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Matt Monro originally released Walk Away written by Don Black and Udo Jürgens and Matt Monro released it on the single Walk Away in 1964.
Following the Eurovision Song Contest, United Kingdom representative Matt Monro had a hit with his English-language version of “Warum nur, warum?”, entitled “Walk Away” (lyrics by Don Black, with whom Monro attended the Eurovision contest). Monro came second in the 1964 Eurovision Song Contest with the Tony Hatch song, “I Love the Little Things”.
Chart performance
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| Chart (1964-65) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Middle-Road Singles | 5 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 23 |
| “Warum nur, warum?” | |
|---|---|
| |
| Eurovision Song Contest 1964 entry | |
| Country | Austria |
| Artist(s) | Udo Jürgens |
| Language | German |
| Composer(s) | Udo Jürgens |
| Lyricist(s) | Udo Jürgens |
| Conductor | Johannes Fehring |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 6th |
| Final points | 11 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ “Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder” (1963) | |
| “Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen” (1965) ► | |
“Warum nur, warum?” (German pronunciation: [ˈvaːrʊm nuːɐ̯ vaˈrʊm]; “Just why, why?”) was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964, sung in German by Udo Jürgens.
“Warum nur, warum?” was succeeded as Austrian representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 by “Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen” (“Tell her, I send my love”), also performed by Jürgens.
The song was performed sixth on the night (following Finland‘s Lasse Mårtenson with “Laiskotellen“
and preceding France‘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 Austrian entry “Warum nur warum?“, performed by songwriter Udo Jürgens, caught Monro’s ear, despite its sixth-place finish, and he recorded an English version titled “Walk Away”, earning him another hit single late in 1964. The song had lyrics by Monro’s manager and friend, Don Black, whom he had met during his Denmark Street days when Black was working for Toff Music.
Background
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 Italian and Spanish as “Vete por Favor” by Matt Monro, on each occasion featuring similar sentiments.: Matt Monro,
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Other versions of Walk Away music
- “Walk Away” / “Jailbreak”, a 2005 single by Burden Brothers and Supersuckers
- “Walkaway” (song), a 1996 song by Cast from All Change
- “Walk Away” (Kelly Clarkson song), 2006
- “Walk Away” (Cool for August song), 1997
- “Walkaways“, a 1996 song by Counting Crows from Recovering the Satellites
- “Walk Away” (Paula DeAnda song), 2006
- “Walk Away” (Five Finger Death Punch song), 2009
- “Walk Away” (Franz Ferdinand song)
- “Walk Away” (Funeral for a Friend song), 2005
- “Walk Away” (Tony Moran song), 2007
- “Walk Away” (Alanis Morissette song), 1991
- “Walk Away” (James Gang song), 1971
- “Walk Away” (Jasmine V song), 2014
- “Walk Away” (Donna Summer song), 1979
- “Walk Away”, a song by Bad Religion from Against the Grain (1990)
- “Walk Away (From a Good Thing)”, a song by the Bicycles from Oh No, It’s Love (2008)
- “Walk Away”, a song by Black Sabbath from Heaven and Hell (1980)
- “Walk Away”, a song by Black Veil Brides from Black Veil Brides (2014)
- “Walk Away”, a song by Michael Bolton from The Hunger (1987)
- “Walk Away”, a song by The Box
- “Walk Away”, a song by Burden Brothers from Queen O’ Spades (2002)
- “Walk Away”, a song by Cheap Trick from Busted (1990)
- “Walk Away”, a song by Dokken from Beast from the East (1988)
- “Walk Away”, a song by Dropkick Murphys from Blackout (2003)
- “Walk Away (Maybe)”, a song by Good Charlotte from The Chronicles of Life and Death (2004)
- “Walk Away”, a song by Green Day from ¡Tre! (2012)
- “Walk Away”, a song by Ben Harper from Welcome to the Cruel World (1994)
- “Walk Away”, a song by Indigo Girls from Strange Fire (1987)
- “Walk Away”, a song by Martina McBride from Shine (2009)
- “Walk Away”, a song by The Nadas, used on Pinks
- “Walk Away”, a song by Nelly from M.O. (2013)
- “Walk Away”, a song by Pink from Try This (2003)
- “Walkaway”, a song by Pseudo Echo from Autumnal Park (1984)
- “Walk Away”, a song by the Script from Science & Faith (2010)
- “Walk Away”, a song by September from Love CPR (2011)
- “Walk Away”, a song by Sevendust from Chapter VII: Hope & Sorrow (2008)
- “Walk Away”, a song by Shane Fenton and the Fentones
- “Walk Away”, a song by Del Shannon from Rock On! (1991)
- “Walk Away”, a song by the Sisters of Mercy from First and Last and Always (1985)
- “Walk Away”, a song by Westlife from World of Our Own (2001)
- “Walk Away”, a song from High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
- “Walk Away” The Eagles
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