Vienna (Billy-Joel-Lied)
| Vienna | |
|---|---|
| Billy Joel | |
| publication | 1977 |
| length | 3:34 |
| Genre (s) | Rock music |
| Author (s) | Billy Joel |
| album | The Stranger |
Vienna is a song by Billy Joel . He released the piece in 1977 on his album The Stranger and as the b-side of the single She's Always a Woman . The producer was Phil Ramone .
Content and origin
In the song, a young person is instructed to slow down and come to their senses. The chorus is "When will you realize, Vienna waits for you?" ( "When will you realize that Vienna is waiting for you"). Joel wrote the song on a visit to his father's home in Vienna when the two of them watched an elderly woman sweeping the street. A philosophical discussion developed about age and the compulsion to achieve life goals as quickly as possible, as Joel explained on the Howard Stern Show . In a July 2008 article in the New York Times , Joel named Vienna as one of his two favorite songs, along with Summer, Highland Falls .
Use as a soundtrack
The song was played in an episode of the television series Taxi in 1981 entitled Vienna Waits . The character Elaine Nardo, played by Marilu Henner , makes reference to the song while on vacation in Europe with Alex Reiger, played by Judd Hirsch . For licensing reasons, the song was omitted from the DVD release. Vienna is also included on the soundtrack for 30 Overnight .
Cover versions
The American singer Ariana Grande covered the song in 2011 and sent it as an mp3 file to her fans when they responded to her appeal for donations for the victims of the Tōhoku earthquake in 2011 . In 2015 the Austrian band Granada released a version of the song in Austrian dialect under the title Wien wort auf di . In 2019 Ben Platt covered the song for the series The Politician .
reception
The book Peopleware by Tom DeMarco and Timothy R. Lister was published in 1991 in German under the title Vienna is waiting for you! published (3rd edition 2014). In the book, the Billy Joel song is referenced and reference is made to the text of the song.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lyrics at lyrics007.com
- ↑ Vienna at Songfacts.com (English), accessed on August 24, 2019.
- ^ Dan Barry: Just the Way He Is. In: The New York Times. July 13, 2008, accessed August 24, 2019 .
- ↑ Granada - Wien wort auf di on YouTube , accessed on August 24, 2019.
- ↑ Granada: Wien Wort Auf Di Lyrics. In: LyricWiki. Retrieved August 24, 2019 .