![]() Where moonlight fills the air with mystery, ![]() Vienna is always alive and full of activity. Our hearts are inspired by the music that comes from Vienna. Our hearts are thrilling to the strains that you play, Goodnight Vienna, You city of a million melodies,įarewell to Vienna, a place of abundant music and culture. The lyrics evoke a sense of longing and nostalgia for a magical moment in time, while also recognizing the impermanence of that moment. Overall, "Goodnight Vienna" is a beautiful tribute to one of the world's most romantic cities. In this way, the song captures the fleeting nature of romantic love and the passage of time. At the same time, the lyrics also acknowledge that it is time to say farewell and that the world is waiting on the edge of the day. These symbols add to the romantic and dreamlike quality of the song. The lyrics reference several symbols associated with Vienna, such as the gypsy guitars, the stars in the sky, and the characters Columbine and Pierrot. The song celebrates the magic and enchantment of Vienna, where even the moonlight has a sense of mystery. The lyrics speak of the city as a place where music fills the air and lovers kiss beneath the linden trees. Next Time: George returns with Dark Horse.The song "Goodnight Vienna" is a tribute to the city of Vienna, Austria, which at the time of the song's release was known for its music, culture, and romance. But really, even when Ringo is bland here occasionally, he’s never really bad. If you’re only going to listen to one song off this album, it’s the one worth checking out. My favorite song on the album is “No No Song” a fun bouncy reggae inspired song about refusing drugs and alcohol. John appear on “Oo-wee” even if the lyrics of that one are pretty weak. Melody and arrangement wise they are getting better though, and lead to that fun bouncy quality throughout the album. He’s trying and they’re passable but not really strong. Still a lot of sing songy obvious rhymes flowing from one line to the next. The whole thing just turned me off from the get go and never won me over.įor the songs Ringo is writing himself, unfortunately there isn’t much improvement yet in his ability. And maybe it is, or maybe it isn’t? Honestly the songs other verses don’t really connect with each other so it’s hard to say what it’s really about. I was not as impressed with the Harry Nilsson song, mostly because it starts off with the lyrics “Nobody loved her, it was easy to see, that made it easy for me” and it had me thinking this was going to be some kind of gross song where the guy takes advantage of a woman because he knows she’s desperate. “Snookeroo” is written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, but I probably wouldn’t have to tell you that if you listened to it. The most notable thing was the brief spoken word moment in the middle that made me look up from my painting wondering if this was going to be an old school moment where the vocalist does the whole refrain this way, but sadly it’s not. Ringo’s version is just what I would call okay, once again not his strength vocally but he’s handling it all right. There’s also “Only You (and You Alone)” a song most well known for the version by The Platters. The biggest problem with it is that it seems to be just slightly out of Ringo’s range and he doesn’t handle it too well. The exceptions to that upbeat nature are a few sad songs, Roger Miller’s “Husbands and Wives” being the most striking. It certainly seems like this was just an extension of what these guys were already doing on John and Harry Nilsson’s albums, but with a little more Ringo style brought in. The songs are mostly upbeat with lots of horns and piano filling the tracks. Fun and groovy really fits the majority of this record, with a few exceptions. ![]() The song has a nice groove to it and I can see why they chose it as the title, the start of the album, and to be a single. Review: The album actually begins with John’s voice leading the band into the song he wrote, “Goodnight Vienna.” It definitely has his signature all over it, but also fits Ringo very well. ![]()
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