How Vienna by Billy Joel Came to Be and What it Really Means

7 min readJan 23, 2023

Man busking on the streets of Vienna, Austria. He is playing a guitar. The woman behind him is sitting on a park bench while smoking a cigarette. There is a look in her eye that says she is humming to Billy Joel’s song Vienna. I can hear the refrain Vienna waits for you. — Photo by 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘳 on Unsplash

Billy Joel’s Vienna: Have you taken the time to really listen?

When I think of Billy Joel, I think of the picture image of a New Yorker, born and raised in the Bronx, with the accent to prove it. Joel consciously rejects the edifying of celebrities and the rampant elitism in the industry. He is well known for his music…

How Vienna by Billy Joel Came to Be and What it Really Means

Billy Joel’s Vienna: Have you taken the time to really listen?

Written by Yolanda Reischer-Bohanec