Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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You are watching the official remastered HD video for ‘Passing Strangers’ by Ultravox.

The bands second single with Midge Ure on vocals, Passing Strangers

A timeless classic, reached number 2 in the UK charts in January 1981, selling over half a million copies in the UK. The video was filmed on location on a day trip to Vienna and in Covent Garden and the Kilburn State Theatre in London. The video perfectly captures the early 80’s video boom.

Video Remastered by Nacho


Taken from Ultravox's Vienna [Deluxe Edition] 5CD/DVD 40th Anniversary box set is out now: ultravox.lnk.to/vienna40th

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Lyrics:

We were so young, we were too vain
Dance in the dark, sing in the rain
Time on our hands, hope in our hearts

We were talking, passing strangers
Moments caught across an empty room
Wasted whispers, faded secrets
Quickly passes, time goes, time goes by too soon

We stood alone, silent and proud
Moments unknown, lost in a crowd
Running through memories like thieves in the night
Clutching emotions, holding too tight
Hope turns to dust, shattered by light

We were talking, passing strangers
Moments caught across an empty room
Wasted whispers, faded secrets
It quickly passes, time goes, time goes by too soon

We were talking, passing strangers
Moments caught across an empty room
Wasted whispers, faded secrets
It quickly passes, time goes, time goes by too soon

We were talking, passing strangers
Moments caught across an empty room
Wasted whispers, faded secrets


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