![]() The soothing vocals, serenading piano, the hymn of the acoustic guitar, and slow drums complement perfectly what Billy Joel wants to say. Very rarely are there many songs that can hook you in from the first line and keep you glued all the way through to the end. It went “Slow down, you crazy child / You’re so ambitious for a juvenile.” The lyrics matched perfectly to the context of the video and after doing a little research, I found out that this was exactly what Billy Joel intended to convey through his masterpiece “Vienna.” I don’t know what the dolphins were trying to do, but the background music hooked me in with only two sentences. Learn more at Patreon.Scrolling through the Instagram feed on one lazy morning, I stumbled upon a short video of two dolphins swimming aggressively towards the shore seemingly trying to ashore themselves. There are a bunch of exclusive perks only for patrons: playlists, newsletters, downloads, discussions, polls - hell, tell us what song you would like to hear covered and we will make it happen. Cover Me is now on Patreon! If you love cover songs, we hope you will consider supporting us there with a small monthly subscription. And of course the song itself, finally considered a classic.Ĭheck out our list of the 40 Best Billy Joel Covers Ever. A simply electric keyboard performance until some backing vocals join in, it showcases Ray’s beautifully understated voice. Gretta Ray had one of those viral versions for young people to emote to, but now it exists apart from that context. A common theme is them listening to ‘Vienna’ in order to get emotional - or to remind themselves to take a breath and recognize that they have a whole life ahead of them.” A MEL Magazine article from earlier this year explained the trend, in which young people film themselves reacting to “Vienna”: “While you can certainly find men on social media reacting to ‘Vienna,’ it definitely feels like the majority of posts are from young women. The song has gone viral on TikTok many times over. It’s a coming-of-age song: “Slow down you crazy child.” So I guess it resonates with younger people. I know it was in 13 Going on 30 with Jennifer Garner - that’s a movie that was popular with girls, and girls are who most of the enthusiasm for the song comes from. I was looking at your stuff on Spotify and was surprised to see that “Vienna” was in your top-five most-streamed songs. ![]() Vulture even asked him about the song’s late-in-life explosion in a 2018 interview: Decades later, it has become one of his signature tracks. When Joel gets asked to pick a favorite song he wrote, he often names “Vienna.” It wasn’t a hit in its day – it wasn’t even a single – but the world finally caught on. It’s a version of “Vienna” by Melbourne singer Gretta Ray, expanding on her brief TikTok cover that went viral back in February. And while that one wasn’t strictly speaking, you know, good – that was kind of the point – this new one is. ![]() It’s a busy week for new Billy Joel covers! On Tuesday we posted about Kendall Roy (yes, the character from Succession) getting an official release for “his” “Honesty” cover. ![]()
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