the rest of the world. The song ‘Vienna’ is about the ebb and flow of sights, sounds and sensations. I like the interpretation of a brief love affair because the lyrics describe sensations that are felt strongly and then fade or fail to have meaning. This focus on severe but transient sensation was a key theme for the new romantics. (“Save a Prayer,” “The Killing Moon,” “Cars,” “Forever Young,” “A Forrest”)