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ISSN 0033-7064 – via Library and Archives Canada. 'Vienna' begins with a wistful Kurt Weil -like piano intro, evoking a melancholy European cabaret tune, and then moves into a nicely paced ballad. After eight years in Viennas first district, where Song earned a reputation for presenting some of the most radical ideas in fashion, the shop moved in. Although it was never released as a single, many fans and critics point to this song as the epitome of Billy's craftsmanship and talent.

^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts – 1985" (in German). For Billy Joel fans, 'Vienna' ranks as one of his finest songs.

^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending June 28, 1986".

^ "Falco Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)".

^ " The Irish Charts – – Vienna Calling".

Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.).

^ " Top RPM Singles: Issue 0661." RPM.

^ " Falco – Vienna Calling" (in Dutch).

^ " Falco – Vienna Calling" (in German).

^ "Falco – Vienna Calling (The New 86 Edit/Mix) / America – A&M – UK – AM 318".

Continuity is occasionally cut with scenes of phone calls, including Falco calling insistently in a telephone booth in the bar. The video shows Falco performing the song with lip sync in a traditional Austrian bar, while other people dance a choreography. The accompanying music video, directed by Frank Alchezcar and Rudi Dolezal, features Austrian actress Brigitta Cimarolli. In addition to reaching the top 10 in several European countries, it also made the top 20 in New Zealand, Canada, and the United States. At the end the flute plays a solo.įalco enjoyed a limited international success with "Vienna Calling" in late 1985, following the worldwide hit of his previous single " Rock Me Amadeus". Some samples ("hello") are also used, which support the telephone theme.

The fast pop-rap song is accompanied by a flute motif and a bluesy, clean guitar. For example, the first verse tells of a woman named Stella who "sits" in Rio and "lies" in Tokyo, to indicate that she is not at home when she is called. On the one hand, reference is made to the increasingly international environment of the city and the telephone as a rapid means of communication the question "where are your wives?" ("wohin sind deine Frau'n?") is also asked, suggesting that they are elsewhere this culminates at the end of the song with the alarm being "red" and "Vienna in need" ("Wien in Not"). The rapped German-language lyrics tells about Falco's hometown of Vienna, its development and lifestyle. The song was written by Falco and Dutch music producers Bolland & Bolland.

" Vienna Calling" is a song by Austrian musician Falco, released in September 1985 (and in 1986 in Anglophone markets) as the second single from his third studio album, Falco 3 (1985).