Midge Ure is satisfied his chart battle with Joe Dolce truly made Ultravox’s hit ‘Vienna’ a much bigger success within the long-run.
The brand new wave band’s monitor was pitched in opposition to Joe’s ‘Shaddap You Face’ within the race for the UK primary spot again in February 1981 however the novelty music gained out and stored ‘Vienna’ off the highest of the UK Singles Chart for 3 weeks.
‘Vienna’ peaked at quantity two however nonetheless grew to become the band’s greatest hit – and Midge is satisfied ‘Shaddap You Face’ had lots to do with how the music is remembered. He advised Traditional Pop journal: “That ghost won’t ever be laid to relaxation. It is the novelty issue. That is why individuals are nonetheless speaking about ‘Vienna’ as we speak. If it had received to primary, nobody can be bothered.”
The band’s album of the identical identify additionally missed out on the highest spot because it didn’t overtake Kate Bush’s basic document ‘Hounds of Love’ however Midge insists he did not really feel dangerous about it as a result of he was a fan of the singer’s work. He joked: “I purchased ‘Hounds of Love’ so I in all probability shot myself within the foot there.”
Midge and Kate went on to work collectively, recording the monitor ‘Sister and Brother’ for his 1988 solo album ‘Solutions to Nothing’.
The musician went on to speak about his prolonged profession within the highlight – insisting he discovered the easiest way to take care of the highs and lows is to not take your self too significantly.
He added: “Typically you are a genius and the following you are a moron. That is how life is. You’ll be able to’t take it too significantly. “
He beforehand opened up about his love of music in an interview with the Glasgow Instances and insisted his years in Ultravox have been a few of the better of his life. Midge mentioned: “Ultravox was an incredible band to be in, it was a good time to be in a band.”
He added: “Music’s an exquisite factor, like smells, you hear one thing, otherwise you scent one thing and it immediately takes you again. With music from the previous it immediately takes you again to who you have been hanging about with and what you have been sporting and who you thought you wished to be if you have been a child, and it’s one of many few issues that may truly do this.”
