Maybe I should have a category labeled "Songs I'd forgotten." I ran across this song while wandering on YouTube. It's from Ringo Starr's, 1974 album of the same name. Some of the album's other songs ("Only You," "The No, No Song") did better; "Goodnight Vienna" only made it to #31 on the American charts.
Still, it's a fun song, with odd words, written by John Lennon (who also played the piano and spoke in the intro), and with clavinet playing by Billy Preston (particularly noticeable in the bridge). The cover art comes from the sci-fi movie, The Day the Earth Stood Still, with Ringo Starr's head replacing that of one of the actors.
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