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Genre: Music
Date of upload: Apr 12, 2024 ^^
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The real irony is, Billy Joel owes Vienna a concert.
The last time he was supposed to perform here was in 1994 together with Elton John during the "Face to Face" tour.
But Billy Joel was sick that day and it was an Elton John only performance that day.
And Billy Joel never performed again in Vienna.
VIENNA WAITS FOR YOU, Billy Joel!!!!
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Vienna was on The Stranger album. The album was released in 1977. That was 47 years ago when I was 19. Mr. Joel came to my university that year & performed a concert for us. I got to speak with him after the show & he was very nice; he wished me good luck on my finals.
My Favorite Billy Joel songs are New York State Of Mind (which I play on a loop when I'm homesick), Only The Good Die Young, & Vienna. Thank you, Mr. Joel, for your wonderful music. If it weren't for you, Rod Stewart, & Boz Scaggs, I would have never made it through college.
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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? (mmmmm)
Where's the fire, what's the hurry about?
You better cool it off before you burn it out
You got so much to do and only
So many hours in a day (Ay)
But you know that when the truth is told
That you can get what you want
Or you can just get old
You're gonna kick off before you even get halfway through (Oooh)
When will you realize, Vienna waits for you?
Slow down you're doing fine
You can't be everything you want to be before your time
Although it's so romantic on the borderline tonight (tonight)
Too bad, but it's the life you lead
You're so ahead of yourself that you forgot what you need
Though you can see when you're wrong
You know you can't always see when you're right (you're right)
You got your passion, you got your pride
But don't you know that only fools are satisfied?
Dream on, but don't imagine they'll all come true (Oooh)
When will you realize, Vienna waits for you?
Slow down you crazy child
Take the phone off the hook and disappear for a while
It's alright, you can afford to lose a day or two (oooh)
When will you realize, Vienna waits for you?
And you know that when the truth is told
That you can get what you want or you can just get old
You're gonna kick off before you even get halfway through (oooh)
Why don't you realize, Vienna waits for you?
When will you realize, Vienna waits for you?
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Fun fact- the old lady with the broom is a reference to a story he told when doing a q&a. When he was young he went to visit his dad in Vienna and he saw an old lady on the street sweeping. He asked his dad why was she sweeping because she should be retired. His dad told him that people there believe that all ages have value. I’m not sure if I got that right because it’s all off the top of my head but I thought that was a good Easter egg.
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on august 5th 2023 my friend ally and i attended billy joel and stevie nicks’s tour. he played vienna even after already playing “just the way you are”. vienna is a very special song to myself & ally. she passed away on november 13th 2023 from cancer. that concert was the last she’d ever attend. i miss her with everything in me but i am so glad to have that memory with her. thank you mr joel 💛
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I’m not very old. Only 15. For the longest time I was in such a rush to grow up. I thought I was mature. I’m pursuing a career in music and theater so I told myself “I have to be busy with that”. I eventually got so stressed that I wasn’t happy, I was just stressed, friends said I was a whole different. One day, this song came on my suggested and it really helped me understand that I need to take a step back and enjoy the moment and make time for myself and not for others.
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@Credence1026
1 month ago
No way he just made the video nearly 50 years after the song, what a good time to be alive!
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