The music of the 80s changed people's minds. Today's music makes you just want to change your sneakers. Recorded today, sold tomorrow, forgotten the day after.
Its hard to imagine what it must have been like back in the 80's when songs like this were first released and heard on the radio and of course, to watch the video on MTV. Being born in the earlier part of this wonderful decade, I just wasn't quite aware at the time of course. Love this version of this utterly brilliant song. You just get the impression, hugely talented people like Midge Are, have been overlooked by so many, for so long, its a shame his talents aren't celebrated a lot more, including the huge role he played in Band Aid and all that achieved and stood for.
Thanks for your thoughts. Music in the 80s for me was both exhilarating in terms of what this whole movement meant (New Romantics, Pop, Electronica) and educational (being from a different country, trying to desperately learn the language, so I can integrate and fit in) - I cherished these songs, their lyrics, every word was like gold to me. I literally learned English through these songs - playing such songs, over and over and over on my crap hi-fi unit, literally sustained my spirit to continue learning, educating myself and coming to love this country and integrating into British life and culture. Which is why I sometimes now despair at what our politicians have done to it - the disastrous decisions taken, over the past few decades, have turned it upside down. And while I'm not a native to these isles, I mourn the death of any traditions and long for a revival, just as I witnessed in the 80s, through these glorious songs!
@@thecloudtherapist What a great way to put it all into perspective. Looking back though, the culture and music from the decade that was the 80's, still stands up to the tests of time. As you've said, unfortunately the world is still a very dangerous, and probably even more divided place now though....Progress? I don't think so.
indeed - I was 14 when this and Fade to Grey - I was a metalhead (JP/IM) - and those two songs took me to broarden my tasks and when Peter Gabriel's So came out, it was complete...
Ohhhhhh Vienna.....it catched me 1981 and saw Ultravox first time 1981in November in Munich and a sec time years later...wanted always to go to Vienna and when I was planning, work wasn't make it.....first time I overflow Vienna and sure remember the song on my first trip to Egypt....then 2004 to 2006 I was working in the wintertime in Austria and was in Vienna....after my work sure at the Stephansplatz at the dome and sure the song in my mind.... love it...
Mr Ure..respect!...you can still 'rock' this song despite your age; I can remember when I first saw/heard this [an influential album to me in my teens], exactly where I bought the 12@ album [still have it!], and am no 'Spring Chicken' myself!...so often performers age, and unfortunately with this their vocal abilities suffer/fade from grace, but this is not the case here...in fact I was looking for the date when this was performed, I really can't believe its so recent!
Can’t see the problem with any title, sounds great as did ultravox, so many bands touring with maybe one or two original artists, just good to hear the great sounds again 👍👍👍👍👍
Can’t see the problem with any title, sounds great as did ultravox, so many bands touring with maybe one or two original artists, just good to hear the great sounds again 👍👍👍👍👍 Sounds awesome btw ☺️
The bit that got me was they found a keyboard player who can also play the violin! Was there an audience for this? Would have loved to have seen some reaction from them.
I love Ultravox and Midge since my teenage days. Now I´m 54 years old, singing many years in small bands in clubs and so on. BUT: I can hardly believe, that the voice is coming so clearly and "near" when he is so far away from the microphon with his mouth like in the refrain before the instrumental part. After the instrumental part, the voice is exaclty so clear and "near", but he is singing very near in the microphone ... Makes me thoughtful if the refrain is really live singing. In his age it is stunning, how he performs, no doubt...
why is it titled Ultravox and Midge Ure (live), when it's actually only Midge Ure live here (with some other musicians)... It is an Ultravox song, of course, but these musicians are not members of Ultravox (the band that doesn't exist anymore)... Anyway, top performance indeed...
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The music of the 80s changed people's minds. Today's music makes you just want to change your sneakers. Recorded today, sold tomorrow, forgotten the day after.
Born in 1964, I'm so glad I was a teenager in the 80s! 40 years later, Midge Ure/Ultravox still rock. Thank you for the music!
Same here and I 100% agree!!! The guy is a genius! When you consider what this guys done & been involved with over the decades… it’s incredible! 🤘🏻
Good man you! Totally agree with you. 💯
Born in 62 the 80’s were the best
I am born in 64 and it remember me a lot of good moments... nostalgia... 😢
1967 😊
What gets you is the majesty of 80’s songs like this, and the crap we get today. My kids are so envious that I lived through all this..
Its just djs today. Total crap. No art just trying to print money
It will be up to their generation to resurrect the creative drive of generation X.
Midge Ure, one of the most underrated musical artists ever.
I don't think he was underrated (along with Gary Numan) , I just think most people were ignorant
One of the most Iconic 80's songs performed to perfection .... WOW
What an incredible voice and this song is a haunting pop masterpiece
Stunning. Just stunning. I don't think i fully appreciated Midge's voice back then. Thank you for this fabulous song. ❤
Midge Ure has always had such a perfectly beautiful voice.
Saw Midge live in Ipswich the other week - He smashed it! Excellent band too
Still one of my favourite songs of all time. Wow. Such a big song.
This song brings on melancholy of living in Vienna. Such a beautiful song.
Unbelievable, that he is 69 years old.
Wow! I didn't know that. His voice sounds fabulous.
YOU ARE THE BEST! Thank You God, because I was alive then.
What a voice! Amazing performance 😍
Absolutely incredible vocal ability and performance. I just can't believe my ears it's so impressive.
Its hard to imagine what it must have been like back in the 80's when songs like this were first released
and heard on the radio and of course, to watch the video on MTV.
Being born in the earlier part of this wonderful decade, I just wasn't quite aware at the time of course.
Love this version of this utterly brilliant song.
You just get the impression, hugely talented people like Midge Are, have been overlooked by so many,
for so long, its a shame his talents aren't celebrated a lot more, including the huge role he played
in Band Aid and all that achieved and stood for.
I got immediate chills the first time I saw and heard this song back in the 80s....and every time since.
Thanks for your thoughts. Music in the 80s for me was both exhilarating in terms of what this whole movement meant (New Romantics, Pop, Electronica) and educational (being from a different country, trying to desperately learn the language, so I can integrate and fit in) - I cherished these songs, their lyrics, every word was like gold to me.
I literally learned English through these songs - playing such songs, over and over and over on my crap hi-fi unit, literally sustained my spirit to continue learning, educating myself and coming to love this country and integrating into British life and culture.
Which is why I sometimes now despair at what our politicians have done to it - the disastrous decisions taken, over the past few decades, have turned it upside down. And while I'm not a native to these isles, I mourn the death of any traditions and long for a revival, just as I witnessed in the 80s, through these glorious songs!
@@thecloudtherapist What a great way to put it all into perspective. Looking back though, the culture and music from the decade that was the 80's, still stands up to the tests of time. As you've said, unfortunately the world is still a very dangerous, and probably even more divided place now though....Progress? I don't think so.
indeed - I was 14 when this and Fade to Grey - I was a metalhead (JP/IM) - and those two songs took me to broarden my tasks and when Peter Gabriel's So came out, it was complete...
He still has the chops, nailed the high notes! Great song
He is 70 years old still perfect loved it then loveing it now
SYNTH PERFECTION ❤ MIDGE
Still one of those songs that has you bursting into song as the chorus starts and his tone is superb considering how old this song is.
One of my favourite songs 👌
Beautiful song and the guy on the violin played beautifully
His voice...
Asoon as it started every hair in my body stood up the ones that gives you goosebumps are the best ones PURE QUALITY
Saw Midge last night in Atlanta - what a talent; great stories, soaring voice. One of a kind.
Very cool & technically well done version!
Age doesn´t matters...love this song❤
Ohhhhhh Vienna.....it catched me 1981 and saw Ultravox first time 1981in November in Munich and a sec time years later...wanted always to go to Vienna and when I was planning, work wasn't make it.....first time I overflow Vienna and sure remember the song on my first trip to Egypt....then 2004 to 2006 I was working in the wintertime in Austria and was in Vienna....after my work sure at the Stephansplatz at the dome and sure the song in my mind.... love it...
Just breathtaking.
What a high quality music video! All the members, including Midge-san, are absolutely beautiful. ❤️😍🎶
OMG - think this sounds even better than when I first saw Ultravox live for the first time 40 years ago (almost to the day)
He's still got it👍
Seeing him LIVE next week in Fort Lauderdale !!!!
A song that changed my life instantly... (then)
Fact: Midge has played guitar with Thin Lizzy....
PS. Hope to hear Hymn again...
Mr Ure..respect!...you can still 'rock' this song despite your age; I can remember when I first saw/heard this [an influential album to me in my teens], exactly where I bought the 12@ album [still have it!], and am no 'Spring Chicken' myself!...so often performers age, and unfortunately with this their vocal abilities suffer/fade from grace, but this is not the case here...in fact I was looking for the date when this was performed, I really can't believe its so recent!
Berührt mich heute wie damals 💯😍
What a guy what a voice great sound still ❤
My favorite Ultravox song ..................... an inmense hug of light from Perú 💋💋💋💋💋❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹☀️⚡📣🌈😎👍...
Top voice 🥰 and song also !
Cannot wait....in one month Midge will play in Zagreb 💃
Bravo !!!!!
He's always one among the best..unforgettable song from an unforgettable band....pure talent in music!
Un enorme brano cantato da dio, su una base ridicola...
Tipo giochino elettronico.
Sacrilegio
Incredible performance, I'm a fan forever!!!
Seen him many times, the great backing band are also brilliant in their own set up (India electric company) highly recommend you see him on tour
The man the legend Midge Ure.
Absolute Classic!
Waouh ! It's incredible and so wonderfull.
This is fabulous! Enough said. ❤
Marvellous, fucking brilliant.
I lived in a skip in Vienna...played this every day to cheer myself up.....
It was great before! Outstanding rendition. Thanks, Mr Ure.
That just blew my mind. EPIC.
Gänsehaut ❤
Fantastic Midge Ure 👏 Exceptional musicians 👏 greetings from Australia 💕💕💕
Incredible!
Iconic ❤
still got it
Can’t see the problem with any title, sounds great as did ultravox, so many bands touring with maybe one or two original artists, just good to hear the great sounds again 👍👍👍👍👍
😮off the chart!!!❤
Musical genius!
Wow🙏😀👍👍🙏
Still such a wonderful singer
Espetacular
Awesome!
WOW!
Fabulous live
Absolutely awesome.
incredible
Please fix de skip in the second 0:33 it's to perfect this song to ruined with that.
Énorme!! Magique
Majestic
Epic 😮
🖤
Absolutely positively fantastic 👍👍👍
OMG wish I was there !!!!
#classic
Midge Ure❤Ultravox ❤❤❤
Can’t see the problem with any title, sounds great as did ultravox, so many bands touring with maybe one or two original artists, just good to hear the great sounds again 👍👍👍👍👍
Sounds awesome btw ☺️
HF. Brilliant!
The bit that got me was they found a keyboard player who can also play the violin!
Was there an audience for this? Would have loved to have seen some reaction from them.
Well Billy Currie could do it....
Geil.
superb mic technique.
I love Ultravox and Midge since my teenage days. Now I´m 54 years old, singing many years in small bands in clubs and so on. BUT: I can hardly believe, that the voice is coming so clearly and "near" when he is so far away from the microphon with his mouth like in the refrain before the instrumental part. After the instrumental part, the voice is exaclty so clear and "near", but he is singing very near in the microphone ... Makes me thoughtful if the refrain is really live singing.
In his age it is stunning, how he performs, no doubt...
it is just midge -no Chris Warren or Billie ? still superb.. am seeing him in Crawley Sussex UK
next week just 8 miles from my office - result !!
I left a girl from Vienna because our relationship didn't mean much to me. Always found this song very fitting.
Fantastic but unfortunately there is a jump at second 34. If that could be corrected it would be perfect.
killer
damn you Joe Dulche
Joe Dolce says hi 🙈
I'd never thought Captain Picard was such a good singer.
When I was living in Australia I got an infection of midges and people kept calling me "Midge Ure" and singing to my face "Oh Vienna"
😅
That is NOT Ultravox. That is Band Electronica. I've seen them play this live. That IS Midge though.
Πήγαινε να δεις αν κουνιούνται οι βάρκες...
why is it titled Ultravox and Midge Ure (live), when it's actually only Midge Ure live here (with some other musicians)... It is an Ultravox song, of course, but these musicians are not members of Ultravox (the band that doesn't exist anymore)... Anyway, top performance indeed...
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His jacket has got shorter from original video in raincoat. Another 40 years he will be in shirt sleeves...😀
I didn't know Cpt. Picard is doing music...
yes...and killing it.
This song is actually about Rigsby's cat.
Amazingly this was beaten to No. 1 by the awful shameful utter horrible "shaddap-a you face" - Joe Dolce. Sickened me. What WERE people thinking?
Good playing,but I want lessons!🙄