- Warum nur warum?
"Warum, nur warum?" (ger. "Why, only why?") was the
Austria n entry in theEurovision Song Contest 1964 , sung in German byUdo Jürgens .The song was performed sixth on the night (following
Finland 'sLasse Mårtenson with "Laiskotellen " and precedingFrance 's Rachel with "Le Chant De Mallory "). At the close of voting, it had received 11 points, placing sixth in a field of 16.The song is in the "chanson" style and features Jürgens wondering why bad things need to happen, such as flowers dying and the object of his affections ignoring him.
The song was recorded in English (three times:
Matt Monro ,Brenda Lee withRichard Williams , and Peter Grant), Italian and Spanish, on each occasion featuring similar sentiments.The song was succeeded as Austrian representative in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1965 by "Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen ", also performed by Jürgens.Following the Contest,
United Kingdom representativeMatt Monro recorded it as "Walk Away".
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