- Rücksicht
Infobox ESC entry
song = flagicon|Germany Rücksicht
country = Germany
artist = Bernd Hoffmann, Günter Hoffmann
as =Hoffmann und Hoffmann
year = 1983
with =
composer = Michael Reinecke
lyricist =Volker Lechtenbrink
conductor = Dieter Reith
place = 5th
points = 93
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?1983de from Diggiloo Thrush]
clip =
placesemi =
pointssemi =
prev = Ein bißchen Frieden
prev_link = Ein bißchen Frieden
next = Aufrecht geh'n
next_link = Aufrecht geh'nRücksicht (English translation: "Regard" or "Respect") was the German entry in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1983 , performed in German byHoffmann & Hoffmann .The song was performed fourteenth on the night (following
Cyprus 'Stavros & Dina withI Agapi Akoma Zi and precedingDenmark 's Gry withKloden Drejer ). At the close of voting, it had received 94 points, placing 5th in a field of 20.The song is sung from the perspective of a man attempting to understand where his relationship went wrong. He contends that he is not the only one to blame, as neither he nor his lover gave any real consideration to the other.
It was succeeded as German representative at the 1984 Contest by
Mary Roos withAufrecht Geh'n .
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