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Don from San Antonio, TxLove this song. The 40th Anniversary version of Vienna by Ultravox with all the trimmings goes under the microscope.

Adam from Boyce, VaOne of the greatest songs I've ever heard.

Artsy and excessive - yet the song is optimal in nature. 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. This gem also combine's Midge's blase disregard by his simple-yet-articulate proclamations ("this means nothing to me").

Lance from Ingelheim, GermanyBest listened to during the cold, harsh winter months this song crystalizes the essence of a dead, still winter night.

Darren from Bedford, United Kingdomthe video was shot in Covent Garden Market in London and not, Vienna.

"Western Promises" my favorite, few lyrics and voice, the keybords just.

Pedro from PortugalWhat an excelent song.

Years gone by, but that feeling is still there everytime I listen to it.

Heard it for the first time in a dark Dorset night and I was suddenly caught in the crepuscule of Vienna of the emperors and their ephemeral glory, masterfully depicted in an aura of haunting melancholy: in a word, decadence. Stefano Lazzarini from RomaMost probably my favourite song.Other than that, they liked it." (courtesy: Ultravox Discography) The simple and instantly recognizable drumbeat of.

Trading Foxx 's glam rock stance for Ure Ure lineup became the band's most identifiable one almost overnight. We were determined that it would be our third single and fought with Chrysalis over it naturally, they thought it was far too long at six minutes, too weird for a Top 30 chart hit, and too depressing and too slow. With the departure of vocalist and guitarist Robin Simon behind them, Vienna kicked off Ultravox's second phase with former Rich Kids vocalist Midge Ure at the helm. It was the song that best represented what we were trying to do. We knew it was the musical high point of the album and made it the title track. Except for finessing the middle 'solo' section of the song once we were in the studio, that was basically it. It all clicked in a few hours and we ironed out the rough spots the next day. We started playing something to it and then had the thought of using a chorus idea that we had laying around which we'd previously worked on but had no verse for. to paraphrase myself, I said something like, "What about this, then?" and began the 'Vienna' rhythm. I had a drum machine/synth pad (CR-78 & 'Synare' pads) pattern in mind that I'd wanted to do something with and played that. Warren Cann, the band's drummer: "The song came together very quickly.